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Volleyball - four years Basketball - four years varsity Track and Field - two-times regional qualifier

Tatum Reynolds

Academic Banquet Honored Amazing

Over 450 graduating Seniors, parents, fellow students, teachers, and senior staff attended the Pittsburg High School Academic Banquet held on May 4, 2026 held in Region 8’s second floor banquet roo

Assistant Athletic Director, John Chatham, Pittsburg ISD Superintendent, retiring, Terry Waldrep, and Athletic Director John Huffstetler. They gave him a sword inscribed as “Mr Wladrep, in all ways a Pirate”, and an inscribed pocket watch.

Before a group of 240 attendees at the Spring Athletic Banquet, including athletes, family, and friends, 130 athletes were honored on Monday, May 11, 2026, in the second floor banquet room of the R

176 Graduating Seniors walked to their graduation ceremony

The 3106 seats on the home side of Pirate Stadium at Pittsburg High School, on May 15, were filled with parents, family, friends and well-wishers to watch the 176 graduating Seniors enter and take

Pittsburg Duplicate Bridge Club Pittsburg DBC meets every Tuesday and Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the American Legion Building, 525 Elm St.

American Legion Post 422

As we approach Memorial Day, a significant occasion steeped in history and remembrance.

Columns & Opinions

Library

The Pittsburg Library will be closed Saturday, May 23rd & Monday, May 25th to observe Memorial Day. Please return all materials through the book drop.

That ‘Durn Thang’ Just Won’t

The office was in its usual Monday morning subdued chaos, nothing new about the muffled exclamations, one-on-one conversations, and general hubbub.

Librar

We’re gearing up for our Summer Programs this year! Our Summer Reading starts June 1st. We have a reading program for all ages. Small sign-up prize for everyone.

Ignore it and it’ll go away

If we are talking about your teeth, yep, that’s true. Just totally ignore them, and you have a pretty quick way to rid yourself of a tiresome repetitive responsibility.

Library Corner

Join us for the 5th Annual “Unity In The Community Day In The Park”, Saturday, April 18th, from 2pm-6pm at Fair Park, located at 303 Texas Ave. The Library will have a booth, come see us!

Library

The Library will be closed Friday & Saturday, April 3rd & 4th, in celebration of Good Friday & Easter. Please return all materials through book drop.

Sports

Team Team Team with Coach Brian Moore

Story and Photos by COACH JOHN CHATHAM

Close game against Pinkston Vikings, well fought PHOTOS BY SOCCER MOM, MARICELA FUENTES

Your Pirates finished up their season tonight with a tough 0-1 loss due to an early Pinkston Vikings goal.

Soccer Goalie gearing up to defend Lady Pirates goal

On Friday, February 20, 2026, the Pittsburg Lady Pirates Soccer team went up against the LadyKats of Paris ISD.

End of game congratulations huddle lead by Coach Jody Loewen PHOTOS BY MARICELA FUENTES

On February 10, 2026, at the Pittsburg Pirates Stadium, the Pittsburg Pirates Boys Varsity Soccer team played and won big with the score of 3-1 win vs Sulphur Springs Wildcats to move to 4-0 in dis

Amari Grant - Ottawa University

February 4, 2026, was National Signing Day. At 1:00, in the Pittsburg High School’s Jack Arnwine Gymnasium, five seniors signed letters of intent to play sports for college scholarships.

Lifestyle

PISD Junior High Student of the Month

Pittsburg Junior High School Student of the Month Keith Cox 

April 23

• National Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

• Spanish Language Day

• National Picnic Day

April 24

• Arbor Day

April 25

Pittsburg Duplicate Bridge Club Pittsburg DBC meets every Tuesday and Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the American Legion Building, 525 Elm St.

• NTCC Edible Book Contest winners were contestants Linda Little, Kayla Tems, and Sky Cathey.

Lion’s Club

The Lion’s Club of Pittsburg raised $3,030 Tuesday by selling baked potatoes with the fi xings for $10 each (delivery or pick up).

Duke Orsino is asking Cesario to intercede for him

The actual Elizabethan festival of Twelfth Night, referring to the twelfth night after Christmas Day, on the eve of the feast of Epiphany, was originally a Catholic holiday.

Obituaries

David Charles Clemens

David Charles Clemens of Diana, Texas age 69 passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Pittsburg, Texas. David was born May 18, 1956, in Pittsburg, Texas to Tom Clemens and Mary Willis Clemens.

Mark Randall Farquhar

Mark Randall Farquhar, 57, of Pittsburg, TX, died March 21, 2026, from a motorcycle accident.

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Mark Randall Farquhar, 57, of Pittsburg, TX, died March 21, 2026, from a motorcycle accident.

There will be no graveside service.

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David Charles Clemens of Diana, Texas age 69 passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Pittsburg, Texas. David was born May 18, 1956, in Pittsburg, Texas to Tom Clemens and Mary Willis Clemens.

Mark Randall Farquhar

Mark Randall Farquhar, 57, of Pittsburg, TX, died March 21, 2026, from a motorcycle accident.

There will be no graveside service.

John Allen Nickerson

John Allen Nickerson, age 75 of Brentwood, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Photo Galleries

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The residents of Camp County sent in so many great photos of the snow that The Pittsburg Gazette decided that we couldn't only use a few. The gazette will do its best to upload as many as we can.