COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) — Ten Benedict College baseball players have been named to the Palmetto State Baseball All-State and All-Freshman teams. Second baseman John Holleran and outfielder David White Jr.were named All-State first team for Division II and NAIA teams. White was named All-SIAC and the Black College Nines Elite Team after leading the Tigers with a .409 batting average,…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (Blowfish) — Its “Irish Heritage Night” Friday July 8th when the Blowfish take on the Savannah Bananas at 7:05pm/Gates open at6pm. Lexington County Blowfish Players will be wearing Irish themed Jerseys in honor of Lexington County’s 1st ever St Patrick’s Day Parade last March in downtown Lexington. The specially designed limited edition Irish themed jerseys will be…
THOMASVILLE (Blowfish) — In the top of the first HiToms DH Teddy Hoffman would take Hedrick yard on a 2 run blast over the the left field wall. This would extend the lead to 3-0 and the Blowfish would trail the rest of game. Chas McCormick(Millersville University) would single and steal second base in the third inning. This set up…
AUGUSTA, GA – Columbia fell to Augusta on Thursday night, 3-2, even despite Gaby Almonte’s career day on the mound. The right-hander tied a career-high going eight innings at Lake Olmstead Stadium but the GreenJackets’ late runs doomed the Dominican starter. The Fireflies gave their starter a quick lead in the first frame. Eudor Garcia doubled home Jeff Diehl to…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson kicker Greg Huegel has been named to the “Watch List” for the 2016 Lou Groza Award. The Groza Award is presented each year to the outstanding kicker in college football and is named in honor of former Cleveland Browns kicking great Lou Groza. Huegel is one of 19 FBS kickers on the list, and he…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball team began the 2016 “8K In 8 Days” campaign on Wednesday evening, hosting campers from the City of Columbia at Colonial Life Arena for a 90-minute basketball skills event, before visiting veterans and their families at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia on Thursday morning. The campaign, which continues…
Los Angeles (Fever) – The Indiana Fever fell to the league-best Los Angeles Sparks 94-88 on Wednesday night (July 6) at Staples Center after nearly completing a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback. Indiana never led in the contest but made comeback attempts throughout, reducing a 20-point deficit to just one point with 8.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter. After scoring just…
CHARLOTTE, NC (Hornets) – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has signed guard Ramon Sessions. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. A native of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Sessions returns to Charlotte, where he previously played from 2012-14. In addition to Charlotte, the nine-year NBA veteran has played for Milwaukee, Minnesota, Cleveland, the…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Hornets) – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has signed center Roy Hibbert. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hibbert has appeared in 614 career games (573 starts) for the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers, owning career averages of 10.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.4 assists in 25.6…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Clemson women’s soccer team’s 2016 schedule features 18 matches (10 at home and eight on the road) against nine 2015 NCAA Tournament participants. Six of those nine teams won at least one match in the national tournament, two reached the quarterfinals, and Duke was the national runner-up. “This is a schedule that is going to…
