By Thomas Grant Jr. After winning in the post-season for the first time since 2019, Irmo baseball earned a spot in the Class 5A Division II Lower State playoffs. The Yellow Jackets defeated Westwood 13-3 in six innings Thursday in the deciding game of the Best-of-Three play-in series. With theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. There’s plenty of motivation on the side of the Irmo baseball team. The Yellow Jackets opened the postseason in a Best-of-Three play-in series. The opponent was a Westwood team looking to accomplish for the first time what Irmo did in 2019 – win a post-season game.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The River Bluff baseball team were two outs away from suffering its first Region 4-5A loss. With Irmo leading by a run in the Top 7th, Banks Alexander belted a walk off 3-run homer for a 7-5 victory. The win gave River Bluff the season sweepContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The 11th annual Lexington County Chili Cookoff co-sponsored by the Lexington County Blowfish netted a valuable donation to the Lexington Police Department Foundation.Blowfish co-owner Bill Shanahan and Old Mill Brewpub owner John Clinger presented a $5,000 check during the March 19 meeting at the VIP StadiumContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Both the Irmo and Dutch Fork baseball teams are off to strong starts. The Yellow Jackets opened the week with a 9-0 win over Mountain View Prep on Teacher Appreciation Night. Wayland Garland had a 2-run homer and Hunter Parsons struck out five and allowed twoContinue Reading
After getting swept by archrival Clemson, the University of South Carolina rebounded by going 5-0 this past week. Former Dutch Fork state champion Evan Stone helped play a role in two of the victories. He had two home runs, including his first career grand slam in Saturday’s win over MoreheadContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Red Bank Invitational at White Knoll High School featured Dutch Fork and Irmo among the participants. The Silver Foxes went 3-1 at the tournament, defeating Camden (4-3), Lakewood (11-1) and Irmo (10-0) before losing 5-3 to Westside. Clemson University commit Ethan Offing was named toContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A fourth straight series comeback and second consecutive Coastal Plain League title was not to be for the Lexington County Blowfish. The Wilmington Sharks completed a Best-of-Three series sweep of the defending champions Friday at home. They defeated the Blowfish 9-2 in Game Two to winContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Down 7-0 at Forest City after two innings, it appeared the Lexington County Blowfish’s chances as repeating as Coastal Plain League champion were sunk. Over the next seven innings, the Blowfish found their winning “stroke”. They scored 12 unanswered runs and held on for the 12-9Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. EASLEY – Last year’s appearance at J.B. Red Owens Field was painfully brief for Irmo Little League. The Seniors played just two games in the Senior League Baseball World Series losing both in walk off fashion. They returned Sunday looking for redemption and with an opportunityContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Irmo Little League sent seven teams to the Southeast Regionals this past weekend. Both the softball and baseball Seniors came away with League titles to earn a ticket to their respective World Series. All of the games will be available through the ESPN+ app. IRMO SENIORSContinue Reading