by The Standard | Feb 1, 2020 | Michael Reed
I just had the opportunity to speak with Hunter Thomas, sports information director with Florence-Darlington Technical College. Hunter said the Stingers are scheduled to play their first home games at their brand new ballfields, located on the Florence Darlington...
by The Standard | Nov 14, 2019 | Michael Reed
The Baseball Writers Association announced the Most Valuable Players of the 2019 season tonight as Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bellinger’s performance this year garnered him 47 home runs and led the league...
by The Standard | Oct 26, 2019 | Laura Geggel
Testosterone plays a major role in why men run faster than women, on average. (Image: © Dima Sidelnikov/Shutterstock) —- Running is a sport that both men and women enjoy, whether they’re racing in a 5K or a marathon, or competing for a team or their...
by The Standard | Aug 8, 2019 | Michael Reed
The American sprinter teams are now home from the Pan American U20 Championships at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, and they are celebrating. The men’s and women’s USA U20 teams broke back-to-back World U20 records at the races in Costa Rica. Cory Mull...
by The Standard SC | Jul 5, 2019 | Eric Barnes
“You take a regular size cork like you would have in a wine bottle and wrap it in masking tape. That is how you make a cork ball.” Jake Jaco pulls from his pocket one of the cork balls used in a tournament he put on in 1993 at his family’s bar, Jaco’s Corner. “It was...