Discounted tickets are on sale for Conway’s appearance in the Derrick Law Firm Carolinas Kickoff Clash Aug. 27 in Myrtle Beach.
Tickets are available in the athletic departments at each of the 10 participating schools, and fans can save $2 by purchasing their tickets early. Although Conway hosted Hoggard at The Backyard as part of the 2014 event, all of the games will be held at Myrtle Beach’s Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium this year.
Conway and South Brunswick (N.C.) will kick off the action with a Thursday night special Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Socastee will test New Hanover the following night at 8 p.m. A trio of games is slated for Saturday with North Brunswick and Marlboro County opening the action at noon. Southeast Raleigh and South Florence will get underway at 5:15 p.m., and Charlotte Christian and Myrtle Beach will battle in the finale at 8:15 p.m.
Pre-sale tickets are $10, and a portion of the money will go to the participating schools. Tickets will be $12 at the gate.
One ticket will be good for all five of the games.
South Carolina schools won last year’s border battle by winning three of the five contests.
Visit www.derricklawfirmkickoff.com
Kickball League set for September
Conway Parks, Recreation Tourism is accepting teams for the 2015 Fall Adult Co-Ed Kickball League.
The league will begin in mid-September. A minimum of four teams and a maximum of 16 teams will be accepted. The league will have an eight-game season followed by a championship tournament. All games will be held at the Conway Recreation Complex on week nights. An information meeting will be held Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Conway Recreation Center.
To register a team, visit www.ConwayParksandRecreation.com or stop by the Conway Recreation Center. Call 488-1950.
Staley to speak in Myrtle Beach
University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach Dawn Staley will be speaking at the Horry County Chapter of the Gamecock Club Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at Boathouse Waterway Bar Grill.
Also attending will be Andy Demetra, director of broadcasting and the voice of Gamecock baseball and men’s basketball.
The Boathouse is located at 201 Fantasy Harbour Blvd. in Myrtle Beach. Admission is free and open to everyone. There will be a raffle for prizes.
The Horry County Gamecock Club is the local chapter of the University of South Carolina Gamecock Club, which provides financial support to more than 500 student-athletes that represent the University of South Carolina. There are 46 in-state chapters, and 16 chapters from Texas to New York. Membership is open to alumni and friends of the University. Contact (803) 777-4276.
Student anglers registering for fall season
The Student Angler League Tournament Trail is now open for registration for the next school year fishing tourney trail in the fall and spring. SALTT will also host a flounder fundraiser fishing tourney for all ages on Sept. 12 in Murrells Inlet.
Go to www.salttfishing.com or contact the director at rayburnposton@gmail.com
Championship contested at True Blue
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s(HJGT) next stop in South Carolina will be the Major Championship Aug. 15 and 16 at the True Blue Golf Plantation in Pawley’s Island.
This event has AJGA Guaranteed Stars for all of the girls divisions. Players can register as a member or nonmember for the event. Members can play the event for $199 while nonmembers play at $244.
Golf tournament planned
Companies and individuals are invited to play the exclusive Members Club at Grande Dunes Monday at 9 a.m. in support of Habitat for Humanity of Horry County. The title sponsor for the event is Sea Captain’s House Restaurant, an avid supporter of Habitat for Humanity of Horry County. This is a rare chance to play this pristine course and help support local families in need of safe, decent shelter. Visit www.habitatmb.org .
Golf tournament to benefit SOS Health Care
SOS Health Care will be hosting its 2015 Memorial Golf Tournament Aug. 22 at Possum Trot Golf Course in North Myrtle Beach beginning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The tournament raises funds for SOS Health Care’s 16 programs for individuals with Autism. Call (843) 449-0554 or email sosed@sc.rr.com.
Golf tournament planned
The Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Foundation will sponsor a Community Support Tournament and Celebration Sept. 19 at 3:30 p.m. on the beautiful Otter Course at River Oaks Golf Plantation. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. at the Pavilion at River Oaks. The minimum donation is $40 for adults and $30 for juniors age 16 and under. Playing golf is optional. Contact Joe Carbonell at (843) 467-7191 or visit www.mbjgf.org
Beach Ball Classic planned
The 35th annual Beach Ball Classic will be held Dec. 26-31 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Visit www.beachballclassic.com.
Pelican promotion benefits Make-A-Wish
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Axelrod Associates are teaming up for an exciting promotion that will benefit the S.C. Make-A-Wish Foundation during the 2015 season at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.
For every home run hit by a Pelicans player during any 2015 home game, Axelrod Associates will donate $100 to the S.C. Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Also new to the ballpark this season will be a billboard in right-centerfield, which includes a caricature of Stuart M. Axelrod donning a Chicago Cubs cap, extending his glove through the outfield wall, where his glove is ready to make a catch.
If a home run ball by a Pelicans player goes through the cutout hole in the glove and into the accompanying net behind it, one lucky fan in attendance will be chosen at random to win $100,000. Fans must be present at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark to win. The winner will be selected based on the tickets scanned at the gates prior to the first pitch.
Call (843) 918-6000, e-mail info@myrtlebeachpelicans.com, or visit www.MyrtleBeachPelicans.com.
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