By Thomas Grant Jr. ORANGEBURG – It was an historic Saturday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium for Dutch Fork football. In defeating Summerville 40-20 in the Class 5A Division I final for the second straight year, the Silver Foxes achieved a number of S.C. High School League milestones: -The firstContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo’s quest to halt a 35-year championship drought ended in disappointing fashion Friday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. For the second straight year, the Yellow Jackets stood on the sidelines as Northwestern hoisted a second straight Class 5A Division II title. Instead of a last-second loss,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Garden City is about to experience déjà vu courtesy of the town of Irmo. For the second straight year, its two rival schools will play for S.C. High School League football titles at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium in Orangeburg. Both Dutch Fork and Irmo onceContinue Reading
(All photos by GoFlashWin.com) By Thomas Grant Jr. The town of Irmo will once again feast on turkey and football during Thanksgiving. For the second straight year, both Dutch Fork and Irmo are headed to the S.C. High School League semifinals. Both are also seeking to make it two RegionContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Dutch Fork and Irmo both earned first-round byes in the state playoffs for the second straight year. The extra rest was well-deserved after their regular-season finale came down to the final play. A fourth-and-1 incompletion sealed Dutch Fork’s 28–21 win over Irmo, giving the Silver FoxesContinue 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
The 2025 baseball season ended this past weekend with back-to-back 1-run losses in the Upper State playoffs. The Silver Foxes opened Friday against Region 4-5A rival Lexington. They took a 2-0 lead in the Bottom 5th as Raleigh Salters and Jarvis Jackson both scored on an error off a ballContinue Reading
ORANGEBURG | Just two months ago, Dutch Fork was a loss away from posting its first-ever losing season under head coach Tom Knotts. Last week, the Silver Foxes found itself trailing J.L. Mann nine points and facing their first loss in the Lower State final. Friday night at Oliver C.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The town of Irmo has two football teams still in the running for state titles. Both Irmo and Dutch Fork are headed to the state semifinals in Classes 5A and 4A, respectively. While the Silver Foxes will face J.L. Mann at home for the Upper StateContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It’s been 13 years since the Irmo High School football team advanced to the third round of the Class 4A playoffs. After the Yellow Jackets defeated Myrtle Beach 55-24 to improve to 12-0, thoughts quickly turned to one year ago. It was a second-round matchup atContinue Reading