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Josh Cruse

Sports Editor / Distributor at The Columbia Star

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Richland Sertoma hosts lightning shortened 64th Annual Sportsarama

Richland Sertoma hosted an abbreviated 64th Annual Sportsarama at Keenan High School Friday, August 15. A.C. Flora 27, Eau Claire 0 The A.C. Flora Falcons and Eau Claire Shamrocks were the only teams to finish a game. Roper Wentzky threw threw touchdown passes as the Falcons defeated the Shamrocks 27-0. “We’ve grown accustomed to Roper doing what he does,” A.C. <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/richland-sertoma-hosts-lightning-shortened-64th-annual-sportsarama/">[…]</a>
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Airport soars to first state title

                              Find these pictures and many more here! The Airport Eagles scored five runs in the fifth inning and three in the sixth to defeat the Seneca Bobcats 10-0 Saturday, May 31 and sweep the 4A Baseball State Championship Series. Airport’s Braden Gross ended the game <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/airport-soars-to-first-state-title/">[…]</a>
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Falcons fly back to beat Blue Devils

Find these pictures and many more here! The A.C. Flora Falcons found themselves down 2-1 to the visiting Dreher Blue Devils midway through the second half but roared back to win 3-2 Thursday, April 10 in a Region 3-4A girls soccer match featuring two topped ranked teams. “With these games it’s the energy that comes with it,” A.C. Flora head <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/falcons-fly-back-to-beat-blue-devils/">[…]</a>
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Retirement, My Dear Watson

Family, friends, former players, and colleagues packed Thirsty Fellow to celebrate a surprise retirement party for Bob Watson Friday, April 11. Watson has been a part of the cardinal Newman community since the late ’60s. “It’s hard to put into words what this means to me,” Watson said. “When you see probably five decades of people here, it’s amazing. My <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/retirement-my-dear-watson/">[…]</a>
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Cardinals earn sweep of Hammond

Find these pictures and many more here! The Cardinal Newman Cardinals scored three goals in the final eight minutes of the first half en route to a 4-nil win over the Hammond Skyhawks Friday, April 11 in SCISA 4A Region 1 boys soccer action. “I think what was working then was the same thing that was working in the beginning; <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/cardinals-earn-sweep-of-hammond/">[…]</a>
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A Tribute to Airport’s Lawrence Gardner

Airport equipment manager Lawrence Gardner passed away Sunday, March 30. Airport High School will celebrate his life on Saturday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at Eagle Stadium. Here is an updated article from 2012 that was published in The Columbia Star. A lot has changed at Airport High School since 1969. One person that saw it all was Gardner. For <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/a-tribute-to-airports-lawrence-gardner/">[…]</a>
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Keenan back on top

                                    Find these pictures and many more here! For the first time since 2020, the Keenan Raiders are state champions following a 58-53 win over the Powdersville Patriots Thursday, March 6 in the 3A boys basketball State Championship. Three Raiders finished in double <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/keenan-back-on-top/">[…]</a>
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Ridge View wins back-to-back titles

                                  Find these pictures and many more here! The Ridge View Blazers won their second straight title following a 71-47 win over the Blythewood Bengals Friday, March 7 in the 5A Division 1 boys basketball State Championship. “I’m really happy for the young men,” <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/ridgeview-wins-back-to-back-titles/">[…]</a>
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Keenan moves on to 3A title game

Find this picture and many more here! Keenan’s Ty’heim McNeil made a free throw and Loris’s Jacobien Lewis missed a layup in the closing seconds as the Raiders slipped past the Lions 42-39 Friday, February 28 in the 3A Lower State final. Loris roared early with two free throws and a layup from Khalid Sherman, a bank shot and floater <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/keenan-moves-on-to-3a-title-game/">[…]</a>
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Bengals focused on putting Blythewood on the map

The Blythewood Bengals will be playing in the 5A Division 1 Upper State Championship following a 60-47 win over Rock Hill in the quarterfinals on February 24. “The coaching staff and the team alike are very excited,” Blythewood head coach Emily Schaeffer said. “They are ready to put in the work this week to get what we need to get <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/bengals-focused-on-putting-blythewood-on-the-map/">[…]</a>
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Blue Devils hang on against A.C. Flora

Find this picture and many more here! The Dreher Blue Devils outscored the A.C. Flora Falcons 13-9 late in the fourth quarter and withstood a last second shot by Will Willard to win 57-54 Tuesday, January 14 in a Region 3-4A game. “Hats off to Flora. We spent a lot of time preparing for them,” Dreher head coach A.J. Caldwell <a href="https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/blue-devils-hang-on-against-a-c-flora/">[…]</a>