Interesting perspective from
@ClemsonFB
QB Cade Klubnik about opening up the season against the top-ranked team in the country.
"There's teams all around the country that are working their butt off for 12 weeks straight to be able to go play a team like this in the playoffs"
Had the chance to speak with
@HollywoodRaven
fresh off the
#Gamecocks
70-58 win over Oregon State in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.
Check out her initial reaction to finding out she made the Albany Region 1 All-Region team 😂
@GamecockWBB
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@wyffnews4
It's not often you get the chance to speak with a national championship winning coach fresh off a historic win, but that's exactly the courtesy that
@dawnstaley
allows to local media 🐐
Covering this team has been an honor. Can't wait to see what the future holds for this bunch.
Here's a closer look at some of those *questionable* foul calls on Ian Schieffelin during the final two minutes of
@ClemsonMBB
's 72-71 loss to Duke.
Brad Brownell added in post that he felt the game was taken from them.
The smallest Division 1 school in the country is going dancing!!!
@BlueHoseWBB
advances to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history, topping Radford 60-37 in their first
@BigSouthSports
conference championship appearance EVER 💙⚔️
The Wofford Terriers have done it, winning their first NCAA Tournament game in program history, 5-2 over Long Island!
@WoffordBaseball
will face the loser of LSU vs. UNC in an elimination game on Sunday at 12 pm.
Not bad for a school with less than 2,000 students 👀
Something of interest, South Florence DL Amare Adams, ranked as the
#1
player in South Carolina for the class of 2025, is rocking
#Clemson
gloves for his state title matchup vs. Westside.
Man, I’m so excited to announce that I’ve joined the
@WYFFNews4
team as a Sports MMJ. Super grateful for the chance to call the Upstate home, and I can’t wait to get football season started real soon!
It’s almost time for
@ClemsonGym
to hit the mats for their first season in school history!
I’m told the University has already sold 3,000 season tickets — that’s good for 6th in the nation 🤸♀️
For the first time since 1984,
@JLMannFB1
will head back to the Upper State Final following a 21-13 comeback win over Hillcrest.
The Patriots will head down to Irmo to face Dutch Fork next Friday night.
#FridayNightHits
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@wyffnews4
Here's a play you may not have seen on
@WSAVBlitz
but one I just HAD to share. Better think twice before tackling
@BC_Football1902
QB
@LukeKromenhoek
in open field cause that my friends is what I like to call a business decision.
Have a night Tyler Brown 👏🏼
The
@GHS_Raiders
product hauled in 3 catches for 49 yards & 2 TD's on the night, on top of averaging 22 yards per punt return. Impressive showing by the true freshman.
"Being an Upstate kid, we're coming deep."
For the first time since 1988, the Westside Rams are your 4A Upper State Champions 🏆🐏
@RamsFootballSC
found a way to close out a back & forth barn-burner against
@GHS_Raiders
, 42-35 in OT!
South Florence vs. Westside for State 🔜
#FridayNightHits
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@wyffnews4
For the first time in school history, the Powdersville Patriots are STATE CHAMPIONS 🏆👑
@powdersvillebbb
comes out victorious in a wild game, 53-47 over Darlington!
Hayden Assemian (
@hayden_0201
) went for 12 points & 11 boards, while Jaleel McGee had a team-high 18 points 🏀
@JasonLaCanfora
This is the part where Kyle Smith goes on to lead a franchise for decades to come. After seeing this happen with Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, Matt Lafleur...
The decision to move
@SCHSL
upper state finals to Florence has been met with some backlash — but there are pro’s & con’s in every situation.
I present to you the pro’s:
Highlights from Powdersville's 9-5 state championship win over Hanahan -- securing
@Baseball_PVHS
first state title in program history🏆
The
@ClemsonBaseball
commit, Landon Fowler tossed 6.1 IP of shutout baseball to go alongside a 2 hit, 4 RBI performance at the plate 😮💨
PJ Hall just announced to his draft party that he has officially been signed by the Denver Nuggets.
Hall will join his good buddy Hunter Tyson in the mile high city.
The
@ClemsonMBB
➡️
@nuggets
pipeline lives on.
From the foothills to the rocky mountains 🏔️
@ClemsonMBB
standouts PJ Hall & Hunter Tyson are once again teammates, but this time -- in the pro's as members of the Denver
@nuggets
.
"One of my closest friends... we've lived together before, probably not gonna do that again," 😂
🚨 Powdersville holds on at the buzzer 🚨
It took all 40 minutes to decide a winner between
@powdersvillebbb
&
@WrenBball
, but the Patriots came on strong in the second half, topping the Canes 47-46, advancing to state for the first time in SCHOOL HISTORY!
@PowdersvilleHS
Get the brooms out 🧹🧹
@ClemsonBaseball
tops Boston College 10-0 in eight innings, sweeping the Eagles to round out the regular season.
The Tigers will enter postseason play with a record of 40-13 🐅
The town of Piedmont is under Hurricane advisory until further notice, as
@OfficialWren
tops
@WoodruffFB
49-32 🌀
Anthony Frate picks up his first postseason win since taking over as HC of the Canes. Up next is a trip to Central to face the 1-seeded Daniel Lions.
HIGHLIGHTS:
@JLMannHigh
comes away with the 21-13 comeback win over Hillcrest.
"Practicing on Thanksgiving... Me and my wife, we prayed about this. This is something that we've always wanted. God answers prayers," said JL Mann's
@CoachWatson_48
#FridayNightHits
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@wyffnews4
LOTS of in-state coaches in attendance for this state championship matchup between South Florence & Westside 👀
From
#Gamecocks
Coach Shane Beamer, to
#Clemson
DT Coach Nick Eason and MANY others.
Something of interest, South Florence DL Amare Adams, ranked as the
#1
player in South Carolina for the class of 2025, is rocking
#Clemson
gloves for his state title matchup vs. Westside.
How about those Runnin' Rebels?? 🏀🏆
@bhsrunninrebels
tops
@MauldinBasketb1
65-55, advancing to state for the first time since 2016 when they went on to win it all 👀
They'll face the winner of Summerville vs. Lexington on Friday.
@JFBHSRebels
When life gives you traffic on Memorial Day Weekend, you make the most of it 🤷🏽♂️ Had a lot of fun shooting this story on Sunday.
Word to the wise: if you're heading out to
@cityoftybee
this summer, leave early.
Our week two
#FridayNightHits
Game of the Week took us to Piedmont for a grudge match between
@OfficialWrenFB
&
@SHSBobcatSports
.
All Canes in this one, 48-30 Final. Anthony Frate picks up his first win as HBC of the Golden Hurricanes.
Truly blessed for the access this team allows to local media. A fourth-straight Final Four appearance? A second-straight season
@GamecockWBB
enters the Final Four with an undefeated record?? And she still makes time?
NOBODY does it like Coach Staley, and for that I’m thankful 👑
One reason why South Carolina leads the nation in attendance: Dawn Staley gives local TV stations lots of access. They, in turn, cover the team intensely.
Here they are lined up in Albany, NY, to talk to her after the Gamecocks clinched the Final Four:
The
@GVLTriumph
are the hottest team in the Upstate this summer ⚽️
Sitting atop the
@USLLeagueOne
standings with 22 points & counting, led by Lyam MacKinnon's league-best 8 goals on the season, the Triumph are looking to ride a red-hot start into a deep playoff push in 2024.
Had the chance to check in with
@ClemsonMBB
standout PJ Hall ahead of tomorrow's
#NBA
draft.
Here's how the Upstate-native says his game translates to the next level and how coach Brad Brownell has helped him navigate the pre-draft process 🐅🏀
We're just 7 weeks out from Rick Wright's debut as Head Coach of the
@GVLTriumph
⚽️
Wright noted just how talent-rich the Upstate area is, which is why the club's hosting open tryouts for the first time since 2020 -- hoping to bring 5 locals on board for the 2024 preseason.
Your
@WrenLadyCanesbb
are headed back to the state championship for the second straight season! 🍥
The Canes survived a back and forth first half, outscoring Daniel 27-13 in the second half en-route to a big 47-31 win over
@daniel_girls
.
The Westside Rams pulled off quite the miraculous comeback to earn their first state-title since 1969 🐏
The Rams came from behind to top South Florence 34-32 in coach Brian Lane’s first year as HC.
Tank Boston scored the go-ahead touchdown with just :15 left to play.
Sound up for this one 🔊🔊 The moment IT happened at
@CoachsSavannah
. After 41 long, hard years,
@GeorgiaFootball
has once again broken through. Catch the full story in a few hours only on
@WSAV
Tonight, national champ and Hinesville native Davion Mitchell was welcomed home. The 2021 All-American defensive POTY has officially declared for the NBA draft, as his community gathered to embrace the Liberty Co. standout. I’ll have the full story tomorrow on
@WSAV
@WSAVBlitz
From the couch to the capital city, South Carolina has its next head baseball coach in Paul Mainieri 🐔⚾️
I had the chance to go 1-on-1 with the legendary skipper -- touching on life before he took the SC job, why the
#Gamecocks
, his thoughts on the current roster & more ⬇️
Stop me if you've heard me say this today, but
@girls_riverside
just locked up their first state title in program history!! Absolutely rolling over AC Flora 62-32.
Here's Riverside HC Brianne Jones sharing a pretty awesome impromptu moment with her girls following the big win.
Up early checking in with
@mari_rob5
&
@ClemsonWBB
.
Around a month ago, Amari’s busy schedule BLEW UP on socials — so I’m taking you through what a day in HER life looks like 👀
4:30 Wake-up 🥱
5:15-5:45 Weights
6-7:30 🏀 practice
8:10-3:45 Student teach at Riverside Middle 📚
"Play great defense, run the ball, great things come off of it. Be crazy about taking care of the football, that's the style of football we gotta play."
Had the chance to go 1-on-1 with
#Panthers
HC Dave Canales & GM Dan Morgan following their introductory presser.
#KeepPounding
After 2 years of “gauging fan interest” Jason Wright & co. butchered every single part of this rebrand. From the leaks to the lack of creativity. Wish I could say I was surprised, but at this point I’m more than used to being let down by this team.
With the recent announcement that
@UofSC
will be placing a brand new students only
@Apple
store on campus,
@TerryCraigJr
and I will be getting some reactions of how students feel about the new opening. Tune into the show live at 4pm on for the whole story.
Have I been up since 2am covering SCCPSS’s bus driver strike? Yes.
Is that going to stop me from giving you week 3 updates on this beautiful Friday night? No!
@TheBC400
vs.
@BeaufortFB
, need I say more? Should be in for a good one. Stay tuned
@WSAVBlitz
for the latest.
I have a feeling
@nuggets
fans are going to love what they're getting in PJ Hall. A true competitor who's going to give his all on a nightly basis.
His message to Denver fans: "If I can run, I can play. If I can walk, I'm out there competing,"
@wyffnews4
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@ClemsonMBB
Time to party like it's 2014 🥳🎉
@ByrnesFootball
tops
@GaffneyFootball
33-21, earning the Rebels their first region title in nearly a decade.
#YellR
draws a familiar foe in the first round in the Dorman Cavs, while Gaffney will play host to Lexington.
Just landed in Pittsburgh ✈️
Our
@wyffnews4
sports team is fired up & ready to bring y'all ALL the March Madness coverage over the course of the next few weeks!
Looking forward to an awesome tournament season, and remember folks, ALWAYS expect the unexpected this time of year..
Your 2024 Naismith Women’s Coach of the Year, Dawn Staley!
That’s
@dawnstaley
’s third consecutive Naismith COTY award and her fourth in the past five seasons 🏆
Had an absolute blast kicking it at Upstate Karate 🥋
Special thanks to
@WonderboyMMA
for letting me tag along on the karate bus 🚌
Truly a one-of-a-kind family that loves to give back to the Upstate.
During renovations,
@FurmanMBB
will play a majority of their home games at the Well, while
@FurmanWBB
will play a majority of their home games at North Greenville University.
Both programs are scheduled to return to a new & improved Timmons Arena in the fall of 2025.
$40M worth of renovations are coming to Timmons Arena, with plans to transform Furman’s basketball complex into a state of the art facility.
Focusing on reimagining the entrance / lobby, upgraded seating, enhanced concessions & more.
Renovations are scheduled to begin in April.
Just over an hour away from some
@OfficialGHSA
round 2 action in the Hostess City!
@TheBC400
&
@FootballLuella
set to do battle. Will the Lions be able to slow down the Cadets high-powered offensive attack? Only one way to find out, keep ‘em glued to
@WSAVBlitz
&
@WSAV
at 11 👀