Beaufort – It would be hard to find many disappointments from the 2023 spring sports season at Beaufort High School.
Virtually across the board, Beaufort’s spring athletic teams contended for region 8-AAA titles and more as several teams made a good run in the AAA Lower State playoffs.
In baseball, Shane Monahan took over as head coach with mixed results through the first half of the regular season. The Eagles got hot, however, and claimed a district championship before getting eliminated in the AAA Lower State semi-finals.
Earning all-region honors were Zach Talbert, Hudson Mullen, Logan Brutcher and Jaydn Andrews.
The boys golf team finished as the AAA state runner-up at the Class AAA state tournament. The Eagles, wnners of the Lower State tournament, finished regulation play tied with Woodruff with 609 team scores. Woodruff edged the Eagles on a playoff hole to claim the title.
Beaufort had three all-state performers, led by state runner-up Jack Lubkin. Jerry Bruns finished fourth overall and Simon McAlister finished 10th overall.
In boys tennis, Beaufort’s Graeme Angus won the state individual championship for Class AAA/AA/A.
A host of athletes competed in the region championship meet in early May. Winning region titles from the girls team were Yseult Antia (400 hurdles), Anaiya Houseal (100 hurdles), Acionna Lowe (discus) and Keasia Walker (triple jump).
Aleeyah Echols took second in the 400 and Charlize Antia was second in the 1600 and fourth in the 800. Leaya Watson ran third in the 100 while Jakiya Major was second in the shot put and third in the javelin. All three of Beaufort’s relay teams finished as the region runner-up.
On the boys side, Kacy Fields won region titles in the javelin and shot put. Adrian Lamb was fourth in the shot and fifth in the discus.
Sprinter Isaiah Price won the region title in the 100 meter dash and finished second in the 200. Xzavier Lacefield won the 800 meter title and Trae Campbell was the runner-up.
Eric Smart was Beaufort’s top performer on the day. Smart won gold in the 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles, took second in the long jump, and placed third in the pole vault. James Taylor finished second in the 110 hurdles and Naiim Pope was fourth.
Christopher Gordon finished third in the 400 hurdles and fifth in the long jump. Isaac Smalls was fourth in the 400 hurdles and fourth in the long jump.
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