Bluffton High School Sports

• Photo: Hilton Head High’s Sabrina Drammis returns a serve during a match earlier this season. Drammis and four other local tennis players will compete in the individual state tournament this weekend in Lexington.
  

Local tennis players set to compete in state singles tournament

Fresh off securing the program's third consecutive Class 3-A girls tennis state title, a couple members of the Hilton Head High dynasty will vie for another crown this weekend. (full story)

Daniel too much for Bluffton in 3-A volleyball final

With each playoff matchup, Al Stern was forced to find new complimentary phrases to use when talking about his Bluffton High School volleyball team -- words and phrases he didn't expect to use when the season started. (full story)

• Photo: David Adams, right, a former Hilton Head High runner and the state cross country meet record holder, hands out team awards to the Hilton Head High boys Saturday after they won the Class 3-A state championship.
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Hilton Head High boys and girls win state cross country meet

The Hilton Head High cross country teams burst onto the scene in 2008, resulting in a state championship for the girls and a runner-up finish for the boys. (full story)

Right mix helps Bluffton return to volleyball title match

When Al Stern announced moments after leading the Bluffton High School volleyball team to the Class 3-A state title two years ago that he would return for another season, it seemed he had missed his opportunity to go out on top. (full story)

Prep notebook

Matchup of the week (full story)

Hilton Head High eyes another cross country state title

A year ago, Bill Wrightson referred to the talent on the Hilton Head High boys and girls cross country teams as an embarrassment of riches after each team recorded the fastest times in school history. (full story)

• Photo: Bluffton High's Ella Wyman makes a save during the Class 3-A Lower State Championship match against Camden Wednesday night in Bluffton.
  

Bluffton back in state title match

The long road back to the Class 3-A state volleyball championship really wasn't so long after all. (full story)

Bluffton volleyball to play for Lower State title

Bluffton High School continued its sweep through the Class 3-A state playoffs, defeating North Myrtle Beach 25-18, 25-17, 25-13 in Monday's third-round contest. With the win, the Bobcats advance to their second Lower State title game in three years and will host Camden on Wednesday at 6 p.m. (full story)

Bluffton's state golf title a perfect ending for Wiquist, Collins

Five years ago, Heather Wiquist and Kendra Collins were among those working the halls of Bluffton High School, hoping to find enough interest to get a girls golf team started at the fledgling high school. Though only eighth graders and not yet students at the school, the two were in search of three others to get the necessary five players to start a program. (full story)

High School Football Notebook: Defense key to success for HHCA

Hilton Head Christian coach Tommy Lewis knew his team's defense was on to something good after its performance in a 31-7 win against Orangeburg Prep on Oct. 9. (full story)

Prep Roundup: HHH runners dominate Lower State meet

CROSS COUNTRY (full story)

Saturday Morning Punter: A fast and furious finish to the regular season

Strap yourself in, football fans, because this regular-season finale edition of the Saturday Morning Punter comes at you at 75 mph from somewhere on Interstate 26. (Don't worry, I'm in the passenger seat.) (full story)

Week 10 High School Football Preview: Playoff lives on the line this week

A bit more than pride will be on the line when Bluffton High School travels to rival Hilton Head High tonight. (full story)

Prep Roundup: Bluffton tennis falls, HHH and Creek out in volleyball

VARSITY TENNIS (full story)

• Photo: Bluffton High's Sammie Buchanan stands outside Wednesday evening at the Pinecrest Golf Club in Bluffton.
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Q&A with Sammie Buchanan

At the age of 15, Bluffton golfer Sammie Buchanan has a pretty good of idea of where she's at and where she wants to be. Earlier in the week, the sophomore led the Bobcats to the Class 3-A state golf championship with a two-day score of 152 at Quail Creek Golf Club in Conway. (full story)

Slow start can't stop Bluffton volleyball team

As the Bluffton High School volleyball team huddled after losing the first game Thursday night, raised voices and pointed fingers conveyed a sense of urgency that, up to that point, had been noticeably lacking. (full story)

Prep Notebook

BLUFFTON'S WYMAN SELECTED TO ALL-STATE TEAM (full story)

INSIDE LOOK: Hilton Head-Bluffton football rivalry

On a warm mid-August night, the rivalry was reborn for another year. The setting -- a seemingly innocent preseason scrimmage between Hilton Head High and Bluffton High School. (full story)

Bluffton girls capture state golf championship

CONWAY -- Bluffton High won the Class 3-A Girls Lower State Golf Championship this year. (full story)

• Photo: Bluffton High's Ella Wyman spikes the ball past Socastee's Ashlyn Tilton during the third game of the match Tuesday night.
  

Bluffton cruises past Socastee in 3-A playoff opener

When you're the region champion, one of the perks tends to be a relatively low-key match in the first round of the postseason. (full story)