Hilton Head Island girls tennis claims region title; Hilton Head Prep golf wins region match

Hilton Head Island girls tennis team clinched the Region 6-4A title with a 7-0 win over Beaufort on Thursday.

Singles: Emily Ruckno (HHIHS) def. Sophie McMullen 6-0, 6-0; Sierra Seabra (HHIHS) def. Caroline Louw 6-2, 4-6, 10-5; Danielle Silvan (HHIHS) def. Madelyn Confare 6-3, 6-0; Sydney Hall (HHIHS) def. Elizabeth Holloway 6-0, 6-0; Hailey Poplin (HHIHS) def. Lucy Aydlette 6-1, 6-4. Doubles: Madeleine Pollitzer/Katie Watts (HHIHS) def. McMullen/Louw 8-7; Emma Moore/Amelia York (HHIHS) def. Gracie Trask/Juliana Lane 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.

Bluffton 6, Colleton County 0

Singles: Phelan O’Keefe (B) d. Megan DeWitt (C) 6-0, 6-1; Gianna Wilson (B) d. Madison Strickland (C) 6-0,6-0; Anastaysia Anstyferova (B) d. Rush Blackshear (C) 6-0,6-3; Lydia John (B) d. Abigail Lee (C) 6-0, 6-2; Rachael Richardson (B) Zoe Buckner (C) 6-2,6-3. Doubles: Olivia Boshaw/ Abby Stevens (B) d. Cooper Corbett and Jasmine Williams (C) 6-2,6-0.

Beaufort 5, May River 1

Singles: Margaret Zendzain (MR) def. Sophie McMullen, 7-5, 6-3; Caroline Louw (B) def. Delaney Brown, 6-2, 6-1; Madelyn Confare (B) def. Grace Saari, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3; Elizabeth Holloway (B) def. Jaelyn Bassinger, 6-3, 3-6, (10-2); Lucy Aydlette (B) def. Blythe Tarleton, 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Gracie Cunningham/Grace Trask (B) def. Ellie Ford/Liz Iglesiss, 6-2, 6-1.

Hilton Head Christian 9, John Paul II 0

Singles: Olivia Rose Besecker def Samatha Reilly 6-0,6-0; Caitlyn Jackson def Paige Weniger 6-0, 6-0; Jacquelin Lowery def Charlotte Bauer 6-3, 6-0; Mary Yanker def KC Moton 6-0,6-0; Abigail Scott def Bri Suiter 6-0,6-0; Caroline Yanker def Nia Poacher 6-1,6-0. Doubles: Besecker-Jackson def Reilly-Weniger 8-0; Lowrey-M. Yanker def Bauer-Moton 8-2; Scott-C. Yanker def Amber Christy-Nathaly Hernandez 8-0

Hilton Head Christian 6, Colleton Prep 3 (Wednesday)

Singles: Olivia Rose Besecker (HHCA) def. Rianna Bailey 6-1, 6-1; Caitlyn Jackson (HHCA) def. Becca Martin 6-0, 6-0; Mary Yanker (HHCA) def. Sidney Bailey 7-5, 4-6, 10-4; Abigail Scott (HHCA) def. Kaylee Spears 6-0, 6-0; Anne Hatcher White (CP) def. Caroline Yanker 6-3, 3-6, 10-4; Makayla Odum (CP) won by default. Doubles: Besecker/Jackson (HHCA) def. R.Bailey/Spears 8-0; C.Yanker/Scott (HHCA) def. Martin/Odum 4-1; S.Bailey/A.H.White (CPA) won by default

Girls Golf

Hilton Head Prep wins region match

Sophia and Camila Burnett earned co-medalist honors by each shooting 35s to help Hilton Head Prep past Hilton Head Christian in a region match Thursday.

Mackenzie Gallagher added a 36 while Maddie Frank had a 37 and Tessa Charest 41 for HHP.

Rebecca Hubbard led HHCA with a 51.

Volleyball

May River 3, Bluffton 0

Scores: 25-20, 25-18, 25-13

Thomas Heyward 3, John Paul II 3

Scores: 26-24, 19-25, 17-25, 25-10, 15-6

Battery Creek 3, Lake Marion 0

Scores: 25-16, 25-12, 25-20. BC leaders: Dazanni Hinton with 12 kills, 3 aces, 1 block; Laiani McCullough 11 kills; Paige McArthur 4 aces, 3 kills; Halle DeJesus 6 aces, 20 assists

Beaufort Academy 3, St. Andrews 0

Scores: 25-8, 25-13, 25-9. BA leaders: Emily Ann Hiers 4 aces, 9 kills, 10 assists, 5 digs; Chase Vaigneur 7 kills, 6 assists, 9 digs; McCayla Willingham: 3 kills, 3 blocks; Amelia Huebel 2 aces, 3 kills, 3 blocks; Mary Hanna Hiers 12 digs Gracie Cope 4 aces

Beaufort Academy 3, Bridges Prep 0 (Wednesday)

Scores: 25-8, 25-5, 25-11. BA leaders: Emily Ann Hiers: 10 aces, 2 kills, 9 assists; Chase Vaigneur: 9 kills, 5 assists, 1 block; McCayla Willingham: 8 kills, 1 block

Swimming

Hilton Head Island sweeps region meet

The Hilton Head Island boys and girls swimming teams won the Region 7-4A meet on Thursday.

The Seahawk boys finished with 104 followed by Beaufort 85 and Bluffton 72. On the girls’ side, HHI had 130 followed by Bluffton (47) and Beaufort (38).

Meet winners

Boys

Hilton Head: Cohen Bruner (100, 200 freestyle); Tommy Hughson (500 freestyle, 200 IM); 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay

Beaufort: Samuel Marrero (50 freestyle, 100 backstroke); James Stone (100 butterfly)l 200 IM relay

Bluffton: Sam Scwabauer (100 breastsroke);

Girls

Hilton Head Island: Lilly Bostwiick (50); Isabella Pozos (100); Skylar Burner (200); Morgan Powell (500); Mia Sinkiewicz (100 backstroke, 200 individual medley); Kyla King (100 butterfly); 200 freestyle; 400 freestyle; 200 individual medley

Bluffton: Tia Reed (100 breakstroke)

This story was originally published September 27, 2019 at 6:00 AM.