May 21, 2010 RSS feed / Sports

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The Great Outdoors

By Stephen Porter
The Outdoor Column this month contains submissions from a few old Columbia faces and a couple of new Columbia faces. Some are certainly not as pretty as the animal they are holding. A fine turkey was recently harvested by Dr. More...

Walk–off hit ends Bearcats’ run

BASEBALL – CLASS 3A LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
By Cam Huffman The Aiken Standard

Tyler Rowe’s night turned from forgettable to legendary with one swing of the bat Friday night, May 14, in the Class AAA Lower State championship game. More...

Bearcats fall in overtime heartbreaker

BOYS SOCCER – CLASS 3A LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
By Josh Cruse

There are times in sports where a game comes down to breaks and at what point in the game those breaks fall. More...

Bearcats overwhelm Blue Devils

BOYS SOCCER – CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS
Story and Photo by Josh Cruse

For the third time in five seasons, the Brookland– Cayce Bearcats advanced to the Lower State Finals, this time by defeating rival Dreher 4–2 on Saturday, May 15. “It’s what we wanted to do. More...

South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association All–State Teams

Contributed by K.P. Heise

Boys Class 4A Zach Acree, SR, F, Irmo Brandon Burkholder, JR, F, Wando Chris Essman, JR, F, Dorman Eric Fornell, SR, F, Wando Ryan Freiburger, JR, M, Lexington Ricky Garbanzo, JR, F, Northwestern Dylan Guice, SR, F, West Ashley Michael Lee, SR, K, L More...

Bengals cruise to 4A state title

CLASS 4A GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

The Blythewood Bengals, 2010 S.C. More...

Crush head to Disney

YOUTH BASKETBALL
Contributed by Carolina Crush

The Carolina Crush Boys AAU 17 and under team based in Irmo and consisting of some of the top players from various high schools in South Carolina, participated in the South Carolina State Qualifier May 7–May 8 in Columbia, SC. More...

Columbia to host the rugby playoffs

Contributed by Mike Gellatly

Hundreds of fans will flock to the Midlands May 22 as the USA Rugby Senior Men’s Club Playoffs and Championship events are held in Columbia. More...

Large mouth bass caught in pond on garners Ferry road

Leo Jenkins holds the f ive–and– a–hal f–pound large mouth bass he caught with bait from Tack and Tackle. He caught the fish in a pond on Garners Ferry Road. |align=left|width=128|height=250|link=node] More...

report sightings of manatees

Contributed by the S.C. DNR

Although Florida manatees are present throughout the year in Florida, they are migratory in South Carolina. Manatees begin their slow migration up the S.C. coast each spring when water temperatures rise into the upper 60s. More...

Ladies in black fall at Darlington

SOFTBALL – CLASS 3A LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Story and Photos by Mark Lawrence

Between them, Alex White and Ashlyn Hicks possessed 11 seasons of walking onto a softball field wearing the Brookland–Cayce varsity softball uniform. They were in no hurry to walk off a field for the last time. More...

Two 2nd half goals help B–C advance

BOYS SOCCER – CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS
Story and Photo by Josh Cruse

The Brookland–Cayce Bearcats advanced to a quarterfinal match–up with the Dreher Blue Devils after defeating the Socastee Braves 3–0 Thursday May 13. More...

Falcons down Devildogs but fall in third round

Story and Photos by Mark Lawrence

Unlike some teams, first–year A.C. Flora coach Matt Barry doesn’t choreograph the Falcons’ set pieces: throw–ins, corner kicks, or free kicks. More...

Falcons coast to 5th title

CLASS 3A GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
By Cathy Cobbs

The A.C. Flora Falcons claimed their fifth championship since 2003 at the two–day, 36–hole tournament held at Quail Creek Golf Club in Conway May 17 and 18. More...

Spring Valley youth serves up a title

CLASS 4A BOYS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
By Cathy Cobbs

Spring Valley High School’s tennis team starting roster is filled with babies. A seventh grader, two eighth graders, three freshmen, and a junior. “We are indeed, very young,” said first–year head coach Derrick Hines. More...

Richland One sprinter bound for the Youth Olympics

TRACK & FIELD
Contributed by Richland District One

Dreher High School star sprinter Brandon Sanders will represent the United States in the 200–meter race at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore August 14–26. More...


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