Paul Hermon “BopBop” Smith

Feb/05/1938 – Feb/14/2010 ELGIN-Funeral service for Paul Hermon “BopBop” Smith, 72, will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at El-Bethel Faith Community Church with burial to follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia. Rev. Joe Stines will officiate. Serving as active pallbearers will be Clyburn Hinson, Jr., Earl Hinson, Eugene Hinson, Barry Glover, Dean Glover, and Walter Fulmer. The family will receive friends Wednesday 6-8 pm. … Continue reading Paul Hermon “BopBop” Smith

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Hilton Head High’s state championship wrestling match moved to Wednesday

Hilton Head High’s journey toward its first wrestling state championship in school history will have to wait. The Class 3-A state championship match featuring the Seahawks and top-ranked Lugoff-Elgin — originally scheduled for today at Ridge View High School — has been postponed. It has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night and moved to Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School — a neutral site the two schools agreed … Continue reading Hilton Head High’s state championship wrestling match moved to Wednesday

Middle school, JV wrestlers bring home awards

Junior varsity and middle school team and their wrestlers gathered at the Carolina Open at Lexington High School last Saturday for their unofficial state championship. The South Carolina High School League recognizes varsity champions only, but in no way takes anything from the up-and-coming wrestlers in the state. Rock Hill scored 170 points and easily beat Lexington (116 points) for the JV title. South Pointe … Continue reading Middle school, JV wrestlers bring home awards

List of sports-related postponements and cancellations growing

Because of the expected snowfall across the state, most of the sporting events scheduled to be played in the area this weekend have been postponed or canceled. Saturday’s Class 3-A state championship wrestling match featuring Hilton Head High and top-ranked Lugoff-Elgin has been postponed until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and moved to Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. Beaufort County School District canceled all after-school activities today, preventing Bluffton and … Continue reading List of sports-related postponements and cancellations growing

Briefs

Greenville’s NuVox sold Arkansas-based Windstream Corp. has bought NuVox Inc. for a reported $647 million. Windstream issued $187 million in common stock, and the company paid $280 million in cash to close the deal, which also included Windstream’s payment of $180 million of NuVox’s outstanding debt. NuVox employs about 700 people in Greenville working in enhanced voice, data, and security systems. NAI Avant recognized as … Continue reading Briefs

BOBCATS FALL TO SEAHAWKS IN LOWER STATE FINALS

The points slipped away. The pins never came. In the end, the win was not to be. The Bluffton High School wrestling team watched as their cross-bridge rivals, the Hilton Head Seahawks, celebrated a 28-27 win and a Class 3-A Lower State title on the Bobcats’ mat. The Seahawks moved on and will meet Upper State champ Lugoff-Elgin for the state title at 3:30 p.m. Saturday … Continue reading BOBCATS FALL TO SEAHAWKS IN LOWER STATE FINALS

Basketball regular season comes to an end tonight

Tonight is the last night of the regular season for the state’s high school basketball teams and it’s a big one because the four automatic bids from each region will be determined. Three Herald-area schools go in as possible No. 1 seeds because of region championships. Northwestern’s girls are champs on Region 3-AAAA, Great Falls boys from Class A have locked up the Region 3-A … Continue reading Basketball regular season comes to an end tonight