Mike Duprez

North Myrtle Beach

Sports Writer at Freelance

Freelance sports writer/photographer for @MyHorryNews, @HighSchoolonSI and others.

Articles

Carolina Forest football leans on fast-paced offense in spring practice

1 week ago | myhorrynews.com | Mike Duprez

Carolina Forest quarterback Kamren Long took the snap, executed a play-action fake to tailback Jaryn Fox and scanned the field. Fox then ran a pass route to the left as Long looked on. Long eventually fired a tight spiral to Fox, who caught it in stride to a smattering of cheers from teammates and coaches. They’ll want to do that in August. Right now, it’s May and spring football practice. “It’s going OK,” said Carolina Forest head coach Marc Morris. “The kids are working hard.
A.L. Brown sets 2025 football schedule

1 week ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

A.L. Brown has set its 2025 football schedule. The Wonders are coming off a 5-6 season in which they finished fifth in the 4-A Greater Metro Conference and lost to Weddington in the first round of the state playoffs. Because of NCHSAA realignment, A.L. Brown is now a 7-A school in a split 6-A/7-A conference with Cox Mill (7-A), Hickory Ridge (7-A), West Cabarrus (7-A), Berry Academy (6-A), Central Cabarrus (6-A), Harding University (6-A) and Olympic (6-A).
Cardinal Gibbons has challenging 2025 football schedule

1 week ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

Cardinal Gibbons has a challenging 2025 football schedule as the Crusaders seek another deep playoff run. The Crusaders were 12-2 in 2024 and reached the 4-A state semifinals, where they lost to conference rival Rolesville. The Rams were the only team to beat Cardinals Gibbons last year and the combined margin was 10 points, with the regular-season game going to overtime.
Aynor softball crushes Oceanside Collegiate, reaches state finals once again

2 weeks ago | myhorrynews.com | Mike Duprez

Playing for a softball state championship increasingly looks like an extension of the regular season for Aynor. Maddie Johnson celebrated her 18th birthday by throwing a two-hitter with 15 strikeouts, Alivia Hess blasted a three-run homer and the Blue Jackets overcame a sluggish start to rout Oceanside Collegiate Academy 9-0 on Friday to win the 3A Lower State championship. “We got off to a slow start but that’s OK,” said Aynor coach Tony Mills. “That’s why you play seven innings.
Vote: Who should be the North Carolina high school softball player of the year?

2 weeks ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

The regular season is over for high school softball in North Carolina, and it’s time to see who fans think is the 2025 player of the year. Here are 15 players to consider. Voting closes June 8 at 11:59 PT. The North Carolina commit had a spectacular final season in the circle, going 16-3 with an 0.47 earned run average and 260 strikeouts in 120 innings. Opponents batted a measly .090 against her.
High school notebook: Aynor softball leads spring area success as Horry sports continue

2 weeks ago | myhorrynews.com | Mike Duprez |Joe Wedra

Aynor softball coach Tony Mills didn’t address whether his team was looking to make a statement Monday night, May 19. The Blue Jackets had already answered that with their play. Maddie Johnson blasted a walk-off grand slam, Alivia Hess tossed a three-hitter and the Blue Jackets overwhelmed Oceanside Collegiate Academy, 13-1, in a five-inning winners’ bracket game in the Class 3A Lower State tournament. “We try to tell them we’ve played 28 important games this year,” Mills said.
Vote: Who should be the North Carolina high school baseball player of the year?

2 weeks ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

The regular season is over for high school baseball in North Carolina, and it’s time to see who fans think is the 2025 player of the year. Here are 15 players to consider. Voting closes June 8 at 11:59 PT. The South Carolina commit was a pivotal force in the Crusaders’ second straight NCISAA 3-A state championship. Roupe hit .382 with a team-leading 6 home runs and 31 RBIs. On the mound, he was 7-3 with a 2.01 earned run average and 100 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings.
A closer look at the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee football schedule

3 weeks ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee has established itself as a power in North Carolina high school football and the Eagles are playing a schedule befitting of that status. A boarding school in northern Georgia just across the border from North Carolina, Rabun Gap plays in the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association. The Eagles are reigning 4-A state champions and, as usual, loaded with talent.
'We never quit': North Myrtle Beach baseball stays alive with dramatic rally

3 weeks ago | myhorrynews.com | Mike Duprez

North Myrtle Beach’s season was slipping away, hanging by a thread Thursday night. But the Chiefs, after trailing nearly the entire game, scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out a dramatic 7-6 win over Beach Region rival Conway in a 5A-Division 2 elimination game. On a night in which the Chiefs (20-7) mustered just two hits and trailed 6-2, they survived to play at least one more day.
Vote: Who should be the South Carolina high school softball player of the year?

3 weeks ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

The regular season is over for high school softball in South Carolina, and it’s time to see who fans think is the 2025 player of the year. Here are 15 players to consider. Voting closes May 31 at 11:59 PT. Rinse, wash and repeat. Boulware is raking again in 2025 with a .582 batting average, leads the state with 17 home runs and has 38 RBIs. The daughter of former NFL player Michael Boulware hit 19 home runs as a freshman. Smith was one of the state’s best powers last year and is so again in 2025.