The 5th Annual Red Fox Oyster Roast and Shrimp Fest will be 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at J. Michael’s Grill & Raw Bar, 636 Poole St., Hartsville. All proceeds support Hartsville High School (HHS) athletics.

The Hartsville Red Foxes varsity football team is for a second-round playoff matchup with Northwestern at 7:30 p.m. today.

The Hartsville High School Red Foxes varsity football team will host T.L. Hanna at 7:30 p.m. today in the first round of the Division II 4A State Playoffs.

Red Fox Varsity Basketball Schedule

In each of the last three meetings with Sumter, Hartsville has needed a victory over the Gamecocks to qualify for the Class 4A Division II football playoffs.

For the last few years, the Hartsville Red Foxes have been known for their high-powered offense. On Thursday against South Florence, it was the Red Foxes’ defense that came up huge.

If last week’s 71-21 win at Conway proved one thing about the South Florence Bruins, it’s that they can compete with anybody when they’re clicking on all cylinders.

Following two back-to-back losses against Sumter and Carolina Forest, the Hartsville Lady Red Foxes varsity volleyball team fought off the West Florence Knights for a win on Tuesday night. The Foxes record improves to 10-4 overall and 5-2 in region.

West Florence, South Florence and Hartsville competed in the Region-4A swim meet Saturday.

The Hartsville High School boys’ cross country team won Wednesday’s meet at Kelleytown Stadium with 40 points, followed by Camden with 42, Darlington with 54 and the Governor’s School with 86. The Hartsville girls tied for first place with Darlington with 28 points.

Amber Ortolano started her first year coaching varsity volleyball at Hartsville High School this season. She coached the junior varsity team at Hartsville last year and coached one year at the middle school level in New York.

Since being taken as a supplemental first-round pick in the 2008 draft by the Houston Astros, Jordan Lyles has worked to acclimate himself to the everyday business of professional baseball. And after his first full year in the minors, business is good for Lyles. Very good.

The Hartsville Lady Red Foxes volleyball team got its rhythm back last week in a series of wins starting with a double header on Sept. 14 against Darlington and Lakewood. The ladies easily finished the Lady Falcons in two sets, 25-12 and 25-7. Fortunes continued to shine for the Red Foxes as they beat Lakewood 25-9 and 25-8.

Hartsville Area Happenings

The Hartsville High School girls swim team scored third out of the seven competing teams during Wednesday’s meet at the Hartsville YMCA. The boys swim team scored fourth out of seven. Visiting teams included Sumter, South Florence, West Florence, Wilson, and Trinity.