Teams can begin practice on Sept.1; First competitions to held Sept.18. The Conference Carolinas Board of Directors unanimously approved a plan to proceed with intercollegiate competition in conference-sponsored sports in the upcoming fall semester. Inte

The first practice for all fall sports is scheduled to be Aug. 17. The South Carolina High School League approved a new school sports calendar for the 2020-21 school year during an executive committee virtual meeting July 15. The new calendar pushes th

Despite the surrounding fear of a pandemic, Florence gymnast Emery McCutcheon is flipping forward the pages of her life as she prepares to begin a new chapter at Francis Marion University. In early March, just a few weeks from what would be McCutcheon’s

NCAA member schools have nominated a record 605 female college athletes for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Among these nominees is Francis Marion University cross country and track and field runner Emma Driggers. A native of Mauldin, Driggers was

Stealing an idea from the popular syndicated television program Parks and Recreation, the Florence Parks and Recreation Department recently built a Wiffle ball field at Ebenezer Park. According to Parks and Recreation officials, the field is now ready for

Francis Marion University women’s tennis coach Garth Thomson has announced the signing of three players to national letters of intent: 5-7 Camryn Cassetori of Plains, Pa., 5-10 Viktoria Leth of Gothenburg, Sweden, and 5-6 Nargiza Yakhyaeva of Dushanbe, T

Francis Marion University softball coach Stacey Vallee has announced the addition of three players to the 2021 Patriot roster: 5-6 middle infielder Chase Booker of Zephyrhills, Fla., 5-5 middle infielder and outfielder Sarah Hilton of Thomasville, N.C., a

Francis Marion University men's basketball coach Gary Edwards has announced the addition of a pair of NCAA Division I transfers: 6-1 185-pound point guard Kevin Holston of Washington, D.C., and 6-5 215-pound shooting guard Holden Redparth of Rockville, Md

Keep Florence Beautiful and Lynches River County Park will sponsor an Adventure Race & Trail 5K on Sept. 19 at Lynches River County Park. The first stage of the race is a 5K trail run through Lynches River County Park. After crossing the checkpoint, r

$500,000 contribution to help in renovating school’s new athletic stadium. Wilson High School has received a huge donation from alumnus Lawrence Timmons, a star athlete at Wilson High School who went on to a notable college football career before eventu

For the second year in a row, Francis Marion University runner Emma Driggers has been selected to the prestigious Academic All-District Women’s Track and Field/ Cross Country Team for District III. Selected by College Sports Information Directors of Ameri

The Francis Marion baseball team recently announced the signing of five in-state pitchers to add to the Patriot program for 2021. The quintet will enroll at FMU in the fall of 2020 and consists of four right-handers: Joshua Collins of Florence, Adam Cresw

Hall of Fame golfer Tom Watson on hand to take part in ceremony With dozens of onlookers peering out from the refuge of their umbrellas, Ben Ziegler spoke of the legacy left behind by former Florence Country Club golf pro Grant Bennett. “If it hadn’t h

FloSK8, the community organization that is working in partnership with the city’s parks and beautification department to bring a new skateboard park to Florence, recently announced 5th Pocket Skateparks and Jesse Clayton have been awarded the contract to