Tag: High Schools

LowcoSports Lowdown podcast, Ep. 36 (8/1/2020)

Start your weekend with a snapshot of sports in the Lowcountry and beyond viewed through the prism of an ongoing pandemic. The Lowco Pod Squad of Justin Jarrett and Wes Kerr is joined by guest co-host Sean Rochester to discuss the Lowco hoops scene, the NBA "bubble," and the prospect of returning to high school sports — or not — this fall. Wes also has an interview with legendary Davidson College men's basketball coach Bob McKillop, so hoop heads will not want to miss this episode.

LAX: Sharks’ van Esselstyn picked for Under Armour showcase

Brooks van Esselstyn was born a Maryland man. Now, he’s headed back to the lacrosse hotbed to show off his new skills. The May River sophomore was selected to the prestigious Under Armour Underclass Games this August, a tournament for the sport’s top high school talent in the country.

LowcoSports Lowdown podcast, Ep. 35 (7/24/2020)

Local sports news is starting to pick up, and the Lowco Pod Squad is on top of it. Justin Jarrett and Wes Kerr have updates on the timeline for returning to high school sports, as well as discussion of Bluffton golfer Bryson Nimmer's first professional victory and Beaufort 12-year-old Gavin Moore's impressive win in the 50-mile Cremator Ultra. Wes also interviews May River lacrosse star Brooks Van Esselstyn, who was picked for the UnderArmour Underclassmen Games next month.

Beaufort’s Gavin Moore was born to run … and run … and run

Most of the time, Gavin Moore is an ordinary pre-teen boy who loves playing video games and sports and riding his skateboard or surfboard with his friends. Other times, he’s out for an 8-hour run, leaving grown men who have raced all their lives in the dust.

LowcoSports Lowdown podcast, Ep. 34 (7/18/2020)

All the buzz this week has been about the potential return to high school sports in South Carolina in the fall, and this week's episode of the LowcoSports Lowdown is no different. The Lowco Pod Squad of Justin Jarrett and Wes Kerr is joined by intern Brooke Simons to discuss the push she and fellow Hilton Head Island High School student-athlete Sam Summa have made for their peers to lead the way in social distancing and wearing facial coverings in public in hopes of getting back to action this fall. Whale Branch AD Carlos Cave offers his perspective as a small-school AD, region president, Class A vice president, and member of the SCHSL executive committee. And Wes has interviews with Summa and Whale Branch basketball star Zhani Thompson.

SCHSL rejects schedule overhaul, pushes back fall season

The South Carolina High School League’s plan for the fall sports season began to take shape Wednesday — albeit somewhat amorphous — when the league’s executive committee denied a proposal to restructure the entire 2020-21 calendar and approved a plan to push back the start of fall sports.

Meet the 2019-20 All-Lowco Girls Basketball Team presented by H2 Basketball

The LowcoSports editorial staff crunched the numbers and consulted with area coaches to compile a list of the top 30 high school girls basketball players in Beaufort and Jasper counties last season, and they make up the 2019-20 All-Lowco Girls Basketball Team presented by H2 Basketball.

H2 Basketball presents the 2019-20 All-Lowco Boys Basketball Team

The LowcoSports editorial staff crunched the numbers and consulted with area coaches to compile a list of the top 30 high school boys basketball players in Beaufort and Jasper counties last season, and they make up the 2019-20 All-Lowco Boys Basketball Team presented by H2 Basketball.

LowcoSports Lowdown podcast, Ep. 33 (7/11/2020)

The Lowco Pod Squad unveils the 2019-20 All-Lowco Basketball Teams presented by H2 Basketball in a special edition of the LowcoSports Lowdown. Beaufort Academy AD and longtime AAU hoops coach Nick Field joins Justin Jarrett and Wes Kerr to break down the list of the top 30 boys and top 30 girls on the Lowco high school hoops scene.