Irmo High School tennis coach Mark DiMaggio has been named the 2021 South Carolina Region 4A Coach of the Year. “It’s nice to be recognized by my peers not only for the tennis success of our players but for the players’ attitude, camaraderie and sportsmanship,” DiMaggio said of the awardContinue Reading
Favorite Fishing pro Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pennsylvania, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 17 pounds, 11 ounces, to hold off a massive charge from local favorite Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity and win the four-day MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan BaitsContinue Reading
Pro Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pennsylvania, caught five bass weighing 19 pounds, 9 ounces Friday to move from second into first place after Day 2 of theMLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing – Lake Murray in Columbia, SouthContinue Reading
A field of 161 bass fishing professionals from around the world began their four-day competition for a top award of up to $135,000 at the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing – Lake Murray Thursday in Columbia, SouthContinue Reading
By CT McDonald The 2020-21 lacrosse playoffs head into the second-round competition this week with local teams still in the mix. Dutch Fork’s boys’ team defeated Socastee 16-0 in the first round home game on Tuesday to advance to today’s, Thursday’s, second round at Wando. It should look like aContinue Reading
163 Professional Anglers To Compete for up to $135,000 in Columbia – Season Purse Exceeds $6.4 Million Major League Fishing (MLF) is set to head to Columbia April 22-25, for the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing –Continue Reading
Irmo High School varsity basketball coach Tim Whipple has been named by his peers as the 2021 South Carolina Co-Region 4A Coach of the Year. Whipple will share the honor with A.C. Flora coach Josh Staley. “It is always an honor to receive recognition from your peers. Even more soContinue Reading
Emily and Lucy Harling received their black belts in Tae Kwon Do from Legacy Martial Arts on Saturday, March 13. The girls have been in training for the last five years going through all the stages of ‘belts’ to earn this prestigious award. Continue Reading
Irmo High School junior Justin Hayes won the 4A 152 weight class division in the Wrestling State Championship at Dreher High School on March 6. The win was incredibly special for Hayes because he missed weight for last year’s upper state tournament and was unable to compete. “I was soContinue Reading
Newly signed McKenzie Lott will begin working out with the Pacers this summer By W. Thomas Smith Jr. McKenzie Lott, a 5’3” guard from Chapin High School and the youngest daughter of Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, has signed with the University of South Carolina-Aiken women’s basketball team and isContinue Reading
Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. collects two full carloads of gear for distribution By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott met with Irmo High School Head Baseball Coach Bruce White and families of Irmo ballplayers, Sat. Feb. 20, to collect two full carloads of slightly used baseballs, bats,Continue Reading