Professional bass fishing’s Forrest Wood Cup set to return to Lake Murray
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing, will return to Lake Murray Country, Aug. 11-13, to crown bass fishing’s top angler of 2017. Hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board, the tournament will feature 53 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals casting for the sport’s biggest award – $300,000 cash. The Forrest Wood Cup has been held at Lake Murray,...
The King’s Academy places in SCTP National Championship
Cater Parrott, Daylon Mahn, and Hughes Milling competed in and won the SCISA State Championship on March the 4th hosted by the SCDNR. This team competed in the SCTP State Tournament on May 27th and finished in second place in JV division with Daylon and Hughes finishing with HOA (high overall ) in that same division. The team members headed to Nationals in Columbus Ohio to compete in the JV division and the High school division in...
NASCAR drivers hit the high banks of Darlington Raceway during Goodyear tire test
Despite getting a late start due to inclement weather, Darlington Raceway’s Goodyear tire test was a success, featuring several of NASCAR’s top stars hitting the high banks at the track Too Tough To Tame. Hundreds of race fans showed up to see Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson and Ryan Newman pilot their race cars at Darlington, many of them excited for the upcoming Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 on...
Darlington beats Blue and ends season on a high note
As the final out was made it was clear how much the Darlington Post 13 junior legion baseball team had progressed from the start of the season.
Camp teaches life, basketball skills
By Melissa Rollins, Editor, editor@newsandpress.net More than a dozen young boys and girls beat the heat last week at a basketball camp hosted by the Darlington Lady Falcons at the Harmon Baldwin Recreation Center. Lady Falcon’s head coach Brad Knox said that even with short notice of the camp, he was pleased with the level of participation. “It gives them something to do in the summer other than video games,” Knox said. “It builds up...
Darlington All Stars
Machine Pitch All Stars Front row: Ethan Munn #5, Tanner Hedgepath #1, Grayson Walker #4, Ryder Morgan #23, Jackson High #98, Aiden Munn #42 Middle row: Bryce Anderson #22, Trenton Gilbert #2, Jacob Gilbert #00, Crayton McKnight #17, Caulyer Suggs #21, Stuart Lucas #14 Back row left to right: Asst. Coach Matt Hedgepath and Head Coach James High 2017 Minors All Stars Top Row: Head Coach: JJ June, Asst. Coach: Johnny McFadden, Asst....