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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)

Football Roundup: HH Prep, Battery Creek, Hardeeville fall in first round

Several big plays couldn't prevent Hilton Head Prep from bowing out in the first round of the SCISAA Class 2-A playoffs with a 57-37 loss at Thomas Sumter. (full story)

Photo: Hilton Head High’s Lawrence Jenkins runs the ball during last Friday’s win over rival Bluffton. Jenkins and the Seahawks will host Socastee in the first round of the Class 3-A state playoffs tonight.

Playoff preview: Local teams hope to avoid 1st-round knockout

Tim Singleton has been involved some way or somehow in just about every 50-point performance in Hilton Head High's football history. (full story)

Photo: Rhakeem Brown is one of the top runners on Battery Creek’s cross country team.

Meet Battery Creek cross country runner Rhakeem Brown

Five minutes and 22 seconds -- that's all Rhakeem Brown needed to get Terry Fillmore's attention. (full story)

Battery Creek's Chaney, Sharpe picked for North-South football game

For the first time since 2002, Battery Creek will be represented in the state's annual North-South All-Star Football Game, as wide receiver Alex Sharpe and strong safety Ricardo Chaney were named to the South roster on Tuesday. (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)

Oct. 30 prep roundup: Hilton Head Christian earns top seed in SCISAA playoffs

Hilton Head Christian 24, Northwood Academy 10: Hilton Head Christian won the SCISAA Region 2-AA title and secured home-field advantage through the first two rounds of the playoffs with an impressive win over Uriah Singleton and Northwood Academy on Friday night. (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)

Prep Notebook

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

Photo: Jonathan Dyer/The Beaufort Gazette Battery Creek's Taylor Wilson (8) celebrates after winning a point in the first game of Tuesday's match.
Jonathan Dyer | The Beaufort Gazette

Battery Creek battles past St. James in volleyball playoffs

It's a position the Battery Creek Dolphins have been in several times this season -- their backs against the wall, forced to come from behind to pull out a win. And though they don't like making a habit out of it, it's also a situation in which the Dolphins have been fairly successful. (full story)

State playoffs start today for local tennis, volleyball teams

Postseason matchups get under way today for Beaufort County volleyball and tennis teams. The Class 4-A and 3-A playoffs cycle through this week and continue over the following two weeks. Each of the four Beaufort County high schools -- Beaufort High, Battery Creek, Bluffton and Hilton Head High -- will be represented in at least one of the two sports. (full story)

Saturday Morning Punter: Time to take area teams' playoff temperature

Another Friday night is in the books and as the regular season winds down, many local teams' playoff fates are still up in the air. (full story)

Brandon Parker's blog: The clock is ticking for Eagles, Dolphins

Beaufort High needs a road win at Colleton County to keep its region title hopes alive, while Battery Creek could use a win against Hilton Head High to bolster its chances of making the Class 3-A playoffs. (full story)

Photo: Hilton Head High’s Lawrence Jenkins reaches for extra yards during a game earlier this season. Jenkins and the Seahawks travel to Battery Creek tonight in a key Region 8-AAA matchup.