CONWAY, SC – Three-time Big South Player of the Year Dequesha McClanahan can now add Tournament MVP to her impressive resume after leading Winthrop to its first Big South Conference Championship in school history on Sunday with an 87-74 win over No. 1 seed High Point at the HTC Center. The Winthrop senior guard recorded […]
CONWAY, SC—The Winthrop men’s basketball team’s dream of an NCAA tournament berth ended on Sunday afternoon as the Eagles fell to Coastal Carolina 76-61 in the Big South Conference Championship title game at the HTC Center. Winthrop falls to 20-13 while Coastal Carolina improves to 21-12 and will now await the announcement of the NCAA […]
CONWAY, SC—Winthrop’s women knocked off Liberty 65-59 on Saturday night to advance to the title game of the 2014 Big South Conference Championship against top-seeded High Point at 5 p.m. Sunday in the HTC Center and aired on ESPN3. Dequesha McClanahan and Erica Williams led the Eagles with 15 and 14 points, respectively, while Tiffany […]
CONWAY, SC – Freshman guard Keon Johnson scored 16 points, including back-to-back baskets in the final two minutes that lifted Winthrop to a thrilling 80-79 win on Saturday over UNC Asheville in the semifinals of the Big South Men’s Basketball Championship at the HTC Center. With the victory the Eagles recorded their 20th win for […]
By late Spring, high-stakes Bingo will make its return to Rock Hill. Renovations are now underway at the former Bi-Lo in the Northeast Plaza shopping center to turn the former grocery store site into a Bingo hall for the Catawba Indian Nation. Permits were approved for the tribe’s facility in February and construction started March […]
Another sewer overflow was reported in Tega Cay Friday morning. Following heavy rains Thursday and today, Utilities, Inc. says three “reportable” overflows have occurred at one of the company’s sewage treatment plants. “Due to the elevated volume of waste water flowing through the collection system…the waste water level rose…and resulted in Sanitary Sewer Overflows at […]
The latest battle against the “Stand Your Ground” law is now in the South Carolina Legislature. Members of the general assembly’s legislative black caucus kicked off their campaign to repeal the law — which has gained notoriety following several shootings across the country. At a press conference Thursday, lawmakers said the 2006 law makes it […]
