By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs sparkled in last week’s varsity baseball action, sweeping Conway with three shutouts and then beating West Bladen last Saturday to complete a four-carat week on the diamond. The Chiefs started the week on Tuesday at Conway, one day after weather postponed their Monday 6AAAAA region opener. They won game one 4-0. Gabe Priest started for the Chiefs and went five and a third innings, giving up three hits and striking out eleven Tigers. Sawyer Smith finished up for the Chiefs, allowing one hit and adding two more Ks in his one and …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Lady Chiefs won two more 6AAAAA region matches last week to run their region record to 3-0 in region play. The Chiefs started their week at Conway last Tuesday and handed the Lady Tigers a second 2-0 score and the Chiefs second region win. The Chiefs’ Robyn Walsh scored a goal in each half to give the Chiefs their season sweep over Conway. Raphaella Nunes had an assist in the match and Clara Cloninger had three saves in goal. The Chiefs were back at The Hank last Wednesday to take on West Brunswick …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Lady Chiefs lacrosse team won both of their games last week beating St. James 11- 4 in a region game and then winning 16-4 over non-region Waccamaw. The Chiefs scoring against the Lady Sharks was led by Lexi Schmidt with 6 goals. Aryanna Kipybida, Ava Patel, Sydney McClannan, Jasmine Watts and Lainee Smith each scored one goal. Schmidt had two assists and Oaklee Castle had one assist for the Chiefs. Tyra Green saved four of eight shots on goal. In their game at Waccamaw on Thursday, March 19, the Chiefs won 16-4. Kipybida …

By John Smithson The NMB Lady Chiefs softball team won two out of three games in last week’s opening region series for the Chiefs. You would not have thought that after the first game at Conway. The Chiefs opened the series on St. Patrick’s Day but didn’t have much luck, Irish or otherwise. The Lady Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning on a Chiefs error with the bases loaded. They scored another run in the second, four runs in the third and one in the fourth. Sadie Olson had a leadoff home run for the …

By Ruben Lowman The Grand Strand is preparing for a landmark anniversary as the Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am marks its 30th year playing this April.    Since its inception in the mid-90s, the event has grown from a small gathering into a premier charity powerhouse, raising nearly $10 million for South Carolina educational initiatives and junior golf.    The 2026 edition, set for Monday, April 13, at the Barefoot Resort Dye Club in North Myrtle Beach, promises a high-profile mix of new faces and returning favorites to celebrate three decades of impact on the …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach varsity boys lacrosse team opened its 6AAAAA region schedule on  March 9th against the Carolina Forest Panthers and lost a 9-5 battle. They turned things around on March 12th with a 17-4 win over Myrtle Beach. Last week was much the same as the Chiefs lost at St. James, then came home and beat Waccamaw 13-5. The Chiefs and Panthers opener was no surprise. The teams always play physical games, and this one was no different. The Chiefs scored the first goal of the game when Tennyson Hollo smoked a shot into the …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach High School track teams joined Loris, Aynor and Carolina Forest in the Panthers meet on Wednesday, March 18. The Chiefs did not send complete teams to the meet but there were some positive individual finishes by members of the boys and girls teams. For the girls team Halle Morris won the 200 meter dash. Madison Vereen was first in the 400 meter dash. Israfel Thomason was first in the 100 meter hurdles and Morris won the 400 meter hurdles. The Chiefs 4×100 meter relay team finished third. Thomason also won the high jump. …

By John Smithson The NMB varsity boys soccer team continued their promising season with two more region wins in last week’s matches. The Chiefs beat Conway at home on Tuesday 2-0 with two first half goals by Cristhian Vasquez and Jen Carlo Hernandez Sanchez. Joshua Sanchez and Preston Taylor assisted on those goals. Tomas Arroyo had seven saves in the match. The Chiefs traveled to Socastee last Friday and played the Braves to a 0-0 tie score. The match was settled with penalty kicks. The Chiefs got the win on a 4-2 score on penalty kicks. Cristiano Meono, Jose Carpio, …

By Ruben Lowman Horry County Fire Rescue is enhancing its emergency medical services with the rollout of five new LIFEPAK 35 cardiac monitors, a move designed to provide more precise and rapid care for heart-related emergencies. These advanced devices, which function as both diagnostic monitors and life-saving defibrillators, have been strategically placed on medic units that respond to the highest call volumes and most critical patients across the county. The new fleet is currently operational at Station 2 in Little River, Station 18 at Stephens Crossroads, Station 20 in Scipio, Station 23 at University and Station 29 in Conway. The …

By Ruben Lowman A 32-year old resident of the Longs community has been sentenced to two decades in prison following a series of drug-related arrests involving the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced that Christopher Vereen of Longs entered guilty pleas last week to charges of first-offense trafficking of fentanyl between four and fourteen grams and second-offense possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The legal proceedings concluded with a significant sentence aimed at addressing the repeated nature of the defendant’s criminal activity within the Horry County area. The case against Vereen was built on two separate …