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November 27, 2007
Mullins girls basketball players
Head Coach Fred Senter leads an improved Lady Aucs team that has persevered despite years of talented veteran players moving on.
Creek Bridge girls basketball players
Head Coach Harry Smith and the Lady Warriors are introduced to a new horizon.
Marion girls basketball players
Head Coach Leon Sturkey and the Lady Foxes return to handle some unfinished business, and are eager to maintain the momentum that was an amazing run to the third round of the Class 2A playoffs.
November 26, 2007
Title game dry spells end for Wilson, Chester
Saturday?s high school football state championships will feature a lot of fresh faces on the sidelines ? and one very familiar one. After 15 seasons at the helm of Wilson, coach Darryl Page and his Tigers are finally getting ready to play in the state championship game.
November 23, 2007
Rams get revenge, state title
A couple big special teams plays helped Carvers Bay capture last year?s Class A Division I championship against Chesterfield. In Friday?s rematch, a couple big defensive plays helped the Rams return the favor.
Braves going back to Columbia
Chilly temperatures at Meiklejohn Stadium on Friday night sent both Cheraw?s and Central?s offenses into a deep freeze for much of the game. Luckily for Cheraw, the Braves had Travis Small.
Tigers earn first title trip
For four weeks, the Wilson Tigers have capitalized on opponents? mistakes and seemingly willed themselves into the Class 3A lower state championship Friday against Crestwood. And with one Crestwood mistake and one last test of will, the Tigers now find themselves with one final destination: Columbia.
Marion Basketball Preview
Player Perspective: "I think we got a little stronger. Our expectations is to play better defense and get rebounds. We have to play as a team this year," says shooting guard Stacy Wilson.
Marion Basketball Preview
Player Perspective: "We plan on putting up some big numbers, crash the boards and run the floor a lot," says Dongi Moore. "I think we have a good chance in the region, we just have to play as a team," Freshman forward Charles Green said.
Marion Basketball Preview
The 2006-07 basketball season is probably one that Jerry Coleman and the Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles would probably like to wipe from their memories.
Marion Basketball Preview
Player Perspective: "This year we're just trying to get all of the young guys to step-up to the plate. We don't have any big men, so we have to give them courage," says D.J. Gause, adding the game plan is to use their speed with high intensity pressure defense in an effort to weaken their opponent's stamina.
Marion County teams begin basketball season
The 2007 basketball season for area high schools begins this weekend. Check out your prep favorite's schedule here.
November 22, 2007
Carvers Bay front-loaded on defense
Most Class A teams are not known for their passing games. In the Division I state championship game rematch today, however, the Carvers Bay Bears will face a high-octane offense from Chesterfield.
Auctioneers to host basketball jamboree
There's reason enough to come out and watch some quality high school basketball in Marion County.
November 21, 2007
Chesterfield-Carvers Bay stats, players to watch
Running backs key Bears, Rams
Friday?s Class A Division I state title game will be a showcase for not only the top two teams in the state, but two of the top running backs. Carvers Bay?s Johnathan Holmes and Chesterfield?s Simpson Miller have each had stellar seasons, and each has taken a different road to success. Miller has been the Rams? go-to running back in each of their two upper state championship seasons. While the Rams throw the ball a lot for a Class A team, the star tailback has provided them with a balanced attack.
Chesterfield takes long road back
Often the hardest things to live up to are other people?s expectations. The Chesterfield Rams know this better than anyone. After a state title appearance in 2006, the Rams came out of the gates strong with a 3-0 start, including a win against defending Class 2A champion Cheraw.
Wilson living life on road
Most teams would rather play at home. The Wilson Tigers, however, have road trips down to such a science, this week?s jaunt won?t seem like much. Wilson travels to Crestwood on Friday for the Class 3A lower state championship game coming off three straight road playoff wins ? all of which were played farther away from Florence than Sumter.
Braves like home cookin’
Central coach Joey Mangum knows all about his team?s next opponent. And he?s not calling that an advantage. That?s because the Eagles must travel to region and county rival Cheraw, home of the defending Class 2A state champion Braves, for Friday?s lower state championship game. Cheraw has won the teams? last four meetings, including 17-0 on Oct. 19, and the last three 2A lower state titles.
November 19, 2007
Familiar foes to meet for state title
For the second year in a row, the Class A state championship games come to Orangeburg. And for the second year in a row, the Carvers Bay Bears are vying for the Division I title.
November 17, 2007
Bears defang Silver Foxes 41 - 7
Carvers Bay vies with Chesterfield Friday for state championship
A salute to the area’s prep football programs
The few players that stood out this season is just a small scale of the talented athletes any coach would love to have. A standing ovation goes out to all the participants that wore a uniform, from varsity to small fry. It’s too easy to come up with a team that could crack the top of the prep football polls, but it’s difficult trimming down a roster for the field.
November 16, 2007
Braves defend home turf
With two perennial powerhouses on the field in Dillon and Cheraw, Friday?s third-round Class 2A playoff game at Meiklejohn Field left no room for error. The Braves kept their mistakes to a minimum and forced the Wildcats into more than a few of their own.
Wilson returns lower state final
The Wilson Tigers have never played for a state championship in football. But for the second straight year, they?ve earned a shot at reaching the elusive title game. On Friday night, Wilson knocked off Strom Thurmond 21-14 for a berth in next week?s Class 3A lower state championship at Crestwood.
Hawks oust Wild Gators
Bears going back to Orangeburg
No miracle finish was needed for Carvers Bay to reach the Class A Division I state championship game this year.
November 15, 2007
Silver Foxes get rematch with Bears
It was a play that will live on in Carvers Bay football lore ? and one that will live in infamy for the Lamar Silver Foxes. Michael Linnen?s 73-yard touchdown pass to Cleveland Britton with 1:31 left proved to be the difference in last year?s Class A Division I lower state title game at Donald R. Poole Stadium.
November 14, 2007
Playoff capsules: Streaks on line in Cheraw
The Dillon Wildcats and Cheraw Braves are looking to continue a pair of streaks when they meet in the third round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday.
Two Pee Dee Academy players headed for All-Star game
Four years ago, Pee Dee Academy's football team was coming off of a winless year and was in need of help.
November 13, 2007
