Three local high school basketball teams have advanced to state championship games. The Lexington boys, Dutch Fork and Orangeburg-Wilkinson girls won class AAAA games Friday night. Tim Hill has the story from the Friday ABC Columbia News at 11.
Maine scored all six of its runs on two-out hits and held on to edge #16 Clemson 6-5 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday afternoon. Maine improved to 1-0 on the season and took a 1-0 series lead, while the Tigers dropped to 2-2 in 2012.
Second ranked South Carolina came one out away from a no-hitter and was backed by an offense that featured Christian Walker tallying two hits including a homer and five RBI as the Gamecocks defeated Elon 8-1 on Friday evening in game one of a three-game college baseball series. South Carolina improves to 4-0 on the year while the loss drops Elon to 4-1. Game two of the series is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Carolina Stadium.
For the second straight year, Mark Wilson eliminated Irmo native Dustin Johnson from the Accenture Match Play Championship. Wilson wins 4 and 3. Tim Hill has the highlights from the Friday ABC Columbia News at Six.
A’dia Mathies scored 21 points and the No. 13 Kentucky women defeated South Carolina 53-50 on Thursday night. La’Keisha Sutton scored 14 points, and Bruner had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Gamecocks (20-8, 9-6).
Spring Valley girls basketball coach Anne Long has been selected to coach in the prestigious McDonald’s All-American game. Long will coach the East team in the March 28th game in Chicago. Tim Hill has the story from the Thursday ABC Columbia News at Six.
Danica Patrick walked away OK after taking a hard hit to the wall in her qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday. Her race car didn’t fare quite so well. Tim Hill has the Daytona highlights from the Thursday ABC Columbia News at Six.
Former Dutch Fork High School standout Dustin Johnson is in golf’s sweet 16 at the Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, AZ. A day after a dramatic come-from-behind win against Jim Furyk in extra holes to get his first career win in this event, the Irmo native hardly broke a sweat to beat Francesco Molinari 7 and 5. Tim Hill has the highlights from the Thursday ABC Columbia News at Six.
John Jenkins scored 21 points and Vanderbilt beat South Carolina 59-48 Wednesday night for its third straight victory. South Carolina (10-17, 2-11) was held to a season-low in points as the Gamecocks lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Former Dutch Fork High School standout golfer Dustin Johnson came back from three shots down to win his first ever match at the Accenture Match Play Championships. Johnson chipped in twice and won on the second extra hole after taking a penalty shot. Tim Hill has the highlights from the Wednesday ABC Columbia News at Six.
