Aiken standard sports. The past year brought with it state The Aiken County All-Star Basketball Classic returns for its sixth edition, pitting top high school seniors from Aiken County and beyond at Aiken The Aiken High School baseball team is a young one under coach Preston Dawson. Key performances by players in Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties helped seal up rivalry victories in the final week of high school football’s Two area high school football players have been selected to represent the Aiken Standard coverage area and the state of South Carolina in the 88th New Aiken High School head football coach Steve Hibbitts is excited about rebuilding the Hornets' program after successful stints in Augusta, Ga at Dec. All 12 Aiken area high school football teams are scheduled to play Aug. Defensive performances were front and center in Week 8 for high school football teams from Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties. Region 4-AAAA Another year has come and gone on the local sports front, and in 2025 there was no shortage of big stories here in the Aiken Standard coverage USC Aiken Men's Pacers took a commanding win in their annual rivalry game against the Augusta Jaguars, never trailing High school football season is ready to start for Aiken area teams after the preseason ended with jamboree scrimages. Support the Aiken Standard Investigative Fund: Our Public Service and Investigative reporting is the most important, and most expensive, work we Dec. Beltz is a University of South Carolina graduate. The football teams from Silver Bluff, Blackville-Hilda and Wagener-Salley high schools had their seasons come to an end in the second round of Dec. After wins, the Hornets will celebrate hard in the locker room. 93 carries for 614 yards, 7 TD. It had been 20 long years since Strom Thurmond's football team had played for a Finally, Friday night lights are back in the Aiken Standard coverage area. Get the latest high school and college sports news for Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell counties from the Aiken Standard. com. Mental mistakes hurt in a loss to South Aiken, which the High school football and baseball dominated the list of the most-read local sports stories in the Aiken Standard coverage area for 2024. Some of the area's usual suspects struck for gold, while others authored Read the Aiken Standard ePaper for the latest local news, sports, weather, and community updates in Aiken, South Carolina, delivered in a Get the latest high school football news in for Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell counties from the Aiken Standard. 9 pick: Local teams and athletes notched a bevy of championship wins in 2023. The department's big three sports — football, men's basketball and baseball — were each in their respective sport's basement this year. 154 of 261 for 2,159 yards, 21 TD. Dec. Running backs and defensive players across the Aiken area had big nights in Week 6 of high school football season. The playoff picture is becoming clearer for high school football teams from Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties following Week 9’s games. Contact him at Aiken-area high school football teams competed in both region and non-region games in Week 6 of the South Carolina High Week 1 of the high school football season is here, and the first Friday night of the season features eight games involving Aiken, Barnwell The USC Aiken men's basketball team led by double digits early and cruised to an 88-63 win over Flagler in the Peach Belt Strom Thurmond’s football team checks in at No. Kyle Dawson Aiken Standard sports editor Kyle Dawson is the sports editor of the Aiken Standard. City of Aiken Athletics / Sports The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation, and Tourism department offers a collection of athletic opportunities throughout the city. Former Aiken and North Augusta High School basketball star RJ Felton has been signed as an undrafted free agent by the NBA's Former Aiken and North Augusta High School basketball star RJ Felton has been signed as an undrafted free agent by the NBA's Indiana Pacers. 17—Author's note: The Standard 10 is our yearly preseason list of the top 10 high school football players to watch in the Aiken Standard coverage area. In 2025, plans for another new course Week 7 of the South Carolina High School League football season was full of standout performances from players in Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell counties. Eighteen teams from the High school baseball players from the Aiken Standard coverage area earned All-State and North-South All-Star honors from six Aiken area schools. Submit news, letters to the editor, photos, corrections and more to editorial@aikenstandard. 132 of 221 passing for 2,124 yards and 20 touchdowns, 67 carries for 481 yards and 8 South Aiken High School beat Aiken High School in the second round of the SCHSL boys' tennis Class AAAA state playoffs at the Odell Weeks Tennis Dec. Nous voudrions effectuer une description ici mais le site que vous consultez ne nous en laisse pas la possibilité. Friday night lights return this week to the Aiken Standard coverage area in the form of high school football jamborees, with the Six Aiken County high school basketball players were named All-State by the SCBCA. They represent North Augusta High School, Fox Creek Author's note: The Standard 10 is our yearly preseason list of the top 10 high school football players to watch in the Aiken Standard coverage area. 25—All-Aiken Standard Football First Team Offense Quarterback —Corey Tillman, North Augusta. 18—Editor's note: The Aiken Standard is counting down its top 10 local stories for 2025 from Dec. Key performances by players in Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties helped seal up rivalry victories in the final week of high school football’s Running backs and defenses set the tone in several Week 2 matchups involving high school football teams from Aiken, Barnwell and South Aiken High School's wrestling team got off to the start it needed Wednesday with wins over Midland Valley High School and Brookland-Cayce Aiken couldn’t hold on to a 19-7 halftime lead Thursday, and a fumble deep in Brookland-Cayce territory late in the fourth sealed the Hornets’ fifth Gianna Clemente, 16, is already a veteran in elite amateur golf tournaments like the Augusta National Women's Amateur and Junior Invitational Region play is almost fully underway for Aiken area high school football teams as they enter Week 7 of the South Carolina High School League Stay updated with the latest Aiken, SC local news, trending, crime map, sports, celebrity updates, stock market trends, and more. To support local journalism, sign up for a . Strong background in journalism Fall Break for Aiken area schools means a Thursday night football matchup between Aiken High and North Augusta in Week 7. Another year has come and gone on the local sports front, and in 2025 there was no shortage of big stories here in the Aiken USC Aiken softball player Lakyn Phillips has been named the Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week following her performance at Georgia Southwestern. A new era begins now for the USC Aiken women’s basketball program, with a new head coach in Brittany Batts, a new playing style and an South Carolina athletics will be glad to see 2025 end. The Aiken Standard is your daily source for USC Aiken and college sports news in Aiken, Edgefield, Barnwell counties. Kyle Editor's note: The Aiken Standard is counting down its top 10 local stories for 2024 from Dec. 18-31. Strom Thurmond dominated Liberty in the second round of the Class AA high school football playoffs, scoring 34 first-quarter points Aiken High’s boys’ cross country team won its 11th consecutive region championship in Gilbert, while Aiken’s girls finished On Friday, Oct 31, 2025, the Aiken Varsity Boys Football team lost their South Aiken High School game against South Aiken High School by a score of 7-23. The USC Aiken Department of Athletics on Wednesday announced a partnership with Under Armour and BSN SPORTS that will outfit all Pacer student-athletes beginning with the 2023 The past year brought with it state championships in a variety of sports and seasons for local individuals and teams. The Aiken Standard releases the 2024 All-Aiken Standard team for high school football. 25—All-Aiken Standard Football First Team Offense Quarterback —Xavier Geter, Midland Valley. What you need to know for Friday Night Lights. Barry Bornstein/Special to the Aiken Standard Participants took to Whitney Polo Field in this year's Pacers and Polo event. The 2024 edition of the Aiken County Jamboree took The USC Aiken baseball team poses with the paddle it won at SRP Park with its victory over rival Augusta University on March 26. 132 of 221 passing for 2,124 yards and 20 touchdowns, 67 carries for 481 yards and 8 touchdowns. Follow her on X @TaylorKaye09. The event was the final USC Aiken’s men’s basketball team brought in 11 new players following last season’s Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship, but The four Region 4-AAAA schools in Aiken Country have high expectations for their wrestling teams for the 2025-2026 season at the sports continues to gain traction. From sports leagues to tennis courts, softball Week 3 of high school football kicks off with region openers and rivalry matchups in Aiken-area. Last week the Aiken County Jamboree was played for There's plenty of things to watch this season in South Carolina High School League high school football in Aiken between new coaches, regions and 2024 High School Football Weekly Schedule Silver Bluff's Jameat Williams (8) reacts after catching a touchdown pass against McCormick. 19—Editor's note: The Aiken Standard is counting down its top 10 local stories for 2025 from Dec. The USC Aiken men's basketball team got back into the win column Saturday, leading for nearly the entire 40 minutes of a 71-52 win over Clayton State. The past year brought with it state championships in a variety of sports and High school football season has finally returned to the Aiken Standard coverage area. 15 in preseason jamborees, six taking part in the Aiken County Jamboree. Beltz is a University of Eleven of 12 Aiken-area high school football teams were in action Friday night in Week 4 of the South Carolina High School League season. The All-Aiken Standard Football First Team Offense Quarterback • Terrence Smith, South Aiken. In 2025, plans for another new course Looking for something to do in Aiken, Edgefield, and Barnwell counties? Search a comprehensive events calendar from the Aiken Standard. Players were chosen from The South Carolina High School League has released the state playoff brackets for basketball in all five classifications. Region championships and playoff spots are on the line in week 10 of high school football season for teams in Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties. 19—Editor's note: The Aiken Standard is counting down its top 10 local stories for 2024 from Dec. In 2025, plans for another new Dec. AIKEN 60, SOUTH AIKEN 54 Robbie McKenzie has a deal with his Aiken High boys' basketball team. They'll Dec. Taylor Beltz is a sports reporter for the Aiken Standard and the Post and Courier North Augusta. Aiken County will be well represented at the Lower State finals with four teams Rebel tradition is to win a lot of games and play deep into November and December, and in the years since their 2005 state title they had won at least 10 games in a season 11 times — but Our countdown of the year's top stories continues today with our No. North-South All High school football season resumed in the Aiken area after a couple of weeks off due to the effects of Helene, with the high school regular season extended. High school football season kicked off in Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield counties, with all but one of the area’s teams playing their season openers. 9 in the Aiken Standard’s top 10 stories of 2025, with the Rebels winning their first state championship in 20 years. 132 of 221 passing for 2,124 yards and 20 touchdowns, 67 carries for 481 yards and 8 South Aiken High School beat Aiken High School in the second round of the SCHSL boys' tennis Class AAAA state playoffs at the Odell Weeks Tennis North Augusta girls' basketball takes home the Class 4A state title in Florence against Westside with a score of 50-37, program's sixth title in nine USC Aiken’s men’s basketball team brought in 11 new players following last season’s Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship, but Oct. 7—Two area high school football players have been selected to represent the Aiken Standard coverage area and the state of South Carolina in the 88th Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. Aiken County continues to be a mecca for golf. This isn't a list of who we think Dec. High school cross country season wrapped up over the weekend with the SCHSL state championships at the Aiken Steeplechase Race Course. 45,093 likes · 5,127 talking about this. Aiken Standard. Aug. Week 11 marks the end of high school football’s regular season, and playoff positioning is up for grabs on Halloween for Aiken, Barnwell and South Aiken High School beat Aiken High School in the second round of the SCHSL boys' tennis Class AAAA state playoffs at the Odell Weeks Aiken High School held its first spring football game under new head coach Steve Hibbitts, takes over a Hornets program once again looking to rebuild. To Sports Editor at The Aiken Standard · Award-winning sports writer, editor and photographer with a demonstrated history of working in the newspaper industry. Contact him at kdawson@aikenstandard.