Please come out to Hilton Head Island High School and purchase your Christmas tree. The lot is located at the softball field on campus. You will find the best selection of trees and trimmings on the Island. Part of the proceeds go to Seahawk Football and Softball.
Congratulations to the AAA State Champion Boys and Girls Cross Country and Girls Tennis Teams! Also, Congratulations to HHIHS swimmer Nicole Menzel for signing a Letter of Intent to the University of Arkansas and Charlie Bolgan for signing a Letter of Intent with the University of Louisville. These two swimmers along with Fallon Kelly(Fallon will be attending Clemson as an invited walk-on swimmer) were also awarded Scholastic All-American by USA Swimming. The accolades keep rolling in for our tremendous student athletes.
Cheerleading has reached the State finals for the first time. They compete Saturday November 21 in Columbia for the State Title! We are off and running with the Winter Season Sports. They have begun to practice and will open up competition shortly after Thanksgiving.
On Thursday Nov 18, the Athletic Department will sponsor a seminar on the Student Athlete and College Recruiting. A guest speaker from Dynamite Sports is flying in to lead the seminar. All parents and students are encouraged to come with questions in hand. The event is 5:00-6:00 in the media center. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Lew Kent
Athletic Director
Hilton Head Island High School
843-689-4806
lewis.kent@beaufourt.k12.sc.us
If you don’t know it, we have one of the very best Cross Country Teams in the Southeast United States! Our girls are defending State Champs and the Boys are runners up. Yesterday at Honey Horn Plantation we hosted several area teams including Bluffton, Battery Creek and Hilton Head Prep. The sun wasn’t the only thing that was blazing as the trio of Sara Manesiotis, Faith Lifer and Emily Crick easily oupaced the pack in a landside win. For the girls, it was a great way to finish three abreast in the tuneup for next week’s prestigious Wendy’s meet. Jack Manesiotis finished 1st for the banged up boy’s squad. Our boy’s team finished second without several of our injured top runners. Get well soon guys! Thank you to our Booster Club president for securing and setting up the course. We hope to have more meets at Honey Horn in the future. Lew Kent
Hello Seahawks!
We are off to a fast start here at the” Nest”. Early results are positive for Swimming, Tennis , and Girl’s Cross Country. Girl’s Cross Country is gaining attention in the Southeastern United States for their results so far this year! Great job girls.
I hope that you have noticed the renovations that have recently taken place at Community Stadium. The hedges and trees have been trimmed in and around the perimeter of the entire stadium. We have also installed a new sign at the front entrance to the stadium, it looks great. Thank you All Sports Booster Club for providing the labor and shared vision for the renovations for Community Stadium.
This week, we start tracking those students involved with extra-curricular activities-namely athletics. If a student has a 76% or lower, he/she will be required to attend study hall for two one hour sessions per week.
The Athletic Department is looking to buy used commercial lawn equipment. We need a lawn mower, edger, weed eater and blower. We would also be interested in trading out marketing presence for landscaping services. If you or your company is interested, please call 689-4806 and leave a message.
Go Hawks!
Lew Kent
Seahawk Athletics
Welcome back Seahawk Fans! It will be a tough task to follow the historic results of our 2008-09 Athletic Programs, as most of our programs are reloading with underclassman. Be that as it may, expectations still run high around the Nest. Football will be looking to repeat as Region Champs and open up their home schedule on September 4 vs. James Island. Girl’s Golf, Cross Country, Girl’s Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming and Crew will all open their Championship runs in the next few weeks. I hope to see you all out at our venues supporting our Student Athletes!
One change to note, this year the back gate at the Football Stadium will not be open for entry. I encourage you to park in the front of the school or in the Middle School parking lot. If you park in one of the back lots you may walk around the sidewalk of the Baseball Stadium, toward the school campus. The area is well lit and easily accessible to the one main entrance of the stadium.
The new additions to our coaching staff this fall year are: Bill Boroff-Football, Scott Nichols-Girl’s Tennis, Jack Maddan-Swimming. Welcome to the family!
We think Hilton Head Island High School is the best school in South Carolina! Please check out our website at hiltonheadhighsports.com . Come to one of our Booster Club meetings and take an active part in helping to support our student athletes. Go Hawks!!
Lew Kent
Athletic Director
See ya We didn’t have much time to transition from winter to spring but here it is! We hope to continue our winning ways in the region and the state. I want to give a shout out to Booster Club President Mike Manesiotis for his tireless energy in promoting HHIHS athletics. If you don’t know Mike, just show up to one of our facilities and he will probably be there, either rooting on one of our teams or installing banners, fencing or just picking up garbage.. thanks Mike! Please come out to the Nest to support our fine student athletes in their endeavours. We are making significant strides in emphasising academics here at HHIHS. The academic policy the District has mandated, nor its implementation is not perfect, but it is a step in the right direction in holding the students and their coaches responsible for academic remediation. Thank you Mrs. O’Nan for your support of HHIHS Athletics! at the Ballpark, Lew Kent
I am a fan of wrestling like I never have been before. Sure when I was younger I liked Rick Flair, the Million Dollar Man, and Jimmy Superfly Snooka, but I’m not talking about that kind of Wrestling. I’m talking about the Seahawks led by Coach Mike Newton. They provided the Seahawk faithful with a heart pounding, fist pumping ride all the way to the State Championship Match vs. East Side High School. They eventually lost the match, but gained a fan in me. Mike Newton has his boys ready to compete. More importantly, he emphasizes sportsmanship in a sport that is known for its’ brutishness. Kudos to Mike and all of our Seahawk Wrestlers for an outstanding year. State AAA Runner UP!
On the Hardwood, Dave Greenberg and his crew were Region co-champs and advanced to the second round of the playoffs before bowing out to a very strong Darlington squad. Congratulations to Dave and the girls for a great season!
On Tuesday January 27, Hilton Head High School will honor it’s own State Champions Girl’s Tennis and Girl’s Cross Country with the presentation of their State Championship rings. The ceremony will take place in between the girls and boys basketball game vs. Bluffton. Also, we will honor the AAA State players of the year in Volleyball and Tennis, Carly Ledbetter and Brooke Ferry, with commemorative banners. Come on out to the rivalry game and watch our Champions being crowned!
Coming Home week festivities were fun and colorful. During the week, the Seahawks soared to victory in several key events. The week got started right with a thrilling, intensity packed wrestling win at Bluffton High School. The win set up the Seahawks with a chance to win the region at home at 7:00 Wednesday Jan. 28 vs. Battery Creek. I’ll be there. The girl’s Basketball Team made a statement in our region by knocking off North Charleston Sat. night and we crowned our Coming Home King-Chaz Perry.
Until next time,
Lew Kent
The Athletic Department at Hilton Head Island High School would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season! The Basketball Teams and the Wrestling Team will be up and going over the break. The boys are hosting the Hilton Oceanfront Resort Classic for boys basketball on the 19th-21, and then head to Ft. Walton Beach, Florida for the Beach Blowout 26-28. The Girls Basketball Team will be in two tournaments. The Savannah Holiday Classic 19-21 and Lady Islanders Tournament 27-29. Wrestling is in Chapel Hill, NC for the Tiger Classic from 20-23 and host the Seahawk Duals on the 29th and 30th. The Seahawks Girl’s Basketball Team is of to a great start, and recently honored Samantha Aiken for scoring her 1,000 point. Congratulations Samantha!! See you all next year!!
Lew Kent