Sports

The North Myrtle Beach High School varsity baseball team has begun its preparations for another tough battle in 6AAAA region baseball. After weeks of team practices, the Chiefs scheduled three scrimmages to begin facing live pitching and competition.

Other than baseball and softball reported by The Times, most of the remaining spring sports will be or have been underway this week.

Wyatt Wheeler won his first two matches in the SCHSL Individual wrestling championships at Anderson last Saturday, but couldn’t repeat as state champion. Wheeler lost his bid for a second individual title in overtime to Peyton Schrader from Eastside High School in the final match of the 126 pound class.

The North Myrtle Beach High School varsity basketball teams went into the SCHSL AAAA playoffs last week and both the girls and boys teams were eliminated from the state 4A tournament against much higher seeds.

A few rain showers swept through the North Myrtle Beach area but couldn’t dampen the start of the 30th Michael B. Nash Memorial Soccer Tournament on Friday night. This year’s edition of this scholarship fundraiser got underway on time, as eight girls teams and six boys teams began play over two days to crown a tournament champion.

The North Myrtle Beach High School Lady Chiefs finished their regular 6AAAA region season last Tuesday with a 55-28 victory over the Lady Seahawks at Myrtle Beach. The Lady Chiefs now prepare for the SCHSL playoffs first round against AC Flora.

The North Myrtle Beach High School varsity soccer teams begin play this Friday and Saturday at the Michael B Nash Memorial Soccer Tournament at the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex.

The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs went to Myrtle Beach High School gym last Tuesday trying to end the regular 6AAAA season with a win, and with the goal of beating the Seahawks, who had beaten the Chiefs 57-47 on senior night on Jan. 20.

The line of fans for Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach Middle schools stretched into the parking lot outside the North Myrtle Beach High School gym last Saturday just after noon. Parents, teachers and students from both schools were lining up to see a championship game between the Seahawks and the Chiefs boys B-Team.

The North Myrtle Beach High School Lady Chiefs had another frustrating week of 6AAAA region basketball as they lost last Tuesday’s home encounter with Hartsville 46-23, then traveled to South Florence for a 50-35 loss to the Lady Bruins.