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For Memorial Day, honoring family members of those who serve
Ida Ayres never served a day in the armed forces, but at 95, she knows plenty about the sacrifices of war. “Through six wars, I have been the daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother of family members who served, or are serving, their country,” Ida told me. During World...
Rebels fall to Oceanside in 2A State Championship series
PROSPERITY, S.C. — Mid-Carolina season ends in disappointment as they fall just short in the 2A South Carolina High School League State Championship series against Oceanside. The Rebels lose game two of the series by the score of 6-3 to the Sharks at home on Wednesday evening. It was...
Six Newberry College Track & Field athletes earn USTFCCCA All-Region Honors
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Six members of the Newberry College track and field team earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) all-Southeast Region honors announced. Highlighting the list is senior thrower Kegan Crowell who earned honors in both hammer and discus throws. Five men athletes...
Three Wolves selected to play in USILA Men’s Lacrosse Senior All-Star Game
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Senior attacker Scott Reed, midfielder Baker Westmoreland, and long stick midfielder Brock Strong will represent the Newberry College men’s lacrosse program in the USILA Senior All-Star Game on Friday, May 24 at Widener University in Chester Pa., at 6:00 p.m. All three Wolves will play...
Dr. Lesaine named NCAA Champion of Diversity and Inclusion
NEWBERRY – The NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee has named three individuals as 2024 Champions of Diversity and Inclusion for the summer season. The three are recognized for their campus and community work in supporting ethnic minorities and other underrepresented populations in intercollegiate athletics. Dr. John Lesaine, Newberry...
Justina Teale promoted to Director of Spirit Programs at Newberry College
NEWBERRY – Justina Teale, who has served as head cheerleading coach at Newberry College since 2019, has been promoted to Director of Spirit Programs. In her new role, Teale will lead and oversee both the Wolves Cheer and Dance teams. “Coach Teale is a valued leader in our department...
Ag+Art Tour takes over Newberry County
This alpaca is ready to gobble down some food. Families stopped to take photos of the alpacas at Carolina Pride Pastures. During the Ag+Art Tour, Carolina Pride Pastures, one of the seven sites participating this year, offered handmade products available to purchase. At some sites, the community could see lives...
County Council talks permit program, recognizes employees
NEWBERRY — Going into last week’s County Council work session, County Administrator Jeff Shacker was anticipating on bringing a draft ordinance before Council addressing the proposal of an agribusiness/husbandry permit program for haulers carrying 90,000 pounds of gross vehicle weight (GVW) on county roads. Shacker said during the...
Newberry City Council recognizes employees
NEWBERRY — Newberry City Council recognized seven employees for various milestones during last week’s council meeting. Stephanie Amick was recognized for five years of service with the City of Newberry. Amick started working with the City in May 2019 as a Customer Service Representative in the Finance Department. She was later promoted to Financial Services Specialist in August 2019. In July 2022, Amick was again promoted to Accounting Analyst. In her role, Amick handles licensing for the City as well as payroll. Amick also keeps track of the City’s hospitality payments and pays the City’s invoices.
Presidents give updates over breakfast
NEWBERRY — Exciting things are happening on the Piedmont Technical College and Newberry College campuses and during the Newberry County Chamber of Commerce’s Business Over Breakfast, Presidents Dr. Hope Rivers and Dr. Maurice Scherrens gave updates of what’s been happening on their respective campuses. During the last...
Golf tips for beginners
NEWBERRY — Golf courses are serene settings that allow people to enjoy the great outdoors while simultaneously engaging in the thrill of competition. Those factors undoubtedly motivate people to hit the links and play a round of golf, which remains a wildly popular sport. In fact, a recent report from the National Golf Foundation found that roughly 119 million people followed golf on television or online, read about the game, or listened to a golf-related podcast in 2022.
Four players named to CSC Academic All-District
GREENWOOD, IND. – Four members of the Newberry College women’s tennis team were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, announced this afternoon. All-District members include junior Emma Arnal, sophomore Sofia Cardenas, senior Rosie Harfield, and junior Margarita Nikonorova. To qualify for the list, the student-athlete...
Crowell punches his ticket to Nationals
NEWBERRY – For the first time in program history, the Newberry College track and field team will send an athlete to the NCAA Track and Field Championships, as senior thrower Kegan Crowell qualified for nationals in the discus throwing event. Crowell will be competing in the Discus throw which...
Ford tabbed with NCBWA All-Region Honors
SALISBURY, N.C. – Junior outfielder Donovan Ford was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s first team all-southeast region announced this afternoon. This is the second straight season that Ford has earned all-region honors as he received second team all-region honors last season. Ford led the Wolves...
Five Wolves named to USILA Men’s Lacrosse All-South Region team
NEWBERRY – Five members of the Newberry College men’s lacrosse team were named to the 2024 USILA South Region All-American team as announced by the association on Friday, May 17th. Senior attacker Scott Reed and midfielder Baker Westmoreland earned first team honors. Reed led the Wolves attack with...
Six Newberry College Men’s Lacrosse players named USA Lacrosse All-Americans
Sparks, Md. – Six members of the Newberry College men’s lacrosse program earn all-American honors from USA Lacrosse Magazine. Scott Reed, and Baker Westmoreland are third team All-Americans, with Curtis Butka, Jack Travassos, Brock Strong and Ryan Erler collect honorable mention nods. Reed led the Wolves attack with...
Mid-Carolina defeats Strom Thurmond to capture AA Upper State Championship
PROSPERITY, S.C. — Mid-Carolina varsity baseball team are champs once again this season. The Rebels(16-4, 5-0 region 2-AA) defeated Strom Thurmond by the score of 7-3 on Thursday, May 16 at home to clinch the AA Upper State Championship. The two teams matched up with each other on May...
Lugo and French named to the All-SAC Tournament team
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Junior infielder Jomar Lugo and junior pitcher Hunter French were named to the South Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Baseball team announced from the conference office on Tuesday, May 14. The all-tournament team was voted on by the participating head coaches. Lugo went 8-16 throughout the tournament...
Mid-Carolina’s golf team places 9th at Class AA Golf State Championship
PROSPERITY, S.C. —Mid-Carolina’s varsity boys’ golf team placed top 10 at the AA State Championship Golf tournament. The tournament took place on May 13-14 and 14 schools from class AA competed. The Rebels finished ninth out of those 14 teams and scored a total of 329 points. Congrats to Mid-Carolina’s golf team on an outstanding season.
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