Beaufort Academy earns SCISA President’s Cup honor

For the first time in school history, Beaufort Academy is the recipient of the South Carolina Independent School Association President's Cup for the 2016-17 school year.

The James C. Williams Jr. President's Cup is presented to the most outstanding athletic program in the state. There are approximately 34 SCISA Classification A schools that participate in athletics. BA won two boys and girls soccer championships in the 2016-17 academic year, while girls tennis, boys tennis and sailing finished state runners-up.

“We are very honored to receive SCISA’s President's Cup Award, which is the highest distinction for an athletic program. Our athletic program continues to make progress across the board each year with 100 percent of our varsity teams qualifying for the state playoffs or competed in a state tournament, meet and match in 2016-17,” Beaufort Academy athletic director, Neal McCarty said. “This distinction for BA was made possible by the support and commitment our athletic program receives from the coaching staff, student-athletes, faculty, administration, families and community.”

BA’s athletic program is off to a great start this school year. This fall, volleyball and girls tennis teams both won state championships for first time in school history. The football team won a playoff game for first time.

This story was originally published December 9, 2017 at 8:40 AM with the headline "Beaufort Academy earns SCISA President’s Cup honor."