DHS Soccer Awards
The Darlington High School soccer teams held its banquet recently at Central Baptist Church and awards were given to several students. From left the Coaches Award was presented to Christina Wentler, Best Defensive Award was presented to Danielle Kriss, and Best Offensive player was presented to Davida Scott. The girls team enjoyed one of it’s best season’s in school history finishing second in Region 6 3-A and hosting a...
Falcons added pads in week three of spring practice
By Drake Horton, Contributing Writer For the third straight week the Darlington Falcons football took the field for spring practice and for the first time this spring the team has been in shoulder pads. Over the first two weeks of spring practice, new head coach John Jones has had his team in just helmets, t-shirts and shorts. Now those t-shirts have shoulder pads underneath and Jones reasoning for taking this long to go pads is...
Trinity-Byrnes Athletic Director’s Awards
Trinity-Byrnes Athletic award winners, received Monday evening, May 11, at the school athletic banquet. Rev. Pete Cooper Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award: Given to one male and one female student in grades 9-12 with the highest GPA’s for the year who also participated in at least 2 sports Female: Cates Saleeby, grade 11, Florence Male: Grant MacPherson, grade 12, Florence Lydia B. Goodwin Sportsmanship Award: Given by the coaching...
Fields Named DHS Girls Basketball Coach
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Darlington High School welcomed a new addition to their athletics program last Thursday, naming Frances Fields as the new girls basketball coach and Student Advocate Specialist. Coach Fields is currently the Head Varsity Girls Basketball/Track & Field Coach at Lakewood High School in Sumter, SC. “We are excited to introduce Coach Fields as our next girls basketball coach....
Week two of spring practice shows improvement
By Drake Horton, Contributing Writer Visit the Spring Training Photo Gallery The Darlington Falcons finished up its second week of spring practice this past week and ‘so far so good’ seems to be the message coming from the Falcons camp. During the first week of spring practice, all the players, returning and new, were just trying to learn and grasp all of the new concepts that relate to new head football coach John Jones’s systems. In...
Three Falcons sign letters of intent
By Samantha Lyles, Staff Writer, slyles@newsandpress.net Darlington High School recognized three more student athletes on May 15 as they signed letters of intent to continue their education and athletic careers at the next level. Falcons quarterback Shakeem Thomas signed on with Orangeburg Calhoun Prep. On the field, Thomas might switch over to defense and play safety, and in the classroom he plans to study computer science with an...