<h3 style="text-align: center;">Local high school teams begin preparation for upcoming season</h3>
<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Beaufort High School football practice is in full swing. Here, running back Logan Adkins plants his foot and makes a cut during practice Monday, July 30, at the BHS practice field. The 2018 football season will officially begin with a non-conference home game Friday, Aug. 17, against AC Flora. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>

[caption id="attachment_36953" align="aligncenter" width="1020"]<a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/RES8851.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-36953" src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/RES8851-1024x687.jpg" alt="" width="1020" height="684"></a> It wouldn’t be preseason football practice without doing wind sprints. Here, the Beaufort High School Eagles try to improve their “wind” by doing some of the dreaded 100-yard dashes from goal line to goal line.[/caption]