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Girls Golf — The North Myrtle Beach Lady Chiefs golf team finished in sixth place at the Lower State Championship on Monday. The team also qualified for the state tournament. Storm Williams led the team with an 84 and tied for sixth place overall. The state championship will be held next Monday and Tuesday at the Hackler Golf Course at Coastal Carolina University in Conway. Boys Volleyball — The North Myrtle Beach  boys volleyball team qualified for the SCHSL playoffs. They played Tuesday evening at Conway High School.

By John Smithson The NMB Chiefs football team finally put together enough offense and defense to win their first 6-5A region game last Friday night at Socastee by a 30-14 score. The Chiefs kicked off to the Braves to start the game and Socastee went three and out. Their punt was returned to the Socastee 41 yard-line. An eight-yard run by Will McNeely and six more yards by Jaden Wilson gave the Chiefs a first down at the Braves 27. Three running plays set up a fourth down at the Socastee 20. Mason Walker’s pass to Reo Stevenson was incomplete …

By John Smithson The NMB Lady Chiefs volleyball team swept through the region VI 5A regular season with a 10-0 record and another championship as they prepare for a run at a second consecutive state championship. The Chiefs ended their regular season matches last week with wins over St. James and Myrtle Beach to get that 10-0 record. Then they headed south for a weekend of tournament play at the Wando Invitational. Last Tuesday the Chiefs traveled to St. James for their match with the Lady Sharks. The Chiefs won 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-22). Clara Cloninger had 14 kills for …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach varsity boys and girls cross country teams traveled to Newberry, S.C., last Saturday and joined runners from over 100 South Carolina schools competing in the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic 5K meet. The Bob Jenkins Classic is held in memory of Bob Jenkins, who was a singular force in the development of cross country in South Carolina. He founded the SC Track and Field Cross Country Association, and the Association holds the meet to honor Jenkins’ contributions to the sport. The Lady Chiefs team ran first on Saturday morning in the International girls race …

The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs boys volleyball team split two matches last week. On Tuesday, Oct. 7, the Chiefs played their last scheduled home match against St. James 1-3  (20-25, 25-19 16-25, 14-25).  On Thursday, Oct. 9, the Chiefs met their rival Myrtle Beach team in Myrtle Beach. The Chiefs beat the Seahawks 3-2. The Chiefs played their last scheduled match Tuesday at West Florence. The girls tennis team won their home match last week 4-3 over Southeast Homeschool. The girls golf team won the Battle At The Beach last week 159-167. The Lady Chiefs were home at Eagle Nest …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs Homecoming week ended on a sour note late Friday evening as the Conway Tigers used a second half rally to beat the Chiefs 35-28 in the first 6-5A region game of the season. The Chiefs and Tigers traded possessions early in the first quarter before the Chiefs began a touchdown drive from their 40-yard line. The Chiefs Will McNeely, Jayden Wilson and Nigel Vereen moved the ball to the Conway 30 before Wilson took a handoff, ran left and spun out of a tackle for a 30-yard touchdown run and 6-0 Chiefs …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Lady Chiefs varsity volleyball team kept its winning streak alive through last week’s two region matches and three of their first matches in the Dorman Tournament of Champions. The Chiefs opened that tournament with  three more wins before losing to Oceanside Collegiate Academy. The Chiefs opened last week’s region matches last Tuesday with a 3-1 win over Myrtle Beach on the road. The Lady Seahawks won the first set 25-16, but the Chiefs then won three straight sets for the 3-1 match win. The scores for the last three matches were 25-20, 25-18, …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach cross country teams held a home meet last Wednesday at the North Myrtle Beach  Sports Complex and the Lady Chiefs won. The girls finished first with 23 points. Socastee was second with 45 points and Myrtle Beach took third with 64 points. The Lady Chiefs had four of the first six runners cross the finish line with Fenna Hollo, the number one finisher. Aleha Lang was third, Robyn Walsh fourth, Ravyn Walsh sixth and Lucy Stalvey was ninth. The Chiefs boys team finished fifth out of six teams competing. Conway runners took three …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach boys volleyball team split two matches last week and ran their record to 10-10. The Chiefs opened the week with a 3-0 win over Myrtle Beach (25-14, 25-18, 25-19). The Chiefs were home again on Thursday night for a senior night contest with Conway. The Chiefs got off to a good start in the match with a win in the first set. However, Conway came back and won the next three sets for the match win. The Chiefs honored two seniors before the match with Conway. Thomas Dang and Damon Meadows were escorted …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs football team is now halfway through their season and with all their non-region games off the schedule, they have an off day this Friday before beginning their 6-5A region schedule on October 3rd at The Hank. Their record is now 2-3 after their loss to Marlboro County last Friday night and they have some work to do before game time against the Tigers. The Chiefs have, except for their loss to Loris last week, been competitive in their games, but they can’t seem to make that big play on offense or are …