The Goldens are golden

and accountability.”

Milligan, who will also serve as a full-time special education teacher at JPII, graduated from Elon with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, Liberty University with a Master of Science in Human Service Counseling, and has a graduate teaching certificate in special education from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

JPII baseball team earns emotional win at HHCA

LowcoSports.com

Stephen Gaylets knew his young John Paul II baseball team would eventually grow into a contender, and the Golden Warriors took a big step in the right direction with a 5-4 win at Hilton Head Christian Academy on Monday.

The Golden Warriors dropped seven of their first eight games, several by large margins, before winning three of four, but the momentum was halted by a pair of losses to HHCA, including an 11-0 rout in the second matchup April 5 at HHCA.

JPII set the tone early in the rematch, taking a patient approach at the plate and pushing across four runs in the top of the first. Ben Eddy came on in relief to quiet JPII’s bats, and the Eagles chipped away with a run in the second and another in the fourth to claw within 4-2.

The Golden Warriors picked up an insurance run on Ayden Kollstedt’s two-out RBI single, and it proved to be the difference. The Eagles loaded the bases in the seventh, and two runs scampered across when breaking balls in the dirt went to the backstop, but Ross Putnam ended it with a strikeout to strand the tying run at third.

Frank and Iris Golden, both 78, were the top (and only) finishers older then 70 years old in the Radiance Run 5K on April 1 in Port Royal. Frank Golden’s time was 32:48:38 and he was 33rd overall. Iris Golden’s time was 39:24:26 and she was 44th overall.

It was a beautiful day for the annual 5K run and 2-mile walk. Radiance Women’s Center increased its community awareness and was able to raise more than $17,000 through the event. Complete results can be found at https://bit.ly/3L98vqm and https://bit. ly/3UOVh59. Photo courtesy of Chris Deans

High School Roundup

BASEBALL Eagles look to rebound from tough stretch

LowcoSports.com

After a brutal stretch of non-region matchups and tournament games against tough competition, Beaufort High’s baseball team hoped to be hardened when Region 8-3A resumed, but the Eagles dropped the opener of their key region series with Hanahan, falling 11-4 on the road Tuesday.

The Eagles scored first with a run in the top of the first, but the Hawks answered with a pair in the bottom half and broke it open with a seven-run fourth. Hanahan racked up 18 hits — 16 of them singles. Zack Talbert was 2-for4 with a double and a run, and Hudson Mullen hit a solo homer for Beaufort.

Over Spring Break, the Eagles went 1-2 at the HIT Tournament in Charleston, losing their opener 2-0 to Bishop O’Connell (Va.), beating

Woodland 3-0 behind six innings of three-hit ball from Chase McKelvey (2BB, 8K), and falling 7-4 to Wando despite two-hit games from Talbert and Mullen.

Beaufort (12-10-1, 4-1) hosts Hanahan at 6 p.m., Thursday to conclude the series.

Wade Hampton 9, Battery Creek 4

WH

BCHS 000

WP: Charlie Foy 4IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 2K

WH (10-8): Chris Terry 3-4, 2B, 3B, BB, 3RBI; Austin McQuire 3-5, R, RBI; Foy 2-3, RBI; Reese

Donahue 1-1, 2RBI; Houston Crews 2-4, RBI;

Emerson Jarrell 2-4, 2B, RBI; Grayson Ferguson

2-4, 2RBI

BCHS (6-12): Aiden Hovest 1-2, 2B, 2R; Hunter

Hollingsworth 1-1, 2BB, 2R, RBI; Hunter Smith 2-2

SOFTBALL

Estill 17, Whale Branch 16

GIRLS SOCCER

Holy Trinity 9, Colleton Prep 0

HT (5-1): Fifth shutout; Izzy Harter 4G; Harper

Squires 3G; Laney

Putnam struck out four and walked three over four strong innings in relief of Garrett Heathcott, who went the first three innings and allowed two hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

JPII (5-10) was back in action at Memorial Day on Tuesday and hosts Hilton Head Prep on Thursday.