Pickleball is a growing sport in the community, although there are not many places around to play. Lexington County Tennis Complex (LCTC) has created eight new pickleball courts to allow more people to become involved with the sport.
It took two years for former University of South Carolina quarterback Todd Ellis and former college and Major League Baseball pitcher Ed Lynch to have their big moment Monday.
After a two-year hiatus, the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame held its induction ceremony and banquet Monday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
The regular season for the baseball team ended Saturday afternoon with a 4-1 win over Florida. The good news for the Gamecocks is there is more baseball to play. How much more remains to be seen.
The high school sports season is coming to a close in the coming days.
The baseball team is surging in SEC play. Despite a 9-6 loss to Upstate on Tuesday, the Gamecocks have won their last three SEC games. They salvaged the final game of the Texas A&M series last Sunday by hitting five home runs in a 9-4 victory. Friday, they opened a series at home agai…
Blythewood’s Zac Cowan was named the Class 5A Player of the Year by the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association.
Just before the 'Weekend of Champions' for South Carolina High School League soccer comes to the release of the All-State teams.
The spring sports season of the South Carolina High School League is headed into the home stretch.
The Gamecocks men’s tennis team reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year with a pair of wins in the opening rounds played in Columbia.
The University of South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame announced Friday that eight new members have been elected to the UofSC Hall of Fame sponsored by the Association of Lettermen.
In conjunction with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, the Columbia Fireflies announced that they will host the Second Fireworks with the Phil presented by Prisma Health at Segra Park Saturday, July 2. Gates for the event will open at 6 p.m.; the concert will begin at 8 p.m., and the…
The City of West Columbia announced that Wednesday, May 4, is now Dawn Staley Day in West Columbia.
The South Carolina High School League playoffs kicked off Tuesday.
UofSC women's basketball fans now have an opportunity to vote for head coach Dawn Staley, along with the 1996 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team, to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame's 2022 class.
The University of South Carolina baseball team had exams during the week, then passed a major test Thursday through Saturday, sweeping Alabama at Founders Park.
Joshua Staley has met the challenge of winning expectations throughout his head coaching career. Whether taking over a tradition-rich Orangeburg-Wilkinson girls' basketball program or a defending state boys champion in A.C. Flora, the Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High School graduate has successfully…
Post-season play in the South Carolina High School League and South Carolina Independent School Association will begin next week.
University of South Carolina students flooded the Colonial Life Arena Sunday evening for a free concert featuring UofSC alumnus and Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker along with Country Grammar singer Nelly.
The Gamecock baseball team will attempt to salvage a game in the series at Auburn on Sunday afternoon. The Gamecocks lost two very competitive games on Friday and Saturday and will send Will Sanders to the mound in hopes of avoiding their second SEC series sweep of the season.
The fourth edition of the South Carolina High School Golf Coaches Association Top 10 boys rankings has Midlands teams atop two standings.
The COVID-19 pandemic was hard on the Richland County Regulators but taking a hit and getting up to win is part of roller derby, and the local skaters are doing just that.
The University of South Carolina expanded its spring football game into a three-day sports celebration billed as Big Gamecock Weekend. Still, while fans supported all the athletes, two names definitely drew the most attention and stirred the most excitement: Spencer Rattler and Shane Beamer.
The football team concluded spring practice Saturday night with the annual Garnet & Black Game in front of a crowd announced by USC at 20,671 though many expressed the opinion afterwards that the crowd was larger than that.
The Blythewood baseball team repeated as South Carolina Diamond Invitational champion in dominant fashion.
The Columbia Fireflies are searching for ‘Cancer Warriors of the Inning’ to be honored during ‘Stand Up to Cancer Night’ at Segra Park Thursday, May 19. The team will recognize individuals who are local cancer survivors currently fighting or those who have lost their lives to the fight again…
B.B.Barns, a gardening center in Asheville, North Carolina, acquired Woodley's Garden Center earlier this year. The Midlands-based garden center has two locations and has served the community since 1981.
The Dreher High School baseball team entered Spring Break on a winning streak.
Thousands of University of South Carolina fans lined Columbia’s Main Street and packed the State House’s north lawn Wednesday evening as the city celebrated the Gamecocks’ basketball national championship.
Spring break baseball in the Midlands features two tournaments with highly-ranked teams.
Sunday was a very special game day for more than 100 local kids who have had to overcome extra challenges in their lives.
Blythewood and defending Class 4A baseball champion A.C. Flora both enter the Spring Break still atop their respective classifications.
Hundreds of Midlands-area residents packed the ballroom at the University of South Carolina Pastides Alumni Center Thursday night, opening their wallets to support junior golf programs across the state.
The national champion women’s basketball team will be honored Wednesday night in Columbia with a parade down Main Street ending at the State House. The Gamecocks won their second national title last Sunday with a dominating 64-49 victory over Connecticut. The Gamecocks opened the season rank…
Thousands across the Midlands poured into Segra Park Stadium Friday night for the Columbia Fireflies home opening weekend.
Derek Howard joked about South Carolina State renaming itself 'Ridge View of Orangeburg.'
The Columbia Fireflies kick-off event for the 2022 season at the Five Points Fountain at 5:30 pm has been canceled.
Fans welcomed home their national champion South Carolina women's basketball team on Monday outside the main entrance of Colonial Life Arena.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)-Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national championship, stifling UConn for a 64-49 victory Sunday night that ended the Huskies' undefeated streak in title games. Staley is just the sixth head coach in women's NCAA tournament history …
It’s championship Sunday for the USC women’s basketball team. The Gamecocks have been the top ranked team in the country all-season and will be going for their second national championship against the standard bearer of the sport, 11-time champ Connecticut.
During the week, Boston received several national player of the year awards, and Staley earned a pair of national coach of the year awards.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Fresh off a week spent collecting awards, Aliyah Boston more than backed it up Friday night. The junior had a double-double in the second half alone and finished with a game-high 23 points and 18 rebounds and carry South Carolina to the NCAA championship game with a 72-59 …
Cola Daily is proud to feature University of South Carolina (UofSC) Women's Head Basketball Dawn Staley in the newest series of upcoming features highlighting local women in the Midlands whose career advancements and contributions to the community have created a lasting footprint for future …
As high school soccer reaches the midway point, several Midlands teams are solidifying their spots both atop their region standings and Coaches polls.
A.C. Flora, head coach Lyndsey West has turned the competitive cheer program into a state power since arriving at the school.
The biggest fundraiser for junior golf programs in South Carolina returns from a two-year pandemic pause when the S.C. Junior Golf Foundation Golf Ball tees off Thursday, April 7. The popular Masters’ week event — last held in 2019 — runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the University of South Car…
Aliyah Boston scored 19 points and led top-seeded South Carolina to its second straight Final Four with an 80-50 victory over Creighton on Sunday night, ending the 10th-seeded Bluejays' surprise run through the NCAA Tournament. The Gamecocks (33-2) advanced to their fourth Final Four in the …
The A.C. Flora boys golf team are having another championship-caliber season.
Dawn Staley and her women’s basketball team play for a fourth visit to the Final Four tonight in Greensboro. The Gamecocks are the #1 seed in the tournament and will face 10th seeded Creighton in the Elite Eight with tip at 7:00 PM on ESPN. The Gamecocks are 32-2 and reached tonight’s game w…
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees Thursday afternoon approved a five-year, twelve-million-dollar contract for Lamont Paris as the school’s new men’s basketball coach. Paris was selected by athletics director Ray Tanner earlier this week to replace Frank Martin who ran the pr…
Midlands baseball teams are prominent at or near the top of three of the five S.C. High School League rankings.
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