Hartsville High athletes sign letters of intent
A trio of softball stars and a top-ranked golfer from Hartsville High School inked letters of intent Nov. 14 to play collegiately. Abigayle Stokes, Gracie Jordan and Blaze MacArthur will all continue their softball careers after graduating. Stokes will play for Lander University. Jordan will play for Florence-Darlington Technical College, and MacArthur will play for Queens University of Charlotte. Daniel Coker will join the golf team...
Second-half shutout propels Hartsville past South Aiken
Down by 2 at the half, the Hartsville defense flexed its muscles, shutting out the South Aiken Thunderbirds in the second half and overcoming four turnovers on the way to a 28-16 win at home in the first round of the 4A playoffs.
‘High expectations’ for Coker women’s basketball
The Coker University women’s basketball team looks to leave it all on the floor in 2019-20. The Cobras won five games a season ago, with four of them in South Atlantic Conference play. Fifth-year head coach Shannon Johnson is challenging her team to compete on a nightly basis in a tough conference. “Our goals are to take advantage of and grow from our non-conference games to help us prepare for league play, and also to...
Coker women’s soccer drops home finale to Lincoln Memorial
The Coker University women’s soccer team came up short on Nov. 2 to the Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters by a score of 3-0. The Railsplitters’ offensive attack tested the Cobras’ defense throughout the first half, as Lincoln Memorial generated 15 shot attempts. However, goalkeeper Sarah Swaim came up big for the Cobras with eight saves in the first half. In the 36th minute, the Cobras were awarded a free...
Cobras open wrestling season with a victory
DANVILLE, Va. — The Coker University wrestling team opened its 2019-20 campaign with a 30-11 victory over Averett University on Sunday. The match began at 157 pounds, where Averett’s Tony Blackman gave the Cougars a 3-0 lead with a 7-2 decision over Ethan Welsh. Coker would go ahead for good in just the second bout of the match, when Corey Christie won by fall over Averett’s Isaiah Deck in just 1:29 for a 6-3 lead....
Coker Esports drops two Overwatch matches on Sunday
The Coker Overwatch team played against Union County College and Missouri Valley College in week seven of the Tespa Preseason. The first match against Union County started on Busan and the teams traded rounds back and forth, but Union was able to get the third round to win the map. The second map was King’s Row and Union was able to push it to the end of the map with a few minutes to spare. Coker was unable to do the same, so...