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JOHNSTON - Billy Hall's legs don't carry him around quite as swiftly as they once did. But he flew (quite literally) across the country to see his former Johnston High School teammates again on Friday for the first time in a number of years at the 48th and 50th reunions, respectively, of a pair of state championship football teams. Hall was a member of the 1959 state championship Bears football team that defeated highly regarded St. Matthews in a 7-0 defensive struggle.

By DAVID LEE/Morris News Service

Published on Friday, January 20, 2012 - 5:00am |

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NORTH AUGUSTA – North Augusta’s McKenzie Talbert posted 74 to win the junior invitational at Mount Vintage Golf Club by one stroke Monday.

And that was in spite of lightning striking twice in the form of holes in one at the Carolinas/ Georgia Junior Championship.

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Isabella Skinner tees off on No. 16 during the Carolinas/Georgia Junior Championship at Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club. Skinner had two holes-in-ones in Monday's round.

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North Augusta's Matthew NeSmith putts on No. 6 during the Carolinas/Georgia Junior Championship on Monday at Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club.

Isabella Skinner aced the 170-yard, par-3 third hole, to rebound after an opening bogey. She finished her front nine at even-par after four pars, two bogeys and a birdie.

Then it happened again.

Skinner recorded her second ace on the 142-yard, par-3 11th hole.

“It’s insane,” said Skinner, of Cumming, Ga. “I’m in shock. It doesn’t feel real.”

By MIKE ROSIER/Publisher

Published on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 4:30am |

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BETTIS ACADEMY – Local fire-ballers and sluggers in Edgefield County should listen up – coach Wilbur Gordon wants you!

Gordon and his staff are looking for players to fill out their Edgefield Monarchs roster before the Community All-Star League season begins again in August.

“Right now I have about 20 guys and almost all of them are from Edgefield County,” said Gordon. “Some of these guys played high school ball and weren’t doing anything so I went out and got them. That’s the reason I’m in it to help these guys to have something to do. That’s why I’m doing it. There was a lot of talent just sitting around doing nothing.”

That talent was put to use winning ballgames in the team’s inaugural season, something some said couldn’t be done.

By FCHS Release

Published on Friday, November 18, 2011 - 4:51am |

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NORTH AUGUSTA - Micaela "Mickey" Bell recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball and attend college at Lipscomb University in Nashville Tennessee. 

Lipscomb is a top 25 Division 1 softball program and has one of the top 20 sports medicine programs in the country.

Her father David Bell explained, “Mickey has been fortunate to have the support of our school, our community and most importantly our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Though she has loved her time at Fox Creek, she looks forward to stepping up and playing at the Division I level. We are blessed that both Lipscomb and Fox Creek are family oriented programs with leadership to guide my daughter athletically, morally and spiritually.”

By MIKE ROSIER/Publisher

Published on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 2:28am |

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JOHNSTON – It took a while for the potent Wardlaw Academy offense to get going, but once the Patriots found their rhythm in the second half there was no stopping them.

Ahead just 8-0 over a determined bunch of King Academy Knights at the break, Wardlaw moved 50 yards in four plays before Cody Smith broke free for a 27-yard score.

Later in the third quarter, freshman running back Malik Lee scored on an 11-yard for a 22-0 advantage.

By MIKE ROSIER/Publisher

Published on Friday, September 23, 2011 - 10:26am |

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JOHNSTON — This time, there would be no chance for a second-half comeback.

With the memory of a third and fourth quarter meltdown and collapse on the road at Silver Bluff last season still fresh on their minds, a focused Strom Thurmond High School football team went out and flexed its second-ranked muscle Friday at home in a 52-7 rout of the visiting Bulldogs.

With the victory, the Rebels secured a pair of impressive pieces of history – win No. 400 in the school’s history and producing the largest number of points ever scored on a Silver Bluff football team.

Strom Thurmond head coach Lee Sawyer had plenty to say about the former achievement, and not much to say of the latter.

“I just told the guys that it’s such an honor and that it was for all the coaches and players who have come through here,” he said. “There has been some good football played here and I’m just humbled to be part of it. The first half was the first half, and we got a lot of momentum going. We have a lot of respect for their program, their coaches and their players. It was just one of those nights. We were just out to win the game.”

By Tim Crane/Sports

Published on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 2:01am |

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JOHNSTON – The Fighting Rebels of Strom Thurmond return home Friday night for a showdown with Silver Bluff, who has become their biggest rival of the last few years.  

Last season is still fresh in the minds of Strom Thurmond players and fans.  

Thurmond led 21-3 with under 3:00 minutes to play in the 3rd quarter when a floodgate of penalties, turnovers and bad fortune opened on the Rebels.  Rebel standout linebacker Nick Clark was knocked out of the game on a blindside hit, an errant snap led to a Silver Bluff touchdown, the Dogs had a 90-plus yard touchdown drive aided by three 15 yard penalties and then freshman Darius Hammond fumbled inside the five yard line which would have put the game out of reach for the Rebels.   

“Believe me, that game from last season has been mentioned 10-12 times this week,” said Strom Thurmond head coach Lee Sawyer.

By TIM CRANE/Sports

Published on Friday, September 9, 2011 - 2:45am |

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SALUDA – After a less-than-stellar second half last week against Lucy Laney, the Strom Thurmond Rebels traveled to Saluda with something to prove, and they did just that.

The Rebels unleashed a flurry of offensive firepower and a hefty dose of lights out Blue Steel defense in their 35-0 win over rival Saluda, with 21 points coming in the second half.  The Blue Steel defense only allowed the potent Saluda offense five first downs and 82 total yards of offense on the night.

Coming from the locker room, with only a 14-0 halftime lead, the Rebels had to make a statement by closing the deal on the scrappy Tigers. Thurmond received the second half kick and marched to the Tiger’s 33-yard line, but a Saluda linebacker blitz ended the drive with a sack on quarterback Raleigh Yeldell.

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Published on Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 2:48am |

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EDGEFIELD, S.C. ­­– Shotgun-shooters from across the country had a blast at NWTF’s 18th annual turkey shoot Aug. 19 ­– 21, 2011, at The Meadows National Gun Club in Forsyth, Ga.

This three-day event featured lots of family fun as well as lively sporting clays action. Sporting clays, which many describe as “golf with a shotgun,” is a form of clay pigeon shooting in which clay targets are thrown at different speeds, distances and trajectories to simulate a range of hunting scenarios.

By TIM CRANE/Sports

Published on Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 2:22am |

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JOHNSTON – For a rivalry game that has been pretty one sided over the years, this game could potentially be one of the more competitive matchups in recent memory.   

It’s Thurmond’s Lee Sawyer (Saluda graduate) vs. Saluda’s Doug Painter (Thurmond graduate) in a battle that crosses friends and families annually.

Thurmond comes into the game having won their first two games in different fashions.  The Rebels blew out 1A powerhouse Williston-Elko in the opener from start to finish and then jumped out to a 24-0 halftime lead on Laney and hung on to a 24-16 finish as they were slowed by penalties and mistakes in the second half.