Gregorio Padilla Head Coaches Andy Poole and Shannon Johnson have something to smile about after last weeks season openers against the neighboring Marlboro County Bulldogs. Both coaches led their ...
Harvick at home in Atlanta Leading into any given NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend, you always hear a lot of talk about hometown heroes. In Las Vegas, it focused on Kurt and Kyle Busch. In Richmond, Va., Denny Hamlin...
Cheraw Soccer Program hit hard by school athletic budget It has been a program in existence almost as long as some Cheraw High School alumni can remember. One that many Cheraw residents were once a part of but is in danger of becoming a memory of the p...
Braves Baseball Season starts with Coastal Tournament
The 2010 season for Cheraw High baseball began March 4th as the Cheraw Braves traveled to Pawleys Island for the 4th Annual Coastal Invitational Baseball Tournament. The Braves began action agains...
Marlboro wins annual All-Star Invitational Wallace Recreation and Carolina Lady Hoopers recently held there their first annual 9-10 year-old and 11-12 year-old All-Star Invitational Tournament at Wallace and in Bennettsville. Several team...
The oval of life It seems ironic that as NASCAR was preparing to race at perhaps its most modern, contemporary tracks of all — Las Vegas Motor Speedway — one of the most significant events that occur...
Teams tie for lead in Midget Division Two local teams sponsored by Pathfinders United in the Midget Division tied for first place during Recreation League play in Cheraw. The group sponsored three teams this year, which is three times...
The Great American Dream Some dreams are so big, and seem so unattainable, that even the dreamer doesn’t believe they can ever come true. Just ask 2010 Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray. After the race, McMurray talked ab...
Youth Baseball/Softball registration extended The Cheraw Recreation and Leisure Services Department will extend their registration for Youth Baseball and Softball through Friday, March 5th. The age groups that will be offered are: Start Smart...
Lakers finish season undefeated The Cheraw Recreation and Leisure Services Department’s Small Fry Basketball League (8-10 year olds) produced one team that finished the season undefeated going 12-0. The Cheraw Recreation Lakers...
Rams named 1A State Champions CHESTERFIELD – As state championship dual meets go, they just don’t get much better than Saturday’s Class A team title tilt between Chesterfield and Bamberg-Ehrhardt. After spotting the ...
Focus Like everyone else on the planet, I saw a lot of pre-game Super Bowl TV coverage on February 7, because there was no racing that day and I had nothing else to do. And like everyone else in NASCA...
Sign up now for YMCA Girls Softball. The deadline for registration is Sunday, Febrary 28. Please bring the child’s birth certificate along with payment ($30 for members; $40 for non-members) to ...
CHESTERFIELD - Nothing like a bit of adversity to give a basketball team a chance to show what it’s made of. Saturday night at home, the Chesterfield boys basketball team led most of the way, los...
Cheraw High School Braves Chad Wilkes has signed to play college football with the University of New Hampshire in the fall. Wilkes is being considered for several positions with the Wildcats. He ...
Cheraw High School Braves defensive end Jonathan White signed a letter of intent with North Greenville University last week. Looking on from Cheraw High School are (standing left to right) Asst....
CHESTERFIELD - The Chesterfield girls basketball team’s march to a regional championship rolled on Saturday night, as the Lady Rams blew out Lewisville, 69-29 at home. With the victory, Chesterf...
The Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway may be commonly referred to as “Dani-palooza,” but there is a larger issue at stake. This race may actually be breaking new ...
The Central women’s basketball team dropped its second straight game as the Lady Eagles were crushed 65-36 to Keenan in a Region IV conference game on Jan. 26. The defeat dropped the Lady Eagle...
While simultaneously reading Vanity Fair’s interview with Tiger Woods and watching Brett Favre’s Vikings fall to the New Orleans Saints on January 24, something caught my attention. FOX broadcast...
MCBEE - Wins have been hard to come by this season for a retooling McBee High School boys basketball team. But Saturday night at home against North Central, the Panthers put together a win that...
MCBEE - Midway through the third quarter Saturday night against North Central, things weren’t looking too promising for the McBee High School girls basketball team. Down by eight at halftime at 22...
Guess which basketball team is hot in the state right now? We all know North Carolina is out of the question, and Duke isn’t playing at a high level as it was before. Even though North Carolina St...
It’s kind of funny how a single word can become a rallying cry for an entire nation. Some notable examples from the past include things like “freedom,” “equality,” and tragically in the past couple...
On Jan. 22, Kerri Jackson, a Chesterfield High School senior, signed on with Spartanburg Methodist College to play for their Girls Softball team. Seated with her are her parents, Doren (left) and A...
Sign up now for YMCA Youth Basketball. Boys and girls age 4 to 14 are invited to play in a co-ed league. The deadline for registration is Sunday, January 31. Please bring the child’s birth certi...
CHESTERFIELD — Kadrick Henderson scored a season-high 21 points to help the Central men’s basketball team prevail 62-59 over Chesterfield in a nonconference game on Jan. 16. The victory improved...
COLUMBIA —The Central wrestling team took advantage of six forfeits that turned into 36 points to cruise past Keenan 78-6 in a AA Region IV meet on Jan. 12. The victory improved the Eagles’ reco...
CHESTERFIELD — The Central women’s basketball team started the season with a 5-2 record, but dropped its fifth straight game after losing 47-42 to Chesterfield in a nonconference contest on Jan. 15...
For a few seconds Saturday night, it looked like the girls basketball game between Cheraw and Chesterfield might be headed to extra time. With 5.5 seconds left, Chesterfield’s April Robson tied ...
Nothing like a little adversity to pull a team together. Early in Saturday night’s game against area rival Chesterfield, things were looking pretty good for the Cheraw boys basketball team. Afte...
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