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Bluffton Bobcat mascot stolen from football field

Thieves took a 250-pound statue of a bobcat -- the mascot of the Bluffton High School football team -- last week. Bobcats football coach Ken Cribb said the mascot, hand-crafted by the parent of a football player, was stolen from the football stadium last Wednesday night. "They must have come with a truck, ladders and tools," Cribb said. "They would have had to jump the fence, climb on top of the tunnel, get through the bolts and chains and lower it down." The incident has been reported to the Bluffton Police Department, but Cribb has also said the school will take the statue back, no questions asked. (full story)

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Win sends Sand Sharks to NAIA World Series

HARDEEVILLE -- The NAIA rules state that if rain had kept USC Beaufort and St. Thomas from playing Monday's Game 9 of their Baseball Championship Opening Round tournament, the winner of Game 8 would have been named the champion. (full story)

HHH boys believe fate on their side in soccer playoffs

The Hilton Head Island High boys soccer team is finding it difficult to doubt itself these days. That's easy to understand after the way the Seahawks have seemingly found every way imaginable to win in recent weeks. (full story)

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Seahawks advance in girls soccer playoffs, 5-2

The Hilton Head Island High girls soccer team will make a return trip to Columbia for a chance at repeating as Class 3-A state champions. (full story)

Prep Roundup, May 15: Seahawks tied for 3rd at boys state golf finals

Andrew Orischak, Gavin Lindstrom and Brooks Moody shot 73s on Monday to lead Hilton Head Island High to a 302 team score and a tie for third place after Day 1of the Class 3-A Boys State Golf Tournament at Coastal Carolina's Hackler Course in Conway. (full story)

US Open golf qualifier delayed; play slated to resume today

Storms on Monday postponed the U.S. Open local qualifier at Colleton River's Dye Course. (full story)

High school golfers aim high at finals

Beaufort High School golf coach Brook Dixon thinks his team has as good a shot as anybody in the Class 4-A Boys State Golf Championship that starts today at the Furman University Golf Course in Greenville. (full story)

Youngsters in spotlight as Bluffton tennis event wraps up

By MIKE McCOMBS (full story)

Rival St. Thomas awaits USCB in tournament finale

Losing the opener and winning four straight elimination games is not the preferred method of reaching the final of any baseball tournament. (full story)

HHH girls soccer team faces test on road

If defending state champion Hilton Head Island High School is going to return to the Class 3-A girls state soccer championship game Friday, it's first going to have to pass a difficult test on the road. (full story)

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. (full story)

USC Beaufort wins twice, with one more to go for trip to NAIA World Series

Blake Cilwick delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth inning to score the go-ahead run, and USC Beaufort staved off elimination for the fourth time in two days with a 5-4 win Saturday over St. Thomas (Fla.) in the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round at Richard Gray Sports Complex in Hardeeville. (full story)