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The Brookland-Cayce Bearcats had one of the more interesting seasons in 2018 posting a 7-5 record and advancing to the second round of the 4A playoffs. The 2018 season began with wins over 5A White Knoll and crosstown rival Airport. Then losses to 5A Spring Valley and Irmo put the Bearcats at a crossroads as they stood at 2-2. However, […]

There is a maxim in sports, in the never-ending quest for the crown, only one team ends the season happy–the team that wins the final game. Spring Valley boys’ soccer has been that team. But in 2019, the Vikings would not be. A 3-1 first-round playoff loss to Nation Ford ended the season for Spring Valley. After the game, the […]

The 5-5 record Dreher posted in 2018 represents the type of up-and-down season it was for the Blue Devils. “With the returning starters, their experience, and a share of the region title, I thought we played ok,” head coach Treigh Sullivan said. “Offensively, we were inconsistent at all levels. The same went with the defense. We played Airport and Lexington […]

This will be a big summer for a star track and field athlete from Airport High School. Jayla Jamison, a rising sophomore, competed at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor at North Carolina AT&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina the weekend of June 15. The event included some of the nation’s top high school track and field athletes. Jayla […]

Last season was another chapter in the same story for the Hammond Skyhawks as they finished undefeated against with another state championship. Hammond enters the 2019 season with a 25-game winning streak and a senior class looking to finish without losing a game in more than two years. “It’s been fun so far,” head coach Erik Kimrey said. “Those guys […]

A 4-7 record in 2018 was a good start for head coach Danny Lewis and the Heathwood Hall Highlanders. The four wins matched the wins the program has amassed over the previous three seasons combined. The Highlanders ended the season with a trip to the SCISA 3A playoffs. “We were able to lay the foundation for the program moving forward,” […]

Fewer teams were hotter entering the 2018 4A playoffs than the Airport Eagles, having won five of their last six games. That streak included a win over Brookland-Cayce to claim a share of the Region 5-4A title. The Eagles were also tied at halftime against Marlboro County in the first round of their 4A playoff game. However, a 34-6 second […]

Change will be a key word for the Spring Valley Vikings in 2019. It’ll be a part of the team’s roster as Spring Valley had 31 players graduate and move on to play college football over the past two years. As a result, head coach Robin Bacon may be coaching the youngest team he has ever coached. As many as […]

The Hammond Skyhawks scored four runs in the top of the ninth to defeat the Ben Lippen Falcons 11-7 in nine innings and claim the SCISA 3A baseball state championship Thursday, May 16. “It’s unbelieveable,” Hammond head coach Chris Braciszewski said. “We’ve come a long way and had our ups and downs. It’s such a young team, but everything clicked […]