Beaufort High fills volleyball coaching vacancy, adds girls lacrosse program
When Melissa Welch decided to coach Beaufort High School volleyball again, it wasn't with the intention of patching a position with considerable turnover in recent years.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort Academy welcomes new football coach, athletics director
When conversations began about Scott Richards joining the Beaufort Academy football staff, he didn't realize where they were headed.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBeaufort County's coaches gather for annual convocation
As a new season of high school sports kicks off with football practices underway this week, Beaufort County public schools high school coaches gathered at Bluffton High School for the…Click to...
View ArticleJaguars' new coach Nelson excited as area schools open football practice
How excited is new Ridgeland-Hardeeville head coach Jahmaal Nelson about the start of practice Friday?Click to Continue »
View ArticleWhale Branch wrestling hosting pancake fundraiser
The Whale Branch Early College High School wrestling team will host a flapjack fundraiser at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Applebee's restaurant at 2338 Boundary Street in Beaufort.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head Christian, Hilton Head Prep, Thomas Heyward open football practice
Prep football is officially underway.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHilton Head Island, area's public high schools open football practice
It isn't often you hear a football coach describe the first day of practice, a day teams finally get to hit the field for some organized work, as "mundane," but…Click to Continue »
View ArticleSchool district says new contract cuts athletic-insurance cost, but not enough
As the Beaufort County School District considers passing the cost of athletic insurance on to students in the 2015-16 school year, it managed to save money on its new policy.Click to Continue »
View ArticleArea high school football teams set for scrimmages this weekend
A week after hitting the practice field for the first time this season, most of the area's high school football teams face their first outside competition in the next two…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFormer Hilton Head Island goalkeeper Ritterbeck to play at Coker
Former Hilton Head Island High School goalkeeper Mike Ritterbeck has accepted an offer to play soccer at Coker College in Hartsville.Click to Continue »
View ArticleIsland Packet-Beaufort Gazette high school football podcast: Episode 1,...
Welcome to our first IP/BG Football Podcast! This fall, we're rolling out twice-a-week podcasts to give you the latest news and notes on high school football in the Lowcountry. Take…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFormer HHH goalkeeper Mike Ritterbeck to play at Coker College
Former Hilton Head Island High School goalkeeper Mike Ritterbeck has accepted an offer to play soccer at Coker College in Hartsville.Click to Continue »
View ArticleChanges coming to Class 2-A football playoffs in 2014
A new rule narrowing the field for the Class 2-A football playoffs would not have affected Battery Creek High School the past two years, but Dolphins coach Jim Shuman approves…Click to Continue »
View ArticleArea athletics directors support new check system for volunteers
Six months after an altercation between a volunteer coach and player at Bluffton High School led to changes in the district's policy for background checks, area athletics directors are...
View ArticleRidgeland-Hardeeville hosting Meet the Jaguars Day on Saturday
The Jasper County School District athletics department will hold a Meet the Jaguars Day on Saturday at the Ridgeland campus in the Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School multipurpose room from 11 a.m.Click...
View ArticleOur 2014 Lowcountry 11
With a new high school football season approaching, The Beaufort Gazette and The Island Packet sports staff sat down to select the inaugural Lowcountry 11. The list includes our selections…Click to...
View Article2014 High school football preview: Ridgeland-Hardeeville
Jahmaal Nelson strolled through his new kingdom with a smile and a nod, pushing a giant box of some unknown equipment in front of him. After depositing that, checking in…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMcCombs: High school football season is here
High school football season is upon us again.Click to Continue »
View Article2014 High School Football Preview: Battery Creek to add pistol formation
Alex Nelson felt he was on the path back after injuring his shoulder during a scrimmage before the 2013 football season.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHigh school football games return to WHHI-TV this fall
Hilton Head Island's WHHI-TV will again broadcast area high school football games this fall. The Covert Aire High School Football Bowl Series will feature a game of the week through…Click to Continue »
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