Summerville High School is providing fans the opportunity to see a team from a college wrestling power conference and two well-established high school programs in action at the same venue. The Green Wave will host the 2022 Lowcountry Brawl in the school’s main gym on Nov. 12. Wrestling is scheduled to begin with Summerville facing off against Lugoff-Elgin at 2 p.m. The main event is scheduled … Continue reading Spartans to wrestle in The Firehouse Nov. 12

SCHSL REGION 6-4A TEAM REGION OVERALL W L W L South Florence 5 0 10 0 West Florence 4 1 9 1 Hartsville 3 2 6 4 North Myrtle Beach 1 4 2 8 Myrtle Beach 1 4 4 6 Wilson 1 4 5 5 Last Week’s Games North Myrtle Beach 20, Myrtle Beach 14 South Florence 45, West Florence 14 Hartsville 63, Wilson 44 … Continue reading Final Pee Dee Prep Football Standings, Nov. 2, 2022

FLORENCE, S.C. – It was not the ending to the regular season coach Jody Jenerette or his West Florence Knights envisioned, but the ultimate prize still remains. “I mean 9-1 is pretty good for 99 percent of the schools in South Carolina,” Jenerette said smiling. “Obviously Friday night was tough (with the loss to South Florence), but you’ve got to dust yourself off, come back … Continue reading West Florence begins quest for another deep playoff run

This time it really was an earthquake. The crowd at a USC football game at Williams-Brice Stadium was so loud a week ago that the South Carolina Emergency Management Division playfully tweeted “No. That’s not an earthquake in the Midlands.” But there was no joking Sunday night, when a 2.5 magnitude earthquake was confirmed in the Columbia area at 9:33 p.m., the S.C. Emergency Management … Continue reading Earthquake among things that go bump in the night on Halloween eve in Columbia area

Images of destroyed, damaged and flooded homes and businesses have been all too common in the weeks after Hurricane Ian ravaged the southwest coast of Florida and then caused damage and flooding along the S.C. coast. Most storm damage in those counties came from Ian’s high storm surge, and the worst destruction came in the form of sand dunes swept away, beach accesses torn apart, … Continue reading Stricter construction codes add security for SC builders

MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) – The high school football playoffs begin on Friday night across the state and into North Carolina. Below are the matchups with the home team listed on the bottom. All contests begin at 7:30pm. SCHSL Class 5A: (3) River Bluff (2) Carolina Forest (4) Berkeley (3) St. James (4) Conway (2) Summerville SCHSL Class 4A: (16) Wilson (1) AC Flora (13) Myrtle … Continue reading SCHSL & SCISA 1st round playoff matchups, November 1

ELGIN, S.C. (WBTW) — A magnitude 2.5 earthquake was recorded Sunday night in Kershaw County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It occurred at 9:33 p.m. about 3.7 miles east of Elgin at a depth of about 1.9 miles, the USGS said. Some people replying to a Tweet by the South Carolina Emergency Management Division reported feeling the quake and said they thought it was thunder. Generally, … Continue reading 2.5 magnitude quake recorded Sunday night in South Carolina

This time it really was an earthquake. The crowd at a USC football game at Williams-Brice Stadium was so loud a week ago that the South Carolina Emergency Management Division playfully tweeted “No. That’s not an earthquake in the Midlands.” But there was no joking Sunday night, when a 2.5 magnitude earthquake was confirmed in the Columbia area at 9:33 p.m., the S.C. Emergency Management … Continue reading Earthquake among things that go bump in the night on Halloween eve in Columbia area

Congratulations to Camden quarterback Grayson White for winning the vote for this week’s State’s Midlands Player of the Week honors. A new poll will be released on Monday. The nominees are listed below. Congrats to all the nominees. Aidan Canzater, RB, Hammond: Senior had 12 carries for 117 yards, a touchdown and caught two passes for 84 yards, two TDs in win over Heathwood Hall. … Continue reading Camden quarterback named The State’s Midlands football player of week

A look at the schedule for the S.C. High School League and S.C. Independent School Association football playoffs Class 5A bracket Upper State White Knoll at TL Hanna Nation Ford at Spartanburg Maudlin at Dutch Fork Dorman at Clover Rock Hill at Gaffney Spring Valley at JL Mann Boiling Springs at Blythewood Byrnes at Hillcest Lower State Chapin at Sumter Ashley Ridge at Cane Bay … Continue reading Playoff schedule locked in for SC high school football teams. Here are the brackets