Barry Byers

The Justin Worley-to-Robert Joseph passing combination is starting to resemble a high school version of Joe Montana to Jerry Rice when they played in the NFL.

The South Carolina Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) has announced the members of the 2009 Palmetto Champions All-Star Team and the list includes a player and a coach inside The Herald's circulation area.

Todd Bowser has stepped down from coaching the Fort Mill varsity basketball team after two seasons.

Considering all the good basketball teams, players and coaches Northwestern High School has had since opening its doors for the first time in 1971, the Trojans should have made it to the state championship at least once.

Fort Mill wrestlers Max Simons, Brandon Feix, Thomas Mockridge and Jonathan Miskelly got into a little spat before practice Wednesday afternoon. Two wanted it known that they have come up with a nickname. The other two said "no, we don't want anybody to know it."

The free throw line has been a dead zone, a frightful place for Northwestern's boys basketball team to be in a tight game.

Northwestern's three big men aren't the biggest by any stretch as far as Class AAAA basketball goes.

CHARLOTTE -- Because we latch onto the tangible, folks are constantly intrigued by the 40-yard dash times and other workouts at the NFL scouting combine. But the real work in Indianapolis is often done behind the scenes, and the interviews prospects have with teams are often more important than anything they do running around in shorts.

SIMPSONVILLE -- Fresh off the Class AAAA state duals championship, Rock Hill's Bearcats had another productive Saturday in the Upper State individuals tournament at Hillcrest High School.

Being highly regarded in boys soccer has become a tradition at Northwestern High School, which has won two of the last three South Carolina Class AAAA state championships.