Lady Stingers win 14th consecutive game
The Florence-Darlington Technical College Lady Stingers softball team won four games over the weekend in the FP Dreams College Spring Tournament in North Myrtle Beach to increase their winning streak to 14 games in a row.
A quick start and turbulent ending define Darlington’s win over Wilson
A productive first inning and a shaky seventh inning were the major story lines for Darlington against the Wilson Tigers this past Tuesday, February 27, at home in an early preseason tourney as the Falcons went on to win 5-3.
Darlington plated three runs in the first inning, one in the second and one more in the sixth to help build a 5-1 lead going into the seventh.
Three schools in South Carolina will be gifted a $100,000 Don’t Quit! Fitness Center
Governor Henry McMaster is pleased to be joined by South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman to announce that fitness icon Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC), has kicked off 2018 by selecting the State of South Carolina for its 2018 DON’T QUIT! fitness campaign. The NFGFC will deliver a state-of-the-art DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center to three schools for...
HHS Wrestlers claim Lower State Championship
Congratulations Hartsville High School athletes Jordan Lynch and Ethan Welsh on claiming the title of Lower State Champions in Wrestling. Congratulation Jake James on placing 2nd. All three will represent HHS at the State Championship matches in Anderson, SC
Darlington High School names Anthony Heilbronn varsity boys’ basketball coach
Darlington High School has announced that Anthony Heilbronn, a social studies teacher at the school, will serve as the new varsity boys’ head basketball coach. Heilbronn served as an assistant coach with the team for seven years, and he takes over after the retirement of longtime head coach Ken Howle. Darlington High Principal Cortney Gehrke praised Heilbronn’s ability to coach and mentor student-athletes. “Coach Heilbronn’s proven...
Darlington Raceway is celebrating “7 Decades of NASCAR” for 2018 Southern 500
Darlington Raceway is celebrating “7 Decades of NASCAR” for its Bojangles’ Southern 500 Throwback Weekend on Sept. 1-2. As part of the celebration, the track Too Tough To Tame is highlighting specific moments in the sport’s history, beginning with the 1950’s. With the exception of Martinsville Speedway, which opened its doors to NASCAR-sanctioned events in 1948, the 1950’s was a time of rapid growth for the sport. Many of the...