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Thursday, June 06, 2013  Gamecock baseball signee and former Lexington High School standout Nick Ciuffo was chosen 21st overall by Tampa Bay in the Major League Baseball draft on Thursday night.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Growing up, A'ja Wilson was not even interested in playing basketball. Fast forward six years later, and she is the most sought after recruit in the Class of 2014.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Lexington High School catcher and South Carolina signee Nick Ciuffo has been named the 2012-13 Gatorade South Carolina Baseball Player of the Year.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  With his first SEC season under his belt, David Houser returns to Columbia for the summer where he'll play for the Blowfish.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  The 2012 Coastal Plain League Champion Columbia Blowfish practiced for the first time this season on Saturday under new head coach Jonathan Johnson.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Fresh off of a state championship in his senior season, Lexington High School catcher Nick Ciuffo announced Tuesday he will accept an invitation to attend the 2013 MLB Draft in New York.

Monday, May 20, 2013  For the second consecutive year, the AC Flora Falcons are 3A baseball state champions.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Game two of the AAA baseball state championship between AC Flora and Airport has been postponed due to rain.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Mattison Gossett's goal in penalty kicks lifted Irmo over Lexington in the AAAA State Championship on Saturday night at Gilbert High School.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Josh Reagan pitched a complete game and the Lexington Wildcats capitalized all night on Bengals errors to defeat Blythewood 4-0 in game three of the AAAA State Championship at Carolina Stadium on Friday night.

Friday, May 17, 2013  After 33 seasons, more than 600 wins and 13 state championships, Irmo head soccer coach Phil Savitz is getting a shot at one more title in his last stand with the Yellow Jackets.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Jae Roberts delivered a walk-off home run in extra innings to give Hammond a 7-4 win over Wilson Hall and the 3A SCISA championship.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Dawn Staley continues to bring the talent to South Carolina. The Gamecocks announced Wednesday the signing of the 2013 Junior College Player of the Year Olivia Gaines.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Jordan Mosley didn't hear his named called at last weekend's draft but that isn't stopping him from chasing his NFL dream. Mosely has been invited to the New York Giants rookie mini-camp tryouts.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The accolades continue to roll in for the Irmo High School boys' basketball team as they were honored by MaxPreps and the Army National Guard on Tuesday.