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Preseason polls include local teamsWednesday, Nov. 19, 2008The Burke boys basketball team begins the 2008-09 season the same way it ended last season. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 2 in the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association preseason poll after finishing as state runners-up last winter with a 25-2 record. Southside, which beat the Bulldogs in the title game, heads up the Class AA poll. Read story. Burke picked No. 2 in preseason pollSunday, Nov. 16, 2008The Burke boys basketball team begins the 2008-09 the same way it ended last season. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 2 in the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association preseason poll after finishing as state runner-up last season with a 25-2 record. Southside, which beat the Bulldogs in the title game, heads up the Class AA poll. The Goose Creek Gators have become a force under coach Brad Dobbels. and this season will be no exception. Read story. Wando's Glover tabbed state's best in AAAA volleyballWednesday, Nov. 12, 2008Wando's Christina Glover has been named the Class AAAA volleyball player of the year by the Coaches Association of Women's Sports (CAWS) and is one of five local players named to the organization's Class AAAA all-state team. The other local players to be named all-state in Class AAAA are Meredith Mutispaugh and Elizabeth Miler, Summerville; Larz Chabra, Wando, and Tory Shepherd, Berkeley. Read story. Raptors seek to top volleyball nemesis JohnsonvilleWednesday, Nov. 5, 2008The Academic Magnet volleyball players enter tonight's Class A Lower State championship at Johnsonville with a 23-2 record and revenge on their minds. Read story. Unbeaten Wolves focus on push for AA football crownSunday, Nov. 2, 2008Plans call for lacrosse champions to be crowned in '09-10Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008The High School League will crown state champions in lacrosse beginning with the 2009-10 academic year. The organization's executive committee recently voted 11-0 to sanction the sport. Read story. Cobras face toughest opponent yetWednesday, Oct. 22, 2008What a difference two weeks make. The Cane Bay football team began the season on probation and with an 0-6 record, getting outscored 301-25 in the process. Read story. Tough early schedule paying off for 6-A leader St. John'sSunday, Oct. 19, 2008A challenging non-conference to begin the season could lead to a region championship for the St. John's Islanders football team. Coach Larry Sechrist's squad dropped its first three games of the season to Class AA foes Burke, Bishop England and Hanahan. But the Islanders rallied to win four Region 6-A games and sit on top of the standings after a non-conference game against Bethune-Bowman on Friday. Read story. Middleton touted by ESPNWednesday, Oct. 15, 2008Khris Middleton's immense basketball talent hasn't gone unnoticed. ESPN released its superlatives for the Class of 2009, and Middleton, the Porter-Gaud standout who is headed to Texas A&M on a scholarship, was picked as the top shooting small forward in the country. Read story. Expectations high for Raptors in state swim meetWednesday, Oct. 8, 2008First-year Academic Magnet swimming coach A.J. Parks seems a little distracted this week even though his teams are super-sharp in their preparation for Saturday's Class AAA-AA-A state championship, which will be contested at Clemson University. But Parks has good reason not to be focused 1... Read story. Beaufort star Chisolm to miss action with knee injurySunday, Oct. 5, 2008Beaufort defensive end Duane Chisolm, one of the best football players in the state, will have an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of a knee injury he suffered in Friday night's 41-0 victory over James Island. Chisolm was injured in the second quarter. Read story. Chargers face tough test in Hilton Head PrepWednesday, Oct. 1, 2008The Northwood Academy football team rebounded from a loss to Porter-Gaud in Week 3 to pick up victories over First Baptist and Thomas Sumter to push its record to 4-1. "Those were good wins, but we have a huge test this week," Northwood coach Jerry Stoots said. "We'll see if we can sustain that momentum and to stay focused mentally." Read story. Stags' Ellington turns in special effort in routSunday, Sept. 28, 2008Berkeley's Bruce Ellington had one of the most memorable performances in Friday night's 51-14 Region 7-AAAA football victory over the James Island Trojans. Ellington caught six passes for 153 yards and a touchdown, but what gets your attention was his special team's play. He returned one kickoff for 85 yards and a touchdown and another kickoff 86 yards for a score. Ellington finished with 332 all-purpose yards. Read story. Timberland dominating both sides of the ballWednesday, Sept. 24, 2008The Timberland football team has been the most dominating squad in the state this season, thanks to a wealth of talent on both sides of the ball. The Wolves have scored 247 points en route to a 5-0 start. Their 49.4 scoring average puts them second in the state behind South Pointe. South Pointe has scored 210 points in four games for 52.5 points per game. Read story. Woodland aims to win region titleWednesday, Sept. 17, 2008The Woodland football team recorded its first winning record in the school's brief history with a 7-4 record last fall. Now the Wolverines want to take it one step further by winning their first region championship. Read story. Newer stories | Older stories |
Philip Bowman, a Charleston resident and graduate of Ohio State University, joined The Post and Courier as a news copy editor in 1996 and became the paper's high school sports beat writer in 1999. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist and first came to South Carolina as the editor of the Diocese of Charleston's newspaper in 1991.
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