Archive By Author - Tom Didato
Having had the road to the National Steeplechase Association end here, Camden will now serve as the jump-off point for the nation's best jump horses. That decision did not come without compromise, however.
April 14, 2017
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Tom
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Camden
Known as America's "First Lady of Steeplechasing," the late Marion duPont Scott had a profound impact on the sport she loved and for a race she started in Camden.
April 14, 2017
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Tom
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Camden
CHARLESTON -- Gil Johnston's Fantastic Song, away from the races for more than 1 1/2 years, roared through the stretch under jockey Sean McDermott to win The Steeplechase of Charleston at Stono Ferry's featured $30,000 optional allowance hurdle by three-quarters of a length on Saturday.
April 11, 2017
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By DON CLIPPINGER
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Equine
Having watched his team wiggle out of a top of the first inning mess without allowing a run to visiting Cheraw, North Central baseball coach Robbie Cash was hoping it would be an omen for the rest of the evening.
April 07, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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North Central High/Middle
Matt McCarley has experienced the highs, the lows and the in-betweens of the Camden High golf program.
April 07, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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Camden High/Middle
Just when you thought that you might have heard every tale imaginable from the Mullikin Law Firm Carolina Cup races, along comes this nugget.
April 04, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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Equine
Three jumps from home, jockey Michael Mitchell said he felt good about Show Court's chances to win Saturday's 83rd running of $75,000 The Mullikin Law Firm Carolina Cup Steeplechase.
April 04, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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Equine
Sired by a horse bred in Japan out of a mare hailing from France with one grandfather from Great Britain and another born in Kentucky, Willow U has a lineage which would keep the fine folks at ancestry.com up to their eyeballs in background checking for days upon end.
March 31, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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Equine
During Tuesday's practice, North Central ace Abby Outlaw suffered on contusion on her leg which left her playing status for Wednesday's non-region softball game with Camden in doubt.
March 31, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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Sports
For many a year, The Mullikin Law Firm Carolina Cup has fallen on the first day of the NCAA men's basketball Final Four. Never, though, has that championship event included a team from the University of South Carolina.
March 31, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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Equine
In the spring of 1909, in a town known for its love of horses, a tradition was born; the first Camden Horse Show --- focusing on the horses that hunt and jump --- was held.
March 31, 2017
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By KATHEE STAHL
Special to the C-I (Camden, S.C.)
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Equine
There is nothing like playing an afternoon game following a night contest to force a baseball coaching staff to have to look to the future and quickly put a tough loss in the rear-view mirror.
March 28, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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Sports
In the spring of 1909, in a town known for its love of horses, a tradition was born; the first Camden Horse Show --- focusing on the horses that hunt and jump --- was held.
March 28, 2017
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By KATHEE STAHL
Special to the C-I (Camden, S.C.)
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Equine
Defused.
March 24, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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Camden High/Middle
CLEMSON --- Visitors to most graveyards make their way through the headstones using hushed, reverent tones out of respect for the dearly departed. Then, there is the Clemson football burial ground, located along the entry way to the Tigers' practice facility and a couple hundred yards from the program's sparkling new $150 million football operations hub, dubbed "Dabo World."
March 21, 2017
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Tom
Didato
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Sports
