HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (USC SID) – Led by even par rounds of 71 from freshman Ana Pelaez and sophomore Marion Veysseyre, South Carolina concluded day one of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in fourth place. The No. 14 Gamecocks will head into the weekend seven shots off the lead after posting a 5-over 289 Friday at Long Cove Club. No. 5…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Fort Valley State Wildcats used a 12-0 run midway through the second half to pull away and defeat the Benedict College Tigers 69-54 in the semifinals of the 2017 SIAC Tournament on Friday afternoon in the Bill Harris Arena. Benedict ends the season at 17-12. Fort Valley State (12-17), the fifth seed from the East Division,…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Benedict College women’s basketball team advanced to the SIAC Championship for the fifth consecutive year with an 86-64 victory over Fort Valley State University on Friday afternoon in the Bill Harris Arena. The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Wildcats 24-12 in the second quarter to pull away from a close first quarter and took a 40-29…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — No. 5 South Carolina needed a big effort to open the Southeastern Conference Tournament, with all-SEC forward Alaina Coates sidelined again because of an ankle injury. It helped the top-seeded Gamecocks to have two-time SEC player of the year A’ja Wilson to lean on. The 6-foot-5 Wilson had 18 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks in…
Photo: GamecocksOnline.com COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 14 South Carolina women’s golf resumes its spring slate this weekend when it hosts the sixth annual Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The 54-hole event, which takes place March 3-5, will be contested at Long Cove Club and feature a 17-team field. TOURNAMENT CENTRAL Dates: Fri., March 3 – Sun., March…
Zeke Washington has done a phenomenal job at Blythewood High School. When he first took over the Bengals in 2012, Blythewood had just one winning season, but now BHS is playing for its first state title. On Friday night, the Bengals face Dorman at CLA in the 5-A state championship game. Washington gives credit to the administration and players. Categories:…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Top-seeded South Carolina opens play at the SEC Tournament on Fri., March 3, at noon against the winner of the Thursday game between Georgia and Auburn, the eight and nine seeds, respectively. The No. 5/5 Gamecocks (24-4, 14-2 SEC) claimed their fourth-straight SEC regular-season title and aim to repeat as tournament champs for the third-consecutive…
Wayne Gallman and eight other Tigers are participating in this year’s NFL Combine. Gallman, Clemson National Champion running back, is projected to be drafted this year between the third and fourth rounds, but the talk on Thursday at the Combine wasn’t on the draft, but Clemson’s championship. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Clemson, NFLCombine
Clemson continued spring practices Thursday with Kelly Bryant as the starting quarterback. The Tigers lose their starting quarterback, running back, multiple wide receivers, tight end and linebacker from last year’s Championship team. Dabo Swinney admitting to the loss of talent but backing his team’s depth. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Clemson
On Thursday, Chad Holbrook offered support to Brandon McIlwain, USC’s dual-sport athlete from Pennsylvania, who made his decision to transfer Wednesday evening. While Holbroook admitted McIlwain’s transfer was due to a lack of playing time, the Head Gamecock offered support to the rising sophomore in his future plans. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Gamecocks
