Athletic Hall of Fame inductions held last Saturday

By John Smithson

The 2025 class of the North Myrtle Beach High School Athletic Hall of Fame was inducted last Saturday evening in the school auditorium.

The Hall of Fame was established in 2014 to celebrate the accomplishments of former Chief athletes and honor others who have made significant contributions to the school’s athletic programs.

A Hall of Fame committee annually selects new inductees and honors them each fall during an induction ceremony. Nine individuals and two former athletic teams were honored last Saturday.

The 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees are:

James Thomas Moore —

James Moore was in the class of 1968 at Chestnut High School. He was a team captain on the football team and was voted Most Valuable Player. He also participated in the school’s drama club and was in student government.

Both of James’ parents were involved in education and community work. His grandfather built a one-room schoolhouse for the community.

After graduation Moore served in the Marines and was a Vietnam Veteran. He was a squad leader at the age of 18 in the First Marine Division. He joined the Army Advanced Infantry after his discharge in 1970. He also worked for the US Postal Service and has served as a mentor for community youth in Warrensville Heights and Shaker Heights Ohio.

Ron Riggs —

Riggs’ family moved to Windy Hill Beach in 1958, and he attended middle and high school at Wampee High School. He played football, basketball and baseball in school. He was a first baseman and pitcher on the baseball team. Playing football he remembered winning the first game of a season at Hemingway after the team had lost 22 straight games. His team went 6-4 that year.

At Catawba College Riggs was an intramural champion in multiple sports in his junior and senior years. Ron stated he was thankful for many influential people in his life, especially his parents Joyce and John Sr. and his brother John, and his wife of 53 years Mary Susan Riggs.

Jerome Randall —

Randall graduated from the class of 1988 and began his athletic career playing basketball. He scored over 1,000 points and was All Region and All-State and was Most Valuable Player and Toast of the Coast in 1988. Randall also played football and set the school rushing record of 305 yards and four touchdowns in a game, a record still standing.

Randall also ran track and field for four years. After high school Randall attended South Carolina State University and played defensive back for coach Willie Jeffries.

Following college Randall worked in the Horry County Public Defenders Office and currently is Chief Investigator. He also is involved in the community and has established two scholarships for students at NMB High School and other county schools.

Charles Ward —

Ward graduated from the class of 1997 and played football, basketball, track and cross country and lettered in three sports. In his senior year Ward was an honorable mention for the McDonald’s All-American game and was ranked among the top 50 players in South Carolina.

Ward played basketball at St. Augustine’s University and over three years was nominated to the All-CIAA team, led the entire nation (Division I and II) in field goal percentage and averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds a game. He was on the All-CIAA Tournament Team in 2002.

Ward also trained with several NBA teams and played in the USBL for the Kansa City Kagerz before competing with many NBA and professional teams. He also played for two years on the Harlem Globetrotters.

He continues to give back to his community through back-to-school drives, holiday giveaways and family support initiatives. Ward owns a skills and development company supporting collegiate athletes and trains athletes at all levels of competition.

TT Prayther —

Prayther graduated from the class of 2008 and was in the wrestling program for four years. He demonstrated dedication to the wrestling mat and in the classroom and his community. Prayther was named to the All-Region team for four years and made All-State three years.

He was selected for the North South All Stars after his senior year and was named SC Senior Wrestler of the Year. He was a state champion for three years, wrestling in the 126-pound class in his senior year. He graduated with a 204-11 record on the mat.

Prayther went on to wrestle at St. Louis Community College-Meramac, Rend Lake College and Missouri Baptist University, earning all-American honors for three years in college and a national championship. He lives in St. Louis and serves his community as a police officer.

Temarrick Hemingway —

Temarrick Hemingway was a 2011 graduate, an honor student and member of the basketball and football teams. During his four years playing basketball Hemingway was  known for his ability in the paint, rebounding and put backs.

He began playing football in his junior year and impacted his team playing tight end and defensive end while being named All-Region and All-State. He went on to have an outstanding athletic career at SC State University. He also was inducted into the Golden Key International Honor Society.

After graduation Hemingway played professional football for the LA Rams, Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins. He currently works in cyber security and volunteers for Habitat for Humanity.

Carly Hansis —

Hansis was a member of the class of 2012 and played varsity softball for four years. She earned All-Region and All-State honors for her final three seasons. She went on to the College of Charleston and from 2012-2016 was a three-year starter and team captain her senior year.

Hansis was named to the Colonial Athletic Conference All-Academic team and First Team All-Conference. Hansis is employed with the US Department of State and has a Master of Science in Intelligence and Security Studies from The Citadel.

Hansis’ dad played in the NHL and her siblings also earned four-year letters at NMB High School and the family remains a valuable part of the Chief community.

1980 and 1981 Cross Country teams —

The 1980 Chiefs cross county team went to the state championship as huge underdogs, but they came out with a dominating performance and a state championship. The Chiefs finished 34 points ahead of the second place team and had five runners in the top twelve.

Ellis Livingston was second out of 90 runners, Aaron Stackhouse was fifth, Charles Hemingway ninth, Nathan Edge eleventh, and Albert Bellamy was twelfth. Joe Willard was fifteenth and Jason Green was twentieth. Erick Hodge was also on the team.

The Chiefs won their second consecutive state Championship in 1981, this time finishing 56 points ahead of the second place team. All five of the Chiefs scoring runners were in the top ten. Nathan Edge was fourth, Albert Bellamy fifth, Randy Berkely sixth, Charles Hemingway eighth and Jason Green tenth out of 88 runners. Gordon Walters (16th) and Joe Willard (19th) were also on the team that year.

Ross Isom —

Isom was a member of the class of 1985. He works at the school as the Attendance Clerk and has been in that position since 2017. Isom has spent countless hours as a volunteer for student athletics. He has coached and supported teams through his work as a statistician and coach, working with varsity, JV and B team football programs since 1982.

Isom moved from football to basketball in 2009. He began working as an assistant varsity basketball coach and is the gameboard operator. He cares for students and the community. In 2018 he received the Support Staff of the Year Award voted by school staff members.

Joe Quigley —

Quigley started working in North Myrtle Beach schools as an Elementary School Physical Education teacher at NMB Elementary School, then taught and coached at NMB Middle School.

Prior to that Quigley was a high school basketball, baseball, track, soccer and football coach in Loris, Nakina, N.C., and in New Jersey.

Quigley served as Athletic Director for the Chiefs from 2006-2021. He worked with the community over the years to develop the best facilities possible for the community. He helped develop coaching staffs for all sports and added boys and girls swimming and lacrosse to the sports program.

Quigley’s goal was to help every child in area schools understand that they belonged to the Chief community. He also was determined to support all coaches and athletes as they developed the skills needed beyond high school to be collegiate athletes, life-long learners and community members.

As he always said, “Once a Chief, Always a Chief.”