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April 07, 2009
Pee Dee Academy students make All-Star teams
In 2009, Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles basketball teams had six players garner postseason awards or invites to the end-of-the-year All-Star Games.
March 31, 2009
Hartsville’s Hewitt elected to SCACA Hall of Fame
Hartsville girls basketball coach Pat Hewitt has spent nearly 40 years building a Hall-of-Fame resume and legacy in the Pee Dee. On July 26, the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association will make it official.
March 27, 2009
Wilson, Darlington to hold alumni hoops game
Organizers are putting together an alumni basketball game between Darlington and Wilson High Schools.
March 23, 2009
Wilson shines in all-star classic, Marion’s Brantley named region’s top player
Wilson is perfect from behind the three point line during all-star game, while Lady Foxes forward earns region honors.
March 22, 2009
South Carolina girls get walloped in Carolinas AllStar Classic
North Carolina All-Stars scored a record-setting 111-77 victory over the South Carolina All-Stars at the 2009 Carolinas All-Star Classic at Socastee High School.
North Carolina Boys dominate South in Carolinas Classic
Mullins guard Stacy Wilson scored 18 points, but it was not enough as the North Carolina All-Star squad scored an easy 106-82 victory over the South Carolina All-Stars at the 2009 Carolinas AllStar Classic at Socastee High School.
March 21, 2009
Swamp Foxes run away with girls basketball awards
Brantley, Sturkey help Marion capture Class 2A title
Fredrick, Gerald win boys basketaball awards
Fredrick, Gerald deal with injuries and illness while leading teams to top finishes
March 20, 2009
Pee Dee all-starts ready to play
The Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic and North-South All-Star games tip off today in Myrtle Beach and, as always, the Pee Dee is well-represented when it comes to players. And this year, that holds true for coaches as well.
March 18, 2009
Aucs Wilson to play in All-Star Classic
Mullins Auctioneer basketball player Stacy Wilson has been selected to play in this Saturday’s 12th annual Carolinas All-Star Classic.
March 07, 2009
Diamond Hornets too much for Falcons
The dynasty continues. It was written on Lower Richland’s shirts when the team entered the Colonial Life Center on Saturday looking for its fourth consecutive girls basketball state championship.
Third-quarter run seals Aucs’ fate
A close game at halftime turned into a one-team highlight reel in the final 16 minutes of the Class 2A boys state championship. Unfortunately for Mullins, the Auctioneers weren’t the main attraction.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP NOTEBOOK
It goes without saying that there was a lot of talent on the floor Saturday at the state championships.
But there was also a lot of Division I college talent on the floor.
Marion girls win state title
After the lower state championship, Marion coach Leon Sturkey put an emphasis on free throw shooting in practice, thinking it might prove big in the Class 2A title game.
Aucs overcome obstacles in journey to Columbia
If the Mullins Auctioneers had not made it to this point, they would have had more than a few good excuses as to why:
Early victory catalyst for Marion season
A lot of coaches can point to a moment or a game where a team turned things around and started to develop chemistry. For Leon Sturkey and the Marion Swamp Foxes, that game came sooner than maybe most expected.
Team concept a key in Falcons’ success
It sounds too simple, too clíché, but there’s one reason why the Darlington girls are in the Class 3A state championship — they played this season as a team.
March 06, 2009
Marion girls to play for state title
The Marion High School girls’ basketball team will play for a state title Saturday.
Mullins boys to play for state title
The Marion High School boys’ basketball team will play for a state title Saturday.
March 05, 2009
Calhoun dismantles Tiger hopes 87-61
Missed Hemingway free throws helped Calhoun County gain a 10-point lead at halftime, and the three-time defending state champions kept building their lead to end the game at 87-61, and Hemingway’s season at 26-3.
Trio of Pee Dee teams hoping for state titles
Standing outside at Wednesday’s basketball state championships press conference, the sunlight reflected off Mullins boys coach Mark Gerald’s 1997 state title ring. On Saturday, Gerald has an opportunity to give that one some company.
PREP ROUNDUP: Pee Dee represented on All-Star rosters
Rosters for the Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic and the North-South Senior All-Star Games were announced Wednesday.
March 04, 2009
Lady Foxes point guard outruns and outguns competition
With a 23-2 overall record, the region 8-2A champion Marion Lady Swamp Foxes is a versatile team using speed to their advantage with senior point guard Shaquita “QT3” Taylor leading the charge.
March 03, 2009
Wilson leaving Tigers basketball team
Bob Wilson knows that when the basketballs are rolled out next October, there will be a part of him that wants to be in the gym.
March 02, 2009
High School Basketball Playoff Schedule
Click on the links here to view the South Carolina High School League’s brackets for each division of boy’s and girl’s playoff action.
Mullins boys, Marion girls to play for state titles
Mullins Auctioneers boys and the Marion Lady Foxes are heading for state championships ...
March 01, 2009
Brantley barrage lifts Marion to state final
Geneika Brantley scored 10 of her game high 24 points in the pivotal third quarter in Saturday’s lower state final against Silver bluff. In doing, she led the Marion High School Lady Swamp Foxes into the Class 2A title game next Saturday in Columbia with a 53-36 victory, and will face Pendleton.
Mullins boys headed to Columbia
The Mullins boys basketball team got some redemption.
Marion girls earn title spot
As the final seconds ticked down in the Class 2A girls lower state title game, Marion coach Leon Sturkey could only think of one thing.
“Relief,” Sturkey said.
Calhoun ousts Hemingway
Hundreds of people packed the Lakewood High School bleachers and gym entrance Saturday trying to catch a glimpse of the marquee Class A boys lower state title game between Calhoun County and Hemingway.
