In high school sports on Wednesday: Walhalla’s softball team defeated Daniel 4-3 at Nettles Park. Taylor Crawford notched 21 strikeouts for the Razors. Elsewhere, it was West-Oak getting past Seneca 3-1. It’s the first conference loss of the season for the Cats. In Baseball, Walhalla downs Daniel 2-1. David Medlin with a two run single…
Sports broadcaster Pat Summerall died Tuesday of cardiac arrest at age 82. Over his four-decade career, which began after he played in the NFL for 10 years, Summerall broadcast football, including 16 Super Bowls, as well as golf’s PGA Tour, including the Masters, and the U.S. Open tennis tournament. Fellow NFL broadcaster John Madden said…
Former South Carolina Republican Governor Mark Sanford, who’s currently the GOP nominee for the U.S. House seat he used to hold, has been accused of trespassing by his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford. According to court documents obtained by the Associated Press, Sanford must appear in court to answer the charges two days after the May 7th…
Adam Scott has become the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a rainy Sunday at Augusta National. The tournament went to a sudden-death playoff for the second year in a row when Scott and Cabrera made matching birdies on the 72nd hole. They both made…
Both Clemson amd South Carolina wrap up spring football on Saturday by hosting annual spring games. At Clemson, the Tigers’ Orange & White game will commence at 4:00 PM in Memorial Stadium. Earlier in the afternoon, South Carolina will host its Garnet & Black game at Williams-Brice Stadium at 1:00 PM. Admission is free to…
Day One of the Masters at Augusta National in Georgia ended Thursday (April 11th) with Spain’s Sergio Garcia and Marc Leishman of Australia tied for the lead at 6-under 66. Number One-ranked Tiger Woods ended the day at 2-under 70, tied for 13th place, as he tries to win a fifth career green jacket and…
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is reporting an incident on Highway 183 at Cedar Hill Church that is snarling traffic on 183 into Pickens. The incident was reported at 10:45 this morning. Motorists near the scene tell WGOG that an 18-wheeler is on its side, blocking the road. It appears the truck driver may have…
In area high school sports on Tuesday, West-Oak’s softball team defeated Emerald 3-2. Sophomore Hannah Price took the win on the mound, striking out 11 while allowing 9 hits and two runs. The Warriors are on the road at Belton-Honea Path on Thursday. Tamassee-Salem defeated Whitmire Tuesday 11-6. The Eagles baseball team also defeated Whitmire by…
South Carolina’s Senior Senator Lindsey Graham has written a bill that will improve background checks before gun sales, but it differs from one currently on the table from New York Democrat Chuck Schumer. That bill is set to be offered within the next two weeks. Schumer’s bill would require background checks at nearly all points…
Business and labor groups have reached an agreement on a temporary worker program, a final major sticking point in negotiations over a draft comprehensive immigration reform bill. The AFL-CIO and the US Chamber of Commerce had been tussling over wages for temporary workers authorized to work in the United States in industries such as construction and…
