Sports

By John Smithson The NMB boys soccer team had  a 7-0 record last week entering matchups with Carolina Forest and St. James at home. The Chiefs got off to a great start against Carolina Forest last Tuesday with a 2-0 victory. The Chiefs scored twice in the first half and then held on for their win over the Panthers. Aiden Trevino and John Rodriguez scored the goals for the Chiefs and Cristhian Vasquez and Jose Carpio were credited with an assist. Tomas Arroyo had 13 saves in goal for the Chiefs. Last Friday the Chiefs gave up an early goal …

By John Smithson The Lady Chiefs varsity soccer team went on the road last week for two matches against the heart of their schedule and lost two 2-0 matches to Carolina Forest and St. James. The Chiefs started their week 3-0 in 6AAAAA region play against Carolina Forest which was undefeated in region play. The Chiefs failed to get a goal in last Tuesday’s match while the Lady Panthers scored once in each half for a 2-0 victory. The Chiefs goalkeeper Clara Cloninger had 23 saves in the match. The Chiefs were back on the road last Friday for a …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach High School boys varsity lacrosse team went 1-1 in two region games last week and lost a non-region game to Laurence Manning Academy. The Chiefs first region game was last Monday at The Hank when they beat the visiting Socastee Braves. The Chiefs got off to a slow start and were outscored 5-2 in the first quarter of play. The Chiefs turned it around in the second quarter, scoring four unanswered goals in the  quarter and led 6-5 at the half. The Chiefs continued their improved play in the second half, getting 4 …

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. …