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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)Prep Roundup, May 11: Porter-Gaud ousts HHCA in girls soccer playoffs
GIRLS SOCCER
Porter-Gaud 5, Hilton Head Christian 1: Gracie Mogul scored two goals and Tahirih Nesmith had a goal and two assists to lead Porter-Gaud past Hilton Head Christian, 5-1, on Thursday afternoon in the SCISAA Class 3-A girls soccer semifinals in Charleston.
The Cyclones (20-3) will face the winner of the Cardinal Newman-Heathwood Hall game in the state final at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the University of South Carolina.
(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 Roundup, May 10: Beaufort Academy girls reach SCISAA soccer final
Miranda Weslake scored twice and Mary Alice Strohmeyer added a goal as the Beaufort Academy girls soccer team defeated The King's Academy 3-0 on Tuesday night to advance to the SCISAA 1-A/2-A state championship.
The Eagles will face Oakbrook Prep at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the University of South Carolina's Stone Stadium.
BOYS SOCCER
(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)Hard work paying off for Ridgeland thrower Brown
Alvin Brown hears the same comments from teammates he remembers filling his head when he was a freshman.
"You make it look so easy," they tell him.
Throwing the discus wasn't always easy for the Ridgeland High School senior. He started off in ninth grade with straight power throws and no technique. His first tosses traveled only 60 feet or so. He spent that summer watching YouTube videos of some of the best throws, repeated in slow motion so that Brown could study the movements.
(full story)Prep Roundup, April 15: Whale Branch's Watson stars at Taco Bell Classic
TRACK & FIELD
Taco Bell Classic: Whale Branch's Andre Watson was named the runner of the meet Saturday at Spring Valley High School after placing second in the 200-meter dash and third in the 100. He also helped the Warriors take fifth in the 4x100 relay in a meet that drew powerful teams from around the Southeast.
Whale Branch's Devonte Alston took sixth in the long jump with a mark of 22 feet, 4 inches.
(full story)Prep Roundup, April 14: Beaufort High falls in final of Hanahan baseball tourney
HANAHAN -- Friday the 13th turned out to be a good Friday for the Ashley Ridge baseball team. The Swamp Foxes rallied from a three-run deficit to top Beaufort High School, 6-5, on Friday night to win the Hanahan Invitational Tournament.
Irv Batten had another big hit to win the game. With two out in the bottom of the seventh, he hit a blooper just past the mound that pitcher Mark Jones couldn't handle. Pinch-runner Jacob Thompson scored from third, and the Swamp Foxes celebrated perhaps the biggest accomplishment in their brief, four-year history.
The night before, Batten had a two-run double that produced the winning runs in a 4-2 decision over Louisville Male (Ky.).
(full story)Prep Roundup, April 8: Beaufort High teams take Beaufort Track Classic titles
TRACK AND FIELD
Beaufort Track Classic: Beaufort High School's boys and girls teams dominated their own Beaufort Track Classic on Saturday, both winning titles.
The Beaufort boys finished with 150 1/2 team points, well ahead of second-place Ridgeland, which had 83. The Eagles won six events, including two by Martin Washington in the high jump and long jump. The Eagles also won the 4x100-meter and 4x800 relays.
(full story)Whale Branch hosting inaugural track meet today
Several teams will travel to Whale Branch High School today to compete in the inaugural Marwin Kline Invitational track meet.
Kline is a former Battery Creek standout. His 400-meter time of 47.11 seconds in 1991 is among the top 10 times in state history. Kline, a three-time all-American at Tennessee, is expected to be in attendance.
Battery Creek, Beaufort High, Bluffton, Hardeeville and Ridgeland are the area teams joining the hosts. Allendale-Fairfax, Edisto and Orangeburg-Wilkinson are also registered to compete.
(full story)2012 Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Player of the year: Bryson Bell, Bluffton
Coach of the year: Brett Macy, Bluffton
First team
(full story)2012 Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette All-Area Girls Basketball Team
Player of the year: Sabrina Drammis, Hilton Head Island High School
Coach of the year: Gary Mazzanna, Thomas Heyward Academy
First team
(full story)Smalls leads way on winning night for Beaufort High track team
Akeem Smalls is apparently not at 100 percent.
The Beaufort High sprinter has been hampered of late by his fair share of troubles. He has dealt with the flu bug for the last several days and continues to be restricted by nagging injuries to both his left hamstring and groin.
Not that anyone would have noticed Wednesday night at the Beaufort High track meet.
(full story)2012 High School Spring Sports Preview
BASEBALL
Battery Creek
Coach: Dan Tooman (Fifth year, 37-48)
(full story)Prep Notebook, March 2: Bluffton basketball team rakes in honors
BLUFFTON BOYS COLLECT REGION HONORS
Like the football team, the Bluffton High School boys basketball team broke a number of records this season. Its reward was a slew of postseason accolades.
Bobcats big man Bryson Bell was named the Region 7-AAA Player of the Year. Teammates Dimitri Lowry and CJ Frazier joined Bell as all-region picks. Bluffton coach Brett Macy was honored as Coach of the Year.
(full story)Playoff foes await Ridgeland, THA girls in basketball
It's down to two.
Roughly three months since the season opened with promise for many area boys and girls high school basketball teams, two girls teams -- the Ridgeland Jaguars and the Thomas Heyward Academy Rebels -- remain alive in the playoffs, and both play tonight.
Ridgeland, the defending Class 1-A state champion and the coaches' No. 1-ranked team in the preseason poll, has lived up to its billing.
(full story)Late run by Latta boys ends Ridgeland's season
Everything was going according to plan for the Ridgeland High School boys basketball team.
The Jaguars were starting to take control over visiting Latta. They held a 10-point lead with just under four minutes to play and looked well on their way to the Class 1-A Lower State semifinals. Things were looking bleak on the Vikings' bench.
Then everything changed.
(full story)Ridgeland moving on, bruised but not beaten
April Jenkins limped from a classroom adjacent to Ridgeland High School's gym, ice wrapped around a sprained left ankle.
Minutes after the Jaguars defeated Latta 59-45 in the second round of the Class 1-A playoffs, the Ridgeland guard exhibited the physical nature of the game. A heated contest culminated in ejections on both sides with less than a minute remaining.
Ridgeland advanced, bruised but not beaten. Ridgeland will travel Feb. 20 to play the Timmonsville-Baptist Hill winner.
(full story)Area players among all-state selections
Five area players were honored by the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association as all-state selections.
Bluffton High School placed two on all-state teams. Guard Tibra Wheeler made the Class 3-A girls team. Forward Bryson Bell was picked for the Class 3-A boys team.
Hilton Head Island High School's Sabrina Drammis was also selected to the Class 3-A girls team.
(full story)Playoff Roundup: Ridgeland rolls in Class 1-A; Seahawks fall
The Ridgeland High School boys basketball team began its Class 1-A playoff run before Tuesday's opening round.
A victory over Whale Branch High School on Feb. 10 gave the Jaguars the No. 3 seed and a more favorable road matchup. Ridgeland knew Tuesday's opponent well, having scrimmaged Baptist Hill before the season and having seen the school annually during a holiday tournament at Burke.
So the Jaguars knew what would work Tuesday, and they rolled Baptist Hill 68-48. After the game, Ridgeland received more good news when Ridgeland coach Jeremiah Faber heard No. 4 seed Latta upset No. 1 seed C.E. Murray, meaning the Jaguars will host Latta on Friday in the second round.
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