WHS soccer teams compete for state championships
WHS soccer teams compete for state championships
Eleven times in the last 23 years the Waccamaw High School boys soccer team advanced to the Lower State final and lost. The 12th time was the charm as the Warriors beat Hanahan 3-1 on Monday and will play for the Class 3A state title on Friday, That will be right after Waccamaw’s girls play […]
Ayami Prior is ready to take on the world
Ayami Prior is taking her basketball game to Europe this summer. “I’m very excited,” the Waccamaw High School freshman said. Prior was selected to participate in the United World Games in Germany and Austria in June after a coach saw her playing with her AAU team in Florida last summer. The annual games feature more […]
Regattas introduce youngest sailors to racing
A fleet of small boats pushed off from the public dock in Georgetown’s Francis Marion Park. It was a sunset cruise, but not the kind where you sit back and relax. It was race day for the summer sailing camp at the S.C. Maritime Museum, a chance to put into practice what a group of […]
For 60 years, Georgetown baseball has been a family business
Of all the historic places in Georgetown County, one that might get overlooked is Mike Johnson Park at the corner of Emanuel and Kaminski streets in Georgetown. The park, which is home to the Georgetown High School baseball team and the American Legion Post 114 senior and junior baseball teams, started as Atlantic Coast Lumber […]
After 129 state champions, coach calls it a career
Pride, heart, and desire. Waccamaw High School track and field athletes know these words not only because they make a cool acronym on a T-shirt, but because they had a coach who embodied them. Bill Peterman is calling it a career after 26 years of coaching. He announced his retirement at the track and field […]
Chris Gibson sets the new goal standard for Warriors
In a game where they scored 15 goals, Waccamaw High’s 10th goal would have been easy to overlook. It was fired straight up the middle from about 15 yards out as three defenders crowded around Chris Gibson. But his teammates stretched out their hands as Gibson walked back to the halfway line. Some of the […]
District’s newest varsity squad finds value in teamwork
In almost all high school sports, an athlete has to be good with their hands. That is especially true for the Georgetown County School District’s newest varsity squad: the esports team. Twelve high school students from across the county play video games, and compete against each other, and in tournaments. “I’ve always loved video games, […]
Warriors back on top with sixth girls tennis title
After winning five state titles between 2004 and 2010, the Waccamaw High School girls tennis program slipped into a drought. On Saturday, they made it rain. The Warriors beat Chapman 5-1 to win the Class 3A state title. “We are ecstatic about our state 3A title,” Warriors coach Mary Cannon said. “The Pawleys Island, Murrells […]
And the kick is … Good!
Jack Simcsak stays active by mentoring athletes young enough to be his grandchildren. The 74-year-old New Jersey native is one of the most sought after kicking coaches in South Carolina. “I’m able to help young people get better, and it gets me out of the house,” Simcsak said. “It’s not good to sit around and […]
World champion finds the spotlight is the new normal
Melissa Jefferson is a world champion and a national champion. But the 21-year-old wants to be known as “a regular person.” “I guess I’m far from that nowadays,” Jefferson said. She will start training next month for her first full season as a professional runner. She made the move after winning the 60-meter title at […]
Waccamaw High grad isn’t sure local knowledge helps in fishing tourney
Waccamaw High graduate T.J. McKenzie doesn’t think he has a home-field advantage this weekend when the Bassmaster College National Championship takes place on the county’s five rivers. “In the past, knowledge has hurt me,” McKenzie said. “The more I know about a place, the less likely I am to try new things because I know […]
WHS cross country Runners bring state title home after 3-year gap
Waccamaw High’s girls cross country team won the Class 3A state championship on Nov. 11, led by Anna Margaret Loftus, who won the individual title. It’s the third title for the team in the last six years. “This team is an amazing group of young ladies,” said Warriors coach Brian White, who was named the […]
Former WHS runner edged out of spot on Olympic team
Grace Barnett was 3 seconds away from a trip to the Olympics Games in Tokyo. Barnett, a 2013 Waccamaw High School graduate, finished seventh in the 1,500 meters at the Olymic trials at the University of Oregon on Monday. “For me making that final was a really huge accomplishment,” Barnett said. “It’s amazing how far […]
Football has some new rules as workouts begin at last
Temperature checks. Health questions. Small groups. Social distancing. This is high school football in 2020. “We’re crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s and making sure we’re as safe as possible,” said Amondre Johnson, Waccamaw High School’s first-year coach. Football players arrived around 7 a.m. on a humid Monday to finally begin summer workouts. “It […]
High school league issues first guidelines for activities
Team competitions are prohibited. So is spitting. Conditioning and sports-specific drills are allowed. The S.C. High School League has released the first phase of its guidelines for the resumption of athletics. There is no timeline for the next two phases. Here are the highlights of phase one: Athletes and coaches can only gather in groups […]
Their championship season
While 2020 will be remembered as a season cut short, the memories of 2010 remain vivid for Waccamaw High teams that won two state championship on the same day Girls soccer | Softball Team formed in rec league reached peak as seniors Waccamaw High School’s girls soccer state championship in 2010 was nearly 10 years […]
With time on their hands, some Warriors keep training
It has been 26 days since the last sporting event for Waccamaw High School athletes. It will be at least another 21 days before the next one, if there even is a next one during this school year. “The past few weeks have been filled with many different emotions,” said Sam Kelley, a runner on […]
Coastal Invitational returns with local flavor
Waccamaw High School’s baseball season kicks off today with the 14th annual Coastal Invitational Baseball Tournament. The tournament has a local feel to it this year. Five of the visiting teams will be traveling less than 50 miles to get to Warrior Field. “It’s a good tournament. It’s hard to win and it’s a good […]
Book chronicles couple’s coast-to-coast golf odyssey
Thousands of golfers have dreamed about traveling around the United State and playing the best courses. One couple actually did it. Mike and Marilyn Allen, who split their time between Ohio and Litchfield By the Sea, played the 201 courses that Golf Digest included in it’s bi-annual list of the top 100 courses in the […]
27th Guy Osborne Memorial Turtle Strut results
There were 102 runners registered for the 27th running of the Pawleys Island Turtle Strut, and 91 turned out at the starting line in spite of temperatures that dipped into the upper 30s. This year’s 5K race was a benefit for the Family Justice Center. Here are the results from Coastal Timing. […]
Warriors ready to add winning to their résumé
Waccamaw High School football coach Shane Fidler believes his team needs to get a win early this season to provide some momentum and confidence. The Warriors didn’t win a game until October last year, and that broke a 24-game losing streak. They then lost their final two games. “If we can get off to a […]
Summer league adds 53 more games to season for former WHS standout
When Jaret Montenery was growing up in Lima, Ohio, his family hosted college baseball players who were playing for local teams in a summer league. The tables have been turned as Montenery, a 2018 Waccamaw High graduate, is now a college student staying with a Wilmington, N.C., family while playing for the Sharks of the […]
WHS grad leads Polish team to football league final
At 26, Alex Burdette has already experienced what head coaches in every sport work for: his team played for its league championship. The 2011 Waccamaw High School graduate led the Białystok Lowlanders to Polish Bowl XIV on June 29. “Having the opportunity to be a part of the championship game was incredible, a moment I […]
New Orleans to Murrells Inlet – A ride to remember
For James Brown it’s another year, another ride. The former Waccamaw High School teacher and coach left on his bicycle from Bourbon Street in New Orleans Thursday morning planning to pull into the parking lot at Uncle Tito’s in Murrells Inlet 10 days later. The 900-mile ride is the latest fundraiser by Brown for the […]
Lucky 13 club gathers to relive aces
Thirteen is not an unlucky number for at least 27 residents of Pawleys Plantation. They have all had at least one ace on the 13th hole of Pawleys Plantation’s golf course. Some of the group gathered at Barb and John LoCascio’s house near the 14th hole last week to share some adult beverages, food and […]
WHS softball coach retires – for the third time
Waccamaw High softball coach James Graves is retiring, again. “It’s time,” Graves said. “I think we had a good year. You always wanted more but the kids played hard.” He broke the news to his coaches and players last week. Waccamaw finished 13-12-1 this season, losing to Aynor in the district championship. “It’s never a […]
WHS advances in softball playoffs
Waccamaw High’s softball team outlasted Swansea 1-0 on Thursday night in the first round of the Class 3A Lower State playoffs. “The kids played well,” Warriors coach James Graves said. “It was a good ball game. Both teams played hard and played well. Neither team hit the ball very well.” The Warriors scored the only […]
Top angler finds glory along the Waccamaw
Stetson Blaylock came to Georgetown last week to do a little fishing and went home $100,000 richer on Sunday. The angler from Benton, Ark., won the Bassmaster Elite tournament by catching 50.15 pounds of fish, nine ounces more than the second-place finisher, Scott Canterbury of Odenville, Ala. “I look back at every bass I lost […]
Top anglers return to county in search of $100K prize
Georgetown County’s five rivers will be full of fishermen angling for a $100,000 jackpot starting Thursday, as the Bassmaster Elite Series returns to the area. The series is the highest level of professional bass fishing tournaments. Georgetown is the fourth stop of 10 this year. Anglers will begin their day each morning around 7 a.m. […]
Boys launch campaign for skate park
Three boys are looking for a safe place to do fakies, pops, grinds and flips. Stowe Benston, Jayce Heenan and Truman Miller have started a campaign to build support for a skate park in the Pawleys Island area. Stowe is skateboarder. Jayce and Truman ride scooters. “A lot of the community likes skateboarding,” said Stowe, […]
Warriors ready to defend Coastal Invitational title
Play is under way at Warrior Field as Waccamaw High hosts the 13th annual Coastal Invitational Baseball Tournament. The Warriors are the defending champions. “Every time I put the uniform on I think we’ve got a chance to win, so I think we have a good chance to win it.” senior outfielder Austin Hansmeyer said. […]
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Georgetown County Board of Education: First and third Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Beck Education Center. For details, go to gcsd.k12.sc.us. Georgetown County Council: Second and fourth Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, 129 Screven St., Georgetown. For details, go to georgetowncountysc.org. Pawleys Island Town Council: Second Mondays, 5 p.m. Town Hall, 323 Myrtle Ave. For details, go to townofpawleysisland.com. , .
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