Category: Sports

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Spokesman for SC Highway Patrol said this morning’s accident near Clemson involved two drivers–one from Greenville; the other, from Spartanburg.  Trooper Joe Hovis said motorcyclist Anthony Turner, 33, of Spartanburg was hurt in a head-on crash on 123 in front of Paws Restaurant.  The impact occurred in the westbound lanes.  According to Hovis, car driver Adrian James Potter, 61, of Greenville was […]

The move of a Keowee Hydro Station transformer will cause traffic delays this week on part of SC 130.  The transformer is to be moved from its location at the Newry railroad spur to a storage location at the Keowee Hydro Station.  The move is planned for 8 o’clock Thursday morning and is expected to take four houses.  The transformer […]

  South Carolina Athletics Director Ray Tanner announced late Tuesday night that Head Baseball Coach Chad Holbrooke had resigned, effective immediately. “I want to thank our fans, players, coaching staff and everyone that touched Carolina baseball,” said Holbrook. “This will always be a special place for me and my family. Wearing that jersey, being a part of two national championships, […]

CLEMSON, SC – At the NCAA Clemson Regional, rain poured almost all weekend long, but in between the showers, Doug Kingsmore Stadium hosted some great baseball games. Beginning Friday, playoff baseball was kicked off by St. John’s and Vanderbilt in a game that Vanderbilt dominated from the start. With 18 total team hits, the Commodores crushed the St. John’s Red […]

Although Clemson totaled 39 regular season wins, the Tigers lost 12 of their last 17 games including back-to-back losses in the ACC Tournament. Clemson’s late struggles made some question whether they were worthy or not to host a NCAA Regional. On Sunday night, it was announced that the NCAA Committee viewed Monte Lee’s ball club as one of the top sixteen teams in the […]

A woman swept up in this week’s “Operation Mayday 2017” drug roundup has been identified as a suspect in the “16th Operation Infinity” sweep that started five weeks ago.  She has been identified by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office as Latacha Leean Cosentino, charged with drug trafficking. Arrest warrants show Cosentino living on Kingwood Drive, Westminster and Stamp Creek Road, Salem.  […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks will make their first ever appearance in the college basketball Final Four when they face Gonzaga on Saturday in Arizona. The other Final Four matchup is between North Carolina and Oregon. The winners advance to the championship game on Monday, April 3.

The South Carolina Gamecocks victories at New York’s Madison Square Garden bring back cherished memories for a man near Salem.  Don Cox, a Fiddler’s Cove resident and now 87 years old, played guard for the Gamecocks when they played an afternoon game at the old Madison Square Garden on New Year’s Day in 1950.  And Cox was in front of […]

Seneca’s girls basketball team defeated Emerald, 77-69, Monday night to earn a trip to the 3A Upper State finals. Sophomore Anne Hamilton Leroy led the way with 30 points. Jimmy Towe’s Lady Cats will face Newberry on Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock for a spot in the state finals.