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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing top 3 teams for La Salle transfer Jhamir Brickus
Jhamir Brickis is one of the top point guards in the NCAA Basketball transfer portal. Which teams are in the running to land him?. Although they finished 10th in the Atlantic 10 standings this past season, La Salle had one of the more entertaining backcourts in the league. One of those guards was Jhamir Brickus, a four-year starter who is coming off a career-high 13.9 ppg and 4.8 apg, shooting 40% from three-point range.
USC Aiken softball splits on day 2 of Peach Belt Conference Tournament
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The USC Aiken softball team recorded a 3-1 victory over Augusta before falling by a 7-3 count to Flagler in an elimination game at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. The Pacers are now 29-22 on the season. In the bottom of the first inning, Jena Dewalt...
From rainy Sunday to scorching highs in the 80s
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) -- As we begin our upcoming workweek; Sunday night rain showers are predicted to clear out. It's also anticipated that a low-pressure system will depart and that high pressure will move southeast. As the system approaches on Monday, the temperatures will begin to climb, but the dry...
RCSD: One juvenile shot, two bit by K9s after chase
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after deputies were involved in a shooting that resulted in one juvenile being shot and 2 others being bit by canines. On Sunday around 5:00 p.m., K9 Deputies spotted a stolen vehicle out of Lexington Police Department at...
Columbia Fire responds to two house fires on Saturday; multiple people displaced
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia Fire says multiple people were displaced in two separate house fires on Saturday, one resulting in minor injuries. A department spokesperson said the first fire happened around 10 a.m. in the 2000 block of Smith Street. Fire officials said the fire started on the outside but spread to the attic. There were no injuries, but an adult and four children were forced out of the home.
One person shot, two bitten by K9s in confrontation with Richland County deputies
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after deputies were involved in an incident that ended with one person under 18 shot multiple times and two others bitten by K9 deputies. The sheriff's department released the following account of the incident. Sunday at around 5 p.m., deputies spotted a...
Crime victims’ services at risk of 40% federal funding cut
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Victim advocates voiced their concerns on Friday about services that could be lost after cut backs in federal funding. Organizations that work closely with the Crime Victim Services Division of the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office are asking the South Carolina General Assembly for funding to help offset those cuts.
Gamecocks Score Early and Often to Take Down No. 21 Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Gamecocks Athletics) – Four runs over the first and second innings pushed the South Carolina softball team (31-17, 7-12) past No. 21 Kentucky (29-17, 7-12) 5-2 Friday night (April 26). Four different Carolina players had two hits on the night, Denver Bryant, Riley Blampied, Zoe Laneaux, and...
Bat Cats prepare for bounce back series against South Carolina
Following its first conference series loss of the season, No. 4 Kentucky baseball will head to Columbia, South Carolina, for a weekend series against No. 24 South Carolina. The visiting Wildcats enter the weekend first in the SEC East with a 15-3 conference record with only the one SEC series loss.
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