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Maybe by now the jerseys and cleats have dried out and the footballs are no longer waterlogged.While quick not to make any excuses about the rain and ... full story
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Berkeley County Schools, including after school programs, will operate on a regular schedule through ... full story
Finding Mudville 10/22/08
I have long maintained that anything worth doing is worth doing twice, and if it’s really worth doing, maybe three or four times. Like this week’s column. When Tampa Bay went up 3-1 on Boston in the ALCS and the Red Sox Nation looked to the skies con ... full story
Region cross country meet set for Oct. 22The cross country teams in Region 7-AAAA, including Berkeley, will vie for a region title Wednesday at Wannamaker County Park in North Charleston.In addition to Berkeley, Goose Creek, Stratford, James Island and Wando will be at the meet.The Lower St ... full story
Basketball registration set for Nov. 3-21Moncks Corner Basketball registration will be held Nov. 3 - 21 at Moncks Corner Town Hall for boys and girls ages 7 - 14. Birthdate cut-off is Feb. 28, 2009, which means participants’ age on Feb. 28, 2009 is their playing age. Cost is $15 for town re ... full story
Gantt provides therapy for disgruntled TigersWARNING: this is an invasive form of therapy for the disgruntled Clemson football fan.If you’re one of those guys having trouble sleeping at night and you’re fuming mad at the Tigers’ coaching staff for that unsightly 3-3 start, you only have yoursel ... full story
Maybe by now the jerseys and cleats have dried out and the footballs are no longer waterlogged.While quick not to make any excuses about the rain and the mud-bog field conditions last Friday night, the soggy field didn’t help the Stags any, though it ... full story
Mack, Johno lead Cross volleyball team to 2-1 recordThe Cross volleyball team went 2-1 in matches last week, beating Lake Marion in five games Sept. 4, Scotts Branch in three straight Sept. 8 and dropping a hard-fought five-game match with Bethune-Bowman Sept. 11.Yolanda Mack had 39 kills and 18 servi ... full story
Thursday state football scores A. C. Flora 16, Eau Claire 6Aiken 14, Silver Bluff 7Airport 31, Lugoff-Elgin 21Aynor 21, Green Sea Floyds 17Batesburg-Leesville 29, Ware Shoals 26Berkeley 48, Bluffton 6Blue Ridge 59, Eastside 14Boiling Springs 62, Wren 28Camden County, Ga. 31, Colum ... full story
Berkeley County Schools, including after school programs, will operate on a regular schedule through Thursday, the district announced.Any decisions on Friday operations will be made Thursday afternoon. All Friday night football games have been resche ... full story
Soggy Sertoma Classic enjoys raucous first nightMother Nature tried her level best to foil the 38th Annual Muhler Sertoma Classic’s opening night, but other than perhaps the Wicked Witch of the West, the 5,000-plus football fans in attendance didn’t seem to mind the water.Playing in high winds and ... full story
Timberland steals spotlight at football jamboreeA full moon smiled down on this Lowcountry Friday night for the third annual Berkeley County Football Jamboree hosted by Goose Creek High School, chasing away some intense thunderstorms that hit the area earlier in the afternoon and threatened to tur ... full story
Maverick tryouts slated for Saturday Tryouts for the 13-and-under and 12-and-under fall season Mavericks are scheduled for this Saturday from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Moncks Corner Park and Rec baseball fields.The summer version of the 12U Mavericks concluded a successful season as the team ca ... full story
Atkins Landing a fishing icon for over 50 years Atkins Landing hasn’t changed much in 54 years.True, the tiny building that was once a tackle shop and grill is gone, replaced by a larger brick and block building in the early 1980s. The dock and the boat ramp have been repaired and renovated over t ... full story
Hunting an ‘All in the Family’ pastime The saying goes, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.”That’s what Peggy Ott thought after suffering through years as a Hunter’s Widow. She knew once Aug. 15 rolled around she’d tell her husband good-bye and not see him again until after Christmas. It wa ... full story
Bonneau Ferry among ‘draw deer’ locations Several draw deer hunting opportunities will exist throughout the Lowcountry this fall, and hunters are encouraged to send in their applications. Draw hunts for still deer hunting occur on the following coastal Wildlife Management Areas: Bear Island, ... full story
Lake growth often equals fishing success As a hot Moncks Corner summer continues, there’s no doubt that your favorite fishing hole has some vegetation built up in it. In summer, when the water warms, the different aquatic vegetations are able to bloom. And if you are a bass angler, there’s ... full story
Lightning no joke for fishermen Fishing in Berkeley County is enjoyed by hundreds every year. But as afternoon thunderstorms become the norm in the hot summer months, precaution is needed.There are a variety of dangers lurking below the surface of the water and from water itself. B ... full story
Venison: the other red meat To the family that hunts, venison is known at “The Other Red Meat.”Just like processing beef, special care must be taken when preparing venison, especially since much of the initial dressing and processing happens in the field.The Ott family of Monck ... full story
Wave Riders place third in championship meet “Quality is better than quantity,” Wave Rider head coach Tom Schmidt said.It’s a simple phrase that seems to be the backbone of the Berkeley YMCA swim team this year.Schmidt and the Wave Riders traveled to Newberry to compete in the 2008 Summer Champ ... full story
Late sports registration dates announcedMoncks Corner football, cheerleading and soccer late registration will be held at Moncks Corner Town Hall on a space available basis between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Ages are: football (8 – 11), cheerleading (8 – 11) and soccer (co-ed; 5 – 15). ... full story
Sertoma Classic to host rivalsFootball players from across South Carolina will lace up their cleats for the 2008 preseason Aug. 1. Berkeley County will once again feature some of the most sought after talent the state has to offer.To open up the action, teams from across the Lowc ... full story
Women increasingly lured by golfIt wasn't too long ago that men were the only golf enthusiasts hitting the links. However, women have been breaking down the barriers of all-boys sports clubs lately (think auto racer Danica Patrick or boxer Laila Ali), and golf is no exception.In re ... full story
Fabel competes in weightlifting tourneyCullen Fabel of Moncks Corner competed in the USAPL “Drug Free” State Power Lifting Championship held at the Brick House Gym June 28 in Columbia. Fabel lifted in the “Teenage Division” 165 lb. weight class. At 15 years of age, he weighed in at 162 lb ... full story
The different types of fishingFishing is a sport that captivates many people. It provides more than just a chance for a leisurely getaway; fishing is also big business. According to the American Sport fishing Association (ASA), there are 40 million anglers in the United States al ... full story
Cashing in away from the bank To watch the average bass fishing tournament, often the outcome is so often decided on who finds the best stretch of bank. But what happens when the shallow bite isn’t there? Where do you go when the fish have closed the bank? These days, I see lots ... full story
Formulas for Fishing Success It might be summertime in Berkeley County, but did you know that bass have already gone back to school? Back to schools of baitfish, that is. That’s because there are huge clouds of baitfish everywhere. The baitfish that hatched earlier in the year a ... full story
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