Gregg Jones of Florence outlasted his fellow competitors to claim his first SCGA Amateur Championship. This year’s event, presented by McLeod Health, was contested over Florence Country Club, where Jones also happens to be the reigning club champion. The

The City of Florence Recreation Division at the Freedom Florence Recreation Complex is now taking applications for adult softball and adult kickball umpires for the 2017 Fall Leagues. Anyone interested should contact Donnie Wiggins at 843-250-9857.

The Rotary Club of Florence is sponsoring the Forget Me Not 5K Family Fun Color Run/Walk to Beat Alzheimer’s on Aug 12 at 8 a.m. at the SiMT building of the Florence-Darlington Technical College campus. Registration is $30 in advance and $35 the day of

The PD League announces two Tri Level Leagues for the fall of 2017. One will serve the Sumter/Manning area and the other will serve the Florence/Darlington/ Hartsville area. What is a Tri Level League? A Tri Level League is made up of same sex doubles te

Over 260 of South Carolina’s top Junior Team Tennis players from across the state competed at the 2017 South Carolina JTT State Championships in Florence during the July 20 weekend. Thirty-four teams advanced to the state championships through local play

TKA students Hughes Milling, sophomore, Carter Parrott, senior and Daylon Mahn, junior, represented South Carolina as the All State team members at the SCTP National Sporting Clays Tournament in Ohio, July 11 -15. The team finished fourth in the JV Divisi

West Florence High School retiring Coach Charles Nelson has been named the 2016-17 Boys’ Tennis Coach of the Year by the Board of the Directors of the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association. Nelson received the award on Sunday, July 23, at the Charle

Derek Howard has been named the new head coach at Wilson High School. He replaces Thomas Balkcom who recently resigned from the post. Howard has more than 13 years of professional coaching experience, and for the past five years, he has served as assistan

JACKSONVILLE – The Florence Track Club had 52 athletes travel to the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium for the USATF Region 4 Championships. The home of the Ospreys hosted thousands of youth from South Carolina, Georgia and Florida as they comp

Sista Strut, a 3K Breast Cancer Walk is coming to Florence on Aug. 12. The rally will begin at 8 a.m. and the walk will follow at 10 a.m. The cost to register is $25 for an individual and $30 for team members. Participants may register at Flo 102.9, Swagg

The PD Tennis League Singles Season team registration is open. Deadline to have a team registered is July 20 at 11:59 p.m. To be considered a legal team you must have three players registered by July 20. When registering a team please use the following f

Brad Seger, a physical therapist with McLeod Sports Medicine, recently received Board Certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS). American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties certifies individuals who have demonstrated advanced clinical kn

South Carolina Junior Tennis Foundation (SCJTF) honored Florence tennis players Sanjana Beeraka, Patterson Kannon, and Rebecca Liu during The Volvo Car Open at Daniel Island last spring. The three SCJTF ambassadors participated at the Kids Day event and r

Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center offers summer tennis camps for boys and girls ages 6-18, from beginners to intermediate players. Topics may include: parts of the court, scoring, stroke production, court positioning and ball placement for both singl

West Florence High School is the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Safe Sports School award for its Athletic Training program facilitated by McLeod Sports Medicine. The award champions safety and recognizes secondary schools