COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina’s Matt NeSmith has been named a Golfweek Second-Team All-American, the publication announced. The All-America honor is the second of the season for NeSmith, who was also a PING First-Team selection. NeSmith has continued to add to his trophy collection after an outstanding season that saw the North Augusta, S.C., native lead the Gamecocks to heights previously unseen….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golfers Katelyn Dambaugh and Sarah Schmelzel were honored as 2015-16 Golfweek All-Americans, the publication announced. Dambaugh grabbed First-Team laurels, while Schmelzel was recognized as an Honorable Mention selection. Dambaugh, a 2016 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) First-Team All-American, turned in one of the best seasons in school history this past year….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AJGA) — Rachel Kuehn of Asheville, North Carolina and Rodrigo Rodas from Guatemala picked up their first career AJGA wins at Spring Valley Country Club Thursday at the AJGA Junior All-Star. Kuehn cruised to a 6-shot win with a final round 74. The 15-year-old finished her three rounds with a 219. Rodas won the boys division by one…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — With 78 days remaining before its home opener on Sept. 10, Clemson has announced it has sold all available 2016 football season tickets for the upcoming campaign. With 57,059 season tickets sold, the Athletic Ticket Office is no longer taking orders for full seven-game packages. The athletic department will make available a non-renewable, six-game package…
INDIANAPOLIS (NC SID) — The South Atlantic Conference football game between Newberry College and Catawba College will be broadcast on ESPN3 as part of the 2016 NCAA Division II Football Showcase, as announced by the NCAA office Thursday. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 1, at Newberry’s historic Setzler Field as the culmination of Family Weekend and the…
FORMBY, England (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf graduated senior Will Starke was selected as a 2015-16 PING Honorable Mention All-American, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Thursday. For Starke, it is the second career All-America award after he was a Second-Team pick last season. Starke’s inclusion gives South Carolina two PING All-Americans this season….
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — The game was tied when Derek Olenchuk (Newberry) came on to pinch hit for Mason Dodd (Lander) to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning. A pitch later and the game was untied. Olencchuk launched the go-ahead solo blast deep into the trees in right field at Lexington County Baseball Stadium to give the…
MIAMI (AP) — Adam Conley walked off the mound for the final time in the eighth inning Wednesday with a string of zeroes behind him. When he saw manager Don Mattingly applauding his performance from the dugout, Conley began to clap too. Both had reason to cheer following the left-hander’s longest outing yet. Conley pitched eight innings and the Miami…
FORMBY, England (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf graduated senior Matt NeSmith was awarded a position on the 2016 All-Nicklaus Team presented by Barbasol, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced today. NeSmith received the honor by earning a spot on the Nicklaus Award finalist list that was announced in May. The postseason award is another notch on NeSmith’s 2015-16…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star and South Carolina native Bobby Richardson will speak at Faith and Family Night at Spirit Communications Park on Sunday, June 26, before the Fireflies host the Augusta GreenJackets (San Francisco Giants). First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. and Richardson will deliver a faith-based speech shortly after gates open to the…
