By Thomas Grant Jr. The early season has mostly gone smoothly for the Dutch Fork and Irmo basketball teams. Both the Lady Yellow Jackets and Silver Foxes went 3-0 headed into Tuesday. Each also claimed tournament titles during the first week. The Dutch Fork boys opened the season by winningContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Dutch Fork and Irmo basketball programs have earned preseason recognition from the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association, with both schools’ girls and boys teams appearing in the Class 5A Division I and II polls. The Dutch Fork girls open the season ranked sixth in Division I asContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The University of South Carolina women’s basketball team will have to wait until 2026 for forward Ashlyn Watkin’s return. Last week, the Cardinal Newman graduate announced her plans to miss the upcoming season. She’s continuing her recovery from an ACL injury suffered on Jan. 5 againstContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. In one season as girls basketball coach, Coretta Ferguson led White Knoll to 17 victories and third place in Region 4-5A. Despite the success, she saw an opportunity within the region elsewhere to reach even higher heights. She was approved by Lexington Richland School District FiveContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. CHARLOTTE, NC – For the first time as an NBA player, Memphis Grizzlies’ forward G.G. Jackson II was back in the Carolinas. The former Ridge View and University of South Carolina forward saw action Tuesday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. With family in attendance,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Dutch Fork guard Bryson Taylor ended his high school basketball career on a winning note. He was on the victorious side of the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association’s North-South All-Star Classic. The North team defeated the South 94-83 at Brookland-Cayce High School. Taylor scored two points andContinue Reading
IRMO, S.C. – After nearly three decades of coaching in Irmo, Barry Lee has been honored as Middle School Coach of the Year by the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association (SCACA). Lee has been teaching and coaching for 34 years, with 27 of those years spent at Irmo leading middleContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The first trip in a decade to the state girls basketball semifinals was denied Monday to Dutch Fork. The Lady Silver Foxes fell 57-47 to J.L. Mann in the third round of the Class 5A Upper State playoffs. In ending Dutch Fork’s season and 9-game winningContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The first post-Tim Whipple boys basketball season at Irmo last week ended last week. The Yellow Jackets lost 46-41 at Berkeley in the second round of the Class 5A Division II Lower State playoffs. Irmo had a 12-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Suffering a season-ending overtime home defeat to an archrival before the playoffs would seem like a negative. Instead, the Irmo boys basketball team brought the positives from the loss to Dutch Fork into Tuesday’s first-round matchup with Socastee. This time, the Yellow Jackets relentless effort paidContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Trailing at halftime Thursday in the second round of the Class 5A Division I playoffs conjured up bad memories for Dutch Fork girls’ basketball coach Candace Bush. A year ago, the Lady Silver Foxes were riding high on a nine-game winning streak. They looked to advanceContinue Reading