South Strand Sports

Covering sports for The Georgetown Times and South Strand News.

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According to a statement from Georgetown County School District, the decision was made due to DHEC metrics, and will be reviewed weekly.
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The @SunBelt Conference announced on Thursday that it is pushing back the start of its fall sports season to Sept. 3. This impacts several @CCUChanticleers sports, including soccer, volleyball and cross country.
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. @SHSBravesSports hired Hal McManus as its new athletic director last Thursday.
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Georgetown County School District has decided to postpone summer athletic workouts scheduled to begin on July 27, 2020 due to the current DHEC metrics. This will be reviewed weekly.

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Asher Mezzatesta, son of Carvers Bay High School Athletic Director Jeff Mezzatesta, found a couple rookie cards of former @GamecockFB standout defensive tackle @JavonKinlaw. Only problem was, there was a big mistake on the cards.
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The @SCHSL voted 5-1 today to postpone the vote on the Lexington 1 plan to have low risk sports in the fall to Aug. 10 at 11 a.m.

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The @SCHSL Executive Committee held a Zoom meeting Wednesday in which it voted 14-2 to start practice for fall sports on Aug. 17, pushing the date back from July 31, and start the regular season for fall sports on Sept. 11.
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[Post and Courier Myrtle Beach @PCMyrtleBeach]

More than 100 faculty members at Coastal Carolina have delivered a letter to the school president demanding action.

Our @tyler_fleming96 and Nick Masuda with the exclusive news:
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. @bulldogbooster1 has hired James Martin to be its new boys' tennis and girls' cross country head coach. Martin was offered and accepted the position back on Apr. 2 and officially signed his contract on Apr. 7.
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Looking forward to you joining the Bulldog family 🐶🐾 @CoachJamzLee843

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Former standout Carvers Bay football and basketball player Stephon Greene entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on June 24. Greene attended Concord University, a DII school in Athens, WV, last season, where he was on the football team as a redshirt freshman WR.
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. @sjhssharksports football hired Cox Mill High School (Concord, North Carolina) head football coach Craig Stewart to be an offensive assistant coach on June 30.
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[Myrtle Beach Pelicans @Pelicanbaseball]

Based on the existing executive order from Gov. McMaster not allowing for spectator sports, Tuesday's Senior Softball Game will not proceed as planned.

This is frustrating and disappointing, but safety for the players/coaches/staff/fans is our top priority.

Ticket info below ⬇️

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. @SHSBravesSports senior baseball players got to enjoy one last game as seniors in 'Seniors Last Swing' at https://t.co/diH7Bl4vHt Field at Pelicans Ballpark hosted by @Pelicanbaseball on Friday night.
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. @Pelicanbaseball hosted 'Seniors Last Swing', a high school senior baseball doubleheader, at https://t.co/diH7Bl4vHt Field at Pelicans Ballpark on Friday night. The second game featured players from @bulldogbooster1, @WHSBaseballPI and @STJSHARKSBSBALL.
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@TheofficialS1 @ClassicalJ13 @SStrandSports @TheofficialS1 Stephon Greene of CBHS has entered the NCAA transfer portal and is leaving D2 Concord after his Redshirt year in good standing athletically and academically. All State, SC State All Star, Phenomn and Orep Hoops Top 100. If you’re looking he’s a great one!

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Georgetown County School District has postponed summer athletic workouts that were supposed to begin this Monday, June 29, to July 13, tentatively.

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Tonight’s Seniors Last Swing softball game at https://t.co/aJyI8oa1Y9 Field hosted by @Pelicanbaseball has been postponed to July 7.

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On Thursday, the @SCHSL executive committee held a Zoom meeting in which it voted 13-1 that recommendations from its return-to-play task force be given the force of actual requirements with penalties in place if schools do not follow these rules.
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Choppee High graduate and Miles College basketball head coach Fred Watson was named to the Silver Waves Media 50 Impactful Division II/National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes Head Coaches list on June 3.
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