Archive By Author - Tom Didato
Renfroe helps put Demons over the top against Cats
On a night when it should have been hard for him to crack a smile, that is exactly what Rock Hill wrestling coach Cain Beard did when asked to give a preview of tonight's 4A Upper State championship match between visiting and top-ranked Hillcrest and host Lugoff-Elgin, the state's third-ranked team according to the latest scmat.com poll.
Furman feels right for Robinson
If India Robinson never kicked a soccer ball, the chances were pretty good that colleges would still be knocking at her door, trying to attract the Camden High School senior to their institution of higher learning.
Demons administer one blanking and one spanking in tournament
Having feasted on Spartanburg for the first course, Lugoff-Elgin still had plenty of room left for Dorman, the day's second course, as the state's third-ranked 4A wrestling team breezed into tonight's third round pairing with Rock Hill following a pair of victories Saturday afternoon.
Custard prepared to start over at North Greenville
Shortly after Darius Custard signed his national football letter-of-intent with North Greenville University, the Lugoff-Elgin senior's mother let the cat out of the bag as to her son's thinking about giving up football as a freshman at the school.
Lady Knights heating up at the perfect time of year
Things are starting to fall into place for the North Central girls' basketball team. And with the state playoffs looming around the bend, the Lady Knights' timing could not be any better.
Knights cage Busby, Lions for first region win
When Lewisville forward and South Carolina State signee Cortell Busby picked up his second foul less than two minutes into Tuesday's game at North Central, he put himself on the bench and out of the game. When he was tagged with his third personal in the waning seconds of the first half, it meant more bench time fors the Lions' leading scorer.
Waiting game pays off for Bulldogs' Jenkins
As he took his official visit to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio last weekend, Alvonta` Jenkins got a good look at the campus, met with members of the school's football coaching staff, took in a basketball game and toured the town.
Demons' comeback not enough against Dutch Fork
Forsaking the X's and O's with his team trailing visiting Dutch Fork, 51-28 at intermission, Lugoff-Elgin boys basketball coach Derek Belton appealed to his team's pride during his halftime talk.
Lady Silver Foxes are too much for L-E to handle
Like a bright, neon sign which seems to keep blinking in the back of one's mind, Lugoff-Elgin girls basketball coach Von Duncan could not forget the pasting which her team took when they traveled to play Dutch Fork earlier this month.
Dogs clamp down on Knights in 35-20 win
Comfort is knowing that even though your team only scores one fourth quarter basket, you still win a game by double figures.
Lady Bulldogs stung by Crestwood, 37-28
Here's a simple math equation. The final spread of Camden's 47-28 loss to third-ranked Crestwood on Tuesday on the Coach Michael G. Culp Court was 19 points. Now, the visiting Lady Knights, unofficially, turned seven Camden turnovers into baskets while scoring three buckets on second-chance shots. A quick calculation, leads to Crestwood's having scored 20 points in those two areas alone. That does not factor ...
Demons wrap up Region 4-4A title
Some things never change. After closing out their tenure in the AAA ranks with a state championship last year, the Lugoff-Elgin wrestling team has not skipped a beat in their first season as a state class 4A entry. On Wednesday night, Evan Moxie's troops sewed up the Region 4-4A championship by pounding Spring Valley, 76-3, and host Ridge View, 70-6, ...
Auriemma says 89-game win streak was fun while it lasted
Rarely does a college women's basketball coach get a second look while attending a high school girl's game.
Leopards turn Carolina Invitational into their personal lair
Several years ago, Ted Monroe was having a conversation with a high school coach from the Upstate whose team had just won a state championship in football.
Marlboro County puts foul line to good use in topping CHS girls, 61-47
On a night in which Camden High would rename the basketball court in memory of its former girls basketball coach Mike Culp, the current edition of the Lady Bulldogs looked like one of Culp's versions of the Runnin' Rockettes in Friday's 61-47 loss to visiting Marlboro County.
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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