Josh Cruse

Some early rain, a 3-2 deficit, and five grueling hours on the court could not keep the Hammond boys tennis team from winning its first title since 1989 after the Skyawks defeated the Ben Lippen Falcons 5-3 Friday, May 1 in the SCISA 4A boys tennis state championship match. “My emotions are all over the place,” Hammond head coach Ellis […]

The Heathwood Hall Highlanders scored three goals in the final 30 seconds of the first half on their way to collect an 8-6 win over the Porter-Gaud Cyclones Friday, May 8 in the SCISA 4A girls lacrosse state championship game. “I’m really proud of them,” Heathwood Hall acting head coach Kristen Austin said. “I’m super humbled to be able to […]

The Cardinal New­man Cardinals got a goal from Jasper Westfall to defeat the Porter-Gaud Cyclones 1-nil Saturday, May 9 in the SCISA 4A Boys’ Soccer State Champi­onship game. “I think this feels the same way,” Cardinal New­man head coach Will Eudy said of winning his 12th title. “This is a different group of kids, a different team, a different mentality. […]

The Gray Collegiate War Eagles are headed to their fourth state championship game in five years after beating the Bishop England Battling Bishops 0-0 (4-1 in PKs) Saturday, May 15 in the 4A Boys Soccer Lower State Finals. “It’s unbelievable where we started with this crowd,” Gray Collegiate head coach Kevin Heise said. “We had a rough February. These guys […]

For the second straight year, the A.C. Flora Falcons will end the season in the 4A Girls Soccer State Championship game following a 1-nil win over the Dreher Blue Devils Friday, May 15. “It feels great,” A.C. Flora head coach Eric Navarro said. “We have a bend, don’t break mentality, and we play as hard as we can. Everybody says […]

“I remember being up 9-1 in the fifth inning and losing,” Bradwell said. “We played pretty well in that first game. Flora hit some balls that got out of there and we couldn’t get enough outs to get out of it. It was a good series. There were a lot of good players, good baseball. The second game didn’t go our way. We had similar weather as we do now. I remember Andy sliding across our infield when we got rained out. It was competitive. I think it’s going to be another good one this week, to get back at them for 2013.”

The Airport Eagles forced a decisive Game 3 after defeating the Hartsville Red Foxes 9-7 Thursday, May 21 in the second game of the 4A Baseball Lower State Championship Series. “We just had to be tough enough,” Airport head coach Casey Bradwell said. “We talk about being tough enough all the time. No matter what, good or bad, it doesn’t […]

Former assistant coach Chris Reed leads the Eau Claire football team onto the field during the 2025 Richland One Sportsarama. Photo by Mike Maddock

The Gray Collegiate War Eagles won their third straight state championship with an 11-1 win over the A.C. Flora Falcons Friday, May 29 in Game 2 of the 4A Softball State Championship Series. The title caps off a perfect 34-0 season for the War Eagles and it’s also Gray Collegiate’s fourth state championship in five years. “We had a goal […]

A.C. Flora's Logan Price swings away against Airport. He went 1-for-4 at the plate, including the game-winning RBI. Photos by Mike Maddock