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By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 8, 2014 Read More →

South Carolina Gamecocks in Fourth Place After First Round of Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Dambaugh cards even-par 71 to lead South Carolina Round One Results HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC Mar. 7, 2014 – The South Carolina women’s golf team shot a 10-over 294 on Friday at Long Cove Club and is currently in fourth place after the opening round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. “We hung in there really well today,” said head coach Kalen Harris. “It was a tough day to play. The conditions were pretty nasty with rain and wind and cold, but overall it was a pretty good day for the Gamecocks. We’re in a relatively good position here, I think the weather is supposed to turn around and we’ll see what we can do the next couple of days. Katelyn [Dambaugh] […]

Posted in: Columbia SC, Events, Golf, Hilton Head SC

By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 7, 2014 Read More →

Gamecock Football Gets Spring Drills Underway

First of 15 Spring Practices Held Indoors Thursday COLUMBIA, SC Mar. 6, 2014 – The University of South Carolina football team officially began its spring practice schedule today. Due to inclement weather in the Columbia area, the squad conducted its first of 15 spring practices at the indoor practice facility in helmets and shorts. “It was good to get a good day in,” said co-offensive coordinator Steve Spurrier Jr. “Just to line up, run plays and snap the ball and go through the cadence. We had a good day. You have two days in just helmets, so you kind of want to get them out of the way. You can’t do a whole lot. You can’t run into each other. […]

Posted in: Columbia SC, Events, Football

By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 7, 2014 Read More →

Reel Art contest winners announced

COLUMBIA, SC Mar. 6, 2014 – A student from Charleston recently took top honors as the overall winner in South Carolina’s 2014 Reel Art contest, a competition held annually by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources sponsored by Sportfish Restoration Funds and the Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund. Entries were judged in Columbia at S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) headquarters on February 7th. Replicas of the winning artwork was exhibited at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in February 14-16 at Marion Square in Charleston and soon at the Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic March 28-30 at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia. Ethan Lopez from Charleston County School of the Arts received State Best of Show and a first-place award in the Grades […]

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By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 6, 2014 Read More →

South Carolina Gamecocks Set to Host Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Women’s Golf at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate | Friday, March 7-Sunday, March 9 | Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island, S.C.| Live Scoring First round play beings Friday at 8:00 am COLUMBIA, SC Mar. 6, 2014 – The South Carolina women’s golf team opens play on Friday in one of the premier tournaments in collegiate golf as it hosts the third annual Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The 54-hole event runs through Sunday on the Pete Dye Course at Long Cove Club, which features a par-71, 6,142 yard layout. “This tournament has become a really neat event for women’s golf in general,” said head coach Kalen Harris. “We obviously have Darius Rucker involved, he’s a huge University of […]

Posted in: Columbia SC, Events, Golf, Hilton Head SC

By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 6, 2014 Read More →

Frank Martin Receives One-Game Suspension

Head Basketball Coach Will Miss Regular-Season Finale COLUMBIA, SC Mar. 6, 2014 – University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin has been suspended from his coaching duties for Saturday’s game at Mississippi State, Athletics Director Ray Tanner announced today. Martin will not accompany the team to Starkville. “The one-game suspension is a result of inappropriate verbal communication as it relates to the well-being of our student-athletes,” said Tanner. Associate head coach Matt Figger will serve as acting head coach when the Gamecocks (11-19, 4-13 SEC) take on the Bulldogs (13-17, 3-14 SEC) in the final regular season game of the year. Game time is set for 4 p.m. ET.

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By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 6, 2014 Read More →

Spring turkey hunters should order tags now for upcoming season

COLUMBIA, SC Mar. 5, 2014 – The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently mailed turkey tags for the 2014 spring season. Those who have not received them should order tags now so they will receive them before the season opens. Hunters can determine if they should have received their tags by mail by checking their hunting license. If “Turkey Tags” appears on their hunting license the tags should have already been mailed to them. If “Turkey Tags” does not appear on the license then they will need to order the tags. Turkey tags are free and can be ordered online. In order to legally hunt turkeys, all hunters including hunters under the age of 16, must possess a set of […]

Posted in: Columbia SC, Conservation, Events, Hunting

By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 5, 2014 Read More →

South Carolina Gamecocks Fall To No. 1 Florida, 72-46

Kacinas leads Carolina with 12 points and eight rebounds Score By Periods TEAM 1ST 2ND TOT Florida 28 44 72 South Carolina 26 20 46 Final Stats | Quotes | Photo Gallery COLUMBIA, SC Mar. 4, 2014 – Trailing 28-26 at halftime, South Carolina (11-19, 4-13 SEC) was unable to keep pace with Florida (28-2, 16-0 SEC) in the second 20 minutes as the hot-shooting from Michael Frazier II led the Gators to a 72-46 win tonight at Colonial Life Arena. Frazier ended the game with a Florida record 11 3-pointers as he scored 37 points, going 11-18 from beyond the arc, the most in a league contest. The Gamecocks were led by sophomore forward Mindaugas Kacinas with 12 points and eight rebounds, […]

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By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 4, 2014 Read More →

Gamecocks’ Tuesday Game vs. Charleston Southern Postponed

South Carolina’s game scheduled for Tuesday against Charleston Southern has been postponed for a later date that will be announced. Date and time TBD COLUMBIA, SC Mar. 3, 2014 – South Carolina’s game scheduled for Tuesday against Charleston Southern has been postponed for a later date that will be announced. The Gamecocks return to the field on Friday when they face top-25 Alabama to start Southeastern Conference play. Gametracker and a live audio broadcast for the three-game set will be available at GamecocksOnline.com.

Posted in: Charleston SC, Columbia SC, Events, Softball

By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 4, 2014 Read More →

Gamecock Baseball Hosts Stetson On Tuesday & Wednesday

Both games will start at 4 p.m. SC-Stetson Notes COLUMBIA, SC Mar. 3, 2014 – South Carolina (10-0) returns to action on Tuesday beginning a two-game series vs. Stetson (2-9) at Carolina Stadium. First pitch on Tuesday is 4 p.m. with Wednesday’s game also moved to 4 p.m. due to anticipated cold weather in Columbia. Both games can be heard on the Gamecock Radio Network from IMG College including flagship station 107.5 FM “The Game.” Derek Scott and Tommy Moody will have the call Tuesday with Andy Demetra and Moody calling the Wednesday contest. South Carolina is ranked No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball and the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll as well as No. 3 by Baseball America and the NCBWA and […]

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By Michael "Beach Mick" Hudson March 3, 2014 Read More →

Gamecock Baseball Rallies For 5-3 Win Over Clemson To Sweep Series

Gamecocks score four runs in ninth inning to earn the victory Box Score CLEMSON, SC Mar. 2, 2014 – Four consecutive two-out hits in the top of the ninth inning led to four runs as third ranked South Carolina rallied in the ninth inning for a 5-3 win vs. 11th ranked Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium to sweep the three-game series against the Tigers. The Gamecocks are now 10-0 on the year with Clemson dropping to 6-4 for the season. Trailing 3-1 entering the top of the ninth inning, the Gamecocks got things started with a base hit up the middle of the bat of Kyle Martin. With two outs and Martin still on first base, Grayson Greiner kept the inning […]

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