By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo looked to snag the “lead driver” role in Region 5-4A last Friday for “Homecoming”. It was a battle of “Yellow Jackets” with the host team looking to hand visiting North Augusta its first region loss. Instead, Irmo found itself on the losing end of theContinue Reading
Photo by GoFlashwin.com By Thomas Grant, Jr. Irmo football returns to previously chartered territory this Friday. When it plays host to North Augusta, the game marks their return to Region 5-4A. This is also the first meeting between the two Yellow Jacket teams since 2015. “New region, new foes,” IrmoContinue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — The Irmo Town Council honored a milestone in local sports history during its recent meeting, recognizing the 1980 Irmo High School Yellow Jackets football team for winning the state championship. Mayor Bill Danielson presented a proclamation on behalf of the council honoring the players, coaches, managers andContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo was riding high with a 3-game winning streak and number-one ranking in the South Carolina Prep Media Class 4A prior to last Friday’s visit to Dorman. Things got off to an inauspicious start against the Class 5A 3 rd ranked Cavaliers. A safety left theContinue Reading
Irmo opens home schedule at W.C. Hawkins Stadium Friday. The Yellow Jackets play host to Wilson (2-1). After a season-opening loss to Rock Hill, they have outscored their last two opponents 92-0. In the 55-0 win over Lower Richland, running back Tai Phillips and quarterback Brittain Davis, each had threeContinue Reading
Dutch Fork defensive lineman Jaden Wuerth – Photos by GoFlashwin.com By Thomas Grant Jr. After three straight road games to open the season, Dutch Fork gets its unofficial “Homecoming” this Friday. The 4-time defending Class 5A champions face Sumter for their home opener. It’s the Silver Foxes’ first game atContinue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — The Irmo High School Student Council will recognize Suicide Prevention Month throughout September with a series of Wellness Wednesday activities designed to increase student awareness of suicide prevention, mental health resources and ways students can support peers who may be struggling. The campaign comes as mental healthContinue Reading
IRMO, S.C. — The Irmo High School girls golf team opened its season Aug. 25 with a 221-249 victory over Fox Creek at Oak Hills Golf Club. Freshman Roan Holt led the Lady Yellow Jackets as the low medalist, shooting a 51. Kaya Brunson followed with a 52, while sophomoreContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Dutch Fork and Irmo each played Week 2 games in the Northeast area last Friday. Lightning cut short both contests by halftime with the Silver Foxes and Yellow Jackets coming away with decisive wins. Dutch Fork defeated Ridge View 35-13 in the inaugural Bojangles Ridge ViewContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. “We laid an egg tonight.” This was the blunt, sobering assessment of Irmo High School head football coach Aaron Brand following last Friday’s 24-14 loss to Rock Hill at W.C. Hawkins Stadium. Brimming with confidence in the weeks leading to the contest, the Yellow Jackets foundContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Irmo football is ready for a new season. After back-to-back Class 5A Division I runner-up finishes, the Yellow Jackets are ready to end their title drought. This season, it will take place back in Class 4A. Irmo moves into the six-team Region 5-4A with CSRA schoolsContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Even in separate classifications, Dutch Fork and Irmo are once again 1 and 2 in the preseason polls. The Silver Foxes once again sit atop the reunited Class 5A rankings by the S.C. Prep Football Media. They enter the new season looking to make more historyContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Photo by Thomas Grant Jr. The past two years have seen Dutch Fork and Irmo take divergent paths to reach the S.C. High School League football championships. To reach Orangeburg this year, the two teams find themselves competing in different classifications. While the Silver Foxes willContinue Reading
While most high school students were spending their summer at the beach or at the swimming pool, JROTC Cadet Jonas Dillon-Sauer from Irmo High School was earning her private pilots license. She was one of a hundred JROTC cadets selected from a pool of about a 1,000 applicants worldwide toContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Under head coach Aaron Brand, a pipeline for recruits has fortified between Irmo High School and the University of South Carolina. It started with safety Nick Emmanwori becoming a first-team All-American for the Gamecocks and getting drafted in the first-round last year by the eventual SuperContinue Reading