By Robin All One of the best golf instruction tools you already own is your iPhone. Ask someone to take photos or videos of your swing while you’re on the golf course or practice range. Record your swing using the slow-motion setting so you can review it frame by frame.Continue Reading
Photo courtesy of the South Carolina High School League The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) has announced the hiring of longtime Midlands athletics administrator and coach John Combs as an assistant commissioner, along with Cindy Robarge-Esposito as the league’s new director of technology. Interim Commissioner Amy Boozer announced theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The partnership between Ridge View and Bojangles has produced a successful preseason basketball tournament in the Bojangles Bash. Now, the two parties are teaming up to highlight one of the high-profile early-season high school football matchups in South Carolina. The August 28 home game against four-timeContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo Little League is headed back to the Senior League Softball World Series. On Monday, it capped an undefeated four days in Clarksville, Tenn. with a 1-0 win over Georgia to win the Southeast Regional. The game was scoreless in the Bottom 6th when Rilynn EarleContinue Reading
By Robin All It’s amazing to watch the players at The Open hit long drives with such incredible accuracy and distance. The modern golf swing is much more upright and compact than it was years ago. Combined with strength training in the gym, today’s professionals are able to generate tremendousContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Another Irmo Little League team is headed to the Southeast Regional. The 10,11 and 12 group were victorious in three games at the state tournament in Greenwood. They opened with a 10-0 shutout win over Barriers Island on July 16, then defeated Northwood 8-2 two daysContinue Reading
Photos from LakePoint Sports in Cartersville, Ga. By Thomas Grant Jr. The new Astroturf at Lexington County Baseball Stadium has hit a “home run” in terms of increased interest for usage by various groups and organizations. The latest proposed project by the Lexington County Recreation and Aging Commission could beContinue Reading
By Robin All At 86, I have seen a lot of changes in putting styles, putters, and even the rules governing putting. Watching today’s top players experiment on the greens in search of the fewest possible strokes reminds us of the old saying: “Drive for show and putt for dough.”Continue Reading
Irmo Seniors. Photo by Irmo Little League By Thomas Grant Jr. A year ago saw Irmo Little League embark on a summer for the ages in baseball and softball. A total of four teams won both the regional and state titles. This was highlighted by the dramatic run of theContinue Reading
Three-year-old Griffin Rac-Hewitt proved that big fish stories can come true when he landed a whopping 9-pound, 9-ounce catfish on Lake Murray. Using a lure and plastic worm his dad purchased at Lake World, Griffin reeled in a fish that’s almost as big as he is. Judging by the smileContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Ethan Offing was a state championship quarterback at Dutch Fork and pitched in a World Series with Irmo Little League. As he looks toward starting a college career at Clemson, he now has an option with Major League Baseball. On Sunday, Offing was selected as anContinue Reading