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• Bluffton's Blackshear wins state high jump title
  COLUMBIA -- She had to manage her time and her emotions, but-- pardon the interruption -- Bluffton High School's Jasmine Blackshear was rewarded with a trip to the top of the awards stand at Saturday's Class 3-A state track and field meet.

• Bobcats, Seahawks have good showing in lacrosse all-star contests
  Players from Bluffton and Hilton Head Island high schools had impressive showings Saturday in the S.C. Lacrosse League all-star games Saturday at White Knoll High School in Lexington.

• Hilton Head High 4x800 relay is golden again
  COLUMBIA -- For the Hilton Head Island High School boys 4x800-meter relay team, sticking to the game plan meant changing it at the last minute.

• Bluffton, HHH track and field standouts ready for state meet
  Blake Bishop has given up on making predictions.

• Prep Notebook
  LACROSSE ALL-STARS PLAY SATURDAY

• Bluffton boys end soccer season on ugly note
  Mark Cook did not envision his first playoff game as Bluffton High School's boys soccer coach ending this way -- in more ways than one.

• Drew heading to Division III Averett; Dolin could be close behind
  The phone call from Averett University to Hilton Head Preparatory School senior Doogie Counts didn't land the Cougars a recruit -- Counts eventually chose NCAA Division III rival Mount Union in Ohio -- but it set off a chain of events that turned out pretty swell for Averett.

• HHH tennis team rolls past Wilson, 6-0
  Top-seeded Hilton Head Island High School kept its perfect record intact, topping Wilson 6-0 in the second round of the Class 3-A boys tennis playoffs on Monday.

• Drew heading to Division III Averett; Dolin could be close behind
  The phone call from Averett University to Hilton Head Preparatory School senior Doogie Counts didn't land the Cougars a recruit -- Counts eventually chose NCAA Division III rival Mount Union in Ohio -- but it set off a chain of events that turned out pretty swell for Averett.

• HHH tennis team rolls past Wilson, 6-0
  Top-seeded Hilton Head Island High School kept its perfect record intact, topping Wilson 6-0 in the second round of the Class 3-A boys tennis playoffs on Monday.

• Bluffton lacrosse team denied state title yet again
  COLUMBIA -- Bluffton senior Kristen Agee lay with her back on the grass field at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School as the Riverside girls' lacrosse team celebrated its state championship win Saturday afternoon.

• Bluffton girls top Greenville, reach state lacrosse title match
  The Bluffton high school girls lacrosse team took another step closer to its dream of a state championship with Friday's 19-9 win over Greenville in the S.C. Lacrosse League semifinals in Columbia.

• Bluffton lacrosse team hopes 4th time is the charm
  Kristen Agee and Jenna Bruno didn't order class rings to commemorate their senior year at Bluffton High School. They're saving room on their ring fingers for another piece of jewelry they hope to procure this weekend.

• HHH tennis team overpowers Bluffton in opening round
  Bluffton tennis coach Bob Brown said it was the equivalent of bringing a knife to a gun fight.

• Prep Notebook
  EAGLES, DOLPHINS NAMED TO ALL-REGION TEAM

• Sweep of Bluffton gives HHH teams region soccer titles
  Hilton Head Island High School boys soccer coach Josh Taylor hopes by the end of his haircut, he'll at least have some of that shaggy brown hair left on his head.

• Seahawks win region golf crown over Bluffton
  When Timberland decided last week it would not participate in the Region 7-AAA golf tournament, it meant Hilton Head Island High School and Bluffton High School would automatically qualify for next week's Lower State meet and that Tuesday's event at Old South would be a mere formality.

• HHCA golfers a close second after first day of SCISAA state meet
  Hilton Head Christian Academy golf coach Doug Langhals has "no doubt" his team is capable of winning a state title. In less than 48 hours, he'll find out whether the Eagles can realize that potential.

• Prep Roundup
  A big inning hurt the Bluffton High School softball team in its Class 3-A District VIII opener Thursday, but the Bobcats used the big inning to their advantage Saturday in an elimination game against Airport.

• Agee powers Bluffton girls past HHH in lacrosse playoffs
  By her own admission, Lynn Walker has the toughest time staying quiet at any point during a game she's coaching from the sidelines.

• Prep Roundup
  LACROSSE

• Bluffton shut down in district baseball opener
  MYRTLE BEACH -- Carolina Forest has put itself in the optimal position to face Class 3-A's No. 1 team -- if there is such a thing when facing Brookland-Cayce.

• Socastee uses 7-run inning to drop Bluffton in district softball opener
  The further the game progressed, the less Bluffton High School pressured Socastee pitcher Hannah Burgess.

• Prep Roundup
  The Bluffton High School boys soccer team set a school record for wins in a season, improving to 17-4-1 Thursday behind the shutout goaltending of Brandon Jarosz in a 12-0 rout at North Charleston.

• Prep Notebook
  BANQUET TIME FOR BOBCATS, SEAHAWKS