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Shamieka B. Sims Staff WriterHerald Independent
The Fairfield Central High School (FCHS) Griffins will host First round Class 2AA Basketball playoff games this week.
The FCHS girls’ basketball team will...
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Shamieka B. Sims Staff WriterHerald Independent
WINNSBORO — Fairfield Central High School held a press conference Feb. 6 where two of their senior football players made decisions that will affect the rest...
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Shamieka B. Sims Staff WritierHerald Independent
FAIRFIELD COUNTY — The Fairfield Central Lady Griffins have made it to the playoffs and will play at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at Fairfield Central High School. The Gr...
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Shamieka B. Sims Staff WriterHerald Independent
WINNSBORO — The Fairfield Central Lady Griffins defeated Pelion 51-39, advancing their record to 16-4. Jada Martin scored 20 points in the victory against P...
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Shamieka B. Sims Staff WriterHerald Independent
FAIRFIELD COUNTY — The Fairfield Central High School Griffins and Lady Griffins took the floor for their final home game on Tuesday night. This was both tea...
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Shamieka B. Sims Staff WriterHerald Independent
WINNSBORO – The Lady Griffins basketball team finished last year’s season 17-6, placing them second in the conference. The team is returning nine out of 12 ...
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Shamieka B. Sims Staff WriterHerald Independent
WINNSBORO — The Mighty Griffins of Fairfield Central High School have fought hard to make it to the Class AA Division 1 State Championship. The road has not...
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Shamieka B. Johnson Staff WriterHerald Independent
The Griffins played hard tonight to pull off a 27-10 victory over the Cheraw Braves. They will go on next week to play for the Upstate Championship. Stay tu...
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Shamieka B. Sims Staff WriterHerald Independent
The Griffins captured a 50-0 victory over Crescent Friday night in the second round of the playoffs.
Next week in the third round of the playoffs the 9-2 ...
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Shamieka B. Sims Staff WriterHerald Independent
Fairfield Central High School Griffins ended their regular season with a 57-6 victory over the North Central Knights. The Griffins came out in the first qua...
Griffins ready to take flight in seven-on-seven drills WINNSBORO — The off season is anything but “off” for the Fairfield Central Griffins football team. On June 19 at 5 p.m., the Griffins will begin their seven-on-seven drills in Chester County against Lewisville and South Pointe.
With no offensive or defensive lines, the drill are used to work out skill players. There is no pass rush, no physical contact and a standing five-count for the quarterback to throw the football. Seven-on-seven drill...
Westwood names Winnsboro man head baseball coach Lucas Vance
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WINNSBORO — Local resident Jonathan Burroughs has been named the new head coach of Redhawks baseball at Westwood High School in Blythewood.
With more than nine years of experience coaching high school baseball, this is his first head coaching job.
Burroughs, 35, spent 1998-1999 coaching at Loris High School while attending Coastal Carolina University. After that he coached at Mauldin High School in Greenville ...
Fairfield Central to host golf tournament June 27 in Columbia Lucas Vance
Staff writer
WINNSBORO — The Fairfield Central football team will host its third annual golf tournament at the Oak Hills Golf Club in Columbia on June 27.
All proceeds will benefit the Fairfield Central football program and the Junior Griffin Camp in July. Golf has always been a passion of head football coach Demetrius Davis and he hopes to have businesses and alumni from around Fairfield County involved in the tournament to...
Richard Winn Academy teaches youth, basketball fundamentals Lucas Vance
Staff Writer
WINNSBORO — Richard Winn Academy held a boys and girls youth basketball camp last week to teach fundamentals.
RWA’s head coach Jason Haltiwanger along with Assistant Coach Rhetta Taylor ed the instructional camp that focused on passing, dribbling and shooting.
The camp consisted of two age groups including rising first-graders through fourth-graders and rising fifth-graders through seventh-graders. The RWA boy...
Fairfield Central awards outstanding play at banquet Fairfield Central Award Winners
JV Baseball
Vinson Beaver — Griffin Award
Antonio Jackson — Hustle Award
Varsity Baseball
Javaris Cook – Best Offensive Player
Jarvois Kennedy — Most Improved Player
Stanley McManus — Best Defensive Player
Compton Walker – Most Valuable Player
All Region Awards Baseball — Jarvois Kennedy & Compton Walker
JV Softball
Felicia Tolbert — Most Improved Player
Tameshia Woodard — Best D...
Foster headed to Coffeyville Community College Lucas Vance
Staff Writer
WINNSBORO — Fairfield Central’s Devonta’ Foster showed his athletic prowess during his senior year.
During the fall, Foster was a defensive leader for a Griffins football team that reached the AA state championship and narrowly missed earning a medal at the AA state track championships during the spring.
His time of 10.91 in the 100-meter was just one hundredth of a second behind the third place finisher and o...
Lady Eagle softball players recognized Richard Winn Academy recently honored select softball players at its spring sports banquet. The Lady Eagles softball team qualified for the SCISA AA state playoffs but were eliminated in the first round. Shown are, front row from the left, Grier Hensley, Middle School Most Improved; and Kimmy Albert, MS Eagle Award. Back row are, from the left, Jordan Parris, Varsity Eagle Award; Sarah Coleman, Most Improved; Bailey Taylor, Slugger Award and ...
Shining track star headed to Claflin University Lucas Vance
Staff Writer
WINNSBORO — Fairfield Central senior Aliyah Miller will take her talents to Claflin University this fall.
Miller is coming off a track season where she earned the gold medal in the state championship in the 100-meters with a time of 12.31. Earning the gold was a culmination of hard work that began when she was 6 years old.
While attending V.V. Reid Elementary School in Columbia, Miller’s physical education tea...
Richard Winn Academy honors athletes at award’s banquet WINNSBORO — Richard Winn Academy handed out awards at their award’s banquet last week for Winter and Spring sports. Highlighted, were the Lady Eagles SCISA-AA state championship team.
Richard Winn Athletic Banquet Awards WINNSBORO — Richard Winn Academy handed out awards for outstanding performances during their athletics banquet. Award winners from the fall semester, including football, volleyball and cheerleading were named. Winter and Spring sports winners will be recognized May 28.
A new Eagle joins Richard Winn WINNSBORO — A new coach will be at the helm for Richard Winn football next fall. Coach Dan Dickerson got his first chance to evaluate talent over eight days this spring and he was encouraged with what he saw, particularly in team speed.
Dickerson spent this year coaching the offensive line at Riverside High in Greer, where he also coached track. He previously was a head coach at McCormick and at Woodruff high schools. This is his first time...
Fairfield Central Griffins hold annual Spring Game Lucas Vance
Staff Writer
WINNSBORO — The Fairfield Central Griffins football team held their annual spring game this past Friday at E.K. Mclendon stadium.
The spring game is essentially an intra-squad scrimmage that pits the offense against the defense. A special scoring system was used to allow the defense to accumulate points in competition with the offense.
A touchdown was worth six points, a field goal was worth three points, and ...
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