Editor’s note: Sydney Kornegay was one of the first Cub Reporters for The Columbia Star while she was a student at A.C. Flora High School where she graduated in 2007. She was awarded Davidson College’s top merit scholarship. The John Montgomery Belk scholarship is one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarshipsin the country and is valued at $170,000 over four […]
An Interlude in France
Part 10: Pere Lachaise CemeteryThe most horrifyingly interesting place in Paris could be mistaken for an ancient town fortress – 100 acres surrounded by a massive wall with only two entrances, narrow lanes twisting among thousands of ancient trees, and a population of over 70,000…all dead. Linda and I took bus 69 from the Bastille to the Pere Lachaise Cemetery on a bright sunny […]
Highlanders take two from Cardinal Newman
A’ja Wilson had 14 points and 13 rebounds as the Heathwood Hall Lady Highlanders staved off a furious second–half rally by the Cardinal Newman Lady Cardinals to win 33–32 Friday, January 22 at Heathwood Hall. The Lady Cardinals began the game by scoring the first four points, all from Alex August, but the Lady Highlanders (8–8, 4–1) scored the next […]
2nd half run helps Dreher over B–C
After a slow start, the Dreher Blue Devils used a 13–3 run late in the third quarter to pull away from Brookland–Cayce 50–37 at Dreher Tuesday, January 26. Seventeen points from Tequila McNeal led the way for the Lady Blue Devils. Lauren Dreher chipped in with ten. Brookland–Cayce was led by Asia Benn with 14 points, and Taylor Vinson added […]
Canzater leads Eagles over Bearcats
From nearly tip off to the final buzzer, the Airport Lady Eagles controlled the Brookland–Cayce Lady Bearcats in a 46–43 win for Airport Friday, January 22. The Lady Bearcats did take the lead briefly in the second quarter, but it was Airport who had the lead for the majority of the game. Taniqua Canzater led the Lady Eagles with 17 […]
Dreher runs out to an early lead, hangs on against Brookland–Cayce
The three point line was extremely generous to Dreher as the Blue Devils hit 11 three pointers in an 85–74 win against Brookland– Cayce Tuesday, January 26 at Dreher. After storming out to a 13–point first quarter lead, built mostly on three pointers, it was at the free throw line that Dreher sealed the victory. Quayshun Hawkins was Dreher’s leading […]
Bearcat comeback grounds Eagles
For the majority of three quarters, the Airport Eagles had the lead against Brookland–Cayce at home Friday, January 22. However, a run by the Bearcats late in the third quarter, led to a hard–earned 71–65 victory for the Bearcats over their rival. Jonathan Rumph’s 21 points led the way for the Bearcats, while Vance Odom contributed 14, and Curtis Barber […]
Bearcats named to All–America soccer teams
Brookland–Cayce seniors Sarah Johnson and Taylor Lewis have been named to the NSCAA Scholar All–America soccer teams for 2009. The pair are the first Bearcats to achieve this national honor. In order to qualify, players must have a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better (on a 4.0 scale), must have demonstrated excellence in soccer at the high school level, and […]
SC Women Honor Valor
The women of South Carolina and patriotic leaders representing every organization imaginable from the mountains to the sea gathered at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center to honor America’s Greatest Heroes, the recipients of the Medal of Honor. The event took place Wednesday, January 20, 2010, which was proclaimed by concurrent resolution of the South Carolina General Assembly as SC Medal […]
Public Notices
REQUEST FOR BIDS A non-profit health care agency is seeking proposals to implement an agency-wide solution for managing the flow of documents in our new facilities (to include networked multi-functional printers with the ability to print, scan, fax, and finish in both black & white and color) while meeting industry standards and compliance with HIPPA guidelines. Interested parties should fax […]