Prep Talk

A Friday of football in June

The sixth annual Fourth of July Shootout, a 7-on-7 high school football passing tournament hosted by Myrtle Beach, was held Friday at Doug Shaw Stadium. The 10 teams that competed were Myrtle Beach, Conway, Carolina Forest, Socastee, St, James, Loris, Aynor, Manning, Marion and Hoggard (N.C.).

Carolina Forest AD Lewis leaves

Carolina Forest is looking for a new athletic director.

James ''Bubba'' Lewis, who had served as the school's athletic director for the past four years, said Wednesday he had resigned from the position to have more time to spend with his family. Lewis, 43, and his wife have two middle-school aged sons and a daughter who will be entering first grade.

Horry County prep standouts drafted

North Myrtle Beach baseball standout Tripp Faulk was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 38th round and Conway's Colby Holmes was taken in the 47th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Thursday.

Berryhill to Atlanta

Aynor native Thomas Berryhill, a pitcher at Newberry College, was drafted in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

Loris names Socastee alum new boys basketball coach

Socastee alum Derrick Robinson, who has served as an assistant under current Braves coach Tommy Johnson the past two seasons, was named the Loris boys basketball coach earlier this week.

Myrtle Beach names boys basketball coach

Myrtle Beach High School named its new boys basketball coach on Thursday.