From the Lexington County Blowfish For the third time in four years, the Lexington County Blowfish will have new leadership in the dugout. The team announced the hiring of Ted Falkner as the team’s new head coach for the 2026 Coastal Plain League season. Falkner is a veteran collegiate coachContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A new season, same old winning story for Dutch Fork. The 3-time defending Class 5A Division I champions opened the season with a 54-21 win over ranked Spartanburg. Dutch Fork trailed 21-20 in the second quarter before Mario Anderson’s 49-yard interception return TD sparked a runContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Irmo Little League Majors baseball team took center stage during the Chapin Labor Day Parade this past weekend, celebrating their successful postseason which saw them win three games at the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and finish with a remarkable 14-3 record.Continue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — The Town of Irmo will host a community-wide celebration on Wednesday, September 3, at Friarsgate Park to honor four Irmo Little League teams that competed in this year’s 2025 Little League World Series. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m., with gates opening at 5:00 p.m. for volunteers and vendors. Irmo residentsContinue Reading
By Robin All, PGA Life Member One of the best pieces of advice I ever received about putting was simple but true: “Never up, never in.” If you leave a putt short, it has zero chance of going in the hole. On the other hand, even a putt struck aContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The quest for a ‘second 4-peat” starts Friday for Dutch Fork. The defending 2-time Class 5A Division I champions open the season at home against Spartanburg (0-1). It’s the first of two straight games in Irmo for the Silver Foxes against Top 10 teams. Dutch ForkContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets opened the season on the road against defending Class 3A champion Oceanside Collegiate. The first game without All-State quarterback A.J. Brand saw them trail early 6-0. In the second half, it outscored the Landsharks 21-14 for the 35-28 win. The fifth-ranked ClassContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The historic, magical run at the Little League World Series ended Thursday for the Irmo LittleLeague Majors. It lost 5-3 to eventual World Series runner-up Summerlin South (Nevada) in an eliminationgame at Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, Penn. Irmo led 3-2 after an RBI walk by SuttonContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A Senior League state title and winning the Southeast Region title by dethroning the defending Little League Baseball World Series champions in comeback fashion. Those were just a couple of the accomplishments of the 2025 Irmo Little League Majors this summer. Over the past eight days,Continue Reading
Irmo Little League is writing one of the most remarkable stories ever seen in Williamsport. By Thomas Grant, Jr. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — For the second time in the post-season, Irmo Little League Majors avoided elimination with a final inning comeback. It rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat defending LittleContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The road to the Little League Baseball World Series champion has taken an upward climb for Irmo Little League. After winning the opening game 13-0 in four innings over Braintree American on Aug. 14, Irmo faced Summerlin South (Nevada) this past Monday. For six scoreless innings,Continue Reading