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Tennessee softball lands Sage Mardjetko, South Carolina transfer pitcher
South Carolina pitcher Sage Mardjetko has committed to Tennessee softball out of the transfer portal, she announced Friday. Mardjetko entered the transfer portal after USC fired coach Beverly Smith after another regional exit. The Gamecocks made nine postseason appearances under Smith, but only reached the super regionals in 2018. Mardjetko announced her commitment on Instagram. ...
Laeticia Amihere to Play for Canada in 2024 Paris Olympics
GREENVILLE, S.C. (South Carolina Athletics) - South Carolina women’s basketball alumna Laeticia Amihere is one of 12 players selected to represent Canada in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 July 26-August 11. It marks her second selection in as many Olympic cycles, and she joins A’ja Wilson to make it the sixth-straight Olympics to have at least one Gamecock women’s basketball alumna take the court.
CBS Sports ranks South Carolina football secondary in top half of SEC units
One of the most interesting position groups on the South Carolina football roster is the defensive backfield. The Gamecock secondary has a lot of proven talent at the safety position, though, they haven't always been played in their best spots. There also are a bunch of unproven but still talented players at corner, as well.
Sharmelle Holmes sees no limits
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Not only did Fairfield Central’s Sharmelle Holmes close out her high school career in a with nine SC High School League state titles, two new South Carolina records, and getting named SC Gatorade Player of the Year, but she did it while graduating with a 4.23 GPA and earning an Associate’s Degree in addition to her high school diploma. And as she now prepares to begin her collegiate career at the University of Kentucky, the goals continue to grow.
Olympia High girls track-and-field star Omaria Gordon signs with South Carolina
Recent Olympia High graduate and former Titans girls track-and-field star, Omaria Gordon, has selected where she will continue her athletic and academic journey: the University of South Carolina, officially signing her national letter of intent on June 30. Despite a plethora of offers from the likes of Ohio State, UAB,...
Calculating South Carolina football wins needed for College Football Playoff bid
South Carolina football is just 59 days away from kicking off its 2024 season in a game at Williams-Brice Stadium against the Old Dominion Monarchs. In the long offseason from the winter to the current summer workouts, projections for the Gamecocks have been all over the place as USC faces a tough schedule and has a lot of new faces looking to plug holes from last year's roster.
Former South Carolina football receiver finds new home in transfer portal
Shane Beamer's South Carolina football team lost a large number of players to the transfer portal this offseason, but the majority of those players were not major contributors to the team during the 2023 campaign. One of the position groups that experienced the largest amount of attrition was the wide...
Lamont Paris looking to mold South Carolina into another SEC contender and NCAA Tournament team
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The best part of South Carolina men’s basketball coach Lamont Paris’ rise from forgotten in the SEC to the school’s first NCAA berth in seven years was the tight bond built among players with little or no connections. Paris hopes to forge...
The journey of Julian Phillips has taken him from Blythewood to the Windy City
COLUMBIA, S.C. — He developed into a 5-star prospect after many hours in the Blythewood gymnasium. Julian Phillips finished his high school career at Link Prep in Branson, Missouri, before spending one year at Tennessee. After earning SEC All-Freshman honors for the Volunteers, Julian declared for the NBA Draft...
Fireflies defeat the GreenJackets on Military Appreciation Night
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jonatan Bernal made his second start off the injured list, working four innings and allowing one run and striking out three to set the tone in a 3-1 Columbia win over Augusta on Military Appreciation Night at Segra Park. Ben Hernandez came out of the bullpen...
5-star wide receiver includes South Carolina football among list of top suitors
South Carolina football has two wide receivers committed in the class of 2025. The first pledge of the cycle came from Jayden Sellers, the younger brother of starting quarterback LaNorris Sellers, and the speedy in-state prospect is knocking on the door of a 4-star rating. The second was another receiver....
USC QB LaNorris Sellers puts in the work in the off-season to be ready for the real season
Columbia – South Carolina red-shirt freshman quarterback LaNorris Sellers has been working with QB coach Ramon Robinson since he was in the 7th grade. As Sellers has gotten bigger, stronger and better, the expectations have risen, and so has his production. Coming out of Spring drills is Columbia, Shane Beamer named Sellers the Gamecocks starting […]
Columbia Junior Roller Derby lean on bond en route to National Championships
(WACH) - Columbia Regional champion rollers are lacing up for the league's biggest stage. The Columbia Junior Rollers are heading back to the National Championships. The team is one of just six remaining in the 2024 Juniors Roller Derby Association (JRDA) playoffs. "So in Regionals, we placed first out of...
5-star talent puts South Carolina basketball on list of favorites
South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley is involved with nearly every player in the top-10 of the class of 2025 recruiting rankings. One of those 5-star talents is Zakiyah Johnson, a 6'1" wing from Shelbyville, Kentucky. Earlier in her recruitment, Zakiyah Johnson had put Coach Staley's Gamecocks in her top-12,...
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