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<p><strong>Eagles remain undefeated</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort High made a resounding statement in the opener of its three-game Region 7-4A series with county rival Hilton Head High, winning 13-2 on the road Monday.</p>
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<p>Ethan Graham struck out six over six strong innings to earn the win and went 3-for-4 with an RBI at the plate for the Eagles. Paul Winland was 3-for-5 with a double, Luke Londono was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, Jeffrey Smyth was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, and Reed Reichel was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Beaufort.</p>
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<p>Last week, Beaufort beat Thomas Heyward 11-1 in five innings. Oliver Holmes struck out 10 and limited the Rebels to one run and three hits in an abbreviated complete game and went 1-for-3 with three RBIs at the plate. Jacob Anderson and Winland each had two hits and an RBI, Londono added two hits, and Reichel drove in four runs.</p>
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<p>The Eagles (9-0, 1-0) were set to host the Seahawks (7-3, 0-1) for game 2 of the series at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and travel to Hilton Head High for the finale at 6:30 p.m. Friday.</p>
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<p><strong>SOFTBALL</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Dolphins get first win, go 0-3 in tourney</strong></p>
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<p>After a tough start to the season against a challenging schedule, Battery Creek got on track with a 9-3 home win over Colleton County on Tuesday, March 12.</p>
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<p>Alexis Ortiz went 2-for-3 with two homers and three RBIs and struck out 11 over five shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk. Emily Crosby was 2-for-3 with a double, a homer, and three RBIs, and McKenzie Young had two hits and scored a run.</p>
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<p>Two days later, Colleton Prep scored four runs with two outs in the seventh to send the visiting Dolphins to a 7-6 defeat. Young was 2-for-2 with two runs, Ortiz had a hit and an RBI, and Kelsey Hill and Jamiah Johnson each drove in a run for the Dolphins.</p>
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<p>Battery Creek went 0-3 against tough competition at the Byrnes Invitational on Saturday. The Dolphins lost to Hillcrest (7-1), Broome (6-5), and Dorman (7-0).&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Battery Creek (1-7) was set to travel to May River for a key Region 8-3A matchup Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>BHS falls to Sharks</strong></p>
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<p>May River erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning to turn a close game into an 18-6 rout over host Beaufort High on Monday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Lillian Bearden and Carleigh Coolong each had a hit and two RBIs, and Madison Sanchez was 2-for-3 and scored a run for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Beaufort (1-5) travels to Woodland on Friday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>THA spoils BA’s debut</strong></p>
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<p>Thomas Heyward Academy spoiled the debut of Beaufort Academy’s softball rebirth with an 18-4 home win Thursday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Emily Wilson was 2-for-3 and scored a run, and Anna Grace Dennis was 1-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs for the Eagles, who played their first varsity softball game since 2008.</p>
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<p>BA (0-1) was slated to travel to John Paul II on Tuesday.</p>
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<p><strong>SOCCER</strong></p>
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<p><strong>BA boys top JPII, HHP</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort Academy’s boys scored the game’s first four goals en route to a 5-2 home win over John Paul II on Wednesday, March 13. Ben Trask had three goals and an assist, and Edward McCormick scored a goal for the Eagles, who led 4-0 at halftime.</p>
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<p>A day earlier, BA put on a strong defensive performance in a 2-0 victory at Hilton Head Prep. Trask and Thomas Holladay each scored a goal for the Eagles, and David Mathai had three saves to record the shutout in goal.</p>
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<p>BA (3-1) was scheduled to host Holy Trinity on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>BA girls fall twice&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p>John Paul II’s girls put on a dominant performance in a 7-0 win at Beaufort Academy on Wednesday, March 13. The Eagles also lost 9-1 to Hilton Head Prep on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Arianna Gonzalez scored the lone goal for the Eagles against HHP, and Amelia Huebel made 12 saves.</p>
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<p><strong>GOLF</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Eagles tie for 2nd in first region meet</strong></p>
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<p>Hilton Head High claimed a 24-shot win in the first Region 7-4A match of the season Thursday at Dogwood Hills Country Club.</p>
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<p>The Seahawks posted a team score of 152 for a comfortable win over Bluffton (176), Beaufort High (176), and Colleton County (218).&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Jack Lubkin led the Eagles with a 41, followed by Riley Kase (42), George Cooler (46), Max Kase (47), and Mason Westerfield (47).</p>
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<p><strong>TENNIS</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Eagles come up just short vs. Seahawks</strong></p>
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<p>Hilton Head High won two third-set tiebreakers and another close match to edge Region 7-4A rival Beaufort High 4-3 on Thursday.</p>
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<p>Alex Ruckno and Brent Geist each won marathon third-set tiebreakers, and Conrad Alford won two tight sets, including a second-set tiebreaker to help the Seahawks pull off the close win. Alford and Ruckno sealed the victory with a win at No. 1 doubles.</p>
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<p>Merritt Patterson and Mitchell Russell earned singles wins, and Bodie Daniel and Casey Hoogenboom teamed up for a doubles victory for BHS.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>BHS opened region play with a 6-0 win over Bluffton two days earlier, winning all six matches in straight sets.</p>
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<p>The Eagles (2-1, 1-1) were slated to face Colleton County in a region match Tuesday.</p>
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<p><strong>BA loses close match to HHP</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort Academy came up just short against SCISA 2A power Hilton Head Prep on Thursday, losing 5-4.</p>
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<p>Daniel Richards, Jack McDougall, and Connor Aivaz each won singles matches, and Richards and Larry Lindsay teamed up for a doubles win for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>EQUESTRIAN</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Gray qualifies for Zone 5 competition</strong></p>
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<p>Cheyanne Gray of Beaufort, a member of USC Aiken's Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Hunt Seat Team, earned enough points during a regional competition to advance to the IHSA Zone 5 show at Auburn University on March 30. The achievement sets a record for USC Aiken.</p>
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<p>The show at Auburn will include riders from seven states. Gray moves on in the novice fences category.</p>
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