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By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach High School varsity Lady Chiefs are alive and kicking in the SCHSL softball playoffs. The Chiefs proved that with a 7-4 win over Conway Monday night at Conway. The Chiefs faced a win or go home game with the Lady Tigers and after a scoreless first inning, they did something about it. Singles by Lilly Carney, Izzy Bruno and Sierra Bendik loaded the bases in the top of the second. With two outs Chloe Butler doubled to right field and three runs scored. A double by Carolina Porter drove in Butler for a …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach girls soccer team won their first playoff match 5-0 last week over Myrtle Beach but lost a tough one in West Florence and are out of the SCHSL playoffs. The Chiefs got off to a slow start in the Seahawks match, the score 0-0 until late in the first half. Coach Kelsey Winkler blamed it on familiarity. “We did start slow. It’s tough to beat a team three times. You learn the way they play, and they learn the way you play. They actually outperformed us a lot during the match. We finally …

By John Smithson The Chiefs boys soccer team had a 14-4 record this season and earned a spot in the SCHSL playoffs. Their first match last Wednesday at The Hank was against the Irmo Yellow Jackets who were 3-14 in regular season play. The Chiefs played hard and kept offensive pressure in the first half, but the score was 0-0 as the teams finished the first 40 minutes of play. Coach Zachariah Brittain watched the team respond in the second half for a 2-0 first round playoff win. “We have been talking about high energy all year. Tonight I decided …

By John Smithson Athletes from the NMB High School boys and girls track teams competed last Saturday in the SCHSL 5A Division II Lower State track meet. The meet was held at The Hank with teams attending from Myrtle Beach, Conway, Socastee, St. James, Berkeley, Goose Creek, Lucy Beckham, and West Florence. To possibly qualify for the state championships, athletes who finished in the top three in their events in each qualifying location totaled nine qualifiers. Then they take the next best seven athletes not in the top three from the three locations to get a total of 16 athletes …

By John Smithson The NMB Lady Chiefs softball team had a full week of playoff action last week, winning two of three games. The Chiefs beat Myrtle Beach, lost to Conway and then beat Chapin at home last Friday night. The Chiefs began at home last Monday night with Myrtle Beach across the diamond for their first-round playoff game. Isabella Foster started for the Chiefs and pitched three and two-third innings, allowed two hits and one run with five strikeouts. Sierra Bendik relieved her in the fourth inning after one run was in and went the rest of the way …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs played their first baseball SCHSL playoff game last Saturday at The Hank and beat Lucy Beckham 5-2. The Bengals scored the first run of the game in the top of the first inning off of Gabe Priest. A leadoff double and sacrifice put the Lucy Beckham runner on third and he scored on a groundout to second. The Chiefs got a run back in the bottom of the first after Sawyer Smith walked and Kaden Lank singled. Smith tried to score on the throw into the infield but a relay to the …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach High School girls and boys track teams won the Horry County Championships April 22nd at Myrtle Beach against eight other county schools. Here are some of the best finishers for the Chiefs. Jaden Chestnut won the 100 meter dash and was fifth in the 200 meter dash. Ny”Ray Hannah won the 400 meter dash. Jeremani Bernard was fifth in the 800 meter run. Wisely Dawson took fifth in the 1600 meter run. Jerell Bellamy was first and Ny’Ray Hannah second in the 110 meter hurdles. Jerell Bellamy won the 400 meter hurdles with …

Boys events – NMB Chiefs results — Jaden Chestnut won the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash. Ny’Ray Hannah won the 400 meter dash with Jerell Bellamy fourth. Dawson Wisely was fifth in the 800 meter run. Braxton Todd finished fifth in the 3200 meter run. Jerell Bellamy was third in the 110 meter hurdles and Hannah and Primere Lewis fifth and sixth. Jerell Bellamy was second in the 400 meter hurdles and Braden Pagan third. The 4×100 meter run was won by Myrtle Beach. NMB was fourth. The 4×400 meter relay NMB team was fourth, as was …

By John Smithson The NMB Lady Chiefs softball team celebrated their senior night last Monday at The Hank with a 10-0 win over Myrtle Beach in their final region game of the spring. The Chiefs had one last game on the schedule at Loris last Friday and lost 13-3 to the Lady Lions. After the Chiefs seniors were celebrated prior to Monday’s game, the Chiefs batters scored 10 runs on eleven hits while senior pitcher Sierra Bendik threw a two-hit shutout in the five-inning game. The Chiefs scored three runs in the bottom of the first. With one out Capri …

By Ruben Lowman While the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a world away, the most famous set of hands in television history is currently back in the local soil. For the third consecutive year, hometown girl Vanna White has returned to the Grand Strand, but this time the stakes and the “star power” have hit a new ceiling. As the official Tournament Ambassador for the 2026 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, the North Myrtle Beach native isn’t just a guest of honor, White is the face of a PGA TOUR event that is rapidly becoming a global heavyweight. To the world, …