The Pinewood Cross Country teams ran at The Low Country Invitational last Saturday and there were over 50 teams that participated.

In the Girls varsity race 37 teams scored.  Dutch Fork won the race, Hilton Head was second and Eastside was third. The Pinewood girls were 4^th and the top area team with Ashley Hall right behind them in 5^th place.  Head Coach Kelly Hazel said, "It was interesting to note that SCISA teams were so high up in the team scoring.  Ashley Hall and Heathwood Hall who finished 6^th along with Pinewood will all be in a tight race for the state title this year."

Freshman Maryah Nasir led the girls with a 4^th place finish and season best time of 18:35. Junior Katie Black followed in 18^th place with a PR of 19:19. Emily Shuler was next in with a season best of 19:51. Isabelle Greenstreet ran in 20:20 and Kasey Grossman who ran a season best of 21:17 rounded out the scoring for Pinewood. Sallie Limehouse (21:39 season best) and Taylor Strickland (22:02) closed out the varsity.

In the Boys varsity race, Pinewood finished 23^rd out of 43 teams.  8^th grader Colin Baker again led the boys with a PR of 16:49. Following closely was senior Joseph Siegel with a season best of 16:58. After an early fall Jake Birdsong finished with an 18:25. Next in, with an amazing finish and time, was seventh grader Canon McConnell with a PR of 19:11. Following were Matt Davis with a PR of 19:23, Austin McCray (19:27) and Ethan Savini with a PR of 19:31.

In the JV race for Girls was Mia Dunn with a season best of 23:48, Katie Bilsback with a PR of 24:51 and Morgan Blackwell in 27:27.

For the boys JV race Dou Zhi ran with a PR of 21:01. Next were Justin Peters in his first cross country race ever (21:05 PR), Jaehun Shim (21:47), Wu LIan Ming (23:54) and Elijah Hungerford with a PR of 24:20.

The cross country teams will take a break from racing this weekend and race at the Furman Invitational in two weeks. 

The Athletic Department would like to thank everyone who participated, played, sponsored and volunteered to make The Pinewood Golf Classic a huge success.

The 16^th annual event took place last Friday at Legend Oaks Golf Club. The new games such as the Punt, Pass and Kick Hole, the Toilet Bowl Hole, Beat the Pro, and the Jug Hole, sponsored by BSN Sports were a huge hit.

Congratulations to John Sizemore, David Smoak, Kevin Brown and Tom Tinney for winning the tournament but on the day everyone came out winners.
  

Athletic Director Andy Morgan said, "The golf classic was a tremendous success,  I think everyone who participated from the golfers to the volunteers really enjoyed themselves.  The game holes provided some great entertainment and were lots of fun and we look forward to adding some new ones next year.  On behalf of the golf classic committee and the athletic department I would like to thank each person who supported this awesome event."

The Pinewood swim team competed in their last regular meet before the State meet on Saturday at the First Baptist Invitational.

The Lady Panthers started out with a 7th place finish in the 200 Yard Medley Relay by the team of Samantha Hilleshiem, Anna Rook, Katie Stagliano, and Sydney Hungerford.  Katie Stagliano went on to a 10th place finish in the 200 Yard Individual Medley.  

Matti Easterday finished in 6th in the 100 Yard Freestyle and 8th in the 100 Yard Backstroke.  Senior Sydney Hungerford took 10th in the 500 Yard Freestyle.  The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Samantha Hilleshiem, Anna Rook, Emily Shuler, and Matti Easterday finished in 5th place.  The final event of the meet was the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay and the team of Emily Shuler, Katie Stagliano, Sydney Hungerford, and Matti Easterday took 3rd place. 

The boys started with a strong 2nd place finish in the 200 Yard Medley Relay by Krish Patel, Nathan Greenslit, Michael Saeger, and Ray Mennetti.

The 200 Yard Individual Medley was a great event for Pinewood swimmers. Nathan Gre enslit finished in 2nd, Ray Mennetti in 3rd, Jacob Jurgensmeyer in 5th, and Eric Jewel in 6th.  Sophomore Nathan Greenslit also took 6th place in the 50 Yard Freestyle.  The 100 Yard Butterfly ended with Michael Saeger in 2nd and Ray Mennetti in 3rd.  Freshman Krish Patel took 4th in the 100 Yard Freestyle and 4th in the 100 Yard Backstroke both with personal best times.  Sophomore Chris Ramirez made his SCISA state qualifying time in the 100 Yard Freestyle.  Michael Saeger finished in 2nd and Jared Snell in 4th (making his SCISA state qualifying time) in the 500 Yard Freestyle.  The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay of Ray Mennetti, Krish Patel, Michael Saeger, and Nathan Greenslit finished in 3rd place.  Jacob Jurgensmeyer finished in 8th in the 100 Yard Breaststroke.  The team of Jacob Jurgensmeyer, Eric Jewel, Jared Snell, and Bo Hiel took 6th in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay.  

The Pinewood swim team travels to the SCISA State Meet on Saturday in Augusta, GA.   

The Pinewood Panthers football team edged Heathwood Hall Friday night in a thrilling game at home winning 14-7.

Heathwood Hall's opening drive in the first quarter was so seamless it seemed that it would be a long night ahead for Pinewood.   On their first possession the Highlanders had three successful passes before connecting on a 59 yard pass and play to Brandon Hill for a touchdown. The PAT was good for the visitors to lead 7-0 and as things turned out this would be Heathwood Hall's only points of the evening.

Pinewood's opening drive was promising with Leslie Redden making some headway on several carries. The drive would result in a punt. On the Highlanders second drive of the quarter they managed to march their way down the field all the way to the 8 yard line. It was the Pinewood defense that held tough and stopped the visitors from scoring. Pinewood made some headway again late in the first quarter including a 30 yard pass from Lewis Vaughan to Casey Brabham. The clock wound down with the score still at 7-0.

The Panthers still had possession at the beginning of the second quarter and on 4^th down decided to go for it. The throw was an incompletion and the Highlanders took over. On the very next play the Heathwood Hall quarter back threw a pass and it was to be intercepted by Braven Yagin on the 20 yard line. On Pinewood's next play Vaughan threw a 20 yard pass deep in to the end zone for Michael Wright and he would come down with the ball for the Panthers first score of the night. The PAT was good by Ryan Huiet and the score was tied at 7-7.

There was a number of possession changes late in the second quarter and again the Panthers defense held strong and refused the visitors a score. The half would end at 7-7.

Late in the third quarter a penalty by the Highlanders put Pinewood in good field position. With 25 yards to go quarter back Vaughan kept the ball and ran in for a touchdown. The point after by Huiet was good and Pinewood took the lead at 14-7.

The fourth quarter proved to be a nail biting affair with possession again changing hands several times. A series of drives by Pinewood managed to take some significant time off the clock. With 58 seconds left in the game Heathwood Hall took over and made it an interesting final last minute to the game making two complete passes. Time was fortunately not on their side and with the clock winding down it was Pinewood who came away with the big win.

Head Coach Michael Wright said, "I was pleased with how the team played and how they kept it together at the end. The defense made some key plays not allowing Heathwood Hall to score. We have a tough game next week but this will give us some confidence going into the game".

The Panthers are now 3-3 on the season and travel away to Augusta Christian on Friday and will encounter a Lions squad coming off a loss last week. Game time is 7:30pm. 

Congratulations to Maryah Nasir who was selected a one of SCISA's Players of the Week.

Nominated by the Pinewood Athletic Department, Maryah was selected for winning the Coaches Classic in Columbia with a time of 19:11 with the seventh fastest time of the day for the course. 
 

Maryah was also part of the Pinewood Cross Country team that raced in the much acclaimed McAlpine Course for the Hare and Hounds Invitational. This was another large invitational with over 60 teams attending. Maryah placed 5th with a season best time of 18:41.
 

Congratulations Maryah!

YMCA Basketball at the PONDS  

Pinewood is interested in fielding a basketball team(s) in the YMCA Youth Basketball League at the Ponds. (5 & 6 year olds and 7 & 8 year olds)

The season runs from Oct. 25 - Dec. 20

Games are played on Saturday mornings at the Ponds.

Practice will be one night a week and will be held either at Pinewood or

the Ponds.

If you are interested, please contact Tony Bulford at tbulford@pinewoodprep.com by Oct. 9

Make checks payable to YMCA  

$40 members

$80 non-members

Pinewood would like to encourage and ask you to show your support for our Panther Athletic Club this year by becoming a member.  

P.A.C. has had a mission to provide support for and promote camaraderie with in the athletic programs of Pinewood Preparatory School. The funding they provide covers things needed by the Athletic Department that may not be covered in the general budget. We have had the generous support of Pinewood families that has allowed P.A.C. to be major contributors over the years to Eidson Gym, the Fieldhouse, the lighting project for the athletic fields, the tennis facility, new soccer goals, assistance to Sporting Clays, baseball field windscreens, pool rental for swim team and several other projects around campus. They have also provided funding for portable IED machines, athletic training supplies and concussion testing for all athletes.

This group of volunteers take tremendous pride in knowing that our coaches and athletes have what they need for their teams , due to the work and funding provided by the organization. The funding for P.A.C. primarily comes from the annual membership drive. The support given by the Panther Athletic Club is not only providing for our current athletes but for our future Pinewood athletes.  

The organization meets once a month and the meetings are open to all members. The date, time and location of the meetings will be listed in our weekly athletic newsletter. Please consider joining and becoming a part of this team. 

To join PAC please follow this link:

PAC 

Stokes Volkswagen, on Ashley Phosphate Road, is part of the Stokes Automotive Family, which has owned and operated car dealerships in Charleston since 1964. The Stokes family takes a "hands on" approach to running  Stokes Volkswagen every day, and you can feel the family atmosphere from the moment you walk through their doors.  The sales department, run by Ed Seyle, Edwards Stokes' grandson, might be the friendliest, car sales staff in the business.   

Whether it's a new Volkswagen or a quality pre-owned vehicle that suits you, Ed Seyle and his team treat every customer with honesty and fairness. The service and parts department is run by John Kerrigan and the level of professionalism and accuracy that Stokes Volkswagen will service your vehicle will impress you every time.    

The entire operation is overseen by General Manager, Travis Westbury, a Pinewood Prep parent.  Travis has over 20 years in the retail automobile business, and his passion for his list of happy customers is best expressed by the smile he greets them with when they make casual visits just to say, "Hello."

"Volkswagen as a brand has always been a family-oriented vehicle, since the early days of the 'Beetle' and the 'Bus'," Travis said.  "So it suits us well to make sure that we treat every customer like they're part of the Stokes Volkswagen family.  That's probably why our customers refer their friends and family, and visit as often as they can."   

The Volkswagen brand itself has come a long way since then.  Now, Volkswagen boasts 12 unique models, many of which are built in America -- with the marvels of German engineering and styling.  Best of all, Volkswagens are value priced, get great fuel economy, and are inexpensive to maintain.  If you're in the market for a new or pre-owned vehicle, or you're looking for an honest service department to service or repair your vehicle in the most professional manner, visit Stokes Volkswagen on Ashley Phosphate.  You'll be glad you did.