Golf’s greatest prize is at stake this weekend when the world’s best go to it’s most famous arena, Augusta National Golf Club. As The Masters’ field gathers for their sport’s first major, the guy on top of the world’s rankings enters as the favorite to don the green jacket come Sunday. Irmo native and Dutch Fork alum Dustin Johnson has…
ATHENS, GA. (CAC) – Tyler Jackson pitched 7.2 scoreless innings and Chris Williams hit a two-run homer in the first inning to lead No. 4 Clemson to a 4-0 victory over Georgia at Foley Field on Tuesday night. The two teams conclude the home-and-home season series at Clemson on April 19. Jackson (5-1) earned the win by allowing just four…
When the Gamecocks take the floor to defend their National Championship next season, they’ll be without three of their biggest contributors from 2016-17. Guards Allisha Davis and Kaela Davis each announced on Monday that they will be forgoing fifth seasons in their collegiate careers, declaring for the WNBA Draft. Each player sat out last season after transferring to USC from…
As Irmo’s own Dustin Johnson looks to win his first green jacket, ABC Columbia Sports caught up with a PGA star with one already in his possession. 1992 Masters Champion Fred Couples spoke with our Greg Brzozowski about his experiences back at Augusta National Golf Club, the weather conditions on tap for this week’s major, and the memories that make…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- If you watched the women’s national championship, you know the name A’ja Wilson but one man knew she would be a star long before she was in the national spotlight. “I just knew all along, she always proved her critics wrong and she’s continued doing that today,” said Coach John O’Cain of Heathwood Hall. O’Cain has known…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Fresh off her win as the Head Coach of the University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball National Champions, Dawn Staley says she’s just trying to get back to normal here at home. The biggest moment in Gamecock Basketball history has come and gone, but the celebration continues. Life has certainly changed for the head coach, Staley says…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina women’s basketball continued to make history this week after earning the No. 1 ranking in the final USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll of the 2016-17 season. The top spot marks the highest finish ever for the Gamecocks, who downed Mississippi State 67-55 Sunday night to capture their first NCAA Championship. Carolina, which ended the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (USC SID) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its National Player of the Week awards for the period ending April 1, today. BYU sophomore outfielder Keaton Kringlen was named National Hitter of the Week, while Coastal Carolina senior right-handed pitcher Alex Cunningham was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from…
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. – With the college basketball season officially over, BOXTOROW has released its annual Division II All-America teams, and Benedict College’s Quayshun Hawkins and Brandon Morris have been named to the All-America First Team. Hawkins led the Tigers in scoring, averaging 18.5 points per game, ranking fifth in the SIAC. Morris, named the SIAC Player of the Year, averaged…
Two people familiar with the situation say South Carolina’s Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray have decided to enter the WNBA draft.
