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Connor Cartmell of Chapin and Andrew Vereen of Murrells Inlet brought home the grand prize of $5,000 at the 2022 Strike King Bassmaster College Series National Championship on Sunday, September 4th held in Winyah Bay in Georgetown, SC. With a three-day total of 40 pounds, 2 ounces, and home watersContinue Reading

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Hundreds of Boaters and Co-anglers Descend on Prosperity to Compete for $60,000 and Their Shot at the 2023 All-American Championship The Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine’s Bulldog, Choo Choo, Gator and Piedmont divisions will finish out their 2022 season next month in Prosperity, South Carolina Oct. 6-8,Continue Reading

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By CT McDonald While Irmo had a vacant date last week, Dutch Fork and Chapin varsity football teams added victories to their current winning streaks. After putting the season-opening loss behind them, the Eagles improved to 3-1 for the season with last week’s shutout against the visiting Newberry Bulldogs. AgainstContinue Reading

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By CT McDonald Three weeks into the high school football season, District Five teams are posting more wins than losses, and the future is looking bright. Dutch Fork’s Silver Foxes are off to a good start in their effort to build another long string of uninterrupted wins with a currentContinue Reading

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Capital City/Lake Murray Country (CCLMC) has announced Lake Murray marks one of the nine stops on the map for the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series. B.A.S.S. has visited Lake Murray nine times for major events since 1991, but its most recent trip to the 50,000-acre Saluda River fishery was in 2011.Continue Reading

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The Irmo Junior Little League Softball Team, which recently made national headlines as the Southeast Regional Champions, was honored at the Irmo Town Council Meeting on August 17. Mayor Barry Walker commented that “this is the highlight of my career” as the council gave out special awards and gifts toContinue Reading

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At the SC High School football Jamboree at Chapin High School on August 12, there was a reunion of past offensive linemen who played at Irmo High School. In the first game of the night, the Mid-Carolina High School Rebels played the Irmo High School Yellow Jackets. Several of theContinue Reading

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By CT McDonald The new school year has started, and the games are underway. After winning 35-7 against Mid-Carolina in last week’s preseason Aun McKay Kickoff Classic at Chapin High School, Irmo’s varsity football team will play host to Chapin Friday in the regular season opener. Irmo went to theContinue Reading

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The South Carolina Women’s Open will be held in Blythewood, South Carolina at Cobblestone Park Golf Club this weekend August 11-15. This championship is an official LPGA Legends Tour points event. The South Carolina Women’s Open was established in 2018 by The Women’s South Carolina Golf Association, is non-profit organizationContinue Reading

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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

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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