Darlington High athletics director announces resignation
Phil Jones, athletics director for Darlington High School, announced April 17 that he will resign his position at the end of the academic year in order to pursue other professional opportunities. Jones joined Darlington High School in 2013. During his time at the head of athletic programs for the school, he worked to provide and advance many positive opportunities for student-athletes. He also worked to improve athletic facilities at...
Fifth inning nightmare dooms Darlington against Lakewood
Sometimes all it takes is one inning to change the course of a game.
Lady Stingers beat Surry, win final regular season home games of 2018
The Florence-Darlington Technical College Lady Stingers swept Surry Community College 8-0 and 5-3 on Saturday to win their final home games of the regular season at Old Cormell Field. In the 8-0 win, Marissa Tyndall pitched a no hitter in five innings. She struck out three batters and walked two. Erin Bailey was 2-for-3 with a homerun and a single. Tyndall was 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Bailey knocked out a walk off...
Turn 3 Theater returns to Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway is bringing back its family-fun Turn 3 Theater. This year’s free movie will take place on Friday, May 4 in the track’s hospitality village outside of turn 3, and feature Disney/Pixars Cars 3. Movie fans will need to enter the facility at the Gate 39A tunnel entrance off of Highway 151, where they will be directed to the parking area just west of the hospitality village. The gates will open at 6 p.m. with the movie...
Tech Stingers sweep region rival Louisburg
The Florence-Darlington Technical College Stingers won all four games (4-2, 3-1, 3-2 and 4-3) on Saturday and Sunday, sweeping Region 10 rival, Louisburg at Sparrow Stadium. Mullins’ Weston Rogers won the game on the mound in the 4-2 victory over Louisburg during the first game on Saturday. He pitched for seven innings, striking out five batters and only allowing four hits. Dax Roper led the way at the plate for the Tech Stingers as...
Lamar’s Ronnie McCoy tops 196-boat field
SUMMERTON– Pro Ronnie McCoy of Lamar, brought a five-bass limit weighing 26 pounds, 2 ounces, to the weigh-in stage Saturday – his second 26+ pound limit of the tournament – to win the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division tournament on the Santee Cooper Lakes. McCoy’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 73 pounds, 8 ounces, was enough to earn him the grand prize package worth $93,500, including a brand new Ranger Z518C boat with a...
