High school sports, May 24: Tate Steinour runner-up in state singles tennis

Hilton Head Island’s Tate Steinour took runner-up honors at last week’s state Class 4A-3A singles tennis championship, knocking off two higher seeds to reach the final before succumbing to two-time champion Chambers Easterling of Spartanburg.

Steinour, seeded sixth in the 32-man event, didn’t lose a set as he advanced through the first four rounds at the Cayce Fitness & Tennis Center. That included wins over third seed Thomas Bryan of Lexington in the quarterfinals and No.2 Jeffrey Dayton of St. James in a rain-plagued semifinal.

The run came to an end in a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Easterling, who sailed through his first three rounds without losing a game before beating Spartanburg teammate Bryce Keim in his semifinal.

Steinour, who also led the Seahawks to the Class 3A Lower State final, is moving on to play collegiately at James Madison.

BASEBALL

Bluffton’s Ortega picked for North/South: Bluffton catcher Tim Ortega was named to the 4A-1A South roster for next month’s North/South All-Star showcase in Myrtle Beach.

Ortega, who recently signed to play for Ferrum College, hit .346 for the Bobcats with four doubles and 19 RBIs this season. The North/South festival is set for June 10-11 at the Ripken Experience complex.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Region honors for Meeder, McMillan: Hilton Head Christian’s Allison Meeder was named Player of the Year on the SCISA 2-A all-region team, with Hilton Head Prep coach Risa McMillan selected as Coach of the Year.

Meeder headed a list of four HHCA players on the all-region team, joined by Lindsay Gillis, Emily Bailey and Alyssa Lane. McMillan was joined by four of her Hilton Head Prep players in Charlotte Covington, Catherine Sheehan, Kate Herman and Ava Nixon.

Beaufort Academy added a trio in Mary Keane, Sissy Mungin and Mary Alice Strohmeyer. They were joined by John Paul II’s Brigid Murphy and Dorian Nungary.

This story was originally published May 24, 2016 at 9:56 AM with the headline "High school sports, May 24: Tate Steinour runner-up in state singles tennis."