SC State opens the 2026 football season Aug. 29 vs. Savannah State with a stadium whiteout. Review tickets, parking, bag rules and access policies before game day.
- Florence Chamber of Commerce
The Florence Chamber’s golf classic at Traces Golf Club on Oct. 1, 2026, is sold out. Registered golfers receive lunch, prizes and a chance at a $25,000 shootout.
- Orangeburg County School District
Orangeburg County School District opens the 2026 season with five high school football matchups, including Orangeburg-Wilkinson’s first game in its new stadium.
- Florence Chamber of Commerce
Darlington Raceway’s 2027 NASCAR schedule features two marquee race weekends, opening with an April 2-4 tripleheader across all three national series.
- Florence Chamber of Commerce
The Hope Invitational pairs a stroke play golf championship and Champions Dinner to support House of Hope of the Pee Dee’s Christ-centered recovery programs.
- SC Department of Natural Resources
Rascal wins the Edisto Invitational Billfish Tournament, nearly capturing the Series title after a late rally of blue marlin and sailfish releases in South Carolina.
- South Carolina State University
South Carolina State University will host a Women’s Basketball Elite Camp on Saturday, Aug. 8, for girls ages 14-18, featuring skills instruction, drills and live competition.
The 2026 McLeod for Health Florence Open brings top women’s tennis players to Florence, raising breast cancer awareness and funding mammogram scholarships.
SC State assistant athletic director Kendrick D. Lewis has been appointed to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame Board, recognizing his leadership in collegiate athletics.
Bull Pen’s father-and-son crew battled rough weather and a late bite to win the 2026 Carolina Billfish Classic on Father’s Day at Charleston Harbor.
Orangeburg County School District names Kamrie Connell interim head football coach at Lake Marion High, highlighting his coaching record and student focus.
Wilson High School athletic director Derrick McQueen earns NIAAA Certified Master Athletic Administrator status and shares details of the Block "W" leadership program.
Capt. Bubba Roof’s Game On won the 2026 HMY Lowcountry Cup with a last-minute blue marlin release, capping a record field and strong bite off South Carolina.
South Carolina State University is reinstating women’s golf and has named alumnus and former pro golfer Edward Halsell head coach and Hillcrest Golf Course manager.
- Orangeburg County School District
Orangeburg County School District names veteran coach Tommy Brown head football coach at Edisto High School, bringing 40+ years of leadership and mentoring.
- Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Orangeburg
Pee Dee Electric awarded full Sports Camp Scholarships to two elementary students to attend overnight basketball camps at N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill.