As they say, the apple does not fall far from the tree. In this case she is Jais Ward, granddaughter of Columbia’s legendary champion runner and coach Catherine Lempesis. In July, Jais, coached by her grandmother, was named a two-time All-American at the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. A seventh-grader at Heathwood Hall, she qualified for finals in the 800M and finished … Continue reading Heathwood Hall’s Ward following in her famous grandmother’s footsteps – RUNNING

This is The Herald’s High School Football 411 for Sept. 6 and 7, 2018 games. Click on the links below to jump to a particular section, or just scroll down: Week 3 game previews What was the best play from Week 2 action? These are the latest Hawgs of the Week Area Stat Monsters, after three weeks of 2018 high school football Bret McCormick and … Continue reading HS football 411: Hawgs of the week, plays of the week, Stat Monsters, all in one spot

1932 Ruby Mae Reynolds was born on 01 Jul 1932 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of Anthony Reynolds and Josephine Reynolds. 1949 When she was 17, she married Willie Keys on 08 Oct 1949 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. 2018 She died on 05 Sep 2018 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA at Providance Hospital. Ruby Mae Reynolds was buried on … Continue reading Ruby Mae Reynolds Keys 

SCOREBOARD BASKETBALL WNBA PLAYOFFS Semifinals (Best-of-5) Seattle 2, Phoenix 2 Tuesday Phoenix at Seattle, late Washington 3, Atlanta 2 Tuesday Washington 86, Atlanta 81 FOOTBALL NFL Thursday Atlanta at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. Sunday Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m. S.F. at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Houston at New England, 1 p.m. Tampa … Continue reading SCOREBOARD

Through Week 3 TACKLES RUSHING Player School Tackles Player School Att Yds TDs Ron Davis Jr. Eau Claire 45 Braden Walker River Bluff 45 496 6 Jamel Jones North Central 42 Thomas Green Columbia 69 484 2 Armani Williams Gray Collegiate 39 Akeem Nicholas Lexington 89 455 1 Arthur Albritton Gray Collegiate 39 Da Da Washington Dreher 65 437 5 Davis Buchanan Heathwood Hall 37 … Continue reading MIDLANDS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STAT LEADERS

CLINTON — Sixty-one Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy students officially began their academic careers during the White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 17. The event took place in Belk Auditorium on the main PC campus. “The white coats are symbolic of the professionalism that is expected of the students, not only during pharmacy school, but also throughout their eventual practice of pharmacy,” said Dr. Cliff … Continue reading PC students receive white coats – Recite Honor Code, Professionalism pledges

Here are this week’s Midlands top 10 high school football teams, as voted on by a panel at The State: 1. DUTCH FORK (2-0) Previous Ranking: 1 Last Week: Defeated Irmo, 58-0 This Week: at Boiling Springs 2. (TIE) HAMMOND (3-0) Previous Ranking: T-2 Last Week: Defeated Ben Lippen, 42-7 This Week: vs. Pinewood Prep 3. WESTWOOD (3-0) Previous Ranking: 4 Last Week: Defeated Lower … Continue reading MIDLANDS TOP 10 FOOTBALL POLL

Here are this week’s Midlands top 10 high school football teams, as voted on by a panel at The State: 1. Dutch Fork (2-0) Previous Ranking: 1 Last Week: Defeated Irmo, 58-0 This Week: at Boiling Springs 2. (tie) Hammond (3-0) Previous Ranking: T-2 Last Week: Defeated Ben Lippen, 42-7 This Week: vs. Pinewood Prep 3. Westwood (3-0) Previous Ranking: 4 Last Week: Defeated Lower … Continue reading Westwood, Lexington among teams moving up in this week’s Midlands Top 10 football poll

Thursday Ridge View at Northwestern Dreher vs. Eau Claire at District Stadium at Keenan Friday Aiken at White Knoll Airport at Gilbert Batesburg-Leesville at Mid-Carolina Ben Lippen at First Baptist CA Johnson at Keenan Cardinal Newman at Augusta Christian Dorchester Academy at Northside Christian Dutch Fork at Boiling Springs Eau Claire at Dreher Fairfield Central at Calhoun County Irmo at Brookland-Cayce Laurence Manning at Heathwood … Continue reading This Week’s Schedule

1. Dutch Fork (2-0) – Defeated Irmo, 58-0 2. (tie) Hammond (3-0) – Defeated Ben Lippen, 42-7 2. (tie) Gilbert (2-1) – Lost to Lexington, 21-14 4. Westwood (3-0) – Defeated Lower Richland, 40-12 5. Brookland-Cayce (2-1) – Lost to Spring Valley, 49-35 6. Lexington (3-0) – Defeated Gilbert, 21-14 7. River Bluff (3-0) – Defeated Pelion 65-6 8. Spring Valley (1-1) – Defeated Brookland-Cayce, … Continue reading How Midlands Top 10 Fared