By Thomas Grant Jr. Despite moving hundreds of miles away up North to continue playing pro football, wide receiver Jalin Hyatt still keeps close contact with his Southern roots. The former Dutch Fork High School two-time state champion and University of Tennessee All-American made a pair of special donations toContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Some local softball and baseball teams were still standing in the spring sports playoffs at midweek while others have ended their 2022 – 2023 season. Softball: Dutch Fork started the 5A Upper District 1 playoffs last week with a 7-1 win against T.L. Hanna and then lostContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Some spring sports playoffs have completed, others are nearing the finals, and still others have just started this week. The lacrosse state finals completed last week at Irmo High School after both the girls and boys Chapin teams advanced to the semifinals but fell one game shortContinue Reading
The night leading up to Championship Sunday at the Marathon Bassmaster Elite at Lake Murray, Drew Benton was angry. He could hardly sleep. After claiming the Day 2 lead with back-to-back bags over 23 pounds, Benton barely made the cut for the final day after catching just 14 pounds on Semifinal Saturday. HeContinue Reading
Lake Murray has been good to professional angler Anthony Gagliardi. Coming into the event, the Prosperity pro had two major national wins – including the 2014 FLW Cup – and banked nearly a half of a million dollars in career tournament winnings from Lake Murray, alone. April 14, Gagliardi added anotherContinue Reading
Enjoy the Free Family Fun Expo and Concert with Kristian Bush of Sugarland The 2023 AFTCO Bassmaster Elite Fishing Series is April 20 – 23, 2023 on Lake Murray! Lake Murray was selected from a list of national fishing destinations to serve as one of nine stops in the series.Continue Reading
By CT McDonald After winning the 4A lower state championship last week, the Irmo boys varsity basketball team will play for its sixth state title tonight, Thursday, in Aiken. The Yellow Jackets will take on upper state champion Lancaster at 7 pm in the USC Aiken Convocation Center in theContinue Reading
Boater Chris Epting of Chapin, South Carolina, caught a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds, 10 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Murray . The tournament, hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board, was the firstContinue Reading
By CT McDonald With the varsity basketball regular season winding down this week, the Irmo boys clawed their way back to the top of Region 5-AAAA last week, along with A. C. Flora and Ridge View in conference wins and losses. At the same time, the Irmo girls hold steadyContinue Reading
Dutch Fork High School student-athlete Jarvis Green has been named the 2022-2023 Gatorade South Carolina Football Player of the Year. Green is the first Gatorade South Carolina Football Player of the Year to be chosen from Dutch Fork High School. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, butContinue Reading
Two varsity football players from Lexington-Richland School District Five were selected to play in the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl. Max Drag (Chapin High) and Chandler Perry (Dutch Fork High) and competed in the 74th annual Touchstone Energy Cooperative’s Bowl December 10 at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach. ChapinContinue Reading