Former head coach Lemuel Lackey leaves for similar job at Silver Bluff

AD Neil Minton preparing for 15th season as football coach and 12th year in charge of girls basketball

The only new head coach is Lee Blakely with volleyball

Sarah Grace Lee to be girls basketball head coach

Bears open season at home against T;L. Hanna on August 21

Tigers head coach Greg Woerner was part of Leaphart's staff at Swansea and Gilbert

From reluctant coach when a JV teamed one, to dedicated coach helping student athletes grow is Tyler McClam's way of giving back to the community.

Cody Slaughter returns to the lowcountry at Beaufort and is getting to know all of his coaches and learning how this district functions.

For 2025/26 athletic season, Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders started the year with a state championship and finished the year with the girls track and field team winning their second consecutive class A state championship.

For the 2026-27 season, the Warriors football team is moving back to 8-man football after playing at the Class A level the past two seasons.

Eric Troy decides to step down after eight seasons and a 127-52 record

Former Wilson head coach Darryl Page will serve as Swamp Foxes offensive coordinator

Brandon Cantrell returns for second season as Blazers football head coach

Ron Peduzzi returns as football head coach with veteran staff

Andrew Kephart has been hired to head the Ashley Ridge Boys Soccer program.

Andrews is still looking to fill their boys and girls soccer head coaching position. Last season the Yellowjackets boys made the class AA playoffs.

Larry Cornelius steps into role of athletic director on an interim basis while maintaining football duties

Varsity boys basketball and varsity girls basketball back after 1-year absence

Leaird was baseball head coach for 27 years, JV football head coach for 22 years and AD for 12 years

Brian Rimpf preparing for 10th season as Bulldog football head coach

Athletic program to offer two new girls sports in golf and flag football

Brian Wilson, Chad Wilkes return for second seasons at Wilson, West Florence, respectively

Claire Wise is the new girls tennis head coach

Will Jameson to be in charge of OP softball program

Former Scott's Branch head coach Kevin Miller now in charge of boys basketball

Shuey comes to Swampcats after spending five years as an assistant at East Clarendon

Berkeley head football coach Eric Lodge guided the Stags to a 10-3 record last fall and looks for continued growth in 2026.

Ashley Hall has won a dozen state titles over the years, due in part to having talented, dedicated athletes to shoulder the load.

There is a special excitement in the air around Barnwell this summer, with great anticipation of the football season because the Warhorse football team returns 16 starters from a team that went 9-5 a year ago.

Teams from around the state attended the HSSR Media Day in 2025.

Andrew Kephart has been hired to head the Ashley Ridge Boys Soccer program.

Coach Beasley will become the 7th high school coach from Barnwell County to be inducted into the SCACA Hall of Fame at a ceremony in conjunction with the annual Coaches Clinic being held at the Greenville Convention Center between July 24-26.

Several Panther teams advanced deep into the postseason, demonstrating the competitiveness and determination that have become hallmarks of Abbeville athletics.

The state's coaches will gather in Greenville July 24-26 for the SCACA Clinic.

Players from around the state are invited to the Jeri and Steve Spurrier Indoor Practice Facility from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

By Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor Saluda – The Saluda High School football team will have a good amount of experience returning for the 2026 season. The Tigers have six starters back on offense and eight on defense from a team that went 6-6 and reached the second round of the AA state playoffs. However, they didn’t get a lot of work in during spring practice because many of them were on the school’s baseball and track and field teams that made deep runs in the postseason. Saluda head coach Greg Woerner found a silver lining in that though. “We were only able to get eight days of spring practice in and made the most o it and got better learning the offense and defense and developing some depth with the younger guys,” said Woerner, who will be in his second season as head coach. “A lot of our returning starters were making playoff runs in baseball and track, so we got a good luck at our depth.” Saluda returns four players who were selected to the All-Region 2-AA team last year. They are rising junior placekicker Ericson Vasquez , senior running back Tristan Daniels, senior tight end Jahmeer Myers and junior defensive back Ceddion Springs . Vasquez was named the Region 2 Special Teams Player of the year. Woerner is hoping the Tigers can be productive in the month of July leading into the start of fall practice. “For the remainder of the summer we’re really just looking forward to continuing to get stronger but also focusing in more on football,” Woerner said. “We had a good June competing in 7-on-7s (competitions) and getting better at our passing game and pass defense. July will focus more on getting better at the whole game.” The Tigers completed their 7-on-7 competition in June. Their first scrimmage will be on August 6 at Woodland before coming home to scrimmage Gilbert on August 10. Saluda is scheduled to open its season on August 21 at home against Abbeville . The Tigers will be part of a new region in Region 4-AA. The region will include two old Region 2 foes in defending state champion Strom Thurmond and Pelion to go with American Leadership Academy , Orangeburg-Wilkinson and Silver Bluff . MILLER MARTIN SELECTED TO AA ALL-STATE SOFTBALL TEAM Sophomore pitcher Miller Martin , a key figure for Saluda’s AA state championship softball team, was selected to the AA All-State softball team announced by the South Carolina Association for Women’s Sports . Martin had a 15-3 win-loss record and struck out 248 batters in 139 2/3 innings while posting a 0.70 earned run average. At the plate, Martin had a .308 batting average with five home runs and 32 runs batted in. Martin was also named the Region 2 Co-Player of the Year. Martin was joined on the All-Region team by Amy Sorcia , Zoey Springs and Nyla Jordan . Tigers head coach Hannah Towery said the program’s first ever state title sets a precedent for the future. “Future players will walk on to that field knowing a championship can be achieved because this team proved it,” said Towery, who guided Saluda to a 29-3 record. “The banner will hang, the trophy will be displayed, and the record books will always show who did it first. “History remembers champions, but it especially remembers those who paved the way. This team just didn’t win a state championship – they built a legacy.”

Raiders return everyone along the line from 8-4 team that reached 8-man semifinals

Oceanside's rising senior QB, Aiden Manavian is nearing 10,000 career passing yards and threw 42 touchdown passes last season.