By Thomas Grant Jr. The Dutch Fork High School graduate and former Chapin/Newberry infielder is playing his first season for the Lexington County Blowfish. The summer college baseball team competes in the Coastal Plain League and has called Lexington County Baseball Stadium home since 2015. Martin’s first two weeks withContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. League III in South Carolina American Legion baseball now includes three of its last six state champions. Falling behind early in the standings is something the teams in that league want to avoid. As of this past Tuesday, Chapin/Newberry Post 193/24 was still seeking its firstContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo High School has new leadership in its athletic department.Lexington-Richland School District Five announced the hiring of Paul Calvert as the school’s Athletics Director. He replaces Ray Canady, who retired in March and is now serving in the same capacity of newly constructed American Leadership AcademyContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Little League All-Star tournaments are underway with local Irmo Little League (ILL) teams in the mix. In last weekend’s District 3 Coaches Pitch Baseball tournament two Irmo teams competed with two teams from the Trenholm Little League and two from the Mid-Carolina Little League. Mid-Carolina was theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Mid-Carolina’s first state championship appearance in softball ended at Carolina Softball Field on May 26. The Lady Rebels fell 8-3 to Chesterfield in the deciding game of the Best-of-Three Class 2A final. “All year, these kids have showed resiliency, determination,” Mid-Carolina head coach Joey Long said.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A pair of softball and a baseball players from the town of Irmo were recognized on the college and high school level. Morgan Scott (Dutch Fork) Former Dutch Fork pitcher Morgan Scott helped the Oregon softball team reach the NCAA Stillwater Super Regionals. The Lady DuckContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Chapin was the last District Five softball team left standing in the state semifinals tournament, and the Lady Eagles took it all the way to the lower state championship game before bowing out for the season. After defeating St. James in the first game of the lowerContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Playing for the first-ever Class 2A softball championship seemed like a long shot a week ago for Mid-Carolina. As of press time, the Lady Rebels were a victory away from the Class 2A state title. It all started May 15 following a 5-0 loss to defendingContinue Reading
There is exciting golf news for our community. First, E Rutherford, the general manager of LinRick GC is part of a brand new initiative to introduce Golf in a unique but fun way to the general public locally. This initiative is through the local parks and has Family as itsContinue Reading
By CT McDonald The spring sports season is not over yet. Some local teams are still in contention, and some will start competition this week. Softball: Chapin advanced through the 5A Lower District 6 brackets undefeated and capped it off with a 5-4 win against Ashley Ridge last week toContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Chapin softball team were a victory away from playing for a spot in the Class 5A finals. Instead, the Lady Eagles found themselves needing three wins to reach that goal. On Monday, they were shut out 2-0 by Summerville in the winner’s bracket of theContinue Reading