DHS Lady Falcons Track team makes history
By Coach Rich Wideman On May 16th, the Lady Falcons Track team made history with its best finish in school history. The ladies finished tied for second place with Wren High School in the SCHSL 3A State Championship Meet. The Lady Falcons got off to a fast start with a State Champion run from the 4×100 Meter Relay team of Mikela Salone, Karissa Lunn, Samone Green, and Angel Gale. The win was a very special one for Lunn and Gale as...
DHS Lady Falcon Softball Awards
Back row left to right: Crystal James – Hot Stick Award; senior with plans to attend Spartanburg Methodist College next year; Kirsten Stone – Lady Falcon Award, All Region and All State; senior, and has a scholarship to play softball at Florence-Darlington Technical College next year. Haley Clark – Hot Stick Award; Sydney Blackmon – Hot Stick Award. Front row left to right: Lillie Baumbach, Gold Glove Award;...
DHS and MHS student athlete college signings
Anthony Fullard signed a letter of intent to wrestle for Allen University in Columbia. This season, Fullard was team captain, with a record of 28-6, and he won the region title at 182-lb weight class, advancing him to Lower State where he qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament. Fullard finishes his DHS career with more than 100 wins, All-Region honors, and the 2015 DHS Most Valuable Wrestler. He graduates with a 3.0 GPA....
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...