After almost two complete days of traveling and three articles in the Columbia Star I finally arrived in Guinea. My flight was met on the runway by both the passenger shuttle and the AK–47 equipped Guinea military… apparently, common practice since the Military coup in December. I felt a bit like Dorthy in Oz, but instead of being met by […]
Red Foxes hold on to beat Vikings
The Hartsville Red Foxes bounced back from a loss to Myrtle Beach with a 21–17 victory at Spring Valley Friday, September 25. Hartsville improves to 5–1 while the Vikings drop to 2–3. The Red Foxes started quick with a 71–yard drive on their opening possession to take a 7–0 lead. It looked like it might get worse for the Vikings […]
High School Football
Week 5 StatsBy The NUMBERS The Records Overall Region Points For Points Against A.C. Flora 3-2 0-0 96 81 Ben Lippen 5-1 1-1 155 99 Brookland–Cayce 0-5 0-0 46 228 Cardinal Newman 1-3 0-0 42 79 Dreher 1-4 0-0 101 159 Hammond 5-0 0-0 153 31 Heathwood Hall 5-0 1-0 124 60 Richland Northeast 1-4 0-0 109 162 Spring Valley 2-3 0-0 […]
Paulk’s last second heroics lead Cavs over Timberwolves
The Richland Northeast Cavaliers finally got one in the win column with a lightning delayed, last–second 20–17 road victory against the White Knoll Timberwolves Friday, September 25. The Timberwolves tried to start the game with a little trickery, but their onsides kick attempt was recovered by the Cavaliers and returned to the White Knoll 49–yard line. The Cavaliers drove down […]
Cardinals take thriller over Skyhawks
Maia Blackmon and Kate Tringali won a very tight doubles match to lead Cardinal Newman past Hammond 5–4 in ladies’ tennis on Tuesday, September 29 at Trenholm Park. On a gorgeous, breezy afternoon, the two teams took to the courts in a battle for second in Region I–AAA behind Heathwood Hall. The feature matchup was between Hammond senior Layna Plyler […]
Raiders down Devils in two–day game
For the Keenan High School football team, gut– check time came Saturday morning. The late–rising Raiders had given up 17 points to Dreher in a 12–minute span, faced a 10–point deficit and stared at back–to–back losses and a sub–.500 record heading into Region 4–2A play. Keenan responded for a 34–31 victory. As a result, Dreher faces a gut–check time this […]
Blue Devils vanquish Vikings
Dreher 4 Spring Valley 2 at Spring Valley September 28, 2009 Singles: Alexa Breeland (D) def. Meggie Vandiver (SV) 6-0, 6-2; Mariclare Martin (D) def. Brooke Summers (SV) 6-1, 6-2; Sara Ouelett (SV) def. Racquel Brown (D) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6; Shelby Mckeown (D) def. Ashton Taylor (SV) 6-0, 6-3; Nikki Fettig (D) def. Sarah Nellermoe (SV) 6-3, 6-4. Doubles: Hayley […]
3rd Annual Smith Memorial Tournament benefits Rally for the Cure campaign
Timberlake Country Club will be the site for the 3rd Annual Smith Memorial Tournament on Monday, October 5. A 2 pm shotgun start will bring together an anticipated field of 14 high school girls golf teams from across the state. The third–year event’s field will return to the site of the original tournament, Timberlake Country Club. In the two years […]
Part 22: Congaree Bluffs
The High Hills of the Santee in western Sumter County are a well–known historical, geological, and scenic feature of the COWASEE Basin. Less well–known, but just as significant, are the high bluffs 20 miles to the west on the south bank of the Congaree River. The Congaree River Bluffs offer the same scenic views and panoramas as do the High […]
