By Thomas Grant Jr. The undefeated postseason run continues for Irmo Little League’s Major team. It defeated Alabama 11-1 Friday in five innings to advance at the Little League Southeast Region tournament in Warner Robbins, Ga. Irmo improved to 2-0 in the tournament in 9-0 this post-season. A 6-runContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. After one season in Athens, Ga., Precious Bross is back home. Next season, the former Irmo High School All-State infielder will play in familiar surroundings. On Monday, Bross announced on social media that she was now a member of the University of South Carolina. In choosingContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The River Bluff baseball team were two outs away from suffering its first Region 4-5A loss. With Irmo leading by a run in the Top 7th, Banks Alexander belted a walk off 3-run homer for a 7-5 victory. The win gave River Bluff the season sweepContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This past weekend at Carolina Softball Field served as a host site for a Lake Murray softball reunion. When not getting hits, University of Georgia Sarah Gordon was fielding those off the bats of fellow Lexington graduate Karley Shelton and former White Knoll rival and teammateContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This weekend at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field is a Homecoming for former Irmo All-State standout infielder Precious Bross. She makes her return to the Lake Murray area with 13th-ranked University of Georgia when it visits 11th ranked South Carolina for a 3-game Southeastern ConferenceContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Irmo Senior softball team managed to reach Sunday’s championship game of the Little League Senior Softball World Series in Sussex County, Del. It rebounded from a 1-3 showing in pool play by winning two games. The Southeast Region champions opened tournament play Friday with aContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Having won the Southeast Regional, the Irmo Senior softball team headed to Delaware looking to continue its success in the Senior League Softball World Series. Grouped in Pool B, Irmo got off to a winning start by defeating YYC Softball Little League out of Calgary, AlbertaContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Irmo Little League sent seven teams to the Southeast Regionals this past weekend. Both the softball and baseball Seniors came away with League titles to earn a ticket to their respective World Series. All of the games will be available through the ESPN+ app. IRMO SENIORSContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Precious Bross of Irmo High School had a perfect ending to her high school softball career. The University of Georgia signee and All-State senior had the game-winning hit at the North/South All-Star game held at Lexington High School. Playing for the South Class 3A/4A team, BrossContinue Reading
Only two of the four Region 4-A baseball teams remain in contention in the Class 5A playoffs. In one case, Lexington has advanced to the Upper State playoffs in dramatic fashion. The Wildcats rallied from an early deficit to defeat Spartanburg 2-1 to win the District 1 Bracket on Monday.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. With three straight wins last week, the Irmo baseball team finds itself in contention for a first-round Class 4A home playoff game. The Yellow Jackets opened at Lugoff-Elgin Tuesday as part of a home-at-home series. A sweep would put Irmo in position to take sole ownershipContinue Reading