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Former Gamecock Star Selected by Orlando City SC in MLS SuperDraft

Courtesy: USC SID LOS ANGELES (USC SID) — Former South Carolina men’s soccer standout Danny Deakin was selected by Orlando City Soccer Club with the 20th pick in the third round of the 2017 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The Sheffield, England, native was the team’s only selection in the draft. Deakin becomes the fifth MLS draft pick in school history and first…

Coastal Carolina #11 in D1Baseball Preseason Poll

CONWAY (Coastal) – Coastal Carolina, the defending national champions, are ranked 11th in the D1Baseball.com preseason baseball poll, it was announced today. The #11 ranking is Coastal’s highest ever to start a season. The Chanticleers’ previous high was ranking 12th in the 2010 Baseball America poll. TCU, a team Coastal beat twice to advance to the College World Series final,…

Gamecocks Ranked No. 4 In the Nation by D1Baseball

Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina is ranked No. 4 in the nation in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 as announced on Tuesday morning.  The Gamecocks begin the 2017 season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting UNCG at Founders Park. South Carolina is one of five SEC schools to be ranked. Also ranked is Florida (No. 2), LSU (No. 5),…

Clemson adds two to women’s golf roster

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson women’s golf coach Kelley Hester has added two players to the team roster for the second semester.   Ashley Czarnecki, a transfer from Wofford College, and  Kennedy Swann, from Austin, Texas, joined the roster last week and will be eligible to play in the spring semester as freshmen. “We are please to have both young ladies…

Claflin Win Streak Goes to Seven after Win Over Spring Hill

Mobile, Ala. (Claflin) —Ryan McNeill-Moses scored 14 of his game high 16 points in the second half, as the Claflin University men’s basketball team defeated Spring Hill College, 67-54, Monday, in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) matchup in Mobile, Ala. The win, the seventh straight, pushes the Panthers to 11-4 overall and 6-1 in the SIAC. Spring Hill falls…

Lower Richland Outlasts Cardinal Newman in OT

It took overtime thanks to a great effort in the second half by Cardinal Newman, yet Lower Richland controlled the final minutes of their MLK Bash match against the Cardinals, topping them 61-57. Click the video above from ABC Columbia Sports at 11 to see the highlights. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: MLKBash

Felton, Gray Collegiate Bests AC Flora at MLK Bash

North Carolina commit Jalek Felton dropped 41 points and racked up 10 rebounds leading Gray Collegiate over AC Flora at Eau Claire for the final game of the second annual MLK Bash. The War Eagles and Falcons wrapped up the boys’ schedule today, the last of five games on the day. Click the video above from ABC Columbia Sports at…

Newberry Wins Seventh Straight, Tops Benedict 87-84

NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – Quaman Burton’s layup with 1:22 left gave the Newberry men’s basketball team a lead it would not relinquish as the Wolves defeated Benedict 87-84 in a non-conference thriller Monday evening at Eleazer Arena. Newberry has now won seven in a row and 11 of its last 14 contests. D.J. Copeland led the way with 20 points and Gerald Evans scored 14. Mason…