...third in SCJGA event North Augusta sophomore Matt NeSmith carded 149 and finished tied for third at the South Carolina Junior Golf Association's Players Championship at Hartsville Country Club in Hartsville, S.C.

USC Aiken head coach Kenny Thomas has signed nine players to national letters of intent, including three former local standouts.

...Aiken High School golfer Taylor Dodson beat Strom Thurmond standout McKenzie Talbert by one stroke at the South Carolina Junior Golf Association Players Championship on Saturday.Dodson had rounds of 67 and 70 to finish at 7-under par 137 at...

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South Aiken High School has selected Kimbra Moore to be its girls basketball coach.

...being ejected during the Suns' loss to the Lakers on Dec. 28. GOLF: Aiken's Alex Hamilton swept the South Carolina Junior Golf Association's Ford-Picard Christmas Classic at Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, S.C. First, Hamilton...

Area golf enthusiasts may get opportunities other than the Masters Tournament to see Tiger Woods play in April. The rock band Hootie and the Blowfish has announced that Woods will participate in their third annual "Monday After The Masters" pro-am on April 14 at The University Club in Columbia.

McKenzie Talbert's Christmas gift came a few weeks early.

In Beijing, Grovetown resident Scott Winkler placed fifth in the men's shot put final Monday at the 2008 Paralympic Games.

Many a golfer has found frustration in a sand trap, and on Wednesday youngsters at the Hook a Kid on Golf clinic learned how to escape that frustration.