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Softball players from Berkeley, Hanahan and Timberland high schools landed all-state honors by the S.C. Coaches Association of Women’s Sports.

All three teams captured region titles this spring.

As press time, the Stags held a 1-0 lead in a best-of-three series against Ashley Ridge in the Lower State championship series.

The Lower State winner plays the winner of the Upper State series – Fort Mill or Byrnes – for the Class AAAAA title. That series is scheduled for June 1, 3 and 5. The Lower State winner hosts Game 1 and the Upper State winner hosts Game 2. Game 3 would be at a neutral site.

Berkeley’s Class AAAAA all-state selections are junior P/OF Gracie DeCuir, sophomore P/OF Abby Prince and senior IF Jersey Silver.

Hanahan’s picks in Class AAA are senior IF Brooke Patterson and sophomore IF Brooke Jones. The Hawkettes advanced to a postseason district championship game before ending the season there.

In Class AA, Timberland’s all-state selections are sophomore OF Emily Dawson, junior C Abbi Harrawood and senior IF Hayley Gaskins. The Wolves finished the season in the district tournament.

Berkeley 6, Ashley Ridge 2

Southpaw Abby Prince pitched a three-hitter and drove in two runs at the plate to power Berkeley to a 6-2 victory over visiting Ashley Ridge in the opening game of the Class AAAAA Lower State championship series in softball on May 24.

Prince fanned five batters and allowed one earned run while infielders Jersey Silver and Hayden Richberg each collected two hits and scored twice for Berkeley (28-3).

The Stags trailed 1-0 before scoring three runs in the bottom of the third inning.

Ashley Ridge plated an unearned run in the top of the sixth to pull within 3-2 but Berkeley broke it open in the bottom of the frame.

Silver and Prince knocked in runs with singles and Savannah Ballentine drew a walk with the bases loaded for the Stags.

Former Knight earns academic honor

Former Stratford High School baseball standout Dylan Stewart, now a freshman second baseman for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, received all-academic honors by the Big South Conference as part of the conference’s annual baseball awards.

Stewart posted a 3.90 grade-point average while majoring in accounting. He saw action in 36 games, drawing 29 starts.

Stewart claimed Big South Freshman of the Week recognition following the Bucs’ early season series win over Longwood after belting out a pair of triples to help CSU secure the win over the Lancers.

He finished tied atop the conference leaderboard in triples with four on the season while hitting his first home run of the year against USC Upstate on April 17.

Stewart finished with a .253 batting average and 12 RBIs.

Softball players from Berkeley, Hanahan and Timberland high schools landed all-state honors by the S.C. Coaches Association of Women’s Sports.

All three teams captured region titles this spring.

As press time, the Stags held a 1-0 lead in a best-of-three series against Ashley Ridge in the Lower State championship series.

The Lower State winner plays the winner of the Upper State series – Fort Mill or Byrnes – for the Class AAAAA title. That series is scheduled for June 1, 3 and 5. The Lower State winner hosts Game 1 and the Upper State winner hosts Game 2. Game 3 would be at a neutral site.

Berkeley’s Class AAAAA all-state selections are junior P/OF Gracie DeCuir, sophomore P/OF Abby Prince and senior IF Jersey Silver.

Hanahan’s picks in Class AAA are senior IF Brooke Patterson and sophomore IF Brooke Jones. The Hawkettes advanced to a postseason district championship game before ending the season there.

In Class AA, Timberland’s all-state selections are sophomore OF Emily Dawson, junior C Abbi Harrawood and senior IF Hayley Gaskins. The Wolves finished the season in the district tournament.

Berkeley 6, Ashley Ridge 2

Southpaw Abby Prince pitched a three-hitter and drove in two runs at the plate to power Berkeley to a 6-2 victory over visiting Ashley Ridge in the opening game of the Class AAAAA Lower State championship series in softball on May 24.

Prince fanned five batters and allowed one earned run while infielders Jersey Silver and Hayden Richberg each collected two hits and scored twice for Berkeley (28-3).

The Stags trailed 1-0 before scoring three runs in the bottom of the third inning.

Ashley Ridge plated an unearned run in the top of the sixth to pull within 3-2 but Berkeley broke it open in the bottom of the frame.

Silver and Prince knocked in runs with singles and Savannah Ballentine drew a walk with the bases loaded for the Stags.

Former Knight earns academic honor

Former Stratford High School baseball standout Dylan Stewart, now a freshman second baseman for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, received all-academic honors by the Big South Conference as part of the conference’s annual baseball awards.

Stewart posted a 3.90 grade-point average while majoring in accounting. He saw action in 36 games, drawing 29 starts.

Stewart claimed Big South Freshman of the Week recognition following the Bucs’ early season series win over Longwood after belting out a pair of triples to help CSU secure the win over the Lancers.

He finished tied atop the conference leaderboard in triples with four on the season while hitting his first home run of the year against USC Upstate on April 17.

Stewart finished with a .253 batting average and 12 RBIs.

HANAHAN, S.C. – A brand new park is coming to Hanahan, and it’ll be the first in nearly two decades. On Friday, June 25, city officials will break ground on a new 53-acre park at 1173 Williams Lane in Hanahan. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 10 a.m., and the public is invited to attend.

The park will sit behind Bowen’s Corner Elementary off Williams Lane, adjacent to Henry Brown Boulevard. According to the city, the Berkeley County School District is partnering with the city by funding six tennis courts with lighting as well as paying towards the multi-use synthetic field. The plans include three multi-use grass fields complete with two baseball/softball skins with backstops. Some of the other amenities for the park will include:

Last November, voters said “yes” to a bond referendum that will fund new parks and allow upgrades to existing ones. By enhancing the city’s current parks and adding additional parks, officials said it will not only increase home values, but improve quality of life for residents.

The last park addition at Railroad Avenue took place in 2003. Since then, city officials have said that Hanahan’s population has more than doubled, but no additional parks have been added.

The location of the future 53-acre park:

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HANAHAN, S.C. – A brand new park is coming to Hanahan, and it’ll be the first in nearly two decades. On Friday, June 25, city officials will break ground on a new 53-acre park at 1173 Williams Lane in Hanahan. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 10 a.m., and the public is invited to attend.

The park will sit behind Bowen’s Corner Elementary off Williams Lane, adjacent to Henry Brown Boulevard. According to the city, the Berkeley County School District is partnering with the city by funding six tennis courts with lighting as well as paying towards the multi-use synthetic field. The plans include three multi-use grass fields complete with two baseball/softball skins with backstops. Some of the other amenities for the park will include:

Last November, voters said “yes” to a bond referendum that will fund new parks and allow upgrades to existing ones. By enhancing the city’s current parks and adding additional parks, officials said it will not only increase home values, but improve quality of life for residents.

The last park addition at Railroad Avenue took place in 2003. Since then, city officials have said that Hanahan’s population has more than doubled, but no additional parks have been added.

The location of the future 53-acre park:

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A bittersweet chapter coming to a close today as many in the graduating class of 2021 are turning their tassels. Happening this weekend, graduation ceremonies across the Lowcountry and for many others, the last day of school and prom night. A sight of normalcy for many high school students.

The pandemic had a toll on the school year but today’s graduates and their families tell me they are happy to gather together for the celebration and be able to walk the stage this year.

The class of 2020 and 2021 had uncertainty these past years when it comes to learning due to the pandemic.

“This has been a difficult year which makes being here even more special,” said Ashley, class valedictorian of Goose Creek High School.

With taking away such important events such as prom, socializing at school, and sporting events, they are glad to end the year graduating together as a class in person.

“Some of these kids I haven’t seen in a year and a half and same with them they haven’t seen their classmates so there is a lot of excitement in the tunnel,” said Lindsey Glenn, senior sponsor.

Todays graduates spoke about how hard this year was on them mentally but they knew in order to go off to college they had to work hard this year.

“This school year was different with everyone staying at home just had to keep your mindset on the right goals,” said Randy Curtis, graduate.

Families laughed and cried together getting to celebrate such a meaningful day. The coliseum was able to have an unlimited amount of guests today for the graduations.

“She never gave up she did her home internet school and she achieved so we are so excited,” said Star Brown’s family.

Rather than a small percentage of people last year graduating on the football field, this year they got to have a real ceremony.

“It’s a great experience we get to do it in the Coliseum this time,” said Tristan daniels, graduate.

The excitement continues for this senior class as they make plans to head off to college in the fall.

Cain Bay and Hanahan High School also held their graduations today. Dorchester School District 2 schools will graduate next Friday at the North Charleston Coliseum.