The South Florence High School duo of Matt Brault and Jackson Salley took first place in the S.C. State High School Bass Fishing Championship held Saturday , April 10 at Lake Wylie.

Sophomores Gracie Davis and Brittany Sehnke combined for 30 kills and 29 digs to lead Francis Marion University in a four-set loss (18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-18) to Georgia College Friday in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action. 

Freshman right fielder Kolby Crepeau drilled a 3-run double and senior shortstop Todd Mattox drove in two runs to help Francis Marion to a 5-2 victory over Flagler College in game one of Saturday’s Peach Belt Conference baseball doubleheader. 

West Florence High School Boys’ Soccer Coach Billy Andrews celebrated with his players following the Knights’ 5-3 victory over Spring Valley on March 29.

Former Francis Marion University guard and 2008 graduate Brittany Young has been named the head women’s basketball coach at Austin Peay State University. 

Francis Marion saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end Sunday as the Patriots dropped both ends of their Peach Belt Conference doubleheader to Lander, 11-3 and 10-3 on Sunday. 

The Francis Marion Uni-versity men’s and women’s tennis team each lost a nar-row 4-3 decision to Barton College, Sunday in non-con-ference action.

As the High School eSports League regular season ends with a powerful showing from all ten Florence 1 Esports teams, one team, the Rocket League group, has advanced and will compete for the National Championship as one of two undefeated teams...

A last-second three-point attempt came up short and the Francis Marion Univer-sity men’s basketball team fell to USC Aiken 73-70 on Saturday in Peach Belt Con-ference men’s basketball action.

Despite a career day by sophomore goalkeeper Makayla Willets, Francis Mar-ion University’s women’s soccer team fell to Flagler College 3-0 on Sunday in Peach Belt Conference action.

The University of North Georgia plated four runs on only two hits in the first inning as the Nighthawks went on to claim a 5-2 win over Francis Marion Saturday in Peach Belt Confer-ence baseball action.

A pair of late second-half turnovers helped fuel a 7-0 run by Lander as the Bearcats claimed an 84-80 victory over Francis Marion Saturday in Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball action. 

Francis Marion placed three players scoring in double figures, but an 11-0 spurt midway through the third quarter enabled second-ranked and unbeaten Lander to pull away for an 81-61 Peach Belt Conference victory Saturday in women’s basketball action. 

Francis Marion center Lauryn Taylor poured in a career-high 23 points, but a late 12-0 run allowed Clayton State to escape with a 77-75 win over the Lady Patriots, Saturday in Peach Belt Conference women’s basketball action. 

Sophomore shortstop Megan Matsil blasted a three-run homer and sophomore right-handers Rachel Davis and Taylor Florea tossed complete-game efforts to help Francis Marion to a sweep of a non-conference softball doubleheader with Converse College on Sunday.