Carolina Forest three-sports star Ryan Yurachek announced his college and sport of choice on Tuesday, committing to Marshall University football team via his Twitter account. Yurachek, who plays football, basketball and baseball for the Panthers, selected to stick with the gridiron following his upcoming senior season. Yurachek, who plays tight end and linebacker for Carolina Forest, is expected... 

Track and field fans were a bit surprised to see Carolina Forest sophomore Lisa Pieterse win the Class 4A state championship in the girls 3200 meters. They might be floored to find out that she did so despite not having a home track to run and train on this season. Pieterse attends the Scholars Academy program through Carolina Forest, which closed its track this spring to re-sod the football field.... 

Carolina Forest’s Lisa Pieterse captured the state championship in the girls 3200 meters with a time of 11 minutes, 17.53 seconds in Saturday’s Class 4A/3A state track and field championships at Lower Richland High. Pieterse’s time was a full 10 seconds faster than her qualifying time last week, allowing her to edge JL Mann’s Laura Miller to the finish line by .20 seconds. Carolina... 

At this time last year, Carolina Forest’s Cheyenne Mackenna was a quiet freshman who spent most of her time sitting in the Class 4A state runner-up Lady Panthers’ dugout. But in this, her sophomore season, she blossomed into a key contributor for Carolina Forest, and the Mammy’s Kitchen Athlete of the Week for her performance in the playoffs. “I didn’t play much last... 

The Carolina Forest and Conway boys golf teams finished third and fourth, respectively, in the Region 4A golf championships at Shaftsbury Glen in Longs. The Panthers (332) edged the Tigers (336) by four strokes as they claimed the final two qualifying spots for next week’s Lower State tournament at Sunset Country Club in Sumter. Sumter (309) won easily despite playing in cold and windy conditions... 

The third time was the charm for the Carolina Forest boys and girls soccer teams, which played for the third time in as many nights on Thursday and finally came away with victories. The Lady Panthers (9-7 overall, 6-2 Region 6-4A) scored a 3-0 shutout over rival Conway, and the Panthers followed it up with a 2-0 win over the Tigers as both schools closed out the regular season. The Lady Panthers,... 

In a rain-induced scheduling quirk that forced the Carolina Forest and West Florence boys and girls soccer teams to play twice within the same 24-hour period, the results stayed the same. West Florence swept Carolina Forest for the second straight night, beating the Lady Panthers by a 4-1 score that was identical to the previous night’s contest. The Panthers suffered a 2-0 loss after falling... 

The Carolina Forest boys and girls soccer teams suffered a pair of tough region losses at West Florence on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers (8-6 overall, 5-1 Region 6-4A) lost their first-place showdown with the Lady Knights (12-7-1, 7-0) 4-1 in a battle of unbeatens in the region. Riley Lynch scored the lone goal for the Lady Panthers. The Carolina Forest boys followed with yet another shootout loss,... 

The Carolina Forest softball team battled to a 4-3 victory over visiting Bluffton on Saturday to advance to claim a spot in the cat-bird seat of the double-elimination district tournament. The Lady Panthers (23-2) rallied from a two-run deficit after the Lady Bobcats jumped out for a pair of runs in the first inning. Carolina Forest cut the deficit in half with Marisa Runyon’s RBI double... 

The Class 4A baseball and softball playoffs were set to start on Thursday, but Mother Nature had other plans. Conway’s baseball-softball road series at Summerville was postponed until Friday due to thunderstorms. The forecast calls for clear skies on Friday, when the Class 3A playoffs begin. One of the few games in the Lower State that did go forward as scheduled Thursday was the Carolina...