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Today at 12:02 AM  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  The sky is the limit for A'ja Wilson and she continues to climb the ladder. On Sunday, the Heathwood Hall star was named to the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship team.

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.

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.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Harry Parone Stadium at Spring Valley High School has been selected as the winner of the Pioneer Athletics 2012 Fields of Excellence Award.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Scores and highlights from Weekend of Champions at Colonial Life Arena on March 1-2.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Justin McKie scored 20 points with 10 rebounds and Detrek Browning added 16 points to lead Irmo to a 65-46 victory over Goose Creek in the boys Class 4A state championship Friday night.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Dutch Fork beat Dorman 46-43 in the Class 4A girls basketball championship Friday night.  The Silver Foxes have won two straight state titles.

Friday, March 01, 2013  The varsity baseball coach at Orangeburg-Wilkinson high school has been suspended by District Five after allegations of assaulting a player on the team during a game.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A.C. Flora point guard Kyeshia Dawkins joined the 1,000 career points club this week, but her team fell short in a loss to Camden.  She is only the 5th player in school history to reach the elusive mark.