By Thomas Grant Jr. Having the proverbial “chip on the shoulder” is something Gray Collegiate Academy does not deny. To a man, the War Eagles are motivated by the abrupt ending to last season. Not only were they forced to forfeit all six wins and miss the Class 4A playoffs,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The rainy weather has proven as formidable for Irmo and Dutch Fork baseball teams than its opponents. Each team has seen its Class 5A playoff schedule interrupted by the conditions. Both the Yellow Jackets and Silver Foxes also find themselves awaiting ‘must-win’ games after losses thisContinue Reading
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. While Lexington and River Bluff battled for the Region 4-5A baseball title, Dutch Fork still has visions of finishing in second place. While the Wildcats and Gators started a crucial three-game series Tuesday in The Swamp, the Silver Foxes played host to Irmo for a two-gameContinue 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 – Two Lexington-Richland School District Five student athletes were crowned state champions during the South Carolina High School League wrestling individual State Championships. Dutch Fork senior Kaleb McNeil concluded his Silver Fox career by capturing his first state championship title in the 175-pound division. With this win, McNeil brings home the firstContinue 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. 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
Kaleb McNeil of Dutch Fork won the Class 5A title at the S.C. HIgh School League individual tournament held at the Florence Civic Center. He defeated River Bluff’s Cael Edwards at 175 lbs. River Bluff’s Sophia Voudouris placed second at 135 lbs. in the girls’ division. (Photo courtesy of Dutch ForkContinue Reading