Category: Sports Update

Rugby is coming to the City of Seneca. Earlier this month at their regular meeting, the Seneca City Council approved an agreement to allow rugby to be played on Gignilliat Field, explains Seneca Mayor Pro-tem Ronnie O’Kelley. “There is a group out of Clemson that wants to put an organization in, they do rugby and rugby is not in this […]

Tamassee-Salem Middle and High School announce changes to their Homecoming activities planned for Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. The C-Team girls play at 10:30am, the C-Team boys play at noon, the Varsity Girls play at 1:30pm and the Varsity boys play at 3pm. An Alumni “Parade of Champions” walk takes place at the end of the varsity girls’ game and all […]

It is gameday for the Clemson Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners. The winner of today’s Orange Bowl game in Miami, FL earns a spot in the national championship. The winner of the 4pm game on ESPN faces either Alabama or Michigan State who play at 8pm in the other national semi-final game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.

Clemson University Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney confirmed Wednesday morning that three players, wide receiver Deon Cain, kicker Ammon Lakip, and tight end J.J. McCullough, were sent home from the team’s Orange Bowl trip. ESPN reports that the three Clemson Tiger players failed drug tests. According to WSPA, Coach Swinney said Lakip graduated and won’t return to Clemson, McCullough can […]

Congratulations to Clemson University Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney for being named the Associated Press college football coach of the year. Swinney lead the Tigers to an unbeaten regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference Title and top seed in the College Football Playoff. Swinney is the first Clemson University coach to win the award.

Yon Radford and Jamie Wooten have been named Interim Co-Athletic Directors at Seneca High School effective immediately. They assume the day to day activities of the athletic department after the resignation of Duke Lee. Radford is in his eighth year at Seneca High School. He served as Defensive Coordinator for the 2015 Region Champion Bobcat Football team. Radford has served […]

Seneca High School announces that Athletic Director Duke Lee is resigning effective immediately. Coach Lee released this statement, “At this time, I have decided to resign effective immediately from my position as Director of Athletics at Seneca High School. As this chapter of my life closes, I eagerly await what God has in store for me. For all that I […]

For the third year in a row, Seneca High School is accepting applications for new head football coach after Brett Turner announced he would not return next year. Seneca High School Principal Cliff Roberts said, “We were in a really tight spot last May, and Coach Turner agreed to step in and help the program through a tough transition. Coach […]

On Tuesday, the Board of Trustees for the University of South Carolina announced approval of construction on a new football facility, which is to be adjacent to the recently completed indoor practice facility and the practice fields. The 100,000 square foot facility, estimated at $50 million, will house the football offices, meeting rooms, weight room, training room, locker room and […]