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Blackville-Hilda's Breyanna Williams (pictured with her parents, Kenyatta and Maurice Williams) accepts her 2025 SCCAWS Track Player of the Year Award at the SCCAWS Player of the Year Banquet held at The Cotton Press in Little Mountain, S.C. on June 11.

Breyanna Williams receives SCCAWS Track Player of Year award

Breyanna Williams earned the Track Player of the Year Award after winning three State Championships and collecting a second-place finish in a fourth event. 

Barnwell Track and Field teams competed at Region Championships

T’avion Johnson qualified to compete at the Lower State Championships in the long jump, 100-meter dash, and 200-meter dash, based on his Region Championships finishes. 

The Barnwell Warhorse Track and Field teams competed at the Region 6-AA Region Championships last Wednesday, May 1. Woodland High School served as the host school for the Region meet, that is a …

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Seniors Reagan Still and Gylian Googe are honored on Senior Night, where JDA defeated Patrick Henry Academy 9-2. 

Raiders sail past Patriots 9-2

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Robert Young
Young to guide Denmark Tech men’s soccer into next chapter
DENMARK - Denmark Technical College has named Robert Young as the new head men’s soccer coach, bringing a fresh perspective and a player-focused coaching style to one of the …
Williston-Elko’s I’yana Robinson was named to the SCCAWS A All-State Team.
3 Barnwell County softball players named All-State
Barnwell County softball was well represented at the SCCAWS All-State presentation at the North-South All-Star Game Thursday, June 5 at Lexington High School.  At the North-South All-Star …
Lane Evans and his parents, Hollie and Blair at the WJBF All Sports Awards Show.
Lane Evans named CSRA Soccer Player of the Year
Barnwell Warhorse star football and soccer player, Lane Evans, was honored as the CSRA Soccer Player of the Year by WJBF TV.  The WJBF CSRA All Sports Awards Show was filmed at WJBF in …
WR coach Andre Simmons celebrates winning the UFL Championship with his mom, Thomas Ann Elmore.
Former Hawk Andre Simmons celebrates UFL Championship as a coach
Andre Simmons played wide receiver for the Blackville-Hilda Hawks and later returned to Blackville as an assistant coach under Hawks Hall of Fame coach David Berry. Coach Simmons can now add UFL …
Barnwell Venom were runners-up in the 14-team Barnwell tournament on June 1.
Barnwell Venom 14U team plays 8 games in 2 days
The Barnwell Venom softball team is hitting the tournament softball schedule in a big way this summer.  The Venom hosted a tournament in Barnwell on Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1. In …

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Barnwell 10U All-Stars finished second at the District 6 Diamond Youth Series Tournament on June 1.

Barnwell 10U All-Stars claim 2nd place

The Barnwell 10U (10 years and younger) All-Star Team came away as runners-up in the Diamond Youth Series District 6 Softball Tournament Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1. The All-Star …
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Baseball nerd gets winning hit with book on the ‘Big Cat’

Jerry Grillo is a self-confessed baseball nerd. Born in New York, he moved South as a young child and was about 12 years old when he started memorizing players’ hitting averages, the teams they …
Breyanna Williams is 3x State Champion and SCCAWS Class A Track & Field Player of the Year.

Breyanna Williams named Class 'A' Track & Field Player of the Year

The Blackville-Hilda Track and Field Team had a great 2025 season. Despite the season ending almost three weeks ago, more honors keep rolling in for the Hawks. Breyanna Williams has been named …

Barnwell Baseball Softball Association 2025 Team Snapshots

During its closing ceremony May 2 at Lemon Park, the Barnwell Baseball Softball Association bestowed these awards: • Bobby Davis Award (Daniel Alexander) - Softball coach who displays …
Namair Anderson signed to play football at Newberry College.

Namair Anderson signs to play football at Newberry College

Blackville-Hilda Hawks multi-sport star athlete Namair Anderson signed to play football at Newberry College. In a signing ceremony last week in the Blackville-Hilda Hawks gymnasium, Namair signed in …
Tiera Arnold.

Tiera Arnold signs with Johnson C. Smith University

Barnwell Warhorse multi-sport athlete Tiera Arnold has signed to play softball at Johnson C. Smith University, where she plans to major in psychology and minor in sports management.  …

Tony Cherry was joined by his mother, Shaniqua Hammond, and Barnwell head football coach Brian Smith for his signing day to play football at Coffeyville Community College.

Tony Cherry signs with Coffeyville to play football

Barnwell Warhorse offensive lineman Tony Cherry signed to play football at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas, where he plans to major in welding.  After college he …
Blackville-Hilda L.A.D.Y. (Loving and Dedicating Yourself) Hawks Football Clinic

Blackville-Hilda Hawks host “LADY” clinic

The Blackville-Hilda L.A.D.Y. (Loving and Dedicating Yourself) Hawks Football Clinic featured ladies of all ages coming together to learn a little bit more about the game of football that their sons, …
Coach Rushani Burke with his State Champions. Breyanna Williams earned 3 State Championships (100 m, 200 m, and 400 m) and Jamarion Kirkland outjumped the field to earn a State Championship in the long jump.

Hawks flying high after State Track and Field Championships

The Blackville-Hilda Hawks track and field team had an excellent showing at the 2025 1-A State Track and Field Championships on May 15 at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia. The Hawks had …
Quaide Overton

Williston's Quaide Overton signs to play baseball at Erskine

On Friday, May 9, the auditorium at Williston-Elko High School was filled with teammates, friends and family as Quaide Overton officially celebrated the next step in his baseball journey. There was a …

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