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Jonathan Burroughs has accepted his first high school head coaching job and is set to lead the Westwood baseball program.
Westwood names Winnsboro man head baseball coach
Lucas Vance Staff writer WINNSBORO — Local resident Jonathan Burroughs has been named the new head coach of Redhawks baseball at Westwood High School in Blythewood. With more than nine years of experience coaching high school baseball, this is his first head coaching job. Burroughs, 35, spent 1998-1999 coaching at Loris High School while attending Coastal Carolina University. After that he coached at Mauldin High School in Greenville ...
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John Roberston tees off in last year's tournament.
Fairfield Central to host golf tournament June 27 in Columbia
Lucas Vance Staff writer WINNSBORO — The Fairfield Central football team will host its third annual golf tournament at the Oak Hills Golf Club in Columbia on June 27. All proceeds will benefit the Fairfield Central football program and the Junior Griffin Camp in July. Golf has always been a passion of head football coach Demetrius Davis and he hopes to have businesses and alumni from around Fairfield County involved in the tournament to...
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William Spain, right, Emily O,connor, middle, and Rob Wilson, right, compete in an elimination dribbling contest.
Richard Winn Academy teaches youth, basketball fundamentals
Lucas Vance Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Richard Winn Academy held a boys and girls youth basketball camp last week to teach fundamentals. RWA’s head coach Jason Haltiwanger along with Assistant Coach Rhetta Taylor ed the instructional camp that focused on passing, dribbling and shooting. The camp consisted of two age groups including rising first-graders through fourth-graders and rising fifth-graders through seventh-graders. The RWA boy...
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Softball award winners.
Fairfield Central awards outstanding play at banquet
Fairfield Central Award Winners JV Baseball Vinson Beaver — Griffin Award Antonio Jackson — Hustle Award Varsity Baseball Javaris Cook – Best Offensive Player Jarvois Kennedy — Most Improved Player Stanley McManus — Best Defensive Player Compton Walker – Most Valuable Player All Region Awards Baseball — Jarvois Kennedy & Compton Walker JV Softball Felicia Tolbert — Most Improved Player Tameshia Woodard — Best D...
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Devont'a Foster holds two coveted awards: All-region track and field, left, Most Outstanding track athlete at Fairfield Central, right.
Foster headed to Coffeyville Community College
Lucas Vance Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Fairfield Central’s Devonta’ Foster showed his athletic prowess during his senior year. During the fall, Foster was a defensive leader for a Griffins football team that reached the AA state championship and narrowly missed earning a medal at the AA state track championships during the spring. His time of 10.91 in the 100-meter was just one hundredth of a second behind the third place finisher and o...
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Middle School Most Improved -(Front L-R) Grier Hensley, MS Eagle Award - Kimmy Albert; (Back L-R): Varsity Eagle Award - Jordan Parris, Most Improved - Sarah Coleman, Slugger Award and Most Valuable Offense - Bailey Taylor, Most Valuable Defense - Alyssa Atkerson.
Lady Eagle softball players recognized
Richard Winn Academy recently honored select softball players at its spring sports banquet. The Lady Eagles softball team qualified for the SCISA AA state playoffs but were eliminated in the first round. Shown are, front row from the left, Grier Hensley, Middle School Most Improved; and Kimmy Albert, MS Eagle Award. Back row are, from the left, Jordan Parris, Varsity Eagle Award; Sarah Coleman, Most Improved; Bailey Taylor, Slugger Award and ...
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Aaliyah Miller earned a gold medal in the 100-meter and a silver medal in the 200-meter at the 2013 AA state championships.
Shining track star headed to Claflin University
Lucas Vance Staff Writer WINNSBORO — Fairfield Central senior Aliyah Miller will take her talents to Claflin University this fall. Miller is coming off a track season where she earned the gold medal in the state championship in the 100-meters with a time of 12.31. Earning the gold was a culmination of hard work that began when she was 6 years old. While attending V.V. Reid Elementary School in Columbia, Miller’s physical education tea...
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Ferguson Free Throw Awards - Cameron Cooper, left, and Emily Brigman, right.
Richard Winn Academy honors athletes at award’s banquet
WINNSBORO — Richard Winn Academy handed out awards at their award’s banquet last week for Winter and Spring sports. Highlighted, were the Lady Eagles SCISA-AA state championship team.
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MS & V Football - V Most Improved - Corey Davis; All Region & Most Valuable Defense - Logan Gibbons; MVP & All Region- Reid Johnson; Most Valuable Lineman - Alex Scott; Most Valuable Offense & All Region - Austin Knox; All Region & Eagle Award - Sidney Edenfield; MS Eagle Award - Mitchell Gibbons, MS Most Improved -Caleb Ellisor.
Richard Winn Athletic Banquet Awards
WINNSBORO — Richard Winn Academy handed out awards for outstanding performances during their athletics banquet. Award winners from the fall semester, including football, volleyball and cheerleading were named. Winter and Spring sports winners will be recognized May 28.
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Austin Knox, shown here running last year, will play fullback primarily for the Eagles.
A new Eagle joins Richard Winn
WINNSBORO — A new coach will be at the helm for Richard Winn football next fall. Coach Dan Dickerson got his first chance to evaluate talent over eight days this spring and he was encouraged with what he saw, particularly in team speed. Dickerson spent this year coaching the offensive line at Riverside High in Greer, where he also coached track. He previously was a head coach at McCormick and at Woodruff high schools. This is his first time...
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(QB) DeAndre Belton pitches to (RB) Joseph Young.
Fairfield Central Griffins hold annual Spring Game
Lucas Vance Staff Writer WINNSBORO — The Fairfield Central Griffins football team held their annual spring game this past Friday at E.K. Mclendon stadium. The spring game is essentially an intra-squad scrimmage that pits the offense against the defense. A special scoring system was used to allow the defense to accumulate points in competition with the offense. A touchdown was worth six points, a field goal was worth three points, and ...
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