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LeeShawn Cromedy signs with North Greenville University

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:33:00 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Georgetown -- Georgetown High's LeeShawn Cromedy signed to play football at North Greenville University last week.

"This is a chance for me to show off the pride of my school," Cromedy said. "Show off ...

Georgetown boys beat North Myrtle Beach in overtime

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:32:54 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Georgetown -- A free throw by Marquise Besselieu in overtime gave Georgetown's boys basketball team a 37-36 win over North Myrtle Beach last week.

"You know I want to win an ugly game," Bulldogs' coac ...

Nick Davis signs with Greenville Titans

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:33:01 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Pawleys Island -- Waccamaw High's Nick Davis signed to play for the Greenville Titans and attend Greenville Tech last week.

The Titans are a club team that plays against other club teams and college j ...

Lady Bulldogs fall to Lady Chiefs

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:32:57 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Georgetown High's girls basketball team battled back from a 30-point deficit in the fourth quarter last, but ran out of time and lost 62-47 to North Myrtle Beach.

The Chiefs dominated the first three ...

Carvers Bay girls beaten and bloodied

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:32:52 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Carvers Bay's girls basketball team lost 63-40 to Latta last week, in a very physical game that left several Bears limping and one bloodied.

"Our girls played as hard as they could," Carvers Bay coach ...

Carvers Bay boys top Latta

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:32:50 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Carvers Bay's boys basketball team beat Latta 78-51 last week..

The Bears took a 19-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended it to 37-24 at the half and 59-35 at the end of the third.

"Ou ...

Taylor King signs with USC Sumter

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:33:14 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Waccamaw High School senior Taylor King signed a scholarship offer Tuesday to play soccer at the University of South Carolina - Sumter.

"It has the small school feel I was looking for," King said. "It's ...

Andrews boys win shootout with Lake City

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:42:47 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Andrews High's boys basketball team had to withstand furious rallies by Lake City in the last two minutes of both halves of last week before pulling out a 78-75 come-from-behind victory.

"We knew it w ...

Penalty gives Georgetown wrestlers unlikely win

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:43:00 GMT

Trailing Conway High School by seven points going into the last match of the night last week, Georgetown High wrestling coach Sean Griffin knew the best he could hope for was a pin by Juwan Gibbs, which would give the Bulldogs six points.

What he ...

Andrews gets first region win

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:42:58 GMT

Andrews High's boys basketball team got its first region win of the season on Friday night, a 63-61 overtime victory over Manning.

It was the first time since early in the season that Yellow Jackets' coach Kevin Branham had his entire roster availab ...

Warriors outwrestle Panthers

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:32:43 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Waccamaw High's wrestling team went 1-2 at a tri-match against Carolina Forest, Loris and Timberland last week.

The Warriors beat the Class AAAA Panthers, but lost to the Class AA Lions and Wolves.

A ...

Waccamaw rally falls short in loss to Marion

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:32:41 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

No one expected a dogfight before the boys basketball teams from Waccamaw and Marion high schools took to the court on Friday night.

The Swamp Foxes came into the game with 11 wins. The Warriors came ...

Lady Warriors fall to Swamp Foxes

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:32:38 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Waccamaw High's girls basketball team was outscored 30-4 in the third quarter against Marion on Friday en route to a 67-33 defeat.

The Warriors were held scoreless for the first 5 minutes of the game, ...

Harrison Richmond competing at Australian Open juniors tournament

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:42:23 GMT

Waccamaw High School senior Harrison Richmond is in Australia competing in the Australian Open Junior Championships.

He is one of 10 Americans competing for the junior title.

Qualifying began Thursday and the tournament starts Sunday.

Richmond w ...

Rachael Exum scores 42 in Lowcountry Prep victory

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:32:14 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Rachael Exum scored 42 points to lead Lowcountry Prep School past Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 73-41 on Tuesday night.

It was a school record for a Fighting Marlins girls player, and the second m ...

Slow start dooms Fighting Marlins in loss

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:42:25 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Lowcountry Prep Schools boys basketball was held to one point in the first quarter of a 64-32 loss to Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach on Tuesday night.

"We continue to struggle at the start of every ...

High school sports schedule

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:42:22 GMT

Here is a sports schedule for Georgetown County's five high schools for the upcoming week.

Friday, Jan. 20

Basketball: Andrews at Manning, JV 4:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.; Georgetown at Wilson, girls at 6 p.m., boys follow; Marion at Waccamaw, gir ...

Bears and Warriors pick up region wins

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:42:20 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Here's a wrapup of the recent high school boys basketball action.

Carvers Bay

A dominant first half propelled the Bears to a 74-54 victory over Green Sea-Floyds on Tuesday night.

Carvers Bay led ...

Andrews picks up first region win in two years

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:42:18 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Here's a wrapup of the recent girls high school basketball action.

Andrews

The Yellow Jackets beat Timberland 50-30 on Jan. 13 for their first Region VII win in two years.

Andrews held a one-poi ...

Carvers Bay bounces back against Johnsonville

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:41:47 GMT

Here is a wrapup of some of the high school basketball action from Thursday and Friday.

Carvers Bay

The Bears' boys team improved to 9-8 overall and 4-1 in Region VIII-A with a 67-59 win over Johnsonville on Friday night.

Carvers Bay led 21-9 ...

Georgetown wrestlers fall to North Myrtle Beach

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:41:51 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Georgetown High's wrestling team lost 51-13 to region rival North Myrtle Beach last week.

Jamel Smith (182) and Jalil Smith (195) picked up pins for the Bulldogs and Deion Windley (125) won on points. ...

Lady Bears fall to Latta

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:41:53 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Carvers Bay High's girls basketball team was held to three points in the third quarter in a 69-36 loss to Latta last week.

"We definitely played with no heart," Bears coach Joe Epps said. "We came out ...

Carvers Bay boys lose to Latta

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:41:49 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Carvers Bay's boys basketball lost 54-48 to Latta last week, its first region defeat of the season.

"This is one we let get away," Bears coach Jeff Mezzatesta said. "When you can beat a region opponen ...

Rachael Exum scores 1000th point for Lowcountry Prep

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:22:10 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Lowcountry Prep School junior Rachael Exum got a surprise in the first quarter of Friday night's home game against Coastal Christian: She scored the 1,000 point of her career.

Fighting Marlins coach D ...

Georgetown holds off Andrews

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:22:09 GMT

By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Georgetown High's boys basketball team got a boost going into region play with a 51-34 win over Andrews on Friday night.

The Bulldogs host Socastee tonight in the Region VIII-AAA opener.

"I think we ...