Sports

By John Smithson If your idea of wrestling is a ring with two muscled combatants throwing each other, chairs or punches, then you need to watch high school or college wrestling. The competition happens on a large mat with a circular “ring’ if you will, where two individuals of different weight classes try to better their opponent by takedowns, reversals or other moves to earn points or pin their opponent in three two-minute periods. The wrestler with the most points or a pin is the winner. Wrestling is an individual and team sport. Each wrestler for opposing teams contributes to …

By John Smithson The NMB Lady Chiefs varsity basketball team continued their undefeated record last Tuesday with a 56-11 win over West Florence at home. The Chiefs got off to a quick lead with two free throws, a steal, layup and plus-one free throw by Maddie Vereen for a 5-0 lead. Meanwhile the Chiefs defense and rare shooting attempts by the Lady Knights enabled the Chiefs to build a 23-0 lead and 23-3 score after the first quarter of play. Sloppy play early in the second quarter by both teams had Chiefs coach Heather Kearney calling a timeout. The Chiefs …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs boys basketball team completed the 2025 portion of their schedule with a win over West Florence and their annual Shootout by the Sea Tournament at home. The Chiefs started last week with a second meeting against West Florence. The Chiefs lost 41-33 at West Florence on December 2nd but played much better last Tuesday night and beat the Knights 66-59. The Chiefs Caden Bass made two free throws to give the Chiefs a 7-0 lead and Primere Lewis added on with a three-point play and then a three-point shot from the top …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach High School varsity basketball team remained undefeated after three more wins in last week’s non region schedule. The Chiefs opened their three-game schedule last Monday with a trip to West Brunswick High School for a rematch with the Lady Trojans, a team they played in their first game of the season and beat 71-13 at North Myrtle Beach. This time the Chiefs won by a 62-23 score with the team’s pressing defense leading to 33 steals in the game. Jurnee Blye led the Chiefs scoring with 20 points, hitting nine of ten shots …

By John Smithson The NMB Chiefs boys varsity is searching for consistency. The Chiefs won their first three games of the season before dropping five straight games and a 3-5 record in non-region games. The Chiefs lost two of those games last week. They traveled to West Brunswick last Tuesday to play the Trojans. The Chiefs beat them in an overtime thriller in the first game of the schedule but knew it would be tough in the rematch. The Chiefs had a good first half against the Trojans and led 21-20. West Brunswick turned things around in the second two …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs varsity basketball teams start week three of competition this week, continuing non-region games and getting more experience for the schedule ahead. The boys team started the season with a 3-0 record but lost three games in a row and stand at 3-3. The Chiefs lost the final game of the Green Sea Floyds tournament and then last week lost 41-33 to West Florence on Tuesday at Florence. The Chiefs were behind 26-18 at halftime and couldn’t get any closer in the second half. No player scored in double figures. Mason Walker scored …

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 …

The City of North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation Department is proud to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Jazzercise in North Myrtle Beach. The very first class was held on December 3, 1999, after owner and instructor Debbie Transou brought the program to the area to fill the void she felt after moving away from her previous Jazzercise community. More than two decades later, the program continues to thrive, energize, and inspire participants across the city. What began as one woman’s desire to reconnect with a beloved workout program has evolved into a vibrant, long-standing community tradition. Jazzercise North Myrtle …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach boys and girls basketball teams had winning starts to their schedules as they began their 2025-26 seasons. The girls had that big win over West Brunswick to kick off their season, then closed out their November play at home with a 50-28 victory over the Laney High School Lady Buccaneers. That win was punctuated by their second strong defensive game as they shut down Laney for most of the second half for a 2-0 record before the Thanksgiving holiday break. The Lady Chiefs begin in December with two games this week, a Tuesday …

By Amanda Player Wofford Over the weekend of November 15–16, six all-star teams from the City of North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation Department competed in their respective South Carolina Athletic Programs (SCAP) district tournaments. The competing teams included 10U, 12U and 15U co-ed soccer, as well as 10U, 12U and 14U volleyball. Soccer teams traveled to Sumter, while volleyball teams competed in Johnsonville. In soccer action, the 10U team opened its single-elimination tournament with an impressive 10–0 win before falling 3–0 in the second round. The 12U squad delivered some of the most dramatic moments of the weekend. After …