Sports Director for WCIV in Charleston, SC. Father to beautiful daughters Erin and Abby, Husband to Cally, Storyteller, Sports Fanatic! Thats about it.
This is one of the greatest signing days you will ever see. Hanahan’s Cooper Dawson picks Syracuse- but does it by first telling close friend Kingsley Feinman. Kingsley announces the decision- Dawson adds that Kingsley taught him the only disability is a bad attitude.
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That Cooper Dawson kid at Hanahan, man, he's special. Can't get enough of the video of his commitment with Kingsley Feinman. Here are the two of them explaining it in their own words. This commitment to
@CuseFootball
- just outstanding. What signing day should be.
Simply put, this is the Dakereon Joyner the lowcountry has known since he was a KID at Fort Dorchester. Now he's a man, an MVP of a Bowl Game, and the emotion of this interview is 100% real. The tears, true. Dude cares, tremendously, about USC. This is why they play bowl games.
I don't often do commentary on-air. This one I thought was worth it to do. I posted about it yesterday. Lots of people saw and liked the post. I meant every word of it-- and tonight, wanted to add a bit, and show a few more pictures of a pretty special day. Thanks to Justin Smoak
This is the absolute best. Parker White just landed in Charleston. Parents & grandparents, waiting already fully decked out in Packers gear. Grandma announcing his signing to passengers arriving.
And coincidence, landing at the same time- Harris Pastides. There to greet him.
If any UNC Tar Heels are wondering how deep your newest commit, Paxson Wojcik's ties are to Chapel Hill.
Here you go. Sent to me by his dad, Doug, before Brown played at UNC.
This is the best news I’ve heard/seen in a while. Featured Ben Steele, The Citadel’s kicker battling cancer in September.
This is Ben Steele today. Ringing the bell.
"I want to give up so many times throughout the day, but I have people behind me with all the support"
@CitadelFootball
P/K Ben Steele is battling cancer. But living life. Made it on the sideline last week in NC, immediately after treatment. More games to come. Caught up w/Ben.
This is really, really telling to me. We hear often about "Clemson Family" or "Clemson Culture" from the Tigers... But how about the opponent. Drue Tranquill met Christian Wilkins at the Campbell Trophy ceremonies... A Facetime between Dabo and Wilkins showed him...
This is wonderful. ESPN's Holly Rowe says in 26 years of covering college football, Clemson's Christian Wilkins is her favorite player she's ever covered. Says quite a bit about his character. Also great stuff from Holly on her latest cancer scans, and how well she's doing.
By the way, I think Harris Pastides is a dude who just seems to enjoy being a University president and genuinely likes South Carolina. Why not just toss him some more cash, hook him up with another Mini Cooper, and let the reunion tour become an official deal.
Longtime Citadel janitor Dwight Holmes means a ton to the cadets in Echo & Hotel companies. Today, they surprised him to let him know exactly how much he means to them. Overwhelming, to say the least. A lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan, will now fulfill a lifelong dream. His reaction
I’d say the 3 biggest USC wins of the past 4 years are 2019 over UGA, 2021 over UNC in the Bowl, and tonight over Tennessee.
A major, major cog in all 3 of those wins- Dakereon Joyner.
For all the trials & tribulations. In the biggest wins- the Fort D grad shows up biggest.
Man, this says it all. Jared Bednar spent hours, upon days, upon years grinding in North Charleston’s Ice Palace. At heart, he’s a minor league guy who made it huge. His life carved out in Charleston.
He wells up, emotion speaks for itself.
It’s his day, with the Stanley Cup.
Straight class. Only way to describe Monte Lee. Just caught up with him as he was saying some goodbye's, cleaning out the locker room, and sitting in the Doug Kingsmore dugout reflecting a bit.
Let this sink in for a second.
Allegany, NY to Charleston, SC- 865 miles. 13.5 hour drive. No direct flights.
This is the scene, when St. Bonaventure wins a 2pm, Thursday afternoon contest against Boise State on the corner of Meeting and George Streets.
Pat Kelsey perspective after the 20 game win streak snapped tonight is really good. I asked him if this loss tonight will ruin him watching his beloved
@Bengals
tomorrow night? His answer....
Pete Lembo wells up, gets quite emotional speaking about Shane Beamer and the University of South Carolina. Thanks to
@BWolffie98
- a Buffalo Bulls savant for the heads up.
Breaking News: Sister Jean has entered the transfer portal. She's gotten an NIL deal from a rectory in Jersey City. Eligible immediately for St. Peter's.
Huge, huge get for Shaheen Halloway before the Elite 8.
Want to know what this means to Fort Dorchester’s John Simpson?? Just watch.
Immediately after- Tony Elliott went to his ear, said “I remember seeing you for the first time in the Stall HS ROTC uniform, now you’ll go down as the best ever” Then tells me this is why he coaches.
Just wonderful.
Avery McNeil is a special needs student at Stratford.
His dad coaches at Cane Bay. He’s grown up around both schools, beloved at both.
Tonight, he was an honorary captain for Cane Bay JV. Then, the play drawn. The score. And the full on mob by BOTH teams.
BREAKING- Former Charleston Southern HC Autry Denson is leaving his job as Athletics Director at Northwood Academy.
He’s been hired as RB’s coach for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. He’s heading off to the combine in Indianapolis immediately.
He says it’s all god’s doing.
I knew Clemson football manager David Saville was a motivational guy. I never thought of him as a motivational speaker. Boy, was I wrong.
His words, his message- inspiring tonight.
His help, tremendous for an organization worth helping- West Ashley's Healing Farms.
Naomi Osaka on her first ever win over Shelby Rogers.
"The Charleston match is sort of a really bad aftertaste in my mouth, so I'm really glad I could have a much better positive attitude today."
COVID 19 cancelation perspective from CofC head coach Chad Holbrook: “You’re talking to a dad who had a kid with cancer, so what goes on, on a baseball field is very inconsequential”
This is hysterical. Literally, literally 35 minutes after the game ended. These alums (not students, alums, they saw my last tweet and corrected me) finally get Pat Kelsey entering the press conference room.
@patkelsey
gives the masses what they want.
Just got a call from an (elated) Ed Hutson - Parker White’s grandfather.
He tells me that Parker, the Gamecocks all time leading scorer, was in Green Bay today, and just signed with the Packers.
All night at
@CofCBasketball
I wondered- "who are these dudes dressed alike, singing like a European soccer match"?
I'm glad I went up and found out, then found out again when they crashed the press conference.
Meet CJ Fulton's teammates from St. Malachy's College in Belfast.
OrTre Smith was the "can't miss" Gamecocks WR from Wando.
He didn't miss, but chronic injuries took a toll on both knees. W/1 final knee issue at NCCU, football ended.
Armed w/a Master's degree-OrTre, still a gamechanger.
A therapeutic asst for youth in the psych ward at MUSC.
Wow- what an incredible live shot from
@TonyaWPDE
from our sister station
@wpdeabc15
for us here in Charleston. Talk about hitting home- she knew the officer who passed in Florence well, you can see the emotion just pouring out of her. Thoughts and condolences to all... Wow.
1:44 of classic Pat Kelsey on what being at the NCAA Tournament means for CofC.
Do you enjoy every moment, or, is this a typical "business trip to say, Delaware and Towson"?
The more you cover Baptist Hill HC Marion Brown, the more you realize how special he is. He drives the Baptist Hill bus, LITERALLY. 2.5 hours EVERY SINGLE DAY from Edisto to Hollywood- picking his team up, then, drops them off again after practice EVERY SINGLE DAY. The story.
The Stanley Cup is in North Charleston.
It’s Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar’s day with the cup, and he’s brought it home. Stop one, his old stomping grounds- the Ice Palace. Years of Stingrays practice and mens league here.
My oh my. You want to talk about raw, sheer emotion. Bailey Harris just ended one of the greatest coaching careers in South Carolina HS history. An undefeated season for Lexington, it wasn't supposed to end this way. It did tonight in Florence. His final walk out of the locker rm
Want to know what kind of person Duggar Baucom is?
What did he do yesterday after being let go as The Citadel head basketball coach?
He and his wife Amber took the entire staff out for dinner. Wives & girlfriends came. That’s what he did. Class.
Gamecocks Fans--- my assumption--- you are going to like Luke Doty. Holy Cow--- Impressive. Check out these highlights--
A 93 yard touchdown run from the Myrtle Beach QB.
Then, next drive-- on 3rd and 25--- throws an absolute dart to the end zone for a TD. Impressive.
Honestly, I could not be happier for Dakereon Joyner. He is a class act, always has been, and is one heck of a football player. He rolls with everything in stride. That's one heck of a way for the Fort Dorchester grad to cap this very tough season of Gamecocks football.
This is INSANE. This is the line of students here in Wilmington lined up 2.5 hours before tipoff to get in to tonight’s ballgame against College of Charleston. This should be ridiculously good.
@mid_madness
Just love this.
A tweet from Deion Sanders, looking for "Inner City" Hilton Head.
A response from the HC of Hilton Head HS. BJ Payne, challenges Deion to show up.
Coach Prime does.
The surprise visit means more than that. Payne's emotion, real, for a different reason.
Tonight, at the Gamecocks Club meeting, watching his son Shane Beamer interact with fans, asked the legend, Frank Beamer, simply- "How proud of him are you?"
HOLY COW! Must See!
@CofCBaseball
up 9-8 on The Citadel. 2 Outs. 9th inning. Bulldogs at the dish.... It is high... It is far....It is...
This is LITERALLY the final play that 5th year senior Bradley Dixon will ever play at Patriots Point. It's a play he'll remember forever.
She. Freaking. Did. It.
Mt. Pleasant’s Shelby Rogers just beat the
#1
player in the world, Ash Barty, on stadium court at the US Open.
That’s a long way from the tennis center on Mathis Ferry Road she called her home.
This tweet was from 2 1/2 years ago. Absolutely heartbreaking to learn the news today, Xavier Young has passed away after battling cancer. Crushing loss for the Stratford community.
Duggar Baucom wearing our microphone, meeting Coach K for the first time, moments before the collapse. Baucom literally used to listen to Duke games while a North Carolina State Trooper. Said to us, it was surreal today to be coaching down the sideline from him.
Hoping all OK.
This is absolutely nuts. I’ve never seen an atmosphere like this, period. Completely sold out for a crosstown rivalry, lower state wrestling championship between Summerville and Ashley Ridge.
Just caught up with former Rep. Joe Cunningham in a West Ashley parking lot. Now home, as a private citizen, he’s infuriated about what’s going on in DC.
“This is the kind of shit you see in 3rd world countries”
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Hearts are hurting tonight at The Citadel. So young, so energetic, so passionate. Ra'Shaud Graham, the football team chaplain, drowns in Berkeley County. He was just 26 years old, less than 2 months from being married. His story.
HS Sportsmanship is the best.
Porter-Gaud & First Baptist-separated by 5.8 miles. They have to travel 107 miles to Sumter to meet in the playoffs.
First Baptist's bus broke down on I-26. Porter-Gaud's bus saw them. They stopped.
Rivals, rode together to the game. The story.
Wow--- Talk about impressing at the Senior Bowl in Mobile. Listen to ESPN Commentators say they can see Berkeley HS grad Alex Taylor, out of SC State, going as high as the 2nd round. Not bad for the Moncks Corner native.
What a story Bob Richey is.
Played SCISA basketball.
Non-D1 college basketball.
He's only coached at 2 places- CSU and Furman. He was a 23 year old assistant when he came to the lowcountry.
What does being a HC in the NCAA Tournament mean? It's worth a listen.
What a sweet moment after that CofC win over Texas..
Chad Holbrook's wife, Jennifer, finds her way down to the dugout for a special embrace with her husband.
And we've got the video.
PJ Morlando. The Summerville rising senior and Gamecocks commit is the best HR hitter in HS baseball. 8 homers in 60 seconds in front of 55,000 in Seattle. What a moment for the Dorchester County native.
Huge thanks to his sister Lennea for the video.
CofC gives up monster lead to Richmond.
Richmond forces OT.
CofC beats the defending A-10 champs in a wild OT.
Pat Kelsey runs into the student section.
Coastal Carolina ESPN Gameday Guest Picker??
--
1- Dustin Johnson
2- Vanna White
3- Michael Kelly, who plays Doug Stamper in House of Cards (a Coastal grad)
4- Former Myrtle Beach MerMen pitcher Kenny Powers
5- David Bennett (Dressed like a dog)
6- Ed Piotrowski
Few bigger stars of the CAA Tournament than Johnny "Ballgame" Kelsey.
Caught up with the Cougars standout, jersey
#13
, after this one on whether he'll get to miss school for the Big Dance.
Mt. Pleasant's Debbie Antonelli has called games for 36 years. Last night, a first. A hand written note from a player, FSU's Darin Green Jr.
The goal, for Debbie to meet his 13 y/o sister Dailyn & family at the game.
Goal accomplished.
A bond beyond Down Syndrome formed.
Kudos to you sir. What an incredible, professional, and admirable job you did. Calm and collected, a voice of reason.
And if you ever finish your service to the courts and want a retirement gig…. I’d be all for you presiding over all SCHSL hearings.
Very cool. Some young fans right down on the boards for pregame at the Stingrays game with a sign that says- “I stand with you Subban” after Jordan Subban was the target of a racially insensitive gesture last night.
Last month, 7 y/o Joshua Calhoun was out to dinner in Charleston w/his counselor from MUSC burn camp (Joshua has severe burns) & ran into the
@UBmenshoops
team- they couldn't have been nicer. So nice, fireman Ross Vezin wrote a letter to UB. Buffalo wanted to do more. So did we.
The Final "Four" ever, to thee.
West Ashley's Darryl & Lydia Wesolek have followed their daughter, USC senior forward Elysa Wesolek, from coast to coast, time & time again.
The Northwood grad plays a supporting role for Dawn Staley. To Mom & Dad, she's always front & center.
Fun talking to Will Swinney today in Clemson. His knowledge of Clemson football really is incredible- even more than I'd expect from the son of the coach. He says, without question, the 2012 Peach Bowl win over LSU was the turning point for this program.
Insane yacht docked off of Lockwood Drive in Charleston.
Quick google search says it belongs to Jimmy John Liautaud— founder of Jimmy John’s.
No word if it charges extra for Dijon mustard on the on-board Slim 4.
It doesn’t get old. Just so impressive to see Corey Fields, a 1a qb at tiny Baptist Hill HS in rural Charleston County playing a game at sold out Mercedes Benz Stadium before a nationwide audience on ABC against Deion Sanders as a HC. Its hard to put that climb into words.