The Pittsburg baseball team earned a split with North Lamar last week as the Pirates jockey for playoff positioning down the stretch. Coach Juan Perez’s Pirates fell to the visiting Panthers 8-5 on Tuesday, Apr. 8, but rebounded with a nail-biting 4-3 win at North Lamar on Friday, Apr. 11.
On Tuesday, April. 1, the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College hosted a concert by country music artist Lee Greenwood. He has earned many Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Awards, as well as a Grammy Award for his song “I.O.U.”
The Pittsburg Lady Pirate track & field team tallied 76 points to place fourth in the varsity girls division of the District 14-4A Track & Field Championships held in Paris last week while the Pirate varsity boys placed fifth with 59 points. Pleasant Grove won both team titles with the girls tallying 156 points and the boys garnering 169 points.
The Pittsburg varsity baseball team dropped to 3-5 in District 14-4A and 9-7 overall after falling to Sulphur Springs twice last week. The Pirates were defeated 3-1 in Sulphur Springs back on Tuesday, Apr. 1 and the Wildcats claimed a 5-1 victory in Pittsburg on Saturday, Apr. 5.
