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SC high school football 2025 playoff schedule almost set.

The high school football playoffs in South Carolina begin next week. The postseason journey will end Nov. 21-22 for SC Independent Schools Association and Dec. 5-6 at South Carolina State for SC High School League teams. Here is a look at the SCHSL football playoff matchups for the postseason. Official brackets will be released Saturday morning. SCISA brackets will be released sometime on Saturday. SCHSL … Continue reading SC high school football 2025 playoff schedule almost set.

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Helen Cornelia Griffin Cody

1942 Helen Cornelia Griffin Cody was born on 12 Oct 1942 in Summerton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA a child of Willie Lee Griffin and Louise Rose Light Griffin. 2025 She died on 02 Nov 2025 in Chapin, Lexington, South Carolina, USA at Heritage at the Lowman. Helen Cornelia Griffin was buried on 06 Nov 2025 in Pelion, Lexington, South Carolina, USA at Oaklawn Cemetery. Helen … Continue reading Helen Cornelia Griffin Cody

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This growing spot near Columbia has a new spot for brunch and more

CHRIS TRAINORChtrainorf@thestate.com There’s a new spot for breakfast, brunch and more near northeast Columbia. Breakfast at Ruiz, which has had a location in West Columbia for several years, opened an additional restaurant on Monday, Oct. 27 at 566 Spears Creek Church Road suite 104 in Elgin. The new Breakfast at Ruiz is in a spot that formerly was home to Ratio restaurant, a Peruvian restaurant … Continue reading This growing spot near Columbia has a new spot for brunch and more

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Russell James Wirt, Jr.

2025 Russell James Wirt Jr. was born on 10 Oct 2025 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA a child of Russell James Wirt Sr and Micole Danielle Staton. He died on 13 Oct 2025 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA at Prisma Health Richland. Russell James Wirt, Jr. Obituary Russell James Wirt, Jr. was born on October 10, 2025 in Columbia S.C. and was the … Continue reading Russell James Wirt, Jr.

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Frederick Walter Figurski

1939 Frederick Walter Figurski was born on 07 Jun 1939 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA a child of Walter Figurski and Stella Dluadi Figurskiv. 1940 Fredrick W Figurski was counted in the census on 15 Apr 1940 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA, as a 10-month-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, Walter J Figurski; his mother, Stella D Figurski; his … Continue reading Frederick Walter Figurski

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‘We never quit’: North Myrtle Beach baseball stays alive with dramatic rally

North Myrtle Beach’s season was slipping away, hanging by a thread Thursday night. But the Chiefs, after trailing nearly the entire game, scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out a dramatic 7-6 win over Beach Region rival Conway in a 5A-Division 2 elimination game. On a night in which the Chiefs (20-7) mustered just two hits and trailed 6-2, … Continue reading ‘We never quit’: North Myrtle Beach baseball stays alive with dramatic rally

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Carolina Academy softball on brink of winning state title

LAKE CITY ” Carolina Academy’s Paisley Coker hit a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh to give the Bobcats a dramatic 8-6 win over Dorchester Academy in Tuesday’s opening game of the SCISA 2A softball state championship series. Game 2 is today at Dorchester Academy at 7 p.m. The Bobcats trailed 6-4 going into Tuesday’s bottom of the seventh. But Natalie Braveboy’s two-run … Continue reading Carolina Academy softball on brink of winning state title

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