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By John Smithson The 33rd annual edition of the Michael Nash Soccer Tournament got underway last Friday evening and the North Myrtle Beach High School varsity teams both won their first matches. The Chiefs boys won 2-1 to move to Saturday play and the Lady Chiefs won their first match 7-1 over Georgetown. The Lady Chiefs lost their second match to Camden on Saturday morning by a 6-2 score. Lady Chiefs players who scored in the Georgetown match included: Madison Thompson-2 goals, Macy Lockard-1 goal, Madison Long-2 goals, Robyn Walsh-1 goal, Raphaella Nunes-1 goal. Robyn and Ravyn Walsh each had …

By John Smithson The girls lacrosse players received a few final comments after practice last Thursday and head coach Danielle Lowrimore smiled as she walked toward me standing on the sideline at The Hank. Lowrimore continues to build the girls lacrosse program at North Myrtle Beach High School and when asked about this spring’s possibilities for her team she simply said “good.” Then she pointed out some of the reasons for her optimism. “On February 14th we participated in the Laxapalooza at Socastee High School. We had 25-minute scrimmages with region teams and we did very well.” The reason she …

By Kaye Collins The Loris High School boys varsity basketball team traveled to North Augusta, S.C., to play against the Fox Creek Predators. Despite an outstanding performance during the regular season, the Lions were unable to translate that success into this playoff match. They suffered a 70 to 66 defeat against the Fox Creek Predators on Monday, Feb. 23. This loss for the Lions marked the conclusion of their impressive 16-game winning streak. The Predators secured their victory thanks to several crucial players, with Justin Vining leading the charge by shooting 75 percent from the field, contributing 21 points. The …

By Jennifer Prince The North Myrtle Beach High School Varsity Chiefs Cheer team has made school history as the first team to qualify for the prestigious UCA National Game Day Competition held February 6–8, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. Even more impressive, they were the only team from South Carolina to compete in the national Game Day division this year. UCA Game Day is one of the most competitive divisions in high school cheerleading. Designed to replicate the energy, precision, and crowd leadership required on the sidelines during a live sporting event, teams are evaluated on crowd engagement, timing, sharp motions, …

By John Smithson The NMB High School Lady Chiefs basketball team finished the regular season with wins over St. James and Carolina Forest and claimed another 6AAAAA region championship. The Chiefs started their final week with an away game victory over St. James on Tuesday, February 10, by a 61-32 score in a game at St. James. The Chiefs were led by Maddie Vereen’s 16 points. Jurnee Blye scored 14 points and Sophie Powell added 10 points. Ke’Aisha had 9 points. Blye also had 10 rebounds and 6 steals. The Chiefs had 20 steals as a team. The Chiefs finished …

By John Earnest The Knights of Columbus, Council 7122, from Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church recently organized a Basketball Free Throw Contest, shining a spotlight on local talent.  The contest was held at North Myrtle Beach Middle School on Sunday, February 8, 2026. With the results of the event, the following individuals emerged as first place winners:  Girls Age 9-11, Emma Ferguson;  Boys Age 9-11, Joel Haynes;  Girls Age 12-14, Elinor Stancil;  Boys Age 12-14, Shamar Bryant. Under the guidance of co-chairmen, Renzo Munno and John Earnest, congratulations were extended to these student athletes for their outstanding …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach varsity boys and girls basketball teams finished their home schedule last Friday night. The Lady Chiefs started the evening with a 61-18 domination of their region rival. The Chiefs, who won their first matchup with the Seahawks in Myrtle Beach by a 54-47 score, had the tables turned in the second game and lost 50-21. The Lady Chiefs opened the varsity action and jumped out to 16-0 while holding the Lady Seahawks to a single free throw, ending the first quarter with a 16-1 lead. Maddie Vereen scored the first four points, Jurnee …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs followed up their big win in Myrtle Beach with a 61-31 loss to Conway last Tuesday and 74-49 win over Socastee on senior night last Friday night. The Chiefs got off to a bad start against the Tigers as Conway outscored the Chiefs 16-3 in the first quarter of that game. The Chiefs had a better offensive second quarter with a 10-9 point advantage giving Conway a 25-13 halftime lead. The Chiefs stayed almost even in the third quarter, still trailing 37-24 after the third quarter of play. Conway then closed the …

By John Smithson The North Myrtle Beach Lady Chiefs basketball team enters its final scheduled games of the season this week after winning two more 6AAAAA region games last week over Conway and Socastee and remaining undefeated in the region with a 7-0 record and 19-0 for the season. The Lady Chiefs continued their winning ways at Conway last Tuesday with a 59-15 victory. Both games last week featured their strong defense and an offense led by Maddie Vereen, Sophia Powell, Jurnee Blye and Aubree Anglin. The Chiefs started strong against the Lady Tigers as they scored 41 points in …

By John Smithson North Myrtle Beach High School announced Monday that Perry Woolbright has been hired as the new head coach of the Chiefs football program. Woolbright’s hiring was approved Monday by the Horry County School Board and announced on Wayne White’s Tomahawk Talk on the Chiefs Sports Network that evening. White said that “Woolbright originally joined the North Myrtle Beach High School football program in 2010 and left in 2014 after four seasons. While coach he lost 22 games but was 9-4 in his last year. He also laid the groundwork to build a program for other coaches after …