Rusty Charpia took a gamble on starting an eighth-grader on the mound with the season on the line — and it paid off. Rylan Bullis pitched five strong innings and Brookland-Cayce held off a late Beaufort rally to win 5-4 on Monday in a Class 3A Lower State elimination game. The Bearcats travel to Hanahan on Wednesday for the Lower State championship, needing to win … Continue reading Eighth grader helps keep Brookland-Cayce baseball season alive against Beaufort

FLORENCE, S.C. — South Florence won 7-4 Monday over Lugoff-Elgin, clinching its bracket and setting up a lower-state final against cross-town rival West Florence. The Knights won the two regular-season games over the Bruins by scores of 2-0 and 4-3. Their best-of-3 lower-state finals begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Knights’ home field. Game 2 is 6:30 p.m. Friday at South, and the deciding … Continue reading South Florence softball wins bracket, will face West Florence for lower-state crown

PREP SOFTBALL FLORENCE – Sticking to the game plan has been what’s worked all season for the West Florence softball team. So Saturday was no different, and it led to a 10-0, five-inning rout of Colleton County. What is different this time, however, is the Knights are now one of 4A’s final four teams after capturing the Lower State Bracket II title against the Cougars. … Continue reading THE NEXT CHALLENGE

FLORENCE – It was a moment the South Florence baseball team had trained and prepared for all season, senior Luke Miller said. “The things that you practice end up being important in games,” he added, still smiling and showing no ill effects of the victory dogpile that capped off his evening. Situational moments the Bruins coaching staff harped on leading up to Friday’s game against … Continue reading Big moments lift Bruins into LS title series

FLORENCE – Bobby Jones isn’t dwelling too much on Saturday’s 12-0, six-inning loss to Lugoff-Elgin. “We’re going to burn this one,” the South Florence softball coach said. “This one (doesn’t) matter. It’s a one-game set Monday – winner-take-all.” The Bruins will have more than 48 hours to move on from what was a rough game against the Demons in all three phases. SFHS (21-9) pitching … Continue reading All 3 phases struggle in lopsided loss for SFHS

FLORENCE, S.C. – It was a moment the South Florence baseball team had trained and prepared for all season, senior Luke Miller said. “The things that you practice end up being important in games,” he added, still smiling and showing no ill effects of the victory dogpile that capped off his evening. Situational moments the Bruins coaching staff harped on leading up to Friday’s game … Continue reading South Florence comes through in big moments, advances to lower state title series

FLORENCE, S.C. – Sticking to the game plan has been what’s worked all season for the West Florence softball team. So Saturday was no different, and it led to a 10-0, five-inning rout of Colleton County. What is different this time, however, is the Knights are now one of 4A’s final four teams after capturing the Lower State Bracket II title against the Cougars. West … Continue reading WFHS softball rolls past Colleton County into lower state title series

FLORENCE, S.C. – Bobby Jones isn’t dwelling too much on Saturday’s 12-0, six-inning loss to Lugoff-Elgin. “We’re going to burn this one,” the South Florence softball coach said. “This one (doesn’t) matter. It’s a one-game set Monday – winner-take-all.” The Bruins will have more than 48 hours to move on from what was a rough game against the Demons in all three phases. SFHS (21-9) … Continue reading All 3 phases struggle for South Florence softball in loss to Lugoff-Elgin

Brian Alderson couldn’t find the words. The North Myrtle Beach baseball coach had never seen anything like what he witnessed on Friday night, and he wasn’t afraid to say it. His Chiefs team pulled off an improbable comeback in the district finals against James Island, scoring nine runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win a 10-9 game that will be remembered at … Continue reading North Myrtle baseball team rallies from eight runs down in final inning to win playoff thriller