Curt Britt finding his groove with Gamecocks Curt Britt has been enjoying his freshman season as a member of the University of South Carolina baseball team, and is already looking forward to next year.
Britt, a former standout player for Scotland High School, has seen a good amount of playing time in his first year in the garnet and black. He has made two pitching starts, winning each. The righthander has thrown a total of 19.1 innings in 11 appearances, allowing 24 hits and 12 runs w...
Sheriff: Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead at 71
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Dick Trickle, a former NASCAR driver whose larger-than-life personality and penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation’s small tracks, died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. He was 71.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said authorities received a call believed to be from Trickle, who said “there would be a dead body and it would be hi...
Marshals dispute account of Woods-Garcia issue PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two marshals say Tiger Woods never said anything to them about whether Sergio Garcia had played his shot. Two other marshals disputed that account, one of them saying he told Woods that Garcia had already hit on the second hole at the TPC Sawgrass.
In the days since Woods won The Players Championship, the dispute has shifted from players to volunteer marshals.
It started Saturday in the third round when Wood...
Scotland softball ready for next round For coach Patrick Williams and the Scotland High School softball team, practice this week is business as usual.
The Lady Scots defeated Jack Britt 5-1 in 11 innings in the second round of the state playoffs on Tuesday, earning themselves a third-round matchup with East Wake. That game will be played in Laurinburg at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Williams said the focus this week is on maintaining the energy and the focus that his team has shown over ...
Terry Sanford throws one-hitter, defeats Scotland FAYETTEVILLE– Joe Ingle threw a one-hitter for Terry Sanford on Tuesday as the Bulldogs ended Scotland’s season in a 3-0 win in the second round of the state playoffs.
Ingle was absolutely dominant on the mound for Terry Sanford, only allowing one hit in his complete game to H.B. Stone in the fourth inning.
Ingle said this was the biggest game he’s pitched in all season. His solid outing came after a shaky start in which his pitches were ...
Knights hire new women’s basketball coach Brooke Johnson was announced as the new head coach of the St. Andrews University women’s basketball team Tuesday.
SAU Athletics Director Glenn Batten announced the hiring of the former SAU assistant basketball coach who will lead the Lady Knights.
“I am pleased that coach Johnson will be joining St. Andrews University. Her broad experience as a player, coach, teacher and administrator made her a great match for our program. She understand...
Top prospect Andrew Wiggins to attend Kansas HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins will play his college basketball at Kansas.
The 6-foot-8 Toronto native signed a letter-of-intent Tuesday, choosing the Jayhawks over Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State.
The ceremony ended the frenzied pursuit of the Huntington Prep star, who averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season.
Rather than turn his announcement into a spectacle, Wiggins want...
Scotland teams moving on to next round The Scotland softball and baseball teams are both moving on to the second round of the state playoffs after winning Friday night.
The softball squad walked-off in the eighth inning to defeat South View 2-1, while the baseball team piled it on Jack Britt, winning 13-0 in a mercy-rule shortened game.
With both games starting at the same time, the atmosphere was tense around Scotland High School. The baseball team quickly put the fans at the...
Roberto Castro opens with a 63 in Players debut PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Roberto Castro made a debut he won’t soon forget in The Players Championship, opening with a 9-under 63 Thursday to tie the course record at the TPC Sawgrass and build a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and other early starters.
Facing the infamous island-green on No. 17 for the first time in competition, Castro left a 9-iron within a foot of the hole. On the daunting 18th, he hit 4-iron to a foot. When his...
Local martial arts school to host competition later this month Scotland County will be host to a martial arts meet later this month. Kenny Morrison’s Professional School of Tae-Kwon Do will host the fourth annual “Phoenix-N-Tha-Burg” competition on May 18 at St. Andrews University.
The meet, which begins at 10 a.m. will feature several different categories for all age groups and weight classes. Participants can compete in sparring and forms. Sparring is when a martial artist faces off one-on-one with a...
Scots ready for playoffs The fields at Scotland High School are ready for playoff action, and so are the teams. The baseball and softball teams start their quest for a state championship Friday, and both teams are hosting the first round of the state playoffs. Baseball will take on Jack Britt High School and softball will face South View. Both games begin at 7 p.m.
Jack Britt and Scotland are former conference foes, dating back to before conference realignment put ...
UNC’s Moran driving offense for No. 1 Tar Heels
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Colin Moran has grown from the top freshman in the country to one of the nation’s most dangerous hitters and a top draft prospect for No. 1 North Carolina.
The junior has the chance to become the fourth player in NCAA history to lead the nation in runs scored and RBIs. He entered the week first in RBIs and tied for the lead in runs scored, while ranking among the leaders in most major hitting categories.
Mora...
Athletic seniors awarded The winners of the Scotland County senior games were recognized Wednesday evening at an awards ceremony at Scotia Village.
The senior games began April 26 and officially ended May 8, although one rain-delayed event was set to be made up on May 9.
Kisha Williams is the local coordinator for the senior games and presented the winners with medals at the awards dinner. She said that the games give senior citizens the chance to have fun and st...
Record broken twice in consecutive weeks For almost one week Logan Ward was the fastest who ever ran a mile in Scotland High School track history. That was until John Holloway broke the record six days later.
Ward ran the mile in 4:56 at a home meet on April 25, which was the fastest time on record. Coach Richard Bailey said Scotland’s official records date back to 2009.
That record stood for six days, until Ward’s teammate Holloway broke the record by one second. Holloway’s rec...
Scots fall to Raiders for third time Bradley Brown did it again. The junior drove in both runs for the Raiders in a 2-0 win in the conference tournament final Friday, just eight days after he hit an RBI double to beat Scotland in Laurinburg in the regular-season finale.
Like every other meeting between the teams this season, this game was close. But thanks to Brown, the Raiders held the lead for the entire game. With two outs in the first inning Brown crushed a ball to right f...
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