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Prep Roundup, May 20: Beaufort's Kates reaches state tennis quarterfinals
BOYS TENNIS
State Singles Tournament: Beaufort High School's Malcolm Kates picked up a couple of victories in Saturday's Class 4-A/3-A boys tennis singles tournament in Lexington, advancing to the quarterfinals and earning all-state honors.
Kates defeated Jacob Chesney of Byrnes High School, 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 11-9, and Jamie Spruill of Spring Valley, 6-1, 6-4, to reach the quarter finals of the main draw. Kates then was defeated by J.L. Mann's Parker Schoen in the quarters, 6-1, 6-1.
(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: Thomas Heyward's Brianna Kelnhofer attempts to slap out a hit in the first inning of Wednesday night's SCISAA Class 2-A championship series game against Marlboro Academy in Ridgeland.
Jonathan Dyer -- The Beaufort Gazette
Thomas Heyward swept by Marlboro in SCISAA state softball finals
Bailey Jacobs knew which pitch she wasn't throwing Wednesday with the SCISAA Class 2-A softball championship on the line.
The Marlboro Academy pitcher's screwball to Thomas Heyward Academy standout Ashlie Layman the previous inning had been dumped over the left field fence. Jacobs wanted to stay away the next at-bat.
But with the Rebels forcing her hand, Jacobs struck out Layman looking at a curveball with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning to deliver the Dragons a 3-2 victory and their first softball title. Marlboro Academy swept the best-of-three series after a 4-3 victory at home Tuesday.
(full story)Prep Roundup, May 16: AC Flora boys win state golf title; Hilton Head High 4th
AC Flora defeated Chapin in a playoff to capture the Class 3-A boys golf state championship Tuesday at Coastal Carolina University's Hackler Course, while Hilton Head Island High School finished 19 shots back in fourth place on a rainy day in Conway.
Hilton Head High was led by a player who doesn't even go to the school yet -- Andrew Orischak, a seventh-grader. Orischak earned all-state honors, shooting a 76 on Tuesday and finishing sixth overall with a 149 total. Hilton Head High's other scores from the final day were 83s from Gavin Lindstrom, Chris O'Donnell and Troy Hoisington.
"It was pretty good turnout for the boys," Seahawks coach Bill Smith said. "I was very happy with them and very proud of them."
(full story)Prep Roundup, May 13: Thomas Heyward reaches state softball finals
With its third win this season over Colleton Prep, the Thomas Heyward Academy softball team advanced to next week's SCISAA Class 2-A championship series against Marlboro Academy.
The defending state champion Rebels knocked off Williamsburg Academy, 12-0, to start their day Saturday in the SCISAA state tournament in Lexington, and then took down Colleton Prep 5-0 to punch their ticket to the finals.
They will meet a Marlboro County team that they just faced to end the regular season. The Rebels won both games the teams played this year, winning 1-0 and 2-1.
(full story)Prep Roundup, May 12: Hilton Head High girls move on to Lower State soccer final
The Hilton Head Island High School girls soccer team had a tougher time with its third-round playoff opponent than with its first two -- but not too tough.
The Seahawks rolled to a 5-1 win over St. James on Friday night in Murrells Inlet, moving on to Monday's Class 3-A Lower State championship game at Brookland-Cayce. The Bearcats advanced with a 7-0 win over Bluffton on Friday.
"This game was tough," Hilton Head High coach Ernie Suozzi said of the win at St. James. "They have a lot of good club players, they came out scrappy. We settled down and got into our possession game. We wore them down."
(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)Williams leads HHCA boys at state track meet
Hilton Head Christian Academy track coach Tommy Lewis wanted the best from his athletes Saturday, hoped they would produce at the highest level to close the program's inaugural season.
And while that didn't happen in all cases, Lewis and the Eagles left the SCISAA Class 3-A meet at Charleston optimistic.
"I think we built a lot of momentum going into next year," Lewis said. "I think the success of our runners, both at region and state, has everyone excited for next year. Hopefully we'll have more kids come out and build on this foundation."
(full story)Prep Roundup, May 5: Thomas Heyward baseball season stays alive
A dramatic rally in the seventh inning kept the Thomas Heyward Academy baseball team's season alive Friday night in Holly Hill, as the Rebels bounced back from a tough loss in the opener of their SCISAA Class 2-A second-round series to win Game 2.
Holly Hill Academy scored a run in the seventh inning of the first game Friday to edge the Rebels, 2-1. Bryan Lee Wade hit a third-inning home run for the Rebels' only run. Ryan Day pitched a complete game, taking the loss.
It looked as if the Rebels' season would be over later in the evening, with them trailing 8-2 going into the last inning of the second game. But Thomas Heyward came up with seven runs in the top of the seventh -- capped off by Taylor Cowart's two-run single -- to take a 9-8 lead.
(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)2-Minute Drill with Bri Kelnhofer
The Thomas Heyward Academy softball team hasn't lost since its season-opener at Bluffton.
The Rebels are primed for another state championship run.
Among those leading the way is outfielder Bri Kelnhofer, a senior who signed this past November to play softball at Limestone. She was batting .437 entering last night's game against Cardinal Newman, with 15 RBIs, four doubles and 12 stolen bases.
(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, May 1: Whale Branch earns baseball win
BASEBALL
Whale Branch 9, Green Sea-Floyds 7: Timmy Campbell powered the Warriors on offense -- going 3 for 3 with a three-run homer, five RBIs and two runs scored -- and fellow junior Dee Delaney was a workhorse on the mound as Whale Branch advanced to the championship matchup of the Class 1-A district playoffs.
Delaney -- who also tripled and scored three runs -- struck out seven and allowed four earned runs in going all seven innings. The Warriors led 9-3 with two outs in the ninth before the visitors rallied, but Delaney was able to hold on.
(full story)Baseball playoff openers ahead for Eagles, THA
Danny Morgan began noticing in January the improvement in his Hilton Head Christian Academy baseball team.
The Eagles missed the playoffs in Morgan's first season as head coach, going 4-15 in 2011 and winning one game in SCISAA Region 3-AAA. But after most of his players returned, Morgan noticed balls sticking in gloves and accurate throws in the infield.
What was thought a weakness before the season became a strength. The Eagles' defense helped them to an 11-7 record and No. 4 seed in the SCISAA Class 3-A playoffs.
(full story)Prep Roundup, April 27: Bluffton routs North Myrtle Beach in softball playoff opener
Whitney Morrell put some punctuation on the end of the Bluffton softball team's postseason opener Thursday night, launching a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning to give the Bobcats a 14-3 victory over North Myrtle Beach in the first round of the District VII playoffs.
The Bobcats were cruising along comfortably with a 10-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when Morrell's slam ended it. She finished the night 2 for 4, also hitting a double, with six RBIs.
Kim Kerby went 2 for 3 with a triple and three RBIs for Bluffton (17-2).
(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)Rebels down Bobcats in slugfest
HARDEEVILLE -- Ashlie Layman was starting to doubt herself.
The senior standout for Thomas Heyward Academy headed to the box for her final at-bat Monday against Bluffton High School with the odds pitted against her. She was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts against Bobcats pitcher Courtney Smith, and to make matters worse, Layman had surrendered 11 runs so far in her nine innings of work in the pitcher's circle.
"I was really down on myself," she said. " ... To be honest, I had no confidence in myself whatsoever."
(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.
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