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Glued to the tube, millions of people were set to watch Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday.

Meanwhile, a little earlier the members of the football squads at Georgetown High School recognized their o ... ]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/GHS-football-banquet-honors-team-members By Tommy Howard

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Blake Hurston set a school record Friday in his last home game for Lowcountry Prep of Pawleys Island.

In a nail-biter of a game, Hurston scored 44 points, an all-time school record.

He ... ]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Lowcountry-Prep_-Hurston-sets-school--career-records By Tommy Howard

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Georgetown's Bulldogs boys' varsity basketball team won both its games last week, notching a spot for itself in regional play-offs.

The notch was cut deep when Georgetown won Friday over Nor ... ]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/GHS-boys-win-pair-of-games Girls' basketball games start at 6 p.m.; boys about 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 2

Boys

Creek Bridge 61, Carvers Bay 60 (Away)

Georgetown 50, St. James 31 (Home)

Andrews 53, Waccamaw 43 (W-Home)

Lowcountry Prep __, Pal ... ]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Feb--8_-Scoreboard-and-Upcoming-basketball-schedule By Tommy Howard

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Yellow Jackets of Andrews buzzed past the Waccamaw Warriors and the Hanahan Hawks last week.

The Andrews team won Friday over Hanahan 60-52 in an away game.

On Tuesday, the Yellow Jacke ... ]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Andrews-wins-a-couple By Tommy Howard

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Chandler Murphy has played organized soccer with a bunch of her friends since the second grade.

All that time and practice and competition paid off for her and her family on Thursday morning ... ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:07:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/WHS--Murphy-signs-for-soccer-scholarship-at-Wingate By Tommy Howard

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"Two country boys can look out for each other."

-- Penelope Chestnut

Those words from the mom of one of two Carvers Bay Bears who signed with the University of Central Florida on ... ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:07:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/CBHS-Bears-Chestnut--Geathers-sign-w-Central-Florida By Tommy Howard

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Waccamaw's Lady Warriors won a close contest against the Andrews Lady Yellow Jackets.

Final score in the Tuesday match-up at Pawleys Island was Waccamaw 50, Andrews 44.

Coach Jessica Pressley said Ya ... ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:57:45 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Waccamaw-girls-win-over-Andrews An overwhelming crowd of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fans stood outside the Myrtle Beach Convention Center last Saturday night to see the first-ever bouts held there.

Ticket sales for the lower level were sold out by lunch, and approximately 1,000 ... ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:57:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Locals-win-in--Bash-at-the-Beach--cage-fight By Tommy Howard

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"We were up in the beginning of the third quarter," coach Dennis Britton said of his Carvers Bay girls.

"After our starting center -- who had 18 rebounds -- fouled out, we went downhill from there."

... ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:57:43 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Carvers-Bay-girls-have-4-point-loss Craig Casselman is a proud alumnus of Andrews High School and is working to have an alumni baseball game to raise money for new uniforms for the high school team.

A game that was planned for Saturday, Feb. 6 had to be changed because of necessary ... ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:57:42 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Andrews-alumni-game-changed By Tommy Howard

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Davious Chestnut and Clayton Geathers, stand-out football players at Carvers Bay High School, have signed to play for the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

The two Bears will become ... ]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:17:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Carvers-Bay-pair-sign-with-Central-Florida By Tommy Howard

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• GHS has 'best shooting night'

Georgetown's Bulldogs had a good first quarter in their game against Socastee, with 22 points.

"It was the best shooting night we had of the seaso ... ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:08:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Bulldogs-defeat-Socastee-Braves By Tommy Howard

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Ben Grant is a good athlete and leading scorer for the Georgetown High School boys' varsity basketball team.

"He's a well-rounded student," coach Alvin "Stitch" Walker says as he describes t ... ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:08:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Student-athlete-_-Ben-Grant-wants-to-be-athletic-trainer By Tommy Howard

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NOTE: Kids who play sports are physically active and competitive, by the very nature of what they do.

It's important, though, to occasionally take a look at these student athletes beyond the ... ]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:08:00 GMT http://www.gtowntimes.com/sports/Student-athlete-_-Alyssa-Daniel-motivates-others By Tommy Howard