August 20, 2010 RSS feed / Sports

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A celebration 50 years in the making

Sportarama kicks off the 2010 high school football seaon in the Midlands.
Story and Photos by Mike Maddock
The 50th annual Richland Sertoma Sportsarama kicked off the local high school football season at Memorial Stadium Saturday, August 14. More...

Cavaliers dusting off the playbook

By Mark Lawrence

When a football team at Richland Northeast finishes below .500, changes will follow. More...

Smyth takes over Cardinal Newman

By George Kaupp

Andy Smyth enters his first year as head football coach of Cardinal Newman facing numerous challenges. He recognizes that foremost among them is changing the mindset of the students in the program and in the school as a whole. More...

No more Whalens for Heathwood

By Cathy Cobbs

The Heathwood Hall Highlanders’ football squad, which lost 10 starters to graduation after a stellar 12–1 season, will be young and green this season starting with the quarterback. More...

Shaw shines through adversity

By Josh Cruse

As Ben Lippen’s Reggie Shaw prepares to enter his fourth season as the head football coach for the Falcons, he comes off a record breaking 2009 season. His Falcons went 9–3, the most wins in school history. More...

Palmetto Elite 11u takes second at series

The 11u Palmetto Elite baseball team recently finished in second place out of 25 teams in the USSSA Global World Series held in Charleston July 20–July 26. More...

Slammers finish 13th at Nationals

By Cathy Cobbs

It was a Cinderella story. The Sandhills Slammers, playing in the USA ASA National Championships in College Park, Texas, August 1–8, staved off elimination five times in one day to finish in 13th place out of 160 teams. More...

Blue Devils spread the offense

By Mark Lawrence

After years of watching Dreher High School primarily line up everyone within five yards of center, Blue Devil fans may be excused for being uncertain how to describe what they are seeing this season. After all, so are the coaches. More...

Opportunity knocks for Stepp

By Mark Lawrence

The knocks on the door keep coming. One player stops by to drop off an insurance form. Another wants to let the coach know he might not be able to make a practice because of a family commitment. A third brings a question. More...

Bray has renewed focus at Brookland–Cayce

By Josh Cruse

Brookland–Cayce head football coach Abby Bray is no stranger to the sidelines, having spent 15 years as an assistant coach and two years as the head man. More...

Falcons set to take flight in new region

By Mark Lawrence

The grass sits there beckoning. The members of the A.C. Flora High School football team can see it when they walk out of their locker room and board the buses that take them to their familiar field at Memorial Stadium. More...

Vikings have Miles to go

By Cathy Cobbs

Miles Aldridge isn’t afraid of a challenge, and he’s ready to shake things up to achieve his goals. More...


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