The 2024 high school soccer season is quickly winding down. So too is the career of legendary soccer coach Phil Savitz. Savitz will call it a career after 44 years. He’s coached for two schools during that time, 33 years at Irmo High School and the last 11 at River Bluff High School. He’s won 821 games and coached in... READ MORE >
The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Thursday, April 25. “I hope those who had the vision 50 years ago would be happy to see what they started,” Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens CEO and president Tommy Stringfellow said. “We like to say we’ve spent 50 years inspiring our guests to want to do something about conservation... READ MORE >
Main Street was filled with garnet and black from city hall to the State House Sunday, April 14 as the South Carolina Lady Gamecocks were treated to a parade one week after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75 to claim the 2023-2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship. This marks the program’s third national championship. Among those in the parade were officials... READ MORE >
Find these pictures and many more here! The Brookland-Cayce Bearcats got one run in the first inning and one in the fourth to earn a 2-1 win over the Airport Eagles Saturday, April 13. Rylan Bullis led off the top of the first with a single to left field. Bennett Plane then singled to right field, scoring Bullis to put-... READ MORE >
Find these pictures and many more here! The Cardinal Newman Cardinals outlasted the Hammond Skyhawks 0-0 (4-2) in penalty kicks Monday, April 15. “I knew coming into it, it was going to be a close nail-biter,” Cardinal Newman head coach Will Plexico said. “It always is. I told one of my assistant coaches this game was going to go to... READ MORE >
For longtime South Carolina Gamecock and Hammond Skyhawk fans, the numbers 4 and 21 have been synonymous with the Brewer family. Ryan Brewer made the No. 21 famous during his four-year career with the Gamecocks’ football team, which were highlighted by a pair of Outback Bowl wins over his hometown Ohio State Buckeyes in 2001 and 2002. Before coming to... READ MORE >
Find these pictures and many more here! The Brookland-Cayce Bearcats got two goals from Andy Rivera and one from Gared Aguirre-Santos to earn a 3-nil win over the Airport Eagles Monday, April 8 at Fort Knox. “Andy is following in his brother’s footsteps,” Brookland-Cayce head coach Matt Drapeau said. “He’s been a big guy for us since his freshman year.... READ MORE >
It’s not very often a team enters the last month of the regular season with a region title and postseason position locked up. However, that is the position the Airport Eagles and head coach Casey Bradwell finds themselves. With a few weeks left before the 4A playoffs begin, Airport sits atop Region 4-4A with an 11-1 record. The Eagles are... READ MORE >
Find these pictures and many more here! Heathwood Hall got five goals from Sophia Turner, four from Ella Bossong, and three from Ava Stone to lead the Highlanders to a 16-3 win over the Spring Valley Vikings in girls’ lacrosse action Tuesday, April 9 at Heathwood Hall. “All three of them are very young,” Heathwood Hall head coach Tom... READ MORE >
On Monday, April 8 Columbia will experience a partial solar eclipse, the first partial eclipse since October 14, 2023. According to South Carolina State Museum Planetarium manager Liz Klimek, Monday’s eclipse is different than the total eclipse Columbia experienced in 2017. “It’s going to be a total solar eclipse, but you have to be within a very narrow band, that’s... READ MORE >
