Rusty Charpia took a gamble on starting an eighth-grader on the mound with the season on the line – and it paid off. Rylan Bullis pitched five strong innings and Brookland-Cayce held off a late Beaufort rally to win 5-4 on Monday in a Class 3A Lower State elimination game. The Bearcats travel to Hanahan on Wednesday for the Lower State championship, needing to win … Continue reading 8th-grader helps keep Brookland-Cayce baseball season alive

FLORENCE — South Florence won 7-4 Monday over Lugoff-Elgin, clinching its bracket and setting up a lower-state final against cross-town rival West Florence. The Knights won the two regular-season games over the Bruins by scores of 2-0 and 4-3. Their best-of-3 lower-state finals begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Knights’ home field. Game 2 is 6:30 p.m. Friday at South, and the deciding game … Continue reading South Florence wins bracket

Richard Winn capped off a perfect season on Tuesday, while Hammond kept its championship hopes alive. The Eagles (25-0) defeated Jefferson Davis, 9-0, to win the SCISA Class A baseball championship. It was Richard Winn’s first title since 2007. Hammond forced a deciding game in the SCISA Class 4A championship series with a 5-3 win over Augusta Christian. Game 3 of the series is at … Continue reading Richard Winn baseball caps season with title. Hammond’s championship hopes stay alive

ELGIN, SC — Graduates of Benedict College’s newly accredited Environmental Engineering Program walked away last weekend with much more than just a degree, they were taken out of the classroom and gained hands-on training to prepare them for the future. It was a collaboration between South Carolina Water Utilities and Benedict where students were asked to design a conceptual wastewater treatment plant. Dr. Lesley Joseph is … Continue reading Benedict’s inaugural environmental engineering grads get hands-on experience

Rusty Charpia took a gamble on starting an eighth-grader on the mound with the season on the line — and it paid off. Rylan Bullis pitched five strong innings and Brookland-Cayce held off a late Beaufort rally to win 5-4 on Monday in a Class 3A Lower State elimination game. The Bearcats travel to Hanahan on Wednesday for the Lower State championship, needing to win … Continue reading Eighth grader helps keep Brookland-Cayce baseball season alive against Beaufort

FLORENCE, S.C. — South Florence won 7-4 Monday over Lugoff-Elgin, clinching its bracket and setting up a lower-state final against cross-town rival West Florence. The Knights won the two regular-season games over the Bruins by scores of 2-0 and 4-3. Their best-of-3 lower-state finals begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Knights’ home field. Game 2 is 6:30 p.m. Friday at South, and the deciding … Continue reading South Florence softball wins bracket, will face West Florence for lower-state crown

PREP SOFTBALL FLORENCE – Sticking to the game plan has been what’s worked all season for the West Florence softball team. So Saturday was no different, and it led to a 10-0, five-inning rout of Colleton County. What is different this time, however, is the Knights are now one of 4A’s final four teams after capturing the Lower State Bracket II title against the Cougars. … Continue reading THE NEXT CHALLENGE

FLORENCE – It was a moment the South Florence baseball team had trained and prepared for all season, senior Luke Miller said. “The things that you practice end up being important in games,” he added, still smiling and showing no ill effects of the victory dogpile that capped off his evening. Situational moments the Bruins coaching staff harped on leading up to Friday’s game against … Continue reading Big moments lift Bruins into LS title series