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Hilton Head Prep hires former Hilton Head High AD Lew Kent as baseball coach

Posted by jjarrett at 12:30 am, Friday, July 1st, 2011
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PTR's TennisPro Magazine wins national awards

Posted by smcdowell at 12:52 pm, Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
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TennisPro Magazine was honored for its standout publishing at the 23rd annual APEX Awards (Awards for Publishing Excellence), as announced today, according to a release. The magazine picked up two APEX Awards. TennisPro is the official publication of the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), located on Hilton Head Island.

Lowcountry Heat survives tough stretch to stay in playoff race

Posted by jjarrett at 7:56 am, Monday, June 27th, 2011
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HHI's Riske falls just short of major Wimbledon upset

Posted by smcdowell at 4:53 pm, Monday, June 20th, 2011
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Alison Riske nearly pulled off the upset of the tournament on the opening day of the 125th Wimbledon championship.

Legion teams getting adjusted to new bat regulations

Posted by jjarrett at 12:41 am, Monday, June 20th, 2011
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After some initial confusion and resistance, American Legion baseball teams appear to be adjusting to a new rule regarding legality of bats.

Q&A with Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney

Posted by rsay at 11:47 am, Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
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Dabo Swinney realizes a 6-7 season in 2010 simply wasn't good enough for Clemson fans.

Three HHI junior tennis players advance to singles finals of state invitational event

Posted by smcdowell at 6:04 pm, Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
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A trio of junior girls tennis players from Hilton Head Island will play for singles titles at the Wachovia Palmetto Championships on Thursday in Belton. The tournament is invitation only, and most players consider it to be the most competitive state tournament in South Carolina.

Hayley Carter (18s), Amber Policare (14s) and Isabelle Boulais (12s) — all with ties to Hilton Head Island — won semifinal matches today to qualify for the finals in their respective age brackets.

Bluffton's Sulka, Beaufort High's Clark named top special teams prospects at football camp

Posted by smcdowell at 5:42 pm, Friday, June 3rd, 2011
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Michael Sulka has been a long-snapper for all of one season. Based on his performance at last weekend's Ray Guy Kicking Academy, his future will be quite long.

Sulka, a Bluffton High School football player, tied for the camp's fastest snap at 0.78 seconds, and he was named the top long-snapping prospect at the academy, held in Summerville over Memorial Day weekend.

Hilton Head High's next AD to come from outside the school?

Posted by smcdowell at 2:34 am, Thursday, May 19th, 2011
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It's looking more and more likely that Hilton Head High's next athletics director will come from outside the school.

A few on the school's short list of potential internal candidates said Wednesday they did not apply for the opportunity to replace Lew Kent, who announced two weeks ago he had resigned from his post.

RELATED LINK: Interviews for the vacancy begin Friday.

Hilton Head Island tennis resorts rank among world’s best

Posted by smcdowell at 4:01 pm, Monday, May 16th, 2011
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Some of the world’s top tennis resorts rest here on Hilton Head Island, according to Tennis Resorts Online, a website that annually ranks the top 100 tennis resorts and camps.

Six island locations cracked the top-100 list, led by Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort, which ranked eighth. Sea Pines Resort was No. 14, also putting it in the Gold Medal Resorts category.

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