In little more than a year, St. James senior Anders DeShields has gone from the new kid in school to the big man on campus. … and the Mammy’s Kitchen Athlete of the Week. The left-handed hurler has St. James (14-2) in the hunt for another region title and state championship, which the Sharks won in 2011. The next year, DeShields transferred from Byrnes to a program decimated by graduation. “It... 

The St. James High baseball team continued its impressive run through the Mingo Bay Classic on Friday night with a 7-0 shutout victory over Canfield (VA). St. James starter Trent Revis pitched five scoreless innings while striking out 10 and reliever Caleb Duggan came on to strike out five in the final two frames as the Sharks (10-4) to improve to 3-0 in the national tournament. The Sharks took... 

The St. James High baseball team responded to a last-inning rally by Sullivan South (TN) with one of its own for a 5-4 victory in the second round of the Mingo Bay Classic. Trailing 4-2 entering ths seventh inning, Sullivan South scored a pair of runs to tie the score and seemingly force extra innings. But the Sharks pushed the game-winning run across the plate in the bottom of the frame to improve... 

The previously undefeated St. James softball team suffered back-to-back losses in the first two rounds of the Grand Strand Softball Classic. After falling to Starpoint (NY) by a 5-3 score on Monday for their first defeat of the season, the Lady Sharks (12-2) came out on the short end of a pitchers’ duel with a 2-1 loss to Tallwood (VA). St. James’ Kelsi Bachmann drove in a run in the... 

The St. James High baseball team rallied for the game-winning run in the sixth inning and added an insurance run in the seventh for a 5-3 region road victory over North Myrtle Beach on Saturday. St. James’ Anders DeShields outdueled North Myrtle Beach’s TJ Wilkie on the mound as the two combined to strikeout 15 batters in the game. DeShields had eight Ks and allowed only five hits for... 

The St. James boys soccer team shut out its second straight region foe on Thursday night with a 2-0 victory at Georgetown. After a scoreless first half, St. James’ Conor Sloan tallied the game’s first goal to give the Sharks (8-3 overall, 2-1 Region 7-3A) all the offense they needed to beat the Bulldogs. St. James’ Anthony Schultz gave the Sharks some breathing room with an insurance... 

The St. James softball team continued its hot streak through a busy week with Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over visiting Virginia (VA) High. Following Monday’s doubleheader sweep of Fairfax (VA) 8-0 and New Castle (PA) 17-1 and Tuesday’s 28-0 beat-down of Wilson, the Lady Sharks (12-0 overall, 4-0 Region 7-3A) faced a much tougher challenge against Virginia. The Lady Sharks scored... 

The St. James softball team took a tip from football coach Mark Fischer’s “Run Through It” motto in his fight against cancer into a doubleheader against a pair of out-of-state foes on Monday. While paying tribute to the coach and his cause, the Lady Sharks raised awareness while running through both opponents, 8-0 over Fairfax (Va.) and 17-1 over New Castle (Pa.) at Finway Field. Donning... 

The St. James baseball team bounced back from its first loss of the season in typical Sharks style on Monday, with an impressive 13-2 win over visiting North Myrtle Beach. Following a tough loss to Socastee last week in which the Sharks (5-1 overall, 3-1 Region 7-3A) allowed no earned runs, they got back on the winning track with a six-inning mercy-rule victory over the Chiefs. St. James’... 

The St. James High baseball team suffered its first loss of the season on Thursday, a 5-3 defeat at the hands of visiting rival Socastee. The Braves (8-5 overall, 2-2 Region 7-3A) got a complete-game five-hitter from left-hander Austin Schmitz, who struck out eight batters and walked only one to handcuff the Sharks (4-1, 2-1). St. James counterpart Anders DeShields also went the distance, striking...