The Socastee High boys tennis team is headed to the Class 3A state championship after knocking off Hilton Head Island 4-2 on the road Thursday. After defeating rival Myrtle Beach in the Lower State semifinals just 24 hours earlier, the Braves made the three-hour bus trip to Hilton Head and made quick work of the Seahawks. Socastee’s 1-2-3 punch at singles again delivered straight sets victories... 

The Socastee High boys soccer squad is the last team standing on the pitch among Grand Strand area teams after Myrtle Beach and St. James were eliminated from the playoffs Thursday night. The top-seeded Braves (19-2) cruised into the Class 3A Lower State semifinals with a 4-0 victory over visiting James Island. Connor Norton-Baker scored all four goals and Socastee scored its fourth shutout in... 

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 Socastee High baseball team battled through a 10-inning pitchers’ duel Wednesday night to knock off Brookland-Cayce 2-0 and keep its season alive. Socastee’s Zach Hyde drove in the game-winning run on a sac fly to bring home Hunter Renfrow in the top of the 10th. Jason Farria singled in Buck Bacot for an insurance run in the Lower State playoff elimination game. Socastee’s... 

The Myrtle Beach High girls soccer team’s season that began with so much promise came to a crashing halt on Hilton Head Island on Wednesday. The second-seeded Lady Seahawks (13-4), who were ranked in the top five for much of the season, saw their plans for a long playoff run dashed by top-seeded Hilton Head by a 4-0 shutout. Myrtle Beach started the season 9-1 but faded down the stretch with... 

The Socastee High softball team’s long wait to return to the Lower State tournament ended without the Lady Braves scoring a single run. One day after they were no-hit by defending state champion Hartsville, the Lady Braves were limited to one hit and eliminated from the Class 3A Lower State tournament with a 4-0 loss to visiting Darlington. Socastee can point to one woeful inning for its... 

The Socastee High boys tennis team easily defeated its biggest rival and advanced to the Lower State finals of the Class 3A tournament with a win over visiting Myrtle Beach on Wednesday. Socastee’s top three singles players made quick work of the Seahawks in straight sets, with No. 1 Kyle Barr beating Coleman Martini 6-1, 6-1, No. 2 Robert Conley downing Jack Woodward 6-0, 6-1, and No. 3... 

The St. James High boys soccer team proved it is ready for the postseason by shutting out second-seeded Crestwood on Tuesday night in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs. Despite being the lower seeded team and having to travel to Crestwood, the Sharks struck early and often to advance to the second round with a 6-0 win over the Bulldogs. They will face the winner of Tuesday’s... 

The Myrtle Beach boys soccer team showed it is in playoff form by scoring an 11-0 victory over visiting Lakewood in Tuesday’s opening round of the Class 3A state playoffs. Likely playing in their final games at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, seniors Nolin Butler and Mason Lewis wasted little time taking advantage of home-field advantage for the second-seeded Seahawks (18-3). Butler’s quick... 

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,...