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Patriots' Jones almost missed her calling
Her running and jumping was limited to field day activities at the middle-school level, and when Searra Jones enrolled at Fort Dorchester High School, she still wasn't interested in competing in track and field.

She finally went out for track her sophomore year and decided to compete in the triple jump, which includes a hop, skip and jump, which resembled some steps she was learning in dance class.


Hard work pays off for Summerville's Dolan
Patrick Dolan's emergence as one of the top starting pitchers in the Lowcountry this spring began in the winter months when nobody was watching.

The 6-2, 170-pound right-hander is a hard worker, and he spent many hours working on his mechanics, location and velocity.

The hard work paid off for the Summerville High School senior.


Moore let the Hawks soar
Senior pitcher dominated Class AA this season

Ultimately, to beat Hanahan, softball teams had to figure out how to beat Laura Moore.

This season, that didn't happen often. And, it certainly didn't happen often enough to keep the Hawks from capturing the Class AA state championship.

Hudson enjoyed playing her career under pressure
Senior helped Wando to back-to-back titles Wando senior Sandi Hudson has a knack for keeping games as uninteresting as possible for her keeper. Hudson, a senior sweeper for the Warriors, has been the driving force behind one of the stingiest defenses in high school girls' soccer. Wando allowed only three goals en route to a 25-1 record and its second straight state championship.

It's a great day for the Stratford baseball team
Some bubbly high school baseball coaches boast that they have a couple of potential first-round draft picks in their lineup. Others dream. It turns out John Chalus was that authentically lucky guy who quietly lived the real thing. "It's great," the Stratford High School head coach said Thursday.

East Cooper

• Bishop England seeks double

• Wando hoping to reverse the curse

• Bishops win AA golf title

• Wando holds on to edge West Ashley

• Hogan's second-half goal lifts Warriors over Green Wave in AAAA playoffs

Dorchester County and Colleton County

• Pinewood Prep boys not overlooking St. Joseph's

• Hogan's second-half goal lifts Warriors over Green Wave in AAAA playoffs

• Summerville girls roll past Knights

• Dolan pitches Summerville past Stratford

• Knights wipe out Wave

Charleston and on the Islands

• Wando holds on to edge West Ashley

• Porter-Gaud turns back First Baptist

• Southside's size to test Burke's speed in AA final

• Burke boys, girls one step from Columbia

• Heyward rebounds from miscue

North Charleston and Berkeley County

• Wren forces a decisive Game 3 against Stratford

• Summerville girls roll past Knights

• Dolan pitches Summerville past Stratford

• Knights wipe out Wave

• Perfect touch: Stratford's Savage a beast of a scorer

James Island and Folly Beach

• Catch him if you can

• Spreading The Wealth

• Gators roll past Trojans

• Colleton runs past James Island

• Eagles run past Trojans