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2024 Football Preview: High expectations set for Myrtle Beach football
Mickey Wilson feels a bit more comfortable in 2024. Last offseason the Myrtle Beach head coach had a bit of a touch-and-go run up to the 2023 season, having to work through the summer months not quite knowing who his starting quarterback would be. And even once Wilson did choose his guy — Gibson Goodroe, who had never played quarterback before — there was a daily challenge to get Goodroe up to speed and ready for August.
2024 Football Preview: North Myrtle Beach football team is confident going into new season
Confidence is running through the North Myrtle Beach program. The Chiefs, after winning just two games in 2023, know that this year’s team has the potential to be a very different squad. There is more veteran leadership. There is more potential for high-scoring Friday nights. And there is more cohesiveness in head coach Greg Hill’s culture as the coach enters his third season as the leader at North Myrtle Beach.
2024 Football Preview: Waccamaw’s Hastings is like a coach on the field
When he lines up in his safety position, Waccamaw’s Aiden Hastings knows what every player is supposed to do on each play. That’s usually a coach’s responsibility and it’s a lot to remember. But to the 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior, it’s not that complicated. “It’s reps...
2024 Football Preview: Socastee coach expects improvement, excited about new region
Socastee won just three football games last season, but Braves’ coach Ben Hampton believes the Braves' gap is narrow to becoming successful in 2024. The former Coastal Carolina standout is firm in his belief that the Braves are close. “We’ve just got to finish,” Hampton said. “If you look...
2024 Football Preview: Goswick adds to already large role for Socastee Braves
Socastee’s Jonathan Goswick already had a large role on his team prior to the upcoming 2024 season. In a standout 2023 season, Goswick was a ball-hawking safety who corralled a team-high four interceptions – one of which he returned for a touchdown - and made 51 tackles. Goswick saw time at wide receiver and tailback at times, too, a player who rarely left the field. He caught 13 passes for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns. Goswick also had 43 yards rushing on 13 carries.
2024 Football Preview: Atlantic Collegiate prepared for first season with full region schedule
Atlantic Collegiate Academy knows the challenges it faces as it prepares for its first full varsity season as a program. Last year, the new area charter school played just a handful of varsity-level games as it began to get its team up and running. Now, 2024 marks the first season in which the Armada will play a full schedule that includes region play in Class 2A.
Carolina Forest Panthers football preview
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The Carolina Forest Panthers have been a perennial power in our area under head coach Marc Morris. The largest school in our area won the Region 5-5A crown last season and advanced to the 3rd round of the SCHSL Class 5A playoffs. They will have to replace 2 big pieces […]
Coastal Carolina University celebrates grand opening of new soccer complex
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - Coastal Carolina University celebrated the grand opening of its new soccer complex on Thursday. Officials from the school and its athletic department held a ribbon cutting at the new facility, with its stadium sitting on CCU’s East Campus on 369 Allied Drive. The facility will...
2024 Football Preview: ACA kicker embraces opportunities
Breathing techniques, mental rest, nutrition and stretching. Those are just a few of the things that Jackson Garstka thinks about on a near-daily basis. Garstka is a kicker and punter for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, the area’s newest football program. He embraces plenty of uniqueness, especially as it relates to his position and the role he plays on the Armada, which will field a football team competing in the South Carolina High School League (in Class 2A) for the first time.
2024 Football Preview: St. James football taking on season with new quarterback
Things are going to look different for the St. James Sharks this season. Last year’s quarterback Connor Schwalm, a standout leader for the Sharks, graduated with a class that featured quite a few playmakers on the offensive side of the football. Schwalm, a dual-threat QB, led the team in...
Jalyn Stout Named Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player; Chants 2nd
Coastal Carolina’s volleyball team has been ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference East Division in the 2024 Preseason Coaches Poll, trailing James Madison. Sophomore Jalyn Stout was named Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after an impressive first season, where she set an NCAA record with 14 triple-doubles. The team received six first-place votes and accumulated 88 points, just shy of James Madison's 90 points.
2024 Football Preview: Conway players committed to better year
Having a full year under his belt at Conway High School has made all the difference in the world for his varsity squad this year, head coach Josh Pierce says. The second-year head coach took over the reins at Conway in spring 2023, just a few weeks before spring practice began. He had spent a year as head coach in Lamar and three years as defensive coordinator and strength coach for the Silver Foxes.
#CCU Camp 2024: Chanticleer coordinators give an update on preseason practice (AUDIO)
Coastal Carolina football took an unexpected road trip last week as fall camp was getting into its second week. Due to Hurricane Debby, the Chanticleers left the beach and spent a couple of days in Raleigh, utilizing NC State’s football facility to conduct their workouts. “I think it was...
2024 Football Preview: Sharks' Sandt stepping up to lead team
Alex Sandt is helping to usher in a new era of St. James football. The junior quarterback is set to lead the Sharks in 2024, preparing to begin his varsity football journey when the team hits the field for the first time this fall. Over the past several years, he’s...
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