Category: Sports

First pitch this evening for the final game of the season for African-American youth baseball in the Upstate will be 5:30 at Greenville’s Timmons Park at 121 Oxford Street.  The program to interest inner-city youth from across the Upstate in America’s national past time is considered to have been a success this summer, and program facilitator Calvin Ivery is hopeful […]

The 2019 schedule for the Walhalla football Razorbacks calls for the team to open the season Friday night, August 23 in Wildwood, Florida.  And 101.7/WGOG will be on the air for every Razorback game in the new season, including the one August 23 in Wildwood.  The Razors opponent that night in the small central Florida town will be the Wildwood […]

The Seneca football Bobcats go into a new season August 30 with a new head coach, David Crane.  Crane will share how the Cats are shaping up for their new season when he speaks to the Seneca Rotary Club Wednesday, August 7.

A farmhand for the San Diego Padres, Michael Gettys of Gainesville, Georgia continues to power the baseball for the Padres’ Triple A affiliate in El Paso, Texas.  Yesterday Gettys hit his fifth home run in his fifth straight game.  He’s the grandson of Wayne and Donna Morton of Seneca.

The temperature at one point this morning in Missoula, Montana was 47 degrees.  The cooler temperatures in that Far West state, as well as the higher elevations, will make for conditions that a trio of Oconeeans will weather when they compete in the Missoula Marathon.  Mack Whitmire and Joe and Nikki Rowland, all members of the Salem United Methodist Church, […]

An Oconee County home school student who won three medals during state track and field competition received congratulations last night from the county school board of trustees.  Addison Berry received a certificate and special recognition as part of the trustees’ meeting.  Addison is a state champion in three competitions:  hurdles, long jump, and triple jump.  Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent, said […]

A former West-Oak High School basketball player, J-D Powell, is moving up the college basketball coaching ranks.  Powell is now associate head coach at the College of Charleston.  The announcement was made yesterday by Cougars head coach Earl Grant.  Powell has completed his fifth year overall with the program.

This spring’s golf team at Walhalla High School placed second in regional competition, and their next stop is Upperstate competition next week.  Among the better Razorback golfers are Zeke Moore and Davis Crowe.  Zeke and Davis qualified for spots on the all-region team.

A new season of recreation baseball gets underway Monday in Walhalla.  At some point soon, the city recreation department will add a new playing venue for its baseball teams.  Work has been underway to return to life the former Chicopee field on Branch Street.