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Battery Creek, Whale Branch seeking new baseball coaches
Two coaches' career decisions have left Battery Creek and Whale Branch high schools with baseball vacancies.
Battery Creek coach Dan Tooman resigned and accepted an assistant principal position at Beaufort High School. Whale Branch's Dean Hawkins, who was also a football assistant, will join the Bluffton High School football staff and help coach the offense under Ken Cribb.
The moves aligned with each's career goals. Tooman was an administrative intern at Battery Creek, led the school's Tri-Academy program and finished his graduate degree in 2011. Hawkins said it was tough to leave the relationships and baseball program at Whale Branch but that he wants to one day lead a football program.
(full story)Battery Creek's Bockelman decides to play soccer at Newberry
Chris Bockelman has had an eventful week.
He celebrated his 18th birthday Tuesday. On Wednesday, he celebrated his decision to play soccer at Newberry College. And today, Bockelman will undergo surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee.
The injury, suffered in April during the Dolphins' soccer season, might cost Bockelman some time with his new team in the fall. But he hopes to be recovered by November and back on the field the following spring.
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- Photo: Battery Creek alumni and current Jacksonville Jaguars fullback Greg Jones, right, helps L.J. Jenkins, 13, adjust his hold on the ball Saturday morning during a drill at his 2012 Lead Block Foundation football clinic in Beaufort.
Sarah Welliver -- The Beaufort Gazette
Jaguars' Jones gives back to Beaufort with inaugural youth football clinic
Greg Jones backtracked and started from the beginning.
"Everybody knows how to hold a football, right?" he asked. "I want the ball high and tight, OK? Run through the line. Don't jog."
Some forming the line of campers in white T-shirts nodded their understanding. Some didn't listen, reaching the front of the line without knowing how to execute the drill. Jones stepped closer, explained the drill again in an even tone and watched from a couple feet away.
(full story)NFL veteran Greg Jones returning home for football camp today in Beaufort
Greg Jones remembers growing up in Beaufort with no professional sports team or major college program nearby.
The former Battery Creek High School football standout and longtime Jacksonville Jaguars fullback is hoping today to bring a taste of the big time to children where he grew up. Jones, through his nonprofit Lead Block Foundation, will host a free youth football camp at Battery Creek for 150 children from 9:30 a.m. until noon.
"Since I've been blessed with so much, me and my family, I just want to give back to those who can't do it, kids who are in a bad situation," Jones said Friday.
(full story)Bluffton, Battery Creek holding spring football scrimmages today
As most area high school football programs wrap up spring practice this week, many are hosting their annual spring scrimmages, most of which are open to the public.
Bluffton High School will hold its Black-Silver game at 6 tonight. There is no admission, but donations are welcome. The Bobcats are trying to raise money for more helmets and uniforms to accommodate an increase in players.
There will be season passes for sale, and for the first time, reserved stadium seating will be sold in advance. The Bobcats also will be selling 10 preferred tailgating spots.
(full story)Prep Notebook, May 18: Area soccer standouts earn all-state honors
Five area soccer players have been named to this year's all-state team, headlined by a quartet of Hilton Head Island High School players headed to state championship games this weekend.
Senior forward Ruben Romero and junior midfielder Chris MacMurray were both named to the Class 3-A boys team for the Seahawks, who are appearing in their first state title game Saturday against Fort Mill. MacMurray has netted three game-winning goals this year for Hilton Head High while Romero may be the first attacking player from the school to be named to the all-state team, according to coach Wayne Quinlan.
Romero will also join Jessica Bonilla of the Hilton Head High girls team at this year's North-South Soccer Classic.
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- Photo: Whale Branch's Andre Watson, center, runs in the 4x100 relay Saturday in Columbia. Watson led the Warriors to the Class 1-A boys team championship, winning two individual events.
Alex Hicks Jr. -- Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Watson's record-setting day leads Whale Branch boys to state track title
COLUMBIA -- Andre Watson never truly realizes just how fast he runs until playing the videotape after the fact.
And even then it's sometimes hard to believe.
"I surprise myself every time," he said.
(full story)Hilton Head High boys claim 4x800 gold medal for 6th straight year
In what has become a Hilton Head Island High School tradition, the Seahawks' boys 4x800-meter relay team won the Class 3-A state championship Friday night on Day 1 of the S.C. Track and Field State Championships at Spring Valley High School in Columbia.
This is the sixth straight year Hilton Head High has won gold in the event.
And, ironically, none of the four runners on this year's winning team -- Robbie Iulo, Jack Manesiotis, Colton Hennessey or Alex Couch -- competed in the event last season.
(full story)Whale Branch boys ready to make run at state track title this weekend
This could be the year for Whale Branch. It's not like it's been a long wait, though.
In only its second year of existence, Whale Branch has to be considered one of the favorites to take home the Class 1-A boys championship at this weekend's S.C. Track and Field State Championships at Spring Valley High School in Columbia.
The Warriors finished sixth last year in their first state meet. The return of the core of that team, coupled with the addition of senior sprinter Andre Watson, has the Warriors' coaches thinking title.
(full story)Prep Notebook, May 11: HHH, Bluffton girls could meet in soccer semifinals
The Bluffton and Hilton Head Island High girls soccer teams both face tall tasks in the third round of the Class 3-A state playoffs.
But it's hard not to look ahead to the Lower State finals, where the Bobcats and Seahawks could face each other for a right to travel to the state championship.
But first the two rivals must take care of business on the road. Hilton Head High -- last season's state champions -- travels to St. James tonight while Bluffton travels to Columbia to take on Brookland-Cayce.
(full story)Area schools qualify athletes for state meet
TRACK & FIELD
Class 3-A
The defending champion Hilton Head Island High School boys track team qualified in eight events Saturday at the Class 3-A state qualifier at York.
(full story)Soccer playoff opener doesn't go Battery Creek boys' way
The Dolphins were seeing red Tuesday night.
A red card late in the first half sent Battery Creek defender Thomas Hunter to the sidelines and North Myrtle Beach sent the Dolphins off, 4-0, in the first round of the Class 3-A boys soccer playoffs at Battery Creek High School.
Hunter was whistled for taking down a North Myrtle Beach player headed for a goal with about 10 minutes on the clock in the first half.
(full story)BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFF PREVIEW: HHH takes streak into opener
It was an adjustment period unlike any Wayne Quinlan had encountered before.
The coach of the Hilton Head Island High boys soccer team generally knows what his Seahawks will bring to the table before each season begins. Except this year, of course, as Hilton Head High stumbled out of the gate with an 0-3 record.
"It took me longer to get a handle on this team than it has for any team that I've had that I can remember," Quinlan said. "Just to figure out who can play where, what was our shape or our formation going to be. In the preseason and in pre-region season, it was all experimentation. I'm not sure we played the same formation two matches in a row."
(full story)Prep Roundup, May 4: Beaufort Academy boys clinch region soccer title
BOYS SOCCER
Beaufort Academy 5, Cathedral Academy 0: Conner Akers scored twice as the Eagles captured the SCISAA Region 1-AA title over Cathedral Academy.
Beaufort Academy (5-7-1 overall, 3-1 region) and Cathedral finished with the same region record after splitting their two regular-season meetings, but the Eagles earned the region title by virtue of goal differential.
(full story)Prep Roundup, May 2: Beaufort boys tennis opens playoffs with easy win
BOYS TENNIS
Beaufort High 6, North Augusta 0: The Beaufort High School boys tennis team overwhelmed its first-round opponent, North Augusta, on Tuesday in the Class 4-A playoffs, winning 6-0.
The Eagles, ranked sixth in the state, only dropped nine games total in the five singles matches. The only matchup of the day that was close was the No. 2 doubles match, but Beaufort's Fred Tkach and Daniel Lange prevailed in a third-set tiebreaker to complete the shutout.
(full story)Prep Roundup, April 28: HHCA boys fall in SCISAA state tennis final
BOYS TENNIS
SCISAA Class 3-A state championship: The Hilton Head Christian Academy boys tennis team ran up against perennial powerhouse Porter-Gaud on Friday in the SCISAA Class 3-A state championship match at Hammond School in Columbia, and it was the Cyclones who captured the crown -- but not without a serious battle.
Porter-Gaud needed to rally from first-set deficits in the last two doubles matches to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Eagles and win the state title after falling in the finals the previous two seasons.
(full story)Prep Roundup, April 26: HHCA boys tennis team knocks off Prep in state semifinals
BOYS TENNIS
Hilton Head Christian 5, Hilton Head Prep 3: The Eagles knocked off the Dolphins to mark their deepest run in the SCISAA playoffs since moving to 3-A.
Hilton Head Christian advances to face Porter-Gaud for the state championship in a match that is supposed to be held Friday in a neutral site. But according to coach Eric Wammock, the match may be moved to early next week. The time and site for the match will be determned today.
(full story)Prep Roundup, April 25: Hilton Head High boys pepper Cane Bay with 12 goals
BOYS SOCCER
Hilton Head High 12, Cane Bay 0: Blake Bishop found the back of the net five times Tuesday night as the Hilton Head Island High School boys soccer team pounded Region 7-AAA foe Cane Bay, 12-0, to remain undefeated in the region.
In addition to Bishop's five goals, the Seahawks (10-3 overall, 5-0 region) also had two other players with hat tricks -- Chip Tremarelli and Bennett Murphy each scored three times. Ruben Romero had Hilton Head High's other goal.
(full story)Prep Roundup, April 22: Battery Creek baseball team scores key win over Hilton Head
BASEBALL
Battery Creek 6, Hilton Head Island High 3: The Battery Creek baseball team picked up a crucial victory Saturday in its quest to lock up a postseason spot, as Shane Dixon tossed a complete game to lead the Dolphins to a 6-3 win over Hilton Head Island High School.
Battery Creek has one Region 7-AAA game remaining on its schedule, Monday at Lake Marion. If the Dolphins defeat Lake Marion -- which is winless in the region -- they would lock up Region 7's final playoff spot. A Battery Creek loss would put Bluffton into the playoffs.
(full story)Prep Roundup, April 21: Beaufort High's Gregory throws no-hitter
BASEBALL
Beaufort High 8, Colleton County 0: Sophomore Carson Gregory finished out the Beaufort High School baseball team's region schedule in style, throwing a no-hitter in an 8-0 win against Colleton County on Friday night.
Gregory (5-2) finished with eight strikeouts and two walks for the Eagles (16-7), who needed Summerville to knock off Ashley Ridge on Friday night to grab a share of the Region 8-AAAA championship.
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