Mike Duprez

3 weeks ago | myhorrynews.com | Mike Duprez

First came the pitching. Now, the hitting is catching up. Horry Legion overwhelmed Whiteville 15-4 in six innings on Friday, June 6, at Ebbets Field in the Ripken complex with the sounds of the Carolina Country Music Fest booming nearby. Lately, the bats have been making noise for Horry Legion to the tune of 23 runs in the last two games. “I think we’re right where we need to be,” said Horry Legion head coach Jason Gore. “We’re starting to swing it.

3 weeks ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

Clinton, the reigning 2-A state champion, has set its 2025 football schedule. The Red Devils will be playing the same opponents from last season with home/away dates reversed. Leading the way for Clinton is rising senior running back Javen Cook, who had 1,824 yards and 21 touchdowns last year. Also back is rising junior running back Rhett Gilliam, who had 635 yards and 10 touchdowns. Gilliam ran for a pair of touchdowns in the state championship game.

3 weeks ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

Gaffney, one of the top football programs in South Carolina, has set its 2025 schedule. The Indians are coming off a 10-2 season that saw them reach the 5-A Division 2 state semifinals where they fell to eventual champion Northwestern. Quarterback Jayvon Gilmore, an Arkansas commit, leads a talented roster. Even before the season begins, the Indians will host a jamboree on Aug. 15 and their opponent is three-time defending state champion Dutch Fork, which won the 5-A Division 1 title last year.

3 weeks ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

Mount Pleasant has released its 2025 football schedule and, due to NCHSAA realignment, it will have a very different look. The Tigers are coming off a 9-3 season in which they won the 1-A/2-A Yadkin Valley Conference and reached the second round of the 2-A state playoffs. Since the NCHSAA doubled the number of classifications from four to eight, Mount Pleasant is now a 4-A school.

3 weeks ago | si.com | Mike Duprez

Six South Carolina high school softball state championships were decided this week, with one of them ending an epic 83-game winning streak. James F. Byrnes won a pair of thrillers after Summerville was within one win of claiming its third consecutive state championship. Here’s a look at what happened. James F. Byrnes defeats Summerville The Rebels claimed a pair of one-run thrillers after Summerville won the opener 3-0, with South Carolina commit Ansley Bennett throwing a five-hitter.