Welvin Simpkins, a native of Edgefield, SC, has completed his 3rd year coaching at South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, SC. This was the 1st year he got a chance to coach the position he truly loves and the position that he excelled at the most while at Strom Thurmond; wide receiver. Previous years […]
A roundup of last week’s results from area schools’ spring sporting events. —- Baseball Fox Creek HS 5, Laurens Academy 1 Fox Creek roared into Sandlapper Tournament play last Saturday with a victory over Laurens Academy. Andrew Buist (4-1) pitched the win for the Predators and Quadre Castleberry stole three bases. Fox Creek 6, Barnwell […]
A roundup of last week’s results from area schools’ spring sporting events, including, Track & Field; Softball; Baseball; Soccer; and Golf. TRACK AND FIELD Boys Strom Thurmond finishes second in four way meet with South Aiken, Silver bluff and North Augusta. High jump — Raleigh Yeldell (ST) 6’2″ Girls Strom Thurmond finishes 4th in four […]
By Jack Reece “These are the times that try men’s souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman,” The American Crisis, Thomas Paine. Go by The National Wild […]
Soccer Schedules for the 2012 Season for Fox Creek High School, Ridge Spring-Monetta High School, and Strom Thurmond High School (Girls, and Boys–Junior Varsity, and Varsity). Fox Creek High School 2012 Soccer Schedule 6-Mar Bamberg Ehrhart Away 5:30 9-Mar RSM Away 5:00 14-Mar Denmark Olar Away 5:30 19-Mar Blackville-Hilda Home 5:30 20-Mar Calhoun County […]
Submitted article. Dusty Pearson, from Trenton, is an avid outdoorsman to say the least but absolutely crazy about all-things duck hunting especially calling! He got “the fever” last duck season (2010-2011) piddling with Cheatham’s boys, Alex and Will, on several hunts. He saved his money and bought a couple calls last February. In March at the […]
Katelyn Rearden, Wardlaw Academy’s 1000-point contributor, has added another honor to her resume. The Wardlaw Homecoming Queen was selected to play in the 2012 SCISA vs GISA All Star Basketball Game last weekend at Augusta Christian. Katelyn started for the South Carolina team and scored eight points in the SCISA 83-67 victory. She is one […]
Wardlaw Academy presented their new head football coach last Wednesday afternoon making the announcement in the school canteen before a large crowd of students, faculty, parents and friends. The well-kept secret was out of the bag when Headmaster Stan Whitlock walked into the room accompanied by Coach Mark Rodgers, recently the Head Football Coach at […]
For the first time, The Advertiser sent its own writer and photographer to cover the Masters Tournament in Augusta. This article and photos are exclusive to this publication. Tiger Woods clinched his fourth Masters victory on Sunday, winning his green jacket in sudden death play with the same 15-foot putt that Phil Mickelson sunk the […]