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Former Stratford and South Carolina first baseman Justin Smoak has been promoted to the big leagues and was in tonight's starting lineup for the Texas ... full story
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Former Stratford standout catcher Matt Wieters, now in his second season with the Baltimore Orioles, ... full story - Wave overpowers Knights in second half
What started as a spirited, close battle between two rivals turned into a thriller and ended in a ph ... full story - SHS swimmers look for strong finishes
The Stratford swim teams will be looking for good times and top-notch finishes at the Region 7-AAAA ... full story
Former Stratford standouts to meet in big leagues
Former Stratford High School baseball standouts Matt Wieters and Justin Smoak will encounter one another in the big leagues in a two-game series that starts Wednesday night.Wieters, the catcher for the Baltimore Orioles, is batting .263 (36-137) with ... full story
Former Stratford and South Carolina first baseman Justin Smoak has been promoted to the big leagues and was in tonight's starting lineup for the Texas Rangers.Smoak had a .326 batting average with a pair of home runs, six doubles and 15 RBIs for Trip ... full story
Hanna tosses second no-hitter of seasonStratford senior lefty Chris Hanna continues to post fantastic numbers.The Citadel signee tossed his second no-hitter of the season Tuesday, lifting the Knights to an 8-0 win over Berkeley in a Region 7-AAAA baseball game. “Chris was really focused,” ... full story
Knights lose 9-1 at WandoWando used two big innings to pull away from Stratford, 9-1, in a Region 7-AAAA baseball game Friday night.The Warriors scored four runs each in the fourth and sixth innings to break it open.Wando's first outburst made it 5-1 and the Knights were una ... full story
Former Stratford standout catcher Matt Wieters, now in his second season with the Baltimore Orioles, is on the cover of the most recent Sports Ilustrated.Wieters is one of the top prospects in Major League Baseball and a Tom Verducci story details th ... full story
Lady Knights tennis team hoping for strong finishThe Stratford girls tennis team is entering the home stretch of the regular season and they’re aiming for the Class AAAA playoffs.Stratford is 3-2 overall and 0-2 in Region 7-AAAA play.“We’re looking to capitalize on the wins we have and we’re trying ... full story
Stratford cross country teams coast to invitational titlesStratford’s cross country teams dominated their counterparts in the Sumter Invitational this past weekend.Both the boys and girls squads won the event and had the top two finishers in each race.For the Knights, Steve Rivard was first out of 44 total ... full story
Stratford teams place third in region swim meetBoth Stratford swim teams placed third in the Region 7-AAAA swim meet last weekend at Park West.Senior B.J. Hornikel was first in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle to lead the Knights. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the state in both ... full story
What started as a spirited, close battle between two rivals turned into a thriller and ended in a physical altercation.Summerville took a 14-6 lead into the half, but then scored two touchdowns early in the third quarter en route to a 38-19 victory o ... full story
The Stratford swim teams will be looking for good times and top-notch finishes at the Region 7-AAAA swim meet Saturday at Park West.Of the 18 swimmers combined on both teams, seven are seniors in their last seasons in the pool for Stratford.“I think ... full story
Knights 3-1 after Beaufort winBy Rob GanttThe GazetteA positive outlook and determined attitude have been the cornerstones of Stratford’s football resurgence, Knights coach Ray Stackley said.The Knights improved to 3-1 on the season with a 21-14 vict ... full story
Stratford just saw one of the more dynamic players in the Lowcountry. Now, the Knights get a whole team with a similar reputation.Stratford, coming off a 55-30 loss to Berkeley thanks to a Herculean effort by shifty quarterback Bruce Ellington, hosts ... full story
Stratford High School recently hosted the Swimmin’ in da Crick’ invitational swim meet at the Crowfield pool Sept. 12.Stratford swim coach Jennifer Condon felt both teams benefited greatly from the competition, which included most of the top local sw ... full story
Stratford cross country teams sweep Eye-Opener divisionThe Stratford boys cross country team has validated its spot in the Class AAAA top 10 and the Lady Knights have proven they belong there, too.Both squads won their divisions last weekend in the Eye-Opener Invitational in Spartanburg. There were two d ... full story
Swim teams start strongThe Stratford swim teams are off to good starts this season. The boys defeated Beaufort 80-64 Saturday to improve to 4-0, while the girls fell 90-72 for just their first loss of the season. They are 3-1.The teams were to host Academic Magnet and Jame ... full story
Stratford coach Ray Stackley was having one of those good-vibe Mondays, three days after a successful season-opening game with Orangeburg-Wilkinson.But the group he was really glad for were the players that went out in the muck and mire and hammered ... full story
Savage helps Clemson Soccer in preseasonFormer Stratford soccer star Austin Savage is making his mark at the next level.Savage, a freshman at Clemson, has scored a pair of goals in the preseason to help the Tigers to a pair of victories.He scored a goal in the Tigers’ 2-0 win over Southern ... full story
Straford boys cross country, Hanahan volleyball in top 10Two local squads have been voted among the top 10 by the coaches of their respective sports and classifications.The Stratford boys cross country team enters the season ranked seventh in the Class AAAA poll. The Knights, coached by Shane Sutherland, w ... full story
Knights at home against O-W to start seasonStratford begins its quest to get back on track Friday night at home against Orangeburg-Wilkinson.“It’s a huge game for us,” said Knights coach Ray Stackley, whose team finished 3-9 in 2008. “We’re trying to get back to our winning ways. We want to r ... full story
Murrian plays in all-star game; Crim still perfectFormer Stratford and Winthrop catcher John Murrian was a recent participant in the New York-Penn League all-star game played at Penn State Aug. 18.Murrian, one of the top hitters in the league for the Oneonta Tigers, was 0-for-3 in the game but the A ... full story
Another Stratford product has made his mark in baseball.Former Knight Matt Crim now has a record all his own, working six strong innings on his way to a Danville Braves franchise-record ninth win as the Braves swept away the Burlington Royals with a ... full story
Football jamboree cancelledThe 2009 Berkeley County Jamboree has been cancelled because of rain, according to Berkeley High School athletic director Jerry Brown. “The rain this morning and this week took care of that,” Brown said, adding that the jamboree will not be reschedul ... full story
The Stratford defensive unit had a bounce in its step during the first scrimmage of the preseason, a solid effort against Aiken Friday.Determined to bounce back from last year, the Knights were sharp and crisp the first time out against another team ... full story
Former Stratford standout Matt Wieters is heating back up for the Baltimore Orioles.Wieters pushed his batting average all the way to .280 with a nine-game tear before going 0-3 Sunday against the Boston Red Sox.He hit safely in all nine games during ... full story
Over on Crowfield Boulevard, Stratford’s football team put together a productive set of practices heading into full contact Tuesday, veteran coach Ray Stackley said.“We’ve gotten a lot accomplished since last Friday,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of new ... full story
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