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<p><strong>TENNIS</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Bobcats sweep past Eagles for first region win</strong></p>
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<p>Bluffton girls tennis swept to its first Region 7-4A win with a 6-0 victory over Beaufort High on Thursday.</p>
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<p>The Bobcats won four of the six matches in straight sets and outlasted the Eagles in a pair of three-set thrillers after dropping the opening set to finish off the sweep.</p>
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<p>The Eagles are back in action Thursday, hosting James Island.</p>
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<p><strong>Bluffton 6, Beaufort High 0</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Singles</strong></p>
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<p>1. Gianna Wilson def. Sophie McMullen 6-2, 6-1</p>
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<p>2. Ellory Pruitt def. Maddie Cofare 2-6, 6-2, 10-5</p>
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<p>3. Taylor Welch def. Natalie Tuberville 6-0, 6-3</p>
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<p>4. Olivia Boshaw def. Aisha Arora 4-6, 6-1, 10-8</p>
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<p>5. Kensley Kaney def. Tallie Pendarvis 6-3, 6-0</p>
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<p><strong>Doubles</strong></p>
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<p>2. Abby Stevens/Annastacia Federinko def. Julia Pollitzer/Hannah Fennel 6-4,6-0</p>
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<p><strong>CROSS COUNTRY</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Bennett, Antia&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p><strong>pace Eagles at&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Pee Dee Classic</strong></p>
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<p>Charlie Bennett and Charlize Antia notched a pair of top-five finishes Saturday to lead Beaufort High cross country at the Pee Dee Classic in Florence.</p>
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<p>Bennett (17:00.10) was fantastic, taking third place in a stellar field. Eighth-grader Gavin Moore (17:27.10) finished in sixth, and Connor Eby (17:30.50) was right behind in eighth to help the Eagles (114 pts) claim fourth place in the team standings.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Antia (20:26.60) continued her strong start to the season in fifth place while teammate Anna Brown (22:01.00) took 13th to earn Beaufort (182 pts) a seventh-place finish.</p>
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<p>Beaufort High is back in action at the Military Magnet Academy Invitational on Saturday.</p>
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<p><strong>Seahawks sweep&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p><strong>team titles at&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Sand Shark Classic</strong></p>
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<p>Hilton Head High cross country took home the hardware at the Sand Shark Classic, sweeping the boys’ and girls’ races Saturday on USCB’s Bluffton campus.</p>
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<p>The Seahawk girls (32 pts) held off a strong Bluffton side (35 pts), as four HHIHS runners placed in the top eight. Cynthia Gudaitis (20:04.80) led the way in second place as North Charleston’s Ellie Timmons (19:53.60) claimed the individual title.</p>
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<p>Hilton Head’s boys followed suit with a first-place finish, as Caden Thune (16:36.30) edged out Bluffton’s Earlon Baker (16:40.60) for the individual title. All five scoring runners finished in the top 10 for the Seahawks (28 pts).</p>
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<p>Seventh-grader Brookelynne Daugherty (22:53.70) impressed on the girls’ side for Battery Creek in 10th, and John Paul II’s Brady Mahoney (23:09.20) was right behind in 11th.</p>
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<p>Daniel Reedy (18:21.80) finished 12th in the boys’ race for Holy Trinity, Blake Hubic (18:50.80) took 17th for John Paul II, and Aiden Northway (19:57.00) put together a solid run for Battery Creek. Eighth-grader Raimund Roell (20:42.10) led Whale Branch.</p>
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<p>For daily sports coverage from around the Lowcountry, visit LowcoSports.com.</p>
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<p><em>Above: Beaufort’s Madelyn Confare returns the ball to Bluffton’s Ellory Pruitt during the first set of their No. 2 singles match Thursday, Sept. 23, at Beaufort High School. Confare lost to Pruitt, 6-2, 2-6, 5-10. The Eagles lost to the visiting Bobcats, 6-0. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>
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