Foothills Area YMCA Bluefins participate in the YMCA Swimming and Diving National Championships

Last week was the 100th YMCA Swimming and Diving National Championships and the upstate was well represented.  Last year Foothills Area YMCA was able to have 3 athletes qualify for this high honor and the 2023 Centennial meet saw SEVEN YMCA athletes in attendance.  Over the course of the week, Head Coach Tyler Will and the FAY Bluefins had 7 […]

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Free-throw shooting contest

Fair-Oak Youth Center is determined to find out who among young boys and girls are the best at shooting basketball free throws.  The contest, for kids 8-13 years old, takes place Sunday at the Fair-Oak-Oakway Gym.  Contestants 8 and 9 years old get to shoot 4′ inside the 15-foot charity line.  Winners receive awards and berths in the regional tourney […]

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Westminster salutes athletic standouts

Andy Lee and Jared Burton are Westminster’s two prominent exports to the professional sports world.  Ceremonies at city hall last night showed the city’s pride for a pair of current-day athletic teams that have state champ distinctions.  First, the city council recognized the 1-A basketball team of the Foothills Christian School.  And later it was recognition for the public school […]

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Anglers scour Lake Hartwell to catch bass

It has been called the prestigious fishing tournament of its kind.  The Bassmasster Classic has returned this weekend to Lake Hartwell for a fourth time.  Takeoffs emanate from Green Pond Landing and Event Center; daily weigh-ins are at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.  Lake Hartwell is a Top 100 Bass Lake in the country.  South Carolina DNR plans to safely […]

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