NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – Newberry College President Dr. Maurice Scherrens has named Ralph Patterson the school’s Director of Athletics, removing the interim tag after Patterson’s successful four-month stint leading the Athletic Department this fall. “Ralph brings us a breadth of intercollegiate athletic and institutional advancement experience, but more important he has a good feel for the challenges facing our coaches and our…
FLORENCE, Ala. – The 2016 winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy, given to the Division II Football Player of the Year, will be announced live online at 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon. Quarterback Raleigh Yeldell is one of nine finalists nationally for the award after a season that has already seen him win Offensive Player of the Year honors and first team all-conference…
Greenville, SC (SCHOF) — The first round of voting closed Sunday December 11, 2016 for the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF) Class of 2017. The ballots have been counted. In September, a ballot of 50 nominees was opened with 4 potential write-in candidates. All eligible candidates had ties to South Carolina through participation in one of the 14…
NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Marshall Lange scored a season-high 23 points to lead four Newberry men’s basketball (6-4, 2-3 SAC) players in double-figures as the Wolves used an all-around team effort to defeat Mars Hill (3-6, 1-3 SAC) 98-85 Wednesday night at Eleazer Arena. Lange scored 23 points on 8-for-13 shooting and also pulled down seven rebounds. James Stepp finished with 20 points and D.J. Copeland added 19…
The Lexington Storm Track Club, ages 9 and 10, placed 5th at the National Junior Olympics Cross Country Championships in Alabama last weekend. ABC Columbia Sports would like to wish them a special congratulations for placing so high in the competition. Categories: Local Sports, Sports
Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson did not win the Heisman Trophy for the second-straight season, but his coach Dabo Swinney says, the Heisman isn’t the trophy Watson really wanted anyway. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia News at 6. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports Tags: CFP, Clemson
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 6/6 South Carolina hosts in-state rival Clemson Thursday night at Colonial Life Arena with the women’s basketball point in the Palmetto Series on the line. The Gamecocks (7-1) have won the last six meetings against the Tigers (8-1) and are looking to improve to 2-1 against ACC opponents this season. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES •…
While Sindarius Thornwell’s absence (and 20 points per night) is certainly being felt across the team, the new guys on this Carolina roster are taking it upon themselves to fill the temporary void left by Thornwell suspension. The star guard is serving an indefinite suspension for a violation of team rules. Click the video to watch our story from ABC…
CLEMSON, S.C. – Just one day after the final NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) rankings were released, Clemson finished No. 1 in the final RPI poll announced by the NCAA earlier today. Just behind the Tigers were the NCAA Champions Stanford and to finish out the top five was Wake Forest, Maryland, and North Carolina. The Tigers faced…
Carrollton, GA (WGU) – The West Georgia Wolves are reloading for 2017, and that reloading began Wednesday with head coach Will Hall’s announcement of 13 transfer athletes who will join the Wolves this spring in preparations for the 2017 season. “We are excited about this group of signees,” said Hall. “Our staff did a phenomenal job assembling this group. They worked…
