OCA Wins State Titles In Lacrosse, Soccer, Golf And Tennis
By David Shelton
Senior Writer
Mt. Pleasant – A fantastic spring sports season saw the Oceanside Collegiate athletes win five state championships.
The Landsharks won the AAA girls soccer title, their fifth state championship in a row.
“We lost 11 players from last year. This wasn’t supposed to happen,” coach Mark Meyer said.
The boys tennis team won their fourth consecutive crown and freshman Luke Skillman won the Class AAA individual singles state title.
“This is a special group of young men and they put in the work to be good players,” coach Shawn Harris said.
The boys golf team won the AAA state tournament, their third title in four years. The championship capped a great 2025 season that saw the Landsharks win five tournaments, including the state tournament. The Landsharks finished with a team score of 589 through 36 holes, 21 shots ahead of runner-up Christ Church.
Sophomore Chase Whittle was the individual medalist in the event, needing a playoff hole to beat Evan Cheek of Southside Christian. Both players shot 144 after two rounds with Whittle winning the first playoff hole.
Reed Cook finished third at 146 and Blake Boccelli was sixth overall at 148.
“This is a very talented group of players. We are blessed,” OCA coach Rocky Catalano said.
The girls lacrosse team from winning their second state title in three years, beating rival Bishop England, 12-8, in the AAAA finals.
Two-time All-American Teagan Scott came up big for Oceanside, tallying five early goals and two assists as the Landsharks built a 9-3 halftime advantage. Cadyn Clark’s second goal in the first minute of the third quarter pushed the lead to 10-3 just before lightening and heavy rain halted play.
Bishop England came into the contest having won seven of the last eight state titles and with a 16-2 record.
Oceanside Collegiate finished with an 18-4 record.
It took a little longer than coach Tom Harris expected but the Oceanside Collegiate boys lacrosse team climbed back to the top with a resounding 22-2 win over May River in the Class AAAA state championship contest, played on Monday night.
Harris guided the OCA program to state championships in 2018 and 2019 and had reached the state semi-finals three times later but came up empty. The championship win to cap this season’s 16-3 record was quite gratifying, especially after an 0-2 start to the season.
“We had such a resilient team. This team accepted the changes that we made after the 0-2 start and just continued to build all season,” Harris said.
During their 14-game winning streak, the Landsharks out-scored their opponents, 130-23. Among the leading offensive threats were Carter Gregory and Brody Hollingsworth, who dominated the championship game. Gregory led the team in points and assists this season while Hollingsworth returned from injury to make an impact in the playoffs. He tallied three goals in the championship game. Gregory’s championship performance included five goals and three assists.
A strong defensive effort was led by senior Alex Seaton and goalie Gavin Harrison. Seaton scored three goals in the finals.
