“The ravines of death swallowed up entire units…The hill screams beneath its crown, night after night.” The battle of Verdun in World War I lasted for 300 days and nights. The French commander, Marshall Pétain, cried, “They shall not pass!” It is considered the greatest and longest battle in the history of warfare. When it was over, 714,000 dead […]
Heathwood Hall can’t catch Lady Dolphins
Heathwood Hall’s A’ja Wilson had 22 points and four blocks, but it was not enough to get the Lady Highlanders by the Hilton Head Prep Lady Dolphins at the SCISA 3A girls’ semifinals in Sumter Friday night. Katie Brunori led the Lady Dolphins with 18 points while Jill Brunori chipped in 14, and Becky DeRose added 12 to defeat Heathwood […]
Hall battle goes to Heathwood
The Heathwood Hall Highlanders jumped out to an 11–1 lead against the Wilson Hall Barons and barely looked back winning 58–40 in Sumter Friday night at the boys class 3A SCISA semifinal basketball tournament. The win earned the Highlanders a date with 4–time defending champion Pinewood Prep on Saturday. Mac Whalen started the scoring 30 seconds in with a 3–pointer. […]
Raiders pull away in second half to advance to state title game
The first half of Saturday’s contest between the Southside Tigers and the Keenan Raiders was a close contest between the two squads. The Raiders changed that in the third quarter with a 16–0 run to take control of the game and cruise to a 66–43 blowout to advance to the AA State Championship game. Bradley Smith led the way for […]
Lady Shamrocks fight back but fall
For most of the first half in Saturday’s Upper State match up between the Eau Claire Lady Shamrocks and the Southside Lady Tigers, Southside dominated, leading by as much as 19 at one point in the second quarter. However, beginning late in the second quarter, Eau Claire put together a comeback that nearly saw them bring home the Upper State […]
Slow start dooms Lady Diamonds
Lower Richland’s run to a fifth consecutive State Title came to a crashing halt Saturday afternoon with a 59–46 defeat to Daniel. The Lady Lions opened up the game with a 15–0 run from which the Lady Diamond Hornets could never fully recover. Daniel used a combination of stifling defense and easy shots to help build a lead and keep […]
Highlanders hang tough but succumb to Panthers
Heathwood Hall head coach Jeff Whalen put Mac Whalen and Corey Littlejohn on Pinewood Prep’s 3–point gunners Steve Chase and Jerome Haynes. It worked for one half. Whalen and Littlejohn held the duo to one heavily contested 3–pointer with 10 seconds remaining in the second quarter. However, the Highlanders had no answer for Bruce Haynes who scored a game–high 22 […]
Lions eliminate Diamond Hornets
The Daniel boys made it a clean sweep for the Lions over the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets with a 70–54 win to advance to the AAA Boys State Finals. Keith Johnson led Lower Richland with 28 points in the losing effort. Lower Richland took the lead 9–7 in an early seesaw battle with a 3–pointer from Keith Johnson. Daniel responded […]
SC Basketball Coaches Association 2009–2010 All–State Teams
BOYS AAAA Bruce Ellington, Berkeley DeVontae Wright, Goose Creek Shaq Roland, Lexington, Devon Davis, North Augusta Josh Corry, Gaffney Mark Blackmon, Ft. Mill Chris Ford, Carolina Forest Chris Ketter, Hartsville Fred Mattison, Westside Ronell Crockett, TL Hanna RJ Slawson, Fort Dorchester Matt Kennedy, West Ashley Jamar Gillespie, Ridge View Xavier Holloway, Lancaster Savad Garner, Hillcrest Dondray Walker, Hillcrest AAA Damien […]
“Woody” White Williams Jr.
Woody Williams, 79, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, February 28, 2010, at 6:30 am. The family is accepting visitors at Mr. Williams’ home. He was born in Greensboro, NC, on September 10, 1930, the first son of the late Melba Walker and Woodward “Wood” Williams Sr. In 1952, he graduated from UNC–Chapel Hill, summa cum laude, and was […]