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Newberry’s Knight calls The Citadel the “second-best team in South Carolina”

NEWBERRY, S.C. (WOLO) — Whether he intended to or not — he probably didn’t — Newberry head coach Todd Knight may have offended the Gamecocks. Talking to ABC Columbia Sports on Thursday, Knight called The Citadel, whom the Wolves open the season with this season, the “second-best team in South Carolina” with the first being, obviously, Clemson. The Wolves are…

Newberry picked to win SAC Championship

ROCK HILL (WOLO) – For the first time in school history, the Newberry Wolves have been selected to win the South Atlantic Conference Championship by the league’s coaches. The Wolves garnered six first-place votes and received 55 points overall, with Wingate earning one first-place vote and 47 total points. Third-place Mars Hill received the final first-place vote. “It’s a great compliment…

Newberry signs 6-8 Max Miller

NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Newberry head men’s basketball coach Dave Davis has signed 6-foot, 8-inch post player Max Miller, from Rockton, Illinois. Miller led Honegah High to the 2017 Regional Championship, was a two time ALL-NIC First Team Selection, and was twice named to the Beloit Daily News All-Area Team. He shot 59 percent from the field and averaged 12 points and seven rebounds…

Newberry basketball opens 2017-18 slate at Miami

NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Newberry will open its 2017-18 men’s basketball slate with an exhibition contest on Wednesday, Nov. 1 against Division I Miami. The Wolves will travel to Coral Gables to face the Hurricanes, who are coming off a 21-12 campaign and bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed. Tip time is still to be determined. The contest…

Leandro leads Wolves into national quarterfinals

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Newberry) – For the second time in history, Newberry will advance to the match play portion of the NCAA Division II National Championships and finish among the nation’s top five schools by virtue of a sixth-place finish in the stroke play portion of the championship. “What a great day for the Wolves,” remarked head coach Howard Vroon. “Facing winds of 20…

Newberry Hosting NCAA DII Super Regional

Newberry golf’s season has come to an end, but the Wolves have welcomed some of the very best players in the country to the Midlands, hosting the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf South Super Regional this week at The Members Club at Woodcreek. It’s the first of three major events the Wolves will cater in the immediate future, including next…

Newberry to host Division II South Super Regional

ELGIN (Newberry) – One of the most challenging events in all of college sports begins on Monday in Northeast Columbia as The Members Club at Woodcreek plays host to the 2017 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf South Super Regional. In the 17 seasons since Division II women’s golf became an NCAA championship event, 16 national title winners have come from the…

Newberry WR Watson Invited to Toronto Argonauts Mini-Camp

NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Newberry College senior wide receiver Cole Watson was invited to the Toronto Argonauts mini-camp which took place from April 25-27 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Watson, a native of Conway, South Carolina, was a four-year member of the Newberry football team. He was selected first team all-South Atlantic Conference for the first time in his career this past…

Newberry basketball signs two from Columbia

NEWBERRY (NEWBERRY) – Newberry head men’s basketball coach Dave Davis announces the singings of CJ Wright and Wynston Andrews who both hail from Columbia. Wright is the all-time leading scorer at Airport High School and Wynston Andrews made a state championship game appearance at Cardinal Newman. “We have worked extremely hard recruiting the state of South Carolina since arriving in Newberry a few years…