MYRTLE BEACH SC – Fifty years ago this year, on June 23, 1972, then President Richard M. Nixon signed the groundbreaking legislation that made the United Bank Holiday Invitational and Carolina’s College Challenge possible. Title IX stated that “No person in the United States shall on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in,...Read More
MYRTLE BEACH SC – The Sylvia Hatchell Division of the United Bank Holiday Invitational Tournament gets under way, Monday December 19th at 11:00 AM at the John T. Rhodes Sports Complex with a slate of three games. “It’s the 42nd anniversary of the tournament,” said Tournament Director Chad Smith, “and the 50th anniversary of Title...Read More
MYRTLE BEACH SC – The Wingate University Bulldogs are set to faceoff with Lander December 18th at 5:00 PM in the first of two games in the Carolinas College Challenge in Myrtle Beach SC at the Myrtle Beach convention Center. The Bulldogs, the defending South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball champs, are 7-1 overall and 1-1...Read More
Montverde Academy (FL) captured the Championship of the 2017 Beach Ball Classic with a 70-42 victory over Long Island Lutheran (NY at the Myrtle Beach (SC) Convention Center. Montverde has now participated in two Beach Ball Classic tournaments and won the title both times as they also won in 2015. MONTVERDE LEADERS: RJ Barrett led...Read More
Montverde (FL) earned the final spot in the Championship game of the 2017 Beach Ball Classic with a 76-66 victory over DeMatha (MD) at the Myrtle Beach (SC) Convention Center. MONTVERDE LEADERS: RJ Barrett led Montverde with 24 points while Makhi Mitchell added 15 points and 10 rebounds. DeMATHA LEADERS: Justin Moore paced DeMatha with...Read More
Brentwood (TN) Academy opened play of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational with a 76-46 victory over Swansea (SC). TURNING POINT: Leading 19-14 with 6:41 remaining in the opening half, Brentwood tallied the final 17 points of the half to open a commanding 36-14 lead by the break. The run would reach 27 points as...Read More
[BOXSCORE] David Beatty tipped in a missed layup at the buzzer for a Beach Ball Classic instant classic as Imhotep (8-1; Philadelphia, PA) won the championship with a come-from-behind 78-76 victory over Evanston (13-2; Evanston, IL). Evanston scored the first 12 points of the game and built a 25-7 cushion with 8:56 to play in...Read More
[BOXSCORE] Dillard (12-4; Fort Lauderdale, FL) defeated Pace (6-8; Atlanta, GA) 54-51 in overtime to earn third place in the 2016 Beach Ball Classic. In the low-scoring affair, Pace held a slim 18-15 lead at the half and neither team led by more than five points in the second half. Dillard grabbed its largest lead...Read More
[BOXCORE] Westchester (12-5; Los Angeles, CA) led all but a few seconds of the first half in route to a 59-42 victory over Bishop O’Connell (8-5; Arlington, VA) to take home fifth place in the 2016 Beach Ball Classic. Trailing 4-3 at the 14:58 mark of the first half, Westchester scored eight unanswered points to...Read More