Colleton County wraps up spring sports season
By David Shelton
Senior Writer
Walterboro – The 2025 spring sports season at Colleton County High School was again highlighted by a strong season from the softball program.
Ranked among the state’s top 10 AAAA teams for most of the season, the Lady Cougars began the season by winning 13 of their first 14 games and five of six in region 7-AAAA.
The season took a bit of a downturn over the final few weeks. While they made the state playoffs in class AAAA, Colleton County went 2-2 over their last four region games, finishing with a 7-3 record and in third-place of the standings.
In the playoffs, the Lady Cougars notched a win over Airport before losses to May River and Airport ended their season. Colleton County’s final record was 16-7.
One thing the Lady Cougars did well this spring was hit the ball at a high rate. Several hitters posted batting averages over .400 for the season. In fact, three players hit over .500. Junior Alexis Eversole led the team with a .565 average and had 22 runs batted in. Junior Brooklyn Holmes finished with a .540 batting average and had 31 RBIs.
Senior Lanasia Sanders earned all-state honors for class AAAA. Sanders hit .516 with four homeruns and 35 RBIs. She also did work inside the pitching circle, notching five wins with a 2.68 earned run average.
Sophomore McKenzie Cochran batted .358 with 20 RBIs and senior Madison Miller posted a .354 average with 18 RBIs.
Colleton County’s future ace pitcher is Brea Gerard. The eighth-grader made her mark this season by posting an 8-1 record and a 1.25 earned run average. She struck out 105 hitters while walking just 21.
The boys soccer team finished its season with a 6-16 overall record and 2-8 in a very competitive region seven. Two of the top players this spring were sophomore Dehlani Griffiths (four goals) and senior Jeremiah Howell (nine goals).
The girls soccer team finished 4-14 overall.
The AAAA state track and field meet was held in mid-May with three individuals from the girls team advancing through qualifying to earn a spot in the state finals.
The top performer was Zarione Hudson, who earned a fifth-place finish in the high jump. Akeelyah Daniel finished 13th overall in the long jump, while Lillian Mitchell ran 16th in the 100 meter dash.
For the boys team, the 4 x 100 relay team qualified for the finals and finished in seventh-place. Members of the relay unit included Daishawn Flanagan, Kenan Koger, Hykeem Ladson and Jayden Nesbitt.
In coaching news, the baseball program will be under new direction as former coach Jermale Paige will not return as coach in 2025-26.
