By Thomas Grant Jr. Week 1 of the S.C. High School League football season was a sweep for the Irmo teams. Both defending Class 5A champion Dutch Fork and Irmo were victorious in high-profile non-region matchups this past Friday. The Silver Foxes headed to Spartanburg for its season-opener. This wasContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The offensive and defensive lines are blending in new talent and teams are putting a higher emphasis on defending All-State wide receiver Donovan Murph. The one constant on the Irmo High School football team for this year remains quarterback A.J. Brand. In the 35-7 season-opening winContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo football closed out the preseason with two scrimmage victories over Lowcountry schools. On Monday, the fifth-ranked Yellow Jackets rolled past Goose Creek 49-14 at home. Senior quarterback AJ Brand threw five touchdowns, two to fellow All-State selection wide receiver Donovan Murph. Four nights later, IrmoContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The expectations are high for Irmo High School football. The Yellow Jackets return key starters from last year’s undefeated regular season team that reached the Class 4A Lower State final. Monday night at A.C. Hawkins Stadium, players like Virginia Tech commit and Lower State Offensive PlayerContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Chapin Kickoff Classic not only marks the close of preseason high school football for Chapin High School. The event’s return Friday to Cecil Woolbright Field Stadium highlights a “new era” for the school. A year ago, renovations to the seating and press box resulting inContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. After 15 seasons as Dutch Fork head coach and 15 state titles won in the Carolinas over five decades, Tom Knotts is as motivated as ever. Following Monday’s first practice for the upcoming season, Knotts said his defending state champions are still entering the new seasonContinue 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
Dutch Fork’s Casey Waites calls it a career By Thomas Grant Jr. The 2024 high school spring sports will truly go down as one highlighted by the changing of the guard. Dutch Fork baseball coach Casey Waites became the latest long tenured sideline leader to call it a tenure. HeContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Lexington County, SC — The South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association’s North/South All-Star Games will bring the high school baseball season to an exciting conclusion in Lexington County on May 29-30. Schedule and Venues Day One – May 29: Select Game: Lexington Ballpark, starting at 2:30 p.m.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. After 848 career victories, six state boys basketball titles and having sent numerous players into the college and coaching ranks over 43 years, Irmo’s Tim Whipple has called it a career. Last week, the Palmetto State’s second-winningest boys basketball coach announced his retirement. He leaves behindContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Dutch Fork was one of three teams with an opportunity to claim a share of Region 4-5A softball title. The Lady Silver Foxes visited Lexington last Friday looking to sweep the season series. Just a week earlier, they rallied from a 6-0 deficit with 10 unansweredContinue Reading