COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central boys’ track and field team had a strong finish at the Twilight Invitational at Ridge View High School on April 4. The class 2A Griffin boys, who competed only in five events, finished in sixth place out of 32 teams with a team score of 29. They finished behind 5A powerhouses […]
Grier, Boyd & White anchor Griffins at Coaches Classic
March 27, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland Two’s 5A powerhouse programs may have nabbed the top three spots of the Region 4 Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic track and field meet on Saturday at Westwood High School, but Fairfield Central’s boys claimed the four spot. Blythewood’s boys took top honors on the day with a team score of 100; Ridge […]
Griffins are back on the track
March 20, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Track and Field returned to the track March 1 for the Diamond Hornets Invitational. The defending boys 2A SCHSL State Champion Griffin squad showed up. With thirty teams competing from all levels, the Griffins claimed fifth place (behind 5A powerhouses Ridge View, Lugoff-Elgin, Blythewood and Dutch Fork). Tydarion Grier, Jayden Boyd, and […]
Fairfield’s Sharmelle Holmes Named SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week
January 16, 2025 By
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Former Fairfield Central High School standout turned University of Kentucky Track & Field athlete Sharmelle Holmes earned the Southeastern Conference Women’s Freshman of the Week award of the 2025 season, the league office announced Tuesday. Holmes earned the honor after her performance at Kentucky’s Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational last weekend where she […]
Sharmelle Holmes sees no limits
July 3, 2024 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Not only did Fairfield Central’s Sharmelle Holmes close out her high school career in a with nine SC High School League state titles, two new South Carolina records, and getting named SC Gatorade Player of the Year, but she did it while graduating with a 4.23 GPA and earning an Associate’s Degree […]
Celebrating the champs
May 30, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – A Congress Street parade in downtown Winnsboro on Tuesday honoring the state championship Fairfield Central High School boys’ track and field team was short but very sweet. Parked cars and pickup trucks lined the street through downtown as a good number of friends, family and neighbors turned out to cheer on the young […]
Holmes cements legacy in final meet
May 23, 2024 By
HOPKINS – Saturday was one for the books for Sharmelle Holmes… literally. Sharmelle Holmes ended her Griffin career on the highest note she could reach, bringing home three individual state titles from the SCHSL 2A State Championship track and field meet. But that’s not all Holmes accomplished on Saturday. The Fairfield Central standout sprinter and […]
Griffin girls finish 3rd at state meet
May 23, 2024 By
HOPKINS – Small but mighty – that’s what the Griffin girls showed on Saturday at the SCHSL 2A State track and field meet. With only six girls qualifying to compete, three seniors and three seventh-graders worked to finish third at the state meet. Seniors Sharmelle Holmes, Essence Terry-London and Katriel Moore paved the way. Fairfield […]
Griffin boys claim 4A Upper State title
May 16, 2024 By
LIBERTY, SC – Fairfield Central Boys’ Track and Field team took home more hardware this weekend, this time at the SCHSL 2A Upper State Championships. The Griffin boys claimed the Upper State title with a score of 104, the best of 20 teams competing. Greer Middle College finished second at 93.5, and Silver Bluff placed […]
Griffin boys capture Region 4-2A title
May 9, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central’s boys track and field team is peaking at the right time. As the Upper State and State Championship meets loom in the coming days, the Griffins have already claimed one title: Region Champions. Fairfield Central’s boys took first place with a team score of 205, beating out Keenan (172), Gray Collegiate […]
