Archive By Author - Tom Didato
Carolina Hounds Show returns to Camden on Saturday
On Saturday, hounds from fox hunts located in North and South Carolina, as well as Virginia, will be kenneled at the Springdale Race Course for the annual Carolina Hounds Show.
CHS girls pass first test
Who needs two when nine will do? Having a pair of goals negated in the first 30 minutes of Monday's AAA state girls' soccer playoff opener against visiting Cane Bay proved to be little more than a detour for Camden as the Region 6 champions rolled to an easy 9-0 victory at Zemp Stadium. The win keeps the Lady Bulldogs (14-3) at home for tonight's second round pairing against Airport at 7 ...
Ham set for a new challenge and position at Gray Military
As Kyle Ham was about to talk about his signing to play football at Gray Military Academy, his former high school coach, Scott Jones, wanted to add one last comment about his three-year starter at Lugoff-Elgin.
Critically injured jockey passes away Tuesday
A tear slowly made its way down Lilith Boucher's left cheek as she stood inside the shedrow at her barn on the grounds of the Springdale Race Course Tuesday morning while talking about her friend and former rider, Jorge Torres.
Dogs make quick work of Cane Bay
Quickly but surely, they came off the court in rapid succession starting with Jo Jo Tiller, who needed just 33 minutes to put away his first singles opponent from Cane Bay.
Springdale goes to the dogs on Saturday
On Saturday, May 14, hounds from fox hunts located in North and South Carolina, as well as Virginia, will be kenneled at the Springdale Race Course for the annual Carolina Hounds Show.
Plum Pretty listed at 5-1 for Kentucky Oaks
While there may not be a horse with Camden connections in Saturday's 137th running of the Kentucky Derby that hardly means there will not be a local presence on the grounds of Churchill Downs this weekend.
Knights' offense comes alive as NC stays alive in playoffs with 14-5 win
As hard as his team worked to score nine runs in the first two innings of Monday's District 1-A elimination game with visiting Williston-Elko, North Central baseball coach Robbie Cash was not about to let the effort go down the drain.
Christ Church blanks Knights, 14-0
Doing everything but grabbing the brass ring on the merry-go-'round which was the base paths, North Central left the barn door open for Christ Church's horses to get loose.
Playoff games continue this weekend for KC squads
Due to Thursday's rains, last night's District 6-4A softball game between Lugoff-Elgin and Sumter, in Sumter, was postponed until tonight at 6 p.m.
Winter Memories sends chill through Appalachian Stakes field
Keeneland's Polytrack and grass racing surfaces continued to be good to horses with Camden's connections as the Kirkwood Stables-prepared Winter Memories took last Thursday's $100,000 Appalachian Stakes (Gr. III).
Spartans part of Southern lacrosse boom
The world of sports is dominated in the South by high school and collegiate athletics, and it always has been.
A jump in numbers
They stay in local hotels for several nights in a row. They eat in local restaurants, spend money at area stores and establishments and fill their tanks in Camden-area gas stations. They provide a needed boost to the local economy during their travels to Kershaw County.
Faulkenberry plays his way onto USC-Lancaster baseball squad
While some players sign letters-of-intent to play sports at the college of their choice, when Brandon Faulkenberry decided to attend USC-Lancaster and play baseball at the school, he was guaranteed nothing.
Four county teams open playoffs on Thursday
By TOM DIDATO C-I (Camden, S.C.) sports editor A quartet of Kershaw County baseball and softball teams are headed into state tournament play which begins with double-elimination district tournament play on Thursday and continues Saturday. Third and fourth round contests are on tap for next Monday and Wednesday. All four teams will be on the ...
Articles By Author - Tom Didato
Sandbar gives Fenwick Farm a winner at Churchill
Sandbar, a 2-year-old War Pass filly developed at Fred and Wilhelmina McEwan's Fenwick Farm in Camden, broke her maiden at first asking with a win in a $45,000 maiden race at Churchill Downs on June 8.
Win well worth the wait for 17ers
While Mother Nature was putting on her own Triple Crown performance --- wind, rain and lightning --- outside, Kershaw County American Legion head coach Craig Smith was bringing the thunder inside.
Injury ends Carmon's season
Camden's Stephen Carmon was placed on the disabled list on Monday, retroactive to Sunday, June 9, by the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the San Digeo Padres' affiliate in the class A Midwest League.
17ers ride Robinson's arm to win over Post 68
MANNING -- After beating Hartsville 7-4 on Tuesday in Kelleytown to improve to 2-4 in American Legion League III, Manning-Santee Post 68 had a chance to assert itself firmly in the talk for third --- and even second --- place in the standings with a victory over Kershaw County on Wednesday.
After a one-year hiatus, Post 17 returns to its old League III home
What did the Kershaw County Post 17 Senior American Legion team get for being the nice guy last year? A final 4-12 record in its first and only season in League IV.
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