By Thomas Grant, Jr. An early Saturday start and having an entire roster playing for the first time at Lexington High School raised the concern level of Irmo boys’ basketball coach Alex Quillen. Those worst fears came to fruition as the Yellow Jackets fell behind 8-0 to the Wildcats. AfterContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Special to The Northeast News The University of South Carolina women’s basketball team will not have the services of junior forward Ashlyn Watkins for the rest of the season. School officials confirmed the Cardinal Newman graduate suffered a torn ACL during the Jan. 5 win overContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. After a slow start, the Irmo boys basketball team closed out 2024 by winning seven of eight games. The Yellow Jackets pulled off non-region wins over Spring Valley, Aiken, Columbia and Dreher to improve to 7-3 on the season. The 51-50 road win over the BlueContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A lower than expected preseason poll has a Dutch Fork team playing with a chip on its shoulder. What was true of the state football championship team apparently rings true in girls’ basketball. The Lady Silver Foxes are off to an 8-0 start following Tuesday’s 59-42Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The She Got Next event at Lexington County high schools served as opening weekend for Irmo girls basketball. The preseason ranked Lady Yellow Jackets defeated Richland Northeast 45-34 last Friday at Lexington High School. Abby Livingston scored 16 points, Laliah Singletary finished with 11 and JaylaContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Defending national champion South Carolina is expected to get one of its top rebounders back on the court. The Athletics Department said Thursday forward Ashlyn Watkins, who was been suspended from the team since Aug. 31 following assault and kidnapping charges, has returned to team activities.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The lineup for The Bash was announced Tuesday. The 12th annual event takes place Dec. 12-14 at Ridge View High School. “We are excited to release this year’s Bash schedule. The matchups are arguably some of the best we have ever had at The Bash,” saidContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The 2023-24 rookie season for Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II ended on a positive note. It appears the former Ridge View state champion and University of South Carolina forward’s 2024-25 season may have started on a negative one following an off-season injury. On Aug. 30,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. All-State guard Cam Scott, a recent graduate and state boys’ basketball champion from Lexington High School, and now a freshman on the University of South Carolina men’s basketball team, returned to his roots this past Saturday for a Back-to-School Weekend event at his alma mater, PleasantContinue Reading
The Town of Irmo recently honored Sheila Foster for her outstanding accomplishments in the University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball program, presenting her with a proclamation from the town. Foster, who played at USC from 1978 to 1982, rewrote South Carolina’s women’s basketball record book, establishing herself as one ofContinue Reading
IRMO – Irmo High School is thrilled to announce Alex Quillen as the new head coach for the varsity boys’ basketball team. Quillen, a proud Irmo alumnus, takes the reins following the retirement of long-time coach Tim Whipple. Quillen’s ties to Irmo run deep. He played a pivotal role inContinue Reading