Sports

Scores, highlights, features, and schedules for local sports across Beaufort County. From high school athletics and scholastic competitions to community leagues and area sporting events, this category celebrates Lowcountry athletes and teams while providing game reports, profiles, photo galleries, and season previews that matter to fans and families in the region.

Electric turns: Local women compete in St. Helena’s first professional rodeo event

Women’s barrel racing became a competitive sport in 1948, when what is now called the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association was formed. That means 33-year-old Anna Johnson of Beaufort, who got her first barrel racing horse at 13, has been part of the sport for a quarter of its existence.

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Dolphins come up short in region title bid

The stands were packed, the band was on fire, and for the first time in what felt like forever, the stakes — and the expectations — were sky-high at Battery Creek. The Dolphins did everything they could, keeping their die-hard fans biting their nails until the final seconds before Philip Simmons escaped with a 42-33 win and captured its third straight Region 5-2A title.

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Holy Trinity Middle school volleyball wins end-of-season tournament

Holy Trinity won three matches to win Hilton Head Christian Academy’s annual end-of-season middle school girls’ volleyball tournament held Oct. 19–22. The field included Hilton Head Christian’s A and B teams, Cross Schools, Hilton Head Prep, St. Francis Catholic School of Hilton Head, Riverview Charter School, and Holy Trinity.

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