Category: Sports

Coverage of Dillon County, SC, sports.

Dillon’s Carr Leads Boys Division of SCJGA

Dillon’s Jim Carr shot a 77 to lead the Boys 13-14 year old division in the opening match of the South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s Hootie and the Blowfish Pee Dee Chapter Summer Tour.

Latta Old Timer’s Game Held

On May 5th, the Latta Red Raiders held their ninth annual “Old Timer’s” softball game.

Dillon’s Jamie Callahan, Kwinton Smith Taken in MLB Draft

The Dillon Wildcats had two players taken in the Major League Baseball draft on Tuesday, as Jamie Callahan signed on with the Boston Red Sox and Kwinton Smith was picked by the Texas Rangers.

Holtzclaw Shoots Hole-in-One

Wayne Holtzclaw of Latta shot his first hole-in-one on Thursday, May 24, at Twin Lakes Country Club.

Final Week of Dixie Youth Baseball! Wow, What a Finish We’re in For!

The Dillon Kiwanis 2012 Dixie Youth Baseball season is winding down with just two games remaining for each of the five Major League teams.

Pirates Clinch Minor League Championship; Reds Edge Yankees in Dixie Youth Majors

The Physicians Healthcare Pirates (13-1) clinched the Minor League season championship Monday evening by defeating the McLeod Health Marlins, 8-6, behind the three-hit pitching of 11-game winner Jared Darmon.

Final Baseball and Softball Polls Released

The final South Carolina Baseball and Softball Coaches polls of the season have been released. Dillon’s Lady Wildcats took second and Latta’s Lady Vikings finished third in their classes, while the Dillon boys finished sixth and Lake View and Latta took eighth and ninth.

New Freshwater Fishing Regulations Scheduled for July 1, 2012

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Freshwater Fisheries Section announces a series of changes to South Carolina state statutes (Chapter 13) regulating freshwater fishing.

Dillon Coach Washington Named Coach of the Year

Bishop Tony A. Washington has been selected as Coach of the Year for the Class AA Girls Track Division for the state of South Carolina.

Reds Move to Second in Dixie Youth Majors

The red hot Cotton’s Grocery Reds have won their last four games to move into second place, one game behind the first half Champion Dillon Dental Giants in the Dillon Kiwanis Dixie Youth Baseball Major League with three weeks remaining in the regular season.