COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies dropped the first half finale to the RiverDogs on Sunday, 5-1. The Drive defeated the Rome Braves this afternoon so Columbia (40-28) finishes the first half of the season a half game behind Greenville (41-28) in the Southern Division standings. The Drive win the division even though the club played one more game than…
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Dakereon Joyner has waited his lifetime for this. As the tears poured out, Joyner’s decision had been made: he’d become South Carolina’s next quarterback. On Sunday afternoon, surrounded by his friends and family in North Charleston, Joyner publicly announced his commitment to the Gamecocks, choosing USC over marquis programs like Alabama, Georgia and Clemson. If…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — The Savannah Bananas were the team Lexington County knocked off for their first win of the season two weeks ago. But Savannah has had their way with the Blowfish at Lexington County Baseball Stadium and Saturday night was no exception. The Blowfish fell to Savannah by the final of 11-7 at home. Lexington County got…
CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies stumbled on Saturday but still remain a half game in front of the Greenville Drive with just one game left in the first half of the season. Columbia (40-27) lost to Charleston, 3-0, while the Rome Braves handed the Drive (40-28) an 8-5 defeat. The Fireflies clinch the division and a playoff spot with…
ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia defeated Charleston for the seventh time this season with a 4-1 victory on Fridaynight. Brandon Brosher snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth with a three-run home run over the right-field wall. Joe Riley Park is one of the toughest venues to hit a home run in the South Atlantic League. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT PLAYOFFS?: The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s junior golfer Ainhoa Olarra earned runner-up honors at the 114th Ladies’ British Amateur Championship after falling 3&2 to Ireland’s Leona Maguire in the championship match Saturday afternoon at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club in South Wales. Olarra, who tallied five match-play victories en route to a spot in the finals, carded a birdie…
CHARLESTON, SC – The Fireflies edged the RiverDogs, 4-1, on Friday night at Joseph P. Riley Park. Columbia has won 16 of its last 19 games and remains in first place with a half-game lead over Greenville. The club can clinch a first half Southern Division title with a win Saturday and a Drive loss. Columbia (40-26) faced a deficit…
ESPN ERIN, Wis. (ESPN) — Defending champion and world No. 1 Dustin Johnson missed the cut at the U.S. Open on Friday and will join several of golf’s headliners with a weekend off. Johnson, who won at Oakmont at year ago and added another five victories in the last 11 months, played the closing six holes at Erin Hills in…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (SCSU) – South Carolina State senior linebacker Darius Leonard was named was named to the Athlon Sports 2017 Preseason FCS All-America Team. Leonard is one of 27 players on the list and is the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s (MEAC) only defensive player on the team. The 2016 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year lived up to expectations, leading the…
CLEMSON, S.C. (WOLO) — Clemson coach Monte Lee, a former Gamecock assistant under longtime USC baseball coach Ray Tanner, made it clear where he stood on South Carolina’s baseball opening. “I’m happy at Clemson,” said Lee Friday afternoon in the upstate. “If Clemson’s going to have me as their head coach, this is where I want to be.” Lee’s close…
