By Thomas Grant, Jr. Irmo football is ready for a new season. After back-to-back Class 5A Division I runner-up finishes, the Yellow Jackets are ready to end their title drought. This season, it will take place back in Class 4A. Irmo moves into the six-team Region 5-4A with CSRA schoolsContinue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. Even in separate classifications, Dutch Fork and Irmo are once again 1 and 2 in the preseason polls. The Silver Foxes once again sit atop the reunited Class 5A rankings by the S.C. Prep Football Media. They enter the new season looking to make more historyContinue Reading

Photo by George Matsui – Gray Collegiate Academy running back Trevon Williamson By Thomas Grant Jr. There are other high school football observers who have positive vibes about Gray Collegiate Academy’s prospects in Class 5A than the team itself. Despite the War Eagles making their first appearance in the classification,Continue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. The summer runs for Irmo Little League softball and baseball ended this past weekend. The Southeast Region champions finished 2-3 at the Senior League Softball World Series played in Sussex County, Deleware. They went 1-3 in Pool B play, the lone victory taking place against theContinue Reading

The 2026 Newport Bassmaster Kayak Championship presented by Native Watercraft has been rescheduled for October 15-17 on Lake Murray in Columbia, according to B.A.S.S. The championship will remain at its previously announced location, with only the event dates changing. B.A.S.S. said moving the championship to October will create greater opportunitiesContinue Reading

The Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission will be holding fall sports registration July 16 – August 13 at Crooked Creek Park and Seven Oaks Park. Sports include Cheerleading, ICRC Storm Cross Country, George Bryan Golf, Boys Lacrosse, Boys Bridge League* Flag Football, Girls Bridge League* Flag Football, Bridge League* Tackle Football,Continue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. Photo by Thomas Grant Jr. The past two years have seen Dutch Fork and Irmo take divergent paths to reach the S.C. High School League football championships. To reach Orangeburg this year, the two teams find themselves competing in different classifications. While the Silver Foxes willContinue Reading

Photo by Irmo Little League By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo Little League started play Monday in North Sussex, Deleware in the Senior League Softball World Series. It opened with a 10-0 loss to Canada in Pool B. The Southeast Region champions managed just two hits and committed three errors. TheContinue Reading

School District Five and the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission (ICRC) have opened registration for the Fall 2026 Bridge League Development football program, offering both tackle and flag football opportunities for area youth. The partnership between ICRC and School District Five is designed to help young athletes develop fundamental football skills,Continue Reading

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