Cougars claw out a victory

The win the College of Charleston men's basketball team posted over Winthrop on Tuesday night could be compared to a "W" scrawled by a crayon-wielding kindergartener. Read More

Cougars race past Clemson

College of Charleston women's basketball coach Nancy Wilson said she usually doesn't make such bold statements, but back in October at the school's Maroon and White festivities she promised Cougars fans that they would see some exciting basketball if they would come to the team's season opener and even went so far as to guarantee victory over Clemson. Read More

Cougs women meet 2nd straight ACC foe

The College of Charleston women's basketball team meets its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference opponent tonight as Clemson comes to Carolina First Arena for a 7 p.m. tip-off. And coach Nancy Wilson is hoping for a large crowd to tip the scales in the Cougars' favor as Charleston tries to pack the house with $1 tickets. Read More

Chanticleers outmuscle Cougars in opener

CONWAY -- College of Charleston men's basketball fans got a reality check Friday night at Coastal Carolina's Kimbel Gym. If the Cougars are going to live up to the preseason hype of being one of the Southern Conference favorites, they will have to make a giant step before league play begins in December. Read More

Cougars women taking on No. 5 UNC

The College of Charleston women's basketball team will face a difficult task in its season opener, playing fifth-ranked North Carolina today at 7 p.m. in the Dean Smith Center. "It's exciting for our players," said coach Nancy Wilson. "They don't care they're ranked fifth in the country. Read More

Frye hangs on for title

John Frye said he was glad he didn't know what Bob Fisk was doing in the group behind him Sunday afternoon in the final round of the City Senior Amateur golf tournament at Charleston Municipal Golf Course. Read More

Heye sets the early pace

Charlie Heye made only one bogey on his way to a round of 3-under-par 69 Saturday and a two-shot lead in the City Senior Amateur golf tournament being played at Charleston Municipal Golf Course. John Frye is second after a 1-under-par 71 while Jeryl Johnson is third at even-par 72. The to... Read More

Cougars look to live up to high expectations

Lofty expectations have been tempered by reality for the College of Charleston men's basketball team, which last year posted a 27-9 record and advanced to the second round of the College Basketball Invitational Tournament. Read More

Cougars top Aiken in preseason tuneup

The College of Charleston men's basketball team got a little more than they wanted but emerged with a 94-92 overtime win over USC Aiken in an exhibition game played before 2,008 at Carolina First Arena. Read More

Bulls Island archery hunts start Monday

The first of the two 2009 Cape Romain Refuge Bulls Island archery hunts for white-tailed deer begins Monday and continues through Saturday. The second hunt is scheduled Dec. 14-19. Hunters must possess the required state hunting license and equipment. Hunters must check in and sign the re... Read More

More Cody honors

Austin Cody of North Charleston has been named to the second team of the American Junior Golf Association's Rolex Junior All-America team. Cody, 17, is a three-time Rolex Junior All-American and had four top-10 finishes in national tournaments in 2009. He is No. 16 in the Polo Golf Rankings. Read More

Simmons draws suspension

An already thin College of Charleston front line has become further depleted after Cougars coach Bobby Cremins announced Friday that junior center Jeremy Simmons has been suspended for tonight's exhibition game against USC Aiken as well as next Friday's regular season opener at Coastal Carolina. Read More

Cougars, Goudelock nab honors

The College of Charleston and Western Carolina were picked to win their respective divisions and College of Charleston junior guard Andrew Goudelock was named preseason player of the year in a vote by Southern Conference head coaches announced Thursday. Read More

Cougars favored in SoCon South; Goudelock preseason player of year

The College of Charleston is picked to win the Southern Conference's South Division and the Cougars' Andrew Goudelock is the preseason player of the year. Read More

Every hits jackpot with Nationwide Tour crown

By winning the battle Sunday at The Daniel Island Club, Matt Every won the war. Read More

Living and dying with money list

To the 60 players who qualified for this week's Nationwide Tour Championship at the Daniel Island Club, the event is a tournament within a tournament. It's not just winning; it's earning the much more coveted prize of a spot on the PGA Tour for 2010. Read More

Coosaw wins Men's Interclub

Coosaw Creek posted a score of -18 to win the Charleston Area Men's Interclub Golf Association tournament played at Shadowmoss. RiverTowne was second with -21 and Shadowmoss third with -23. Read More

Every up by 1 stroke over Sim

Matt Every knows a great round today in the Nationwide Tour Championship could make up for a multitude of miscues throughout the year. A win would guarantee the University of Florida graduate would be playing on the PGA Tour next year. "If I win, it might get me to around 10th on the mo... Read More

Scoring error may be costly for Barcelo

Rich Barcelo's position inside the top 25 on the Nationwide Tour's money list seemed a lot more secure when he walked off the 18th green Saturday than it did 30 minutes later. The season's top 25 money winners after the Tour Championship concludes today at Daniel Island Club will earn their PGA ... Read More

Every has his day with 63

Florida grad fires course record to grab one-stroke advantage

Michael Sim's record-tying 64 Thursday in the Nationwide Tour Championship was an eye-opener, especially among his peers on the Nationwide Tour. Jerod Turner matched Sim's 64 at The Daniel Island Club's Ralston Creek course early Friday, only to be upstaged later by Matt Every, whose 10 birdies and one bogey led to a course record of 63. Read More

Tour's top star Sim sizzling

It probably should come as no surprise that Michael Sim gave a dominating performance in Thursday's first round of the Nationwide Tour Championship at The Daniel Island Club. After all, the young Australian has been the Nationwide Tour's dominant player throughout the 2009 season. Read More

Players love Daniel Island venue

As good as it gets. That appeared to be the consensus opinion when participants in the Nationwide Tour Championship were asked about Daniel Island Club. "The golf course (Ralston Creek) is in great shape. The greens are perfect. They have a new clubhouse here. Read More

Health key to success for Adams

Although his playing resume doesn't show any victories, this season already has been the best one of 34-year-old Blake Adams' professional golf career. Read More

Big-hitting Lee gets his opportunity

There's a lot of truth in the golf axiom about "drive for show, putt for dough." The reason Won Joon Lee is playing in this week's $1 million Nationwide Tour Championship had nothing to do with the eye-opening 313.3-yard driving average he has carried throughout the 2009 season. Read More

Presnell in a precarious position

Australian sitting on the bubble for earning PGA Tour privileges

One week in late February changed Alistar Presnell's life significantly; this week's Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island Club could change the young Australian's life dramatically. Read More

Big crowd for Maroon Madness

Players and coaches of the College of Charleston men's and women's basketball teams indicated Friday afternoon they are excited about the upcoming season, and judging by the attendance of Maroon Madness Friday night at Carolina First Arena, so are the fans. Both teams made it to the champ... Read More

S.C. native runs U.S. Mid-Amateur

The U.S. Golf Association's person in charge at this week's U.S. Mid-Amateur men's golf championship at Kiawah Island Club's Cassique course was a female from South Carolina. Read More

New billfish tournament set for 2010

Taking a cue from North Carolina's highly successful Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, a group of South Carolina businessmen have come up with a new addition for the 2010 South Carolina Governor's Cup Billfishing Series. Read More

Spitz, Smith advance to finals

There couldn't be a sharper contrast in the golfing resumes of the two finalists who will meet today for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Kiawah Island Club's Cassique course. Read More

Semifinals to have a Furman feel

Five days after the U.S. Mid-Amateur golf championship began at Kiawah Island Club's Cassique course, the 264 qualifiers have been narrowed down to four, and a couple of those players are former Furman players. Read More

Lewis eliminates Atkinson, Cobb in U.S. Mid-Amateur

Randal Lewis may not have won many friends in the Charleston area Tuesday, but he showed off a pretty good brand of golf in his first two matches in the U.S. Mid-Amateur golf championship at Kiawah Island Club'sCassique course. Read More

Heavy rains force postponement of Mid-Am matches

KIAWAH ISLAND -- While there were plenty of folks cheering in the Lowcountry because of much-needed rain that fell Monday, that certainly wasn't the case at Kiawah Island's Cassique course where the first round of match play in the U.S. Mid-Amateur golf championship was scheduled. Read More

McCoy, Smith medalists; Atkinson, Cobb advance

Nathan Smith of Pittsburgh and Mike McCoy of West Des Moines, Iowa, shared medalist honors Sunday after the completion of the 36-hole qualifying portion of the U.S. Mid-Amateur golf championship being played at the Kiawah Island Club's River and Cassique courses. Read More

Giants harvested in Lowcountry during alligator season

Can't wait to see my friend Big Dave and get his reaction to this story. You see, Big Dave has been after a gator this season he swears will weigh more than 1,000 pounds. He's seen and harvested a few gators, but he's also a fisherman, and you know what they say about fishermen. Read More

McKenzie, McCoy tied for lead

Cameron McKenzie of Canada and Mike McCoy of West Des Moines, Iowa, shared the first-round lead at 4-under-par Saturday during the qualifying portion of the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship being played at the Kiawah Island Club's Cassique and River courses. Read More

Zylstra breezes to victory

Friday was quite a day for Bill Zylstra of Plymouth, Mich. He celebrated his 58th birthday by winning his second Azalea golf title of the year with a final-round 69 at the Country Club of Charleston and then headed south to Kiawah Island where he will be competing in the U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion... Read More

Zylstra moves into Senior Azalea lead

Bill Zylstra of Plymouth, Mich., got hot on the back nine Thursday and vaulted into the lead heading into today's final round of the 18th annual Senior Azalea golf tournament being played at the Country Club of Charleston. Read More

Wiggins out with ACL injury

The College of Charleston's basketball fortunes have taken a big tumble with the announcement that defensive specialist Antwaine Wiggins will be lost for the 2009-10 season. During a preseason workout last week, the 6-7 forward tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Read More

Cougars lose Wiggins

The College of Charleston men's basketball team lost its best defensive player when Antwaine Wiggins suffers an offseason injury. Read More

Many dreaming of Augusta

No matter how tired they are after playing the equivalent of seven rounds of golf in five days, a sound night's sleep will be an impossibility for the two golfers who survive to compete in the final of the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship which begins Saturday at the Kiawah Island Club. Read More

Defending champs return for Senior Azalea

Defending champion Steve Johnson of Mequon, Wis., and defending Super Seniors champion Bob Hullender of San Antonio, head the field for the Senior Azalea, which will be played Wednesday through Friday at the Country Club of Charleston. Read More

Japan catch may tie bass record

It's a topic you certainly could debate, but I think the most hallowed record in fishing would have to be George Perry's 22-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass, caught from Georgia's Montgomery Lake in 1932. There have been several assaults on the record, most of them coming from California. Read More

Woodard repeats as champion

SEABROOK ISLAND -- One is pretty good, but back-to-back wins in the Women's South Carolina Golf Association Stroke Play Championship is extraordinary. Read More

Georgia sets record in win

Defending champion Georgia shattered its own tournament record with an 850, 14 under par, in capturing the Cougar Classic Monday at Yeamans Hall Club. The Bulldogs finished 17 shots in front of runner-up Florida State and 29 shots ahead of third-place North Carolina. Read More

Grind really on for players

A year ago, Matt Bettencourt was struggling to simply earn a spot in the Nationwide Tour Championship where he might have an opportunity to earn his PGA Tour playing privileges for 2009. Bettencourt was 94th on the money list and was trying to figure out a way to make it to the top 60, the cutoff point for the season-ending event where the top 25 money winners earn PGA Tour exemptions for the following season. Read More

Hit the surf for fall fishing fun

This is the time of the year when there are simply too many outdoor activities going on here in the Lowcountry. There's deer hunting and dove hunting. For those fortunate enough to have been selected, there's the opportunity to harvest an alligator. It's shrimp baiting season. Read More

Cougar Classic starts today at Yeamans Hall

Both College of Charleston and Charleston Southern kick off their 2009-10 women's golf seasons in the seventh annual Cougar Classic that will be played today and Monday at Yeamans Hall Club. Read More

Shrimp baiting season opens noon Friday

Look out for a mad rush at area boat ramps beginning at noon Friday. That's when the 2009 recreational shrimp baiting season officially opens, and you can bet there will be a logjam of shrimpers eager to get onto the water. Read More

Ben Burris tourney will endow P-G scholarship

Scott Burris said organizing a golf tournament in memory of his brother, Ben, has been therapeutic. Read More

Nisbet leads qualifying for U.S. Mid-Amateur

William Nisbet, who had not played in a golf tournament since high school, fired a 7-under-par 64 to lead U.S. Mid-Amateur sectional qualifying Monday at the Country Club of Charleston, earning one of six spots available for the U.S. Golf Association championship that will be played Oct. 3-8 at Kiawah Island Club. Read More