| 8/31/2012 12:33:00
AM Ninety Six looks to improve | |||||||
NINETY SIX - Forgive Ninety Six High School football coach Chris Liner for not sugarcoating things. His team is coming off an ugly home loss to Emerald to open the season and tonight faces a Broome team looking to quickly rebuild under first-year coach Jet Turner. When the teams kick off at 7:30 at Ninety Six's Wilson-Campbell Stadium, the Wildcats will face the same run-heavy Wing-T offense Turner ran at Ware Shoals and Clover, which could be a problem if they tackle like they did against the Vikings.
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| 8/31/2012 12:28:00
AM Wildcats defeat Hornets Slow start doesn't hamper Ninety Six | |||||||
WARE SHOALS - With her team trailing early, Ninety Six High School volleyball coach Beth Miller got up off the bench, walked toward the sideline and seemed destined to call a timeout - or at least shout instructions to her players. Instead, Miller did nothing and let her Wildcats play. Eventually, Ninety Six erased a six-point deficit to win the first set en route to a three-set sweep against Ware Shoals 25- 20, 25-5, 25-8 on the road Thursday.
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| 8/29/2012 12:13:00 AM RISING RECEIVER Booker in the spotlight for Wildcats | ||||||
NINETY SIX -- Chris Liner wasted little time getting to a central point when he started talking about his top wide receiver, Ryan Booker. The Ninety Six High School football coach said Booker no longer had the opportunity to work behind departed, productive players such as Dante Pride, Karl Mingo or Corey Downs. They no longer surround him on offense, and as the No. 1 receiver, Booker has to be "that guy." "This year, he's kind of in the spotlight," Liner said. "We talked about that a lot in our team meeting on Sunday, how we've got some guys now that they're the Dante, they're the Karl, they're some of the ones that we've depended on over the years to make a lot of plays for us.
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| 8/12/2012 11:55:00 PM Ninety Six dedicates new schools | ||||||||||||||
NINETY SIX, SC – Greenwood School District 52 officially dedicated their new combination Ninety Six High School/Edgewood Middle School on Sunday afternoon, opening their doors to hundreds students, future students, their families and the rest of the Ninety Six community. The new 180,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility represents the culmination of four years of blood, sweat and tears from everyone involved in the two schools, from the school board all the way down to the last incoming sixth-grader at Edgewood. “Today is a good day,” Ninety Six principal Rex Ward told GwdToday. “Everything has been building toward today and the first day of school. I’m glad it’s finally here.” The new facility is two schools in one, with a dividing point in the cafeteria which has a retractable wall to separate the middle school from the high school. There is wireless internet throughout the entire school and smart boards – dry erase boards that double as computer monitors and connect to the internet – in every classroom. The two schools have separate entrances and gymnasiums. County Council District Two representative Mark Allison was on hand for the dedication. “Ninety Six really needed two new schools,” Allison told GwdToday while admiring the middle school gym. “It’s nice to have these facilities here in Ninety Six to help better prepare our students for the challenges they’ll face in today’s world.” |
| 8/23/2012 12:11:00 AM New faces to step up for Wildcats Ninety Six volleyball team moves up to Class AA this season | ||||
NINETY SIX - Great players come and go at Ninety Six High School, but losing them does not seem to trouble Wildcats coach Beth Miller. She preaches what she calls The Wildcat Way, and with the team losing a strong group of seniors, including two-time Lakelands Player of the Year Jenny Bailey, and moving up to Class AA, Miller made it known the goals and expectations haven't changed a bit. "We've had other great volleyball players here in this school district, and somebody's always stepped up and took the challenge and done what they're supposed to do," Miller said. This season, the burden of stepping up will likely fall heavily on Anna-Grace Bryant and Quasha Williams, juniors who played important roles on a 2011 team which won the program's 11th consecutive region title. The team loses Bailey, Chandler Hepler and setter Dee Thompson, but brings back a large junior-laden roster.
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| 8/23/2012 12:03:00 AM NINETY SIX'S NEW DIGS Students at combo school get first look at high-tech facilities | |||||||
NINETY SIX - The first day of school complete, sophomore Hunter May quipped he missed the old Ninety Six High School, with its condemned wing and portable classrooms. "I will miss the trailer park," May said, a smile on his face. "It's not Ninety Six without the trailer park." Welcome to the new Ninety Six. The combination middle school/high school hosted its first students Wednesday, a day Ninety Six administrators said had typical first-day hiccups, but overall, ran as smooth as expected. Students who arrived at the school - after enduring a traffic jam at South Cambridge Street and Johnston Road, an issue that will persist with four schools so closely located - found an educational institution replete with technological advancements seldom seen.
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| 8/22/2012 12:06:00 AM Chaney in mix for 'Cats No. 2 QB moves to wide receiver | |||||
NINETY SIX - Ninety Six High School's Jo-Jo Chaney has craved making the big hit. Now, he has a chance to make the big catch. After starting at cornerback and mostly waiting behind starting quarterback Hunter Watson last season, a change in philosophy gives Chaney opportunities to become Watson's go-to wide receiver. "If you get a good smack on somebody, you want to play defense," said Chaney, a junior. "And on offense, there's nothing like getting the ball and scoring." That's why Chaney is excited about the Wildcats' new pistol offense. Although Chaney started the 2011 season's first two games behind center while Watson healed from a shoulder injury, Chaney was not on the field with Ninety Six's offense as much as he preferred. Entering Friday's season opener against Emerald, Chaney will not only start at cornerback, he also will start at slot receiver. Chaney was receptive to the change, dating to the spring. "At the end of last season, I wasn't getting much playing time on offense, mostly because Hunter was at quarterback," Chaney said. "And the coaches said they wanted to try me at receiver this year. And I said, 'OK, I'd like that.' And it progressed from there." |
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| 8/8/2012 NO HORSEPLAY Two teenagers receive top honors | ||||||
Two area teenagers involved in the 4-H youth development program received top honors July 25-28 at the 2012 State 4-H Congress at Clemson University. Casey Miller and Jordan Lake are both accomplished 4-Hers. Casey Miller, 17, of Greenwood County's Kirksey community was named a National 4-H Conference delegate, and she is eligible for a trip to conference in Washington. D.C. With the award comes a $500 educational scholarship. Additionally, Miller also won a National 4-H Congress scholarship, based on her state 4-H portfolio submitted in May and she completed an interview. The Congress honor includes a $500 educational scholarship and a trip to National 4-H Congress in Atlanta. She was also recently selected as a 4-H Horse Ambassador. Earlier this week, Miller competed at the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships in Perry, Ga.
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| /8/2012 12:22:00 AM A NEW WORLD Ninety Six MLB brings strong play to 'Cats' defense | ||||||
NINETY SIX - Eddie Emery found himself in a new world. The Ninety Six High School football player had never experienced the constant preparation for football he ran into when he came to the South. Until the start of second semester last winter, he lived in Bloomsburg, Pa., where football was primarily an in-season pursuit. So, he's had to plunge head-first into small-town Southern, small-town football, and he seems to have taken to it. "We run and lift weights every day, four days out of the week," said Emery, who added his former school was about the size of Ninety Six. "Coming from a program that only started two weeks before school going two-a-days, it's been a lot different, but I feel it's been beneficial."
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