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<p><strong>SOFTBALL</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Dolphins get final tune-up before playoffs</strong></p>
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<p>Battery Creek went 2-1-1 against a strong field at the Palmetto Invitational over the weekend.</p>
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<p>The Dolphins started off with a 1-1 tie with Ashley Ridge, then came back for a 5-2 victory over Cane Bay in their second game. Battery Creek suffered its only loss of the tournament, 3-2 to eventual champion Fort Dorchester, before closing out the weekend with a 10-9 win over Summerville.</p>
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<p>Battery Creek was scheduled to play a doubleheader against Wade Hampton on Monday, but the Red Devils forfeited those games. The Dolphins (14-8-1) will be the No. 1 seed in the Class 3A District 8 tournament and open the double-elimination tournament at home against Loris on Thursday.</p>
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<p><strong>BOYS SOCCER</strong></p>
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<p><strong>BA breezes past Cathedral</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort Academy’s boys maintained their winning streak with a 4-1 victory over Cathedral Academy on Monday.</p>
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<p>Edward McCormick scored two goals, and Elijah Fess and Ben Trask added one apiece for the Eagles.</p>
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<p>BA (12-1, 6-0) hosts Charleston Collegiate at 6 p.m. Thursday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>Holy Trinity falls to JPII</strong></p>
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<p>Gabe Orta-Carrillo scored a hat trick to lead John Paul II’s boys to a 4-2 win over Holy Trinity on April 17.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Sebastian Laverde added a goal for the Golden Warriors, while Marcello Vera had two assists and Noah Brock added one.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Levi Dyer and Jacob Beach each scored a goal for the Lions, who stayed in the game thanks to 15 saves from Addison Wilson.</p>
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<p>Holy Trinity (3-4) hosts Beaufort Academy on May 1.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>GIRLS SOCCER</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Lions blank JPII&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p>Holy Trinity’s girls shut out John Paul II 3-0 on April 17 to remain undefeated.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Mills Langehans scored two goals and Lydia Mahan added one for the Lions, while Mary Clanton Bozard made seven saves to record the clean sheet.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The Lions (6-0-1) are off until May 1, when they host Beaufort Academy for a region matchup.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>BASEBALL</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Eagles go 2-1 at H.I.T.</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort High went 2-1 at the Hanahan Invitational Tournament earlier this week.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The Eagles lost 13-0 to Riverside (Va.) in their first game before rebounding for an 11-5 win over Nansemond River (Va.) and a 6-5 victory over South Lakes (Va.).</p>
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<p>The Eagles (20-5) will be the No. 1 seed in the Class 4A District 7 tournament and open at home against Brookland-Cayce on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>BOYS TENNIS</strong></p>
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<p><strong>BHS closes regular season with win</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort High swept both doubles courts to edge Summerville 4-3 in a non-region matchup Monday to end the regular season.</p>
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<p>Griffin Stone and Diego Ladino teamed up for the clinching victory in the deciding No. 1 doubles match. Ladino and Merritt Patterson also won singles matches, and Casey Hoogenboom and Bodie Daniel teamed up to win at No. 2 doubles.</p>
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<p>The Region 7-4A champion Eagles (10-2) have a first-round bye in the Class 4A playoffs and will host a second-round match Tuesday.</p>
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