The Myrtle Beach Mutiny opened their second season with a blowout win over the Palmetto Bantams on Friday night, taking a 7-1 victory on their new pitch and under the guidance of a new coaching staff. The Mutiny’s Tom Butler scored a hat trick to lead the offensive attack and the defense had a shutout in hand until a late blunder in goal gave the Bantams their only score in front of 350 fans... 

Five local graduating high school student-athletes have been selected to receive annual scholarships from the Grand Strand Running Club. Myrtle Beach’s Nicholas Silvestri, North Myrtle Beach’s Ashley Buck, St. James’ Billy Krier and Socastee’s Will Caswell and Christian Talbot will share in the $3,500 awarded by the GSRC. “We are very proud to give back to our community,... 

The 5th annual Coast Spring Classic youth soccer tournament wrapped up over the weekend at four different locations on the Grand Strand. With 232 teams from four different states, Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas, competing at Coastal Carolina University, Socastee Park, Stables Park and Grande Park at the Market Commons, the event pumped an estimated 1.6 million dollars into the local economy. Tournament... 

Injured running back Marcus Lattimore and Aynor native TJ Johnson were among six Gamecocks to be selected on Saturday’s final day of the NFL Draft. South Carolina had a total to seven players taken during the three-day event. It matches the 2009 Gamecock draft class with the most players the program has had taken in the draft since nine were chosen in 1954. The first Gamecock to come off... 

One bright spot in the wake of Monday’s tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon: All eight runners from the Grand Strand area have been confirmed safe and sound. Myrtle Beach’s Bruce Gregory, Misty White, Frank Pepp and John Hynes, North Myrtle Beach’s Steve Bortnyk, Surfside Beach’s Sharon Janksy and Chris Fischer of Pawleys Island were all confirmed uninjured, according... 

Two Coast FA teams were crowned state champions over the weekend at the SCYSA Kohls Academy Palmetto Cup in Sumter. Coast entered 10 boys and girls teams in the tournament and captured the Under-9 Boys and Under-10 Boys state titles in the most difficult divisions offered at this year’s event. Coach Donnie Price’s Coast 02 Boys claimed the U-10 title in dramatic fashion with a 3-2 double-overtime... 

The Myrtle Beach Triathlon club held their second race of the 2013 season today at the Grande Dunes on the north end of Myrtle Beach. The run/bike/run duathlon featured a 1.1 mile run, followed by a 8.5 mile bike portion, and another 1.1 mile run to complete the cycle. Diego Sosa led all competitors with a final time of 34:26 and was followed by Chris Hollingsworth with a time of 35:52 and Steve... 

The Grand Strand Juniors Nfinity 13s captured the championship of the Under-13 age division at the Palmetto Region Volleyball Championships in the Charlotte Convention Center this past weekend. Eighteen local teams joined more than 300 squads from around the state for the three-day tournament. The Grand Strand Junior NFinity 13s had the most success among local squads, going a perfect 7-0 for the... 

Spend your spring break sharpening your soccer skills at one of two camps being held on the Grand Strand. Beach United Football Club and Coast Futball Alliance will hold a week-long camp for children on spring break on April 1-5. Half- and full-day camps are available to work on skills such as passing, dribbling, shooting and defending. Beach United will hold its camp for ages 8-14 at the YMCA... 

Coast FA sent nine teams in the St. Patty’s Tournament in Columbia over the weekend and six returned to the beach with hardware. Coach Curtis Freeman’s 99 Crush girls and Coach Swavek Apanowicz’s 03 Red boys were crowned champions in their respective divisions. Finalist trophies were presented to the 98 Flames, 02G Red girls, 02 Red boys and 01 Red boys teams. “This is a...