Pisgah Teams Advance

Pisgah Track Runners Advance to State

Saturday was a great day for runners at the GHSA Class A Sectional meet at Landmark Christian, as all of the Patriots who participated advanced to the 2012 Class A state meet.

Sarah-Scott Lewis had the best day qualifying in the 400 meters, 800 meters and as a part of the 4x400 meter relay team. Lewis won her 400 meter heat and finished fourth overall in the 800 meters. Lewis was joined by Alexa Hudgins, Alaina Grant and Natalie Wertymer to finish third in the 4x400 meters. Hudgins also qualified for the state meet in the 800 meters, finishing third overall.

For the boys, Grant Hicks finished sixth and qualified for the state meet in the 800 meters. The boy’s 4x400 meter relay team of Sam Reilly, Carson Howe, Max Aden and Foster Gailey finished with a time of 3:32, qualifying them for the state meet as well.

The girls' GHSA meet will be held May 3-5 in Albany, while the boys' event will take place May 10-12 in Jefferson.

Pisgah Boys Tennis Moves into Quarterfinals

The boys' tennis team defeated Riverside Military 3-0 on Monday to advance into the quarterfinals of the GHSA Class A playoffs. The No. 3 ranked Patriots will host either No. 1 Whitefield Academy or No. 9 Darlington in the next round.

Pisgah picked up two points in singles play as Brian Krouskos won at No. 1 singles (6-2, 6-1) and Sam Edwards won at No. 2 singles (6-1, 6-0). The doubles team on Will Jamieson and Tayler Ayres won their No. 1 doubles match 6-1, 6-1.

Pisgah Boys Golf Wins Region – Girls Finish Second

The Mount Pisgah varsity boys' golf team won the Region 5 championship last week, beating runner up Wesleyan by five strokes. Scott Hoffman carded an 80 to lead the Patriots. This is Pisgah's third Region championship and will mark their fourth appearance in five years at the state meet.

Evan Piedrahita (85), Andres Saez (85), Mitchell Phillips (90), Juseub Yoon (92) and Jay Tyson (98) rounded out the Pisgah scoring.

In only their second year of competition the varsity girl’s golf team also qualified for the state tournament by finishing second in the Region tournament. The Lady Patriots shot a 227, which tied them for second with Pace Academy. Georgia Sims and Katherine Wilkison won a one-hole playoff to clinch the No. 2 seed.

Marie Keeter and Sarah Austin also shot solid rounds for Pisgah.

The GHSA Championship meets will take place on Monday, May 7, in Augusta. The boys will play at Forest Hill golf Club, while the girls will play the course at Pointe South Golf Club.

Pisgah Middle Schoolers Win Five Championships in One Week 

The Mount Pisgah Middle School athletic program ended April with a bang last week winning five North Atlanta Metro League (NAML) championships. The boy’s tennis team started things off their title on Tuesday. On Thursday baseball, girls’ soccer, boy’s golf and girl’s golf all won their championships. 

“It’s quite an accomplishment to have five teams win championships in any given year, but to have five teams win championships in one week is amazing. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen anything like it in all my years in athletics. I think it shows the quality of our student-athletes across the board,” said Athletics Director Doug Dixon.

The boys' tennis team defeated Pinecrest 3-1 in the championship match. Ben Austin and Scott Bauer each won their singles matches, while Cameron Sands and Tripp Copenhaver won their doubles point. The girls' tennis team finished third, defeating St. Francis 3-1 in the consolation match. Mary Fountain and Reagan Sands earned singles points, with Mackenzie Walters and Madison Price teaming for a doubles point.

The baseball team defeated St. Francis 14-4. Alden Pascucci pitched a complete game and eight Pisgah batters drove in runs. The Patriots (11-2) won both of their playoff games by run-rule.

The girls’ soccer team won 2-1 over Fellowship. Annabelle Geier scored both goals, but it was an all-around great team effort according to Head Coach Doug Yearwood.

The girls' golf team won their tournament in very windy conditions at the Crystal Falls Golf Club. The team shot a 154 led by Wilton Kinnerly's 50 and personal bests from Megan McGaughey (51) and Simone Brown (53).

The boys' golf team, who also played at Crystal Falls, won their tournament by 12 strokes over Walker. John Erik Alford and Connor McKinnon both shot 38, while Matthew Zhu shot a 44.