Hartsville High names new head track and field coach
Toyinda Smith will be the new head coach for girls and boys track and field teams, Hartsville High School (HHS) announced during a press conference Jan. 8. Smith previously served as co-head coach of the teams and brings years of track and field experience to the Red Foxes. She attended Purdue University, where she competed in track and field, and won the 1999 NCAA Division I Women’s Indoor National Championship in the 20-pound weight...
Falcons make it two over Hartsville; Lady Falcons use run in fourth to ice game
Both the Darlington Falcons and Lady Falcons basketball teams made it an even more special night on Hall of Fame night in the Falcons’ Nest as the two made it a clean sweep of the Hartsville boys’ and girls’ basketball teams this past Friday night.
Falcons snap losing skid to Wilson; Lady Falcons lose a close one
Darlington and Wilson squared off on the hard court this past Friday night in Darlington with the Wilson Lady Tigers winning the girls’ game and the Darlington Falcons winning the boys’ game.
Darlington Falcons and Lady Falcons sweep championships for home court basketball tournament
Led by tournament MVP Kenynon Scott’s 26 points, the Falcons protected home court and won the Darlington Too Tough to Tame Christmas Tournament with a 64-54 win over the Spring Valley Vikings.
Specht-acular: Dual-sport athlete readies for second FMU degree
Warren Specht has seen the highs and lows of being a student athlete Francis Marion University. He knows the pressure that goes along with mid-week road trips to Peach Belt conference opponents that are followed up the next morning with pressure-packed business class presentations. After graduating from Francis Marion with his degree in Management Information Systems, Specht is coming back for more. More education. More Patriot...
State pumping $350,000 into Lamar wastewater repairs
Lamar Town Council heard some good news at the start of its Dec. 10 regular meeting as Mayor Darnell Byrd McPherson announced the town would receive $350,000 in state funding to help repair its wastewater system.