Darlington’s Donnie James fullfilled a life-long dream Thursday by signing with USC Salkahatchie to play college basketball.  James averaged 19 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Falcons last season after coming back from a knee injury that kept him out of the lineup in 2007.

Former Darlington High School standout Quentin Davis has signed a minor league contract with the New Jersey Jackals, according to Jeff Cordova, Davis’ agent.

Two of the Pee Dee’s top players signed to play collegiate basketball Thursday. Timmonsville’s Jonathan Jones is headed to Spartanburg Methodist while Darlington’s Brad Knox is off to Brunswick Community College.

Seven teams met at Darlington High School Thursday afternoon in prep track action.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Darlington High School graduate Orlando Hudson has a new baseball home, though much later than many expected.

Organizers are putting together an alumni basketball game between Darlington and Wilson High Schools.

Darlington and Hartsville battled the rain and each other in baseball action Wednesday night. But it was Hartsville who managed the elements better.

Alex Howle won his singles match 6-1, 6-0 as Darlington swept all seven matches from Manning.

It sounds too simple, too clíché, but there’s one reason why the Darlington girls are in the Class 3A state championship — they played this season as a team.

Standing outside at Wednesday’s basketball state championships press conference, the sunlight reflected off Mullins boys coach Mark Gerald’s 1997 state title ring. On Saturday, Gerald has an opportunity to give that one some company.

Darlington won the fourth quarter and is heading to its first state championship following a 61-53 over rival Wilson on Friday in the Class 3A lower state title game at Marlboro County.

Today’s Class 3A girls basketball lower state championship might be described as familiar foes in uncharted waters. Region 6-3A’s top two teams square off at Marlboro County High School at 7 p.m. for a state championship berth next week in Columbia, and both Darlington and Wilson have already made history.

With his team trailing at the start of the fourth quarter, Darlington girls basketball coach Brian Rozzelle challenged his players and called out a few by name. It was only fitting, then, that his senior captain was the one who answered the bell.

Orlando Hudson has reached an agreement on a $3.8 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who would use the former All-Star to replace retired second baseman Jeff Kent.

Only Darlington and Wilson could find a way to make a 26-point blowout interesting. A bizarre third quarter sparked what became a foul-fest that ended with 53 personal, one intentional and one technical foul being called.