{"id":895,"date":"2020-01-15T16:19:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T21:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepressboxradio.com\/site\/?p=895"},"modified":"2025-12-20T10:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:38:00","slug":"2025-local-sports-stories-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepressboxradio.com\/site\/2025-local-sports-stories-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Local Sports Stories of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 TOP 10 GRAND STRAND \/ PEE DEE SPORTS STORIES OF THE YEAR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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HM:\u00a0\u00a0 Former Marlboro County HC Dean Boyd elected to the SCACA Hall of Fame!<\/p>\n

HM:\u00a0\u00a0 Lamar hires JR Boyd\u2019s son Tyler as HC and he leads them to State Title game!<\/p>\n

HM:\u00a0\u00a0 West hires Chad Wilkes from Oceanside & Wilson hires Brian Wilson from Sumter!<\/p>\n

HM:\u00a0\u00a0 Jody Jenerette hired as OC at NMB, will probably be their next Head FB Coach!<\/p>\n

HM:\u00a0\u00a0 Heather Macy is hired as WBB Coach at powerhouse Nova Southeastern in Ft, Lauderdale, FL!<\/p>\n

HM:\u00a0\u00a0 Conway\u2019s Grant Holmes sets Braves Strikeout record at 15 in loss to Rockies?<\/p>\n

HM:\u00a0\u00a0 Longtime successful Coastal soccer coach Shaun Docking announces his retirement.<\/p>\n

HM:\u00a0\u00a0 Darlington Raceway Spring race moved up a month to March in 2026?<\/p>\n

HM:\u00a0\u00a0 Savannah Bananas play at Clemson twice this year and schedule a DH at Coastal in 2026?<\/p>\n

HM:\u00a0\u00a0 Lake View\u2019s Shaquille Leonard officially retires from NFL and is now FT Coach at his alma mater!<\/p>\n

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HHM: Loyal McQueen named All-ACC for Clemson & surpasses 1000 pts in her career.<\/p>\n

HHM: SCHSL B&G Basketball Championships return to CLA in 2026, but Upstate & Lower State Championships remain at the Florence Center.<\/p>\n

HHM: Atlantic Collegiate won the 2A BB State Championship in its first year of eligibility!?!<\/p>\n

HHM: Post 1 lost State Championship game, but still qualified for SE Regional.<\/p>\n

HHM: FS1 decides NOT to play home games on fall break, leaves SF & WHS only 3 home games.<\/p>\n

HHM: Sumter Post 15 lost it\u2019s American Legion Charter, but votes to field a baseball team next year anyway!<\/p>\n

HHM: Hemingway HS decides Not to field a Varsity FB team this year for a lack of players!<\/p>\n

HHM: Chase Briscoe repeats as Cookout Southern 500 Champion at Darlington, after winning his very first Cup race here last year!<\/p>\n

HHM: Murray Hartzler retires after 25 years as FMU AD, replaced by Quin Monahan.<\/p>\n

HHM: Tim Beck fired after 3 years at Coastal and Missouri State HC Ryan Beard 5th<\/sup> HC?<\/p>\n

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10:\u00a0\u00a0 My FNR Stat man Paul Gable suffers a Heart Attack in the Booth at Lake City, they save his life and my friend is still with us!<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pro Hockey returns to the Pee Dee with IceCats of the Federal League.<\/strong><\/p>\n

8:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hunter Renfrow signs with Panthers after a year with Ulcerative Colitis!<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Year of Coastal Catcher Caden Bodine: Johnny Bench & Buster Posey Award, SBC POY, SBC MAOY & Orioles 1st<\/sup> Rd!<\/strong><\/p>\n

6:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Florence Center cancels Ravens IFB season before they play a game!<\/strong><\/p>\n

5:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 South Florence plays in it\u2019s 4th<\/sup> straight 4A State FB Championship!<\/strong><\/p>\n

4:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FDTC to it\u2019s 4th<\/sup> JUCO CWS in 6 yrs and advances to one game from final!<\/strong><\/p>\n

3:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tommy \u201c2-Gloves\u201d Gainey wins Champions Tour event in his 4th<\/sup> start AND finishes Top 3 in the Tour Championship!<\/strong><\/p>\n

2:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coastal Carolina baseball advances to CWS National Championship series after winning 27 straight games in a row! And after Umpire BS in ejecting Coach Schnall!<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden becomes the fastest woman in the WORLD winning the 100M, 200M & 4X100M events in the World Championships after winning Gold in 4X100 in 2024 Olympics. Alan Connie may be the Greatest Coach of All-Time!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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