Knights fall, but still earn playoff berth

Having lost to Fairfield Central, 67-55, in Tuesday's final game of the conference and region season, the North Central boys' basketball team had to wait out the final outcome of that night's game between Eau Claire and Columbia to learn of their post-season fate.

Council signs a pro contract with Emerald Coast Knights

DESTIN, Fla. -- Camden native and former University of South Carolina Aiken basketball standout Sterling Council recently signed with the Emerald Coast Knights of the American Basketball League.

Knights of Columbus hot shots

Tickets now on sale for DU banquet

The annual Wateree Chapter Ducks Unlimited Banquet will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23 at National Guard Armory located on Ehrenclou Drive in Camden.

Welcome to the club

In the 2008-09 high school basketball season, Camden High seniors Jay Council and Evrik Gary helped lead Ron McKie's Bulldogs to a 25-2 record and the AAA state championship.

Cavaliers take two year’s worth of playoff frustration out on Demons

Evan Moxie is hoping that his Lugoff-Elgin wrestling team has a long memory. While on the subject of memories, Dorman erased some bad ones in Saturday in knocking L-E out of the 4A state tournament with a 37-33 second round victory. The win capped two frustrating years for the Cavaliers, who traveled to the Demons Den for the previous two seasons only to lose to the host off the first two rounds of the Upper ...

CHS to play for post-season berth

It all boils down to one game. Whether or not the Camden High boys' basketball team returns to the AAA state playoffs will be decided on Tuesday when Chapin comes into the Dog Pound for a game on the Mike Culp Court. Both teams enter the contest tied for the fourth and final playoff slot in Region 4-AAA after having won their Friday night road contests to improve to 3-6 in league play with one ...

Demons, Dogs and Knights taking to the mat Saturday

While Lugoff-Elgin stays at home, the Camden and North Central wrestling teams will put on their traveling shoes for Saturday's South Carolina High School League state wrestling championship tournament.

Crunch time has arrived for county hoop squads

Dreher outscored visiting Camden by a 14-6 count in overtime to come away with a 67-59 victory over the visiting Bulldogs in a Region 4-AAA basketball game played on Tuesday night in Columbia.

Gary closes in on 1,000 points at FMU

Former Camden High School basketball standout Evrik Gary needs just one point to become the 19th member of the Francis Marion University men's basketball 1,000-point club.

Lady Knights get first win of season

After having opened the season with 17 consecutive losses, the North Central girls' basketball team snapped a skid of more 19 games, dating back to last February, with a 51-37 win over visiting Pelion on Friday night inside The Castle in Boonetown.

This week in Kershaw County sports

Tuesday: Camden Military Academy at Central (WR – 5 p.m.); Camden at Dreher (BB – 6 p.m.); Lugoff-Elgin at Richland Northeast (BB – 6 p.m.); North Central at Eau Claire (BB – 6:30 p.m.)

Demons, Bulldogs use match to tune up for the post-season

For at least this night, the bitterness of a Camden versus Lugoff-Elgin contest took a back seat to the big picture.

Road is unkind to county hoop squads

Camden saw its two-game win streak come to an end in a 49-43 loss to host Chapin on Friday night.

This week in Kershaw County sports

Monday: North Central, Lower Richland at Camden Military Academy (WR – 5 p.m.)

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.

Hayes' slam helps KC to fifth straight win

Austin Hayes smacked a grand slam to ignite a seven-run eighth inning as visiting Kershaw County rallied for a 10-7 win over Hartsville in a League III American Legion baseball game played Friday night in Kelleytown.

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.

L-E softball, NC tennis players rack up awards

Following a season in which a young Lugoff-Elgin softball team finished third in Region 4-4A play, post-season honors came the way of four members of the Lady Demons' program.

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.