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...
Kaylah Ruff Wins Individual Championship, New Records Set at SAC Indoor Championships
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- The Coker College women’s track and field team took on a day full of events at the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Monday (Feb. 19) and competed very well. Behind four new program records set on the day, Coker finished fourth out of 11 teams. Breanna Sullivan, Autumn Walters, Lisa Foster and Chauntress Like challenged themselves in the women’s...
Darlington County Board of Education names chief financial officer, thanks outgoing principals
The Darlington County Board of Education has announced the hire of a new district chief financial officer (CFO) as well as the retirement of two long-serving principals. Renee Douglas, who served most recently as a tax analyst for Sonoco Products Company, will be the district’s new CFO. Douglas will begin her new role with the Darlington County School District (DCSD) by the end of February. Dr. Bill Boyd, interim superintendent, said...
Reilly Hall Provides Walk Off Single, Cobras Beat Clarion 11-10
With runners on first and second with one out in the bottom of the ninth and a 10-10 tie ballgame, Reilly Hall stepped in and drove home the winning run on a base hit to left. The walk off RBI single helped secure the fifth straight win for the Coker College baseball team, picking up their sixth win overall on Friday (Feb. 16) afternoon against Clarion University. In a game that featured five lead changes, the Coker College Cobras...
Lady Silver Foxes inch closer as Hartsville, Darlington get eliminated
By Drake Horton Contributing Writer The South Carolina High School League basketball playoffs started this past week and Darlington County was well represented with Darlington, Hartsville and Lamar High School each having at least one team participating. Here we will take a look at all three high schools and recap how their quest in the playoffs is going at the present moment. Darlington Entering into this past week the Darlington...