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EDUCATION & SPORTS BRAVING THE ELEMENTS
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Left: Red Team shortstop Austin Stephens manages to pick up the slippery ball and fire it to second base to begin a double play Wednesday against the Purple Team at Burton Wells Park. The game was officially called off after a downpour flooded the field with water. But the two teams thought they’d try to play anyway after the skies cleared. • With the game called off because of bad weather and a flooded field Wednesday, the Red Team and the Purple Team decided to play anyway. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Palmetto Electric Trust presents $50,000 to TCL Culinary Institute of the South
From staff reports
The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently received a $50,000 gift from Palmetto Electric Trust to establish the Palmetto Electric Cooperative Lobby at the Culinary Institute of the South.
“We are truly grateful for the generous support from Palmetto Electric Trust and are delighted that the Palmetto Electric Cooperative name will greet everyone who enters the Culinary Institute of the South,” TCL President Dr. Richard Gough said in a release.
“The Culinary Institute of the South will supply a much-needed pipeline of trained culinarians that will strengthen and enhance our hospitality and tourism industry,” Palmetto Electric Cooperative Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Berl Davis said. “This is the type of community impact
The Lowcountry Storm 18U softball team coached by John Powell went 4-1 and captured the Blue bracket title over the weekend at the USSSA Summer Series Championships in Lexington.
Storm was one of three teams tied at 1-1 after pool play, but only one could snag a spot in the Red bracket, and the runs allowed tiebreaker sent Storm to the Blue bracket. Lowcountry made the most of it, winning three straight in bracket play to claim the title.
Storm opened pool play with a 5-2 win over Team SC (Amell), as Gabby Ximenez allowed two unearned runs over two innings to earn the win and Cierra Kinlaw pitched two scoreless frames for the save. Caleigh Powell blasted a three-run
From staff reports
Battery Creek High School is the second South Carolina high school authorized to offer students a prestigious international academic program that gives students opportunities to earn college course credits while still in high school, and at no charge to the students or their families.
Cambridge Assessment International Education has approved Battery Creek High to offer its prestigious Cambridge program beginning this academic year. we seek to encourage and tions.”
The Culinary Institute of the South is currently under construction at the Buckwalter Place Commerce Park in Bluffton. The 29,000 square-foot bestin-class culinary training facility will accommodate more than 300 students and will feature six academic classrooms, two teaching kitchens, a baking lab, a lecture theater and a teaching restaurant. The Foodseum, an interactive museum, will preserve and bring to life the true story of Southern food.
The Institute will offer associate degrees and college certificates in Culinary Arts, Baking & Pastry, and Hospitality/Tourism Management as well as a variety of continuing education and personal enrichment courses and seminars.
From left, Chef Miles Huff, Dean, TCL Culinary Institute of the South; Berl Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Palmetto Electric Cooperative Inc.; Dr. Richard Gough, President, Technical College of the Lowcountry; Tray Hunter, Vice President Marketing & Public Relations, Palmetto Electric Cooperative Inc.; Mary Lee Carns, Vice President for Advancement, Technical College of the Lowcountry; Chef Jacqueline Orak, Department Chair and Sommelier, TCL Culi nary Institute of the South. Submitted photo.
Students can begin culinary and hospitality classes now at the new culinary kitchen at the New River Campus and then enter advanced courses when the Institute opens in the fall of 2021. For more information, visit www.tcl.edu/culinary.
Storm wins three straight to claim Blue bracket
homer in the first inning.
Pool play concluded with a 7-1 loss to Carolina Fire, as Storm was unable to overcome a six-run second inning. Makenzie Bailey drove
in the only run for Storm.
Kinlaw tossed a five-inning complete game to lead Storm to a 3-2 win over Tri-County Rattlers in their first bracket game, as she allowed two runs and four hits while striking out five. Bailey and Madison Sanchez each had a hit and an RBI.
Storm had little trouble taking down Thomson Yarddogs in their second bracket game, winning 7-2 behind a 15-hit attack led by leadoff hitter Raven Dunham, who was 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI and support through our dona
2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Bailey, Ijah Williams, and Lexi Perry each added two hits. Kinlaw again went the distance in the circle, striking out 10 and allowing two runs and six hits over six innings.
Storm closed out the title with another 3-2 win over Tri-County Rattlers capped by Powell’s walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the fifth. Durham had another big game at the top of the lineup, going 3-for-3, and Kinlaw and KK Bradshaw combined to get the job on the mound with Bradshaw earning the win in relief.
Whale Branch grad earns preseason honor
From staff reports
Whale Branch Early College High School graduate Nyles Pinckney was named to the second team of the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame’s inaugural Preseason College Football All-South Carolina Team for the 2020-2021 season.
Pinckney, a senior defensive tackle for topranked Clemson, Nyles Pinckney enters 2020 with 71 tackles (10.5 for loss), 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in 857 snaps over 43 career games (13 starts) for the Tigers.
In 2019, Pinckney was a thirdteam All-ACC selection credited with 27 tackles (4.0 for loss), one sack and a fumble recovery in 367 snaps over 14 games (13 starts).
He has already graduated, earning a degree in criminal justice in May 2019 and adding a degree in sociology in May 2020.
The All-South Carolina teams were put together from players who play for an in-state program Carolina and play for an out-ofstate program. Players were selected from the most talented players with South Carolina ties from FBS, FCS, and NCAA D2 programs from across America.
EDUCATION BRIEF
Britton earns Nebraska degree
Brian Joseph Britton of Beaufort was among 723 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a virtual graduation celebration Aug. 15.
Britton earned a Master of Business Administration from the Office of Graduate Studies. The August graduates are from 44 countries, 37 states and 75 Nebraska communities.
or were born or raised in South scored twice. Ximenez was
Part of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, the Cambridge program is offered for students ages 11 to 19. Battery Creek will initially participate in the Cambridge Upper Secondary and transition to Cambridge Advanced.
Students will be able to choose advanced level courses that allow them to earn college credit for qualifying scores on Cambridge exams, and students who pass enough of those courses can earn the prestigious Cambridge International diploma in addition to a traditional South Carolina high school diploma. This year’s Battery Creek freshmen will be the school’s first students with the opportunity to earn Cambridge diplomas.
Battery Creek joins Aiken High in Aiken County as a Cambridge International school.
Nearly a million students from 10,000 schools in 160 countries prepare for their futures with Cambridge programs and qualifications. Success with Cambridge can give students admission to universities in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and other countries.
Cambridge International also provides participating schools with professional development and training for teachers, classroom resources and membership in its global learning community.
“We’re delighted to announce that Battery Creek has joined our global community of Cambridge schools, and we look forward to a long and productive relationship with them,” Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment International Education Christine Özden said in a release.
Battery Creek Principal Chad Cox predicted that the high school’s students and faculty would be excited about the new program.
“There are so many tremendous opportunities here,” Cox said. “Our students will be able to expand their learning and broaden their perspectives while earning free college course credits. And for our teachers, the training and networking opportunities around the globe will be tremendous.”
District Superintendent Frank Rodriguez praised Battery Creek’s achievement.
“This new Cambridge International authorization is just the latest example of the great things happening at Battery Creek,” Rodriguez said, also noting that the school’s on-time graduation rate had improved from 78 percent to 83.9 percent over the last five years. “These are very exciting days, not only for the school’s staff but also for students and parents.”
