By CT McDonald When the Irmo Little League’s Junior Softball team played in the Little League’s World Series last week, it marked the first time in history that an Irmo Little League (ILL) team made it to the World Series — not to mention finishing the season as the WorldContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo’s juniors softball team advanced to the fourth round of pool play on Wednesday, as yet undefeated as the final round of pool play was about to get underway at Kirkland, Washington at this publication’s press time. Standing at 3-0 after the first three rounds, Southeast (IrmoContinue Reading
Registration for the Miracle League of Columbia’s fall baseball season for children will end this Sunday, August 7. The baseball program provides a safe and enjoyable team sport experience for young athletes with special needs and a budding sports prowess. There is no fee to participate. Games will be heldContinue Reading
The United States Angling Confederation and Capital City Lake Murray Country will host the 16th annual 2022 Black Bass World Fishing Championship in Columbia, South Carolina on Lake Murray. The event will take place October 16th-22nd 2022. The venue of Lake Murray is a world-class bass fishery proven many timesContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo Little League’s Juniors Softball team won the Southeast Regional Tournament last week and will now represent the Southeast Region in the Juniors Softball World Series Tournament at Kirkland, Washington, starting on Sunday. The League held a send-off ceremony Tuesday at Friarsgate Park to celebrate the first-everContinue Reading
By CT McDonald While Irmo Little League teams have now completed their 2022 state tournaments, some of them have advanced to regional tournaments at various sites around the Southeast. Today, Thursday, Irmo Little League’s (ILL) Juniors softball team is set to start the Southeast Regional Tournament at Salisbury, NC afterContinue Reading
By CT McDonald With the Little League Coaches Pitch state tournaments just completed in mid-June, other Irmo Little League teams will now be competing in their own division’s state tournaments next week, and beyond. Mid-Carolina and Irmo Gold represented District Three in the coaches pitch baseball state tournament as theContinue Reading
By CT McDonald Irmo Little League teams are now into their all-star tournament season as they continue the tradition oftop-level competition for youth in the area. Irmo Gold finished as the runner-up in the District Three Baseball Coaches Pitch tournament and isnow heading to the state tournament at Corey BurnsContinue Reading
USA Bass is excited to announce that Charlie Evans and Anthony Gagliardi will be coaching the USA Bass Team at the 2022 Bass Fishing World Championship. These experienced anglers will provide leadership and strategy to our USA Bass Team that will be competing on Lake Murray this fall. “Charlie andContinue Reading
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Top tournament fighters from around the nation gathered at Genova Family Karate in Elgin (northeast Columbia), S.C., for degree-promotions, fellowship, food, fun, and a veritable martial arts family reunion, Saturday, May 14. Dubbed THE GATHERING 2022, the annual event attended by 200-plus martial artists includingContinue Reading
By CT McDonald While Chapin’s varsity boys soccer team prepares for the 5A state finals this week, other local area teams have also advanced through their respective postseason tournaments. The Eagles recorded two shutouts in the run-up to this week’s semifinal round, and then won that on Monday to advanceContinue Reading