By David Shelton Senior Writer Walterboro – Though his team is off to a 3-0 start in 2026, Colleton Prep football coach Greg Langdale is not quite sure how good his team is this fall.  The three early wins were expected, and one was a forfeit. The tougher tests will come later in the season and in the postseason, but it’s likely the Warhawks will make a good run at the state title. Last year’s team lost in the state championship game, finishing with a 9-3 record. The Warhawks have several key returning players, which should lead to a good postseason run. “I think we have a good group but we really don’t know how good we are just yet,” Langdale said. “We do have some experience at some key positions but we also have some new guys in some spots. We will see how much we improve and how hard we will work. That will determine the type of season we will have this year.” Perhaps the biggest returning player is at quarterback where senior Cale Owens runs the show offensively. Owens accounted for 21 passing touchdowns and 19 rushing scores last season. He threw for 2,116 yards and added 1,253 yards rushing. In the two games played this season, Owens has 455 yards and six touchdown passes, adding three rushing scores. The Warhawks also are loaded at receiver with the return of Perry Corbett , Charlie Walker and Hartman Fisk , along with tight end Kaiden Kinard . Corbett caught 41 passes for 828 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2025. Fisk added 42 grabs for 494 yards while Kinard had 18 catches for 256 yards. Walker chipped in 12 catches. Sharing duties at running back are sophomore Jaxson Jones, Lucas Pellum and Trey Ferguson . Their roles are primarily short yardage situations and blocking. Speaking of blocking, the offensive line returns three starters in tackle Aden Willis , guard Austin Murdaugh (center last year), and guard Fripp Smoak . Junior Ben Cain is starting at the other tackle and Tristan Layden is now the center. Junior Gray Marvin and sophomore Efe Bolukbasi also get some time up front. Kinard at end and Cain at linebacker are two leaders defensively. Working along the front also are Pellum at noseguard and end Tylor Riesner . Smoak is a starting linebacker, as is Baines Pierce . Fisk and sophomore Dallas Pooser are the corners while Corbett and Jones are the safeties. The Warhawks were scheduled to play St. John’s Christian on Sept. 4 at home. The remaining games are Carolina Academy, Beaufort Academy, Hilton Head Christian, Dorchester Academy, Patrick Henry Academy, Calhoun Academy and Cross School.

Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor Walterboro – It’s official. The Pee Dee Academy softball program can now say it has been able to bear the title of state champion for the past half decade. The Golden Eagles won their fifth consecutive state crown on Tuesday, beating Colleton Prep Academy 8-1at the CPA field to sweep the best-of-3 SCISA AAA championship series. PDA, which beat the War Hawks 10-0 in five innings on Monday in Mullins , finished the season with a 28-2 record. This is the ninth straight season Pee Dee played in a state title series. It also claimed a championship in 2017. In Monday’s win, senior Maddie Coward tossed a 1-hit shutout. Coward, who has started in the circle for each of those five title teams, struck out nine, walked one and hit a batter. She threw 52 pitcheas, 43 for strikes. Pee Dee scored two runs in the first inning, one in the second, three in both the third and fourth and closed it out with a run with one out in the fifth. Dinah Johnson had a 2-run single in the first inning, while Lilly Grace Rowell had a sacrifice fly that scored Carly Carroll in the second. e The Eagles scored three runs in the third before Addison Hasty had a 2-run double in the fourth followed by an RBI double by Azeleigh Arnette to make it 9-0. The game-ending run came on a triple by Careoll Hasty and Arnette both had two hits to lead PDA’s 8-hit attack. Coward added a double, and Rowell had a single to go with her sac fly. Carroll and Johnson had the other hits. Carolina Academy beats The King's Academy 8-7 to force deciding game in AA Carolina 8 The King’s Academy 7 Florence – Carolina Academy kept alive its hopes of defending the SCISA AA title with an 8-7 victory over The King’s Academy on Tuesday at the TKA field. The deciding game in the best-of-3 series will be played at Florence Christian School on Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. Raeley Frye and Ella Ham did the work in the circle for the Bobcats, who improved to 15-10. Ham smacked a home run, while Paisley Coker had two multiple-run hits. Addison Bescher had 12 strikeouts in the circle for the Lions. Bescher also had 12 strikeouts and allowed just two hits in The King’s Academy’s 5-2 Game 1 win on Monday in Lake City . TKA head coach Jennifer John said Emma Atkinson had a great game catching Bescher, and that Emma Taflinger , Scarlet Rose Rivers and Chloe Ritter backed her in the field with great catches.

Colleton Prep senior, Sydney Stivender pitched all but one inning in the games the Lady Warhawks played in the May 8-9 tournament.

Pee Dee softball after 5th straight title; Laurence Manning softball, Hilton Head Christian baseball after 3 in a row.

Orangeburg Prep girls came out strong in game one of the SCISA tournament games.

Larry Gamble Photo Editor, HSSR Orangeburg - In the SCISA Class A football championship game, Williamsburg Academy and Colleton Prep gave their fans the best championship performance so far. Trading scores, trading big plays that keep fans excited during the first half. Then, the mistakes by both teams started and the Stallions were able to capitalize better on the score board. In the end, Williamsburg wins 36-14. 

Colleton Prep athletic director Greg Langdale.