North Augusta Post 71 wrapped up an eventful summer baseball season in the state tournament after falling to Mid-Carolina and Richland Post 215 Red on July 21-22. Despite losing ahead of the championship, head coach Kevin Lynn said he’s looking forward to developing this group going into next year.
One of the area's most accomplished and respected head coaches is stepping away from high school football.
The Nike Peach Jam closed out the week on Championship Sunday as teams from the E15, E16, EYBL and PIT tournaments battled it out for the Elite Youth Basketball League's top titles.
NORTH AUGUSTA -- They've been on a collision course all week in North Augusta, and on Championship Sunday the Peach Jam matchup so many have been hoping for will come true.
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NORTH AUGUSTA -- The race to the Peach Jam championship begins now.
NORTH AUGUSTA -- The stars are out again at Peach Jam, with the best teenaged basketball players in the world displaying their talents on the courts at the Riverview Park Activities Center.
As the pool play sessions at the Nike Peach Jam start to close out heading into the weekend, teams at all levels were making a final push to earn a spot in the finals brackets. On Thursday, it was teams in the E16 tournament who shook up the standings with several upsets.
It's getting close to that time again in North Augusta as Peach Jam moves toward Championship Sunday.
NORTH AUGUSTA -- Team Takeover narrowly came out on top Wednesday with a 64-62 win over Team WhyNot, earning solo first place in Pool B.
The Nike Peach Jam is heating up after the weekend as pool play is underway at the Riverview Activity Center in North Augusta.
Head coach Zach Holley had a message for the members of his Aiken County Post 26/153 baseball team Thursday night.
The Hankinson Boxing Gym in Aiken brought home more hardware from the 2024 USA Boxing National Junior Olympics at the end of June.
The North Augusta Post 71 17U team is moving on in the American Legion Junior AAA playoffs after taking down top-seeded Mid-Carolina.
Peach Jam begins this weekend, meaning once again the best of the best in the world will be showing off their talents in North Augusta in the crown jewel of Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League.
No late-game fireworks were necessary this time for the Aiken County Post 26/153 junior American Legion baseball team.
The Aiken County Post 26/153 junior American Legion baseball team showed during a late-season winning streak that they were learning how to win together.
It was the tale of two North Augusta softball teams on Monday as the Post 71 juniors and seniors faced off in the first round of the American Legion Division 2 playoffs.
Gregg Park Rookie All-Star coach Ross Sullivan called a time-out to deliver one last pep talk Tuesday afternoon.
The Aiken County Post 26/153 junior baseball team ended up with some unexpected breathing room heading into its final game of the American Legion regular season.
The Aiken County Post 26/153 baseball team knew the objective coming into this week with two games left on the schedule.
The Augusta GreenJackets are moving in the right direction at the midpoint of their 2024 season after a rocky start.
The Aiken County Post 26/153 baseball team is in control of its own postseason destiny after a crucial comeback victory Thursday night.
The Fox Creek boys' basketball team showed resilience and an eagerness to learn at Aiken High School’s summer league games on Thursday.
A well-timed winning streak for the Aiken County Post 26/153 baseball team met an untimely end Wednesday night, leaving them in need of another string of wins to improve their postseason hopes.
The Aiken High boys' basketball team is finding its strengths and weaknesses during North Augusta’s summer league sessions.
Zach Holley already knew he had players who would carry a lot of confidence with them through the gates into the American Legion baseball summer season.
Five years ago, Aiken High girls' basketball coach Aubrey Pompey knew he had something special in eighth-grader Norriyah Bradley.
Isaac Westbrook never imagined where playing golf would lead when he first started playing at Strom Thurmond as a freshman.
The Hankinson Boxing Gym is no stranger to success, and after bringing home eight more state titles they’re showing people what fighters from Aiken have to offer.
Success on the tennis court has carried over from the high school season into the summer for several local players.
North Augusta Post 71 17U showed resiliency through the first six games of its summer season with three dominant wins and three close losses.
South Aiken boys basketball is finding its identity during the North Augusta summer league sessions.
North Augusta High School is using its boys' basketball summer league series as an opportunity to grow and learn as a young team.
Tennis players from across South Carolina traveled to Aiken over the weekend for the 2024 Adult 18 and Over League State Championships.
North Augusta Post 71 15U baseball has a young but mighty team heading into the summer season.
Aiken Post 26 softball is ready to go this summer with a young squad of local players.
Eliza King had some tough decisions to make this past week.
The North Augusta Post 71 American Legion fastpitch softball team welcomed a variety of familiar faces for the summer.
Aiken High boys' lacrosse found its stride in its third season, setting a program record for single-season wins and earning its first playoff berth.
A late audible can throw even the most savvy defenders into disarray on the football field, leaving them scrambling around trying to readjust before the ball is snapped.
Aiken High's Aaron McBride admitted Thursday that his plan to sign an athletic scholarship at the collegiate level didn't necessarily follow the script.
Aaron Ray brings his defensive mind and a unique resume to Fox Creek girls' basketball as its next head basketball coach.
Aiken High track and field coach John Hostetler has noticed something about Kezia Jones ever since she joined the Hornets as a middle schooler.
Tim Butler is bringing his fun and fast brand of basketball to Fox Creek.
It's all come full-circle for Gary Asbill.
Six local high school soccer players and one coach have earned statewide postseason honors.
Three student-athletes at Midland Valley signed to continue athletics in college to cap off their high school careers.
Being a first-year high school football head coach requires a lot of on-the-fly learning, especially during the transition from former program to new.
A busy week for Silver Bluff High School's football program wrapped up Saturday morning with what's become a familiar — and fun — spectacle for current, former and future Bulldogs alike.
Fox Creek first-year head boys' tennis coach Floyd Norman is hopeful this year's success is only the beginning for the Predators.
The end-of-year college signing ceremony was part of a frenzied Tuesday evening at South Aiken High School.
There was a time when Isaiah Freeman felt ready to call it quits on his high school basketball career.
COLUMBIA -- There was no hiding the emotion in victory Saturday for two local student-athletes who are no strangers to winning.
HOPKINS -- Silver Bluff High School left the track and field state championships with some hardware after several top-three performances on Saturday.
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