PHILADELPHIA, PA – Local track and field competitors from Blythewood High School, Westwood High School and Fairfield Central High School competed at the New Balance National Outdoor meet June 15-18. Brianna Rodriguez and Sharmelle Holmes competed with Dreamchaserz at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet. Rodriguez finished fifth in 400m hurdles with a season-best 1:01.54 […]
Sharmelle Holmes is flying
May 25, 2023 By
Griffin Standout Claims 4 State Titles COLUMBIA – “On my goodness, look at lane four! Holmes is flying… it’s Holmes! Holmes takes it!” Fairfield Central standout Sharmelle Holmes competed in four events in the South Carolina High School League’s 2A State track meet last Friday, and she claimed the title in all of them. In […]
Griffins wrap region; ready for qualifiers
May 11, 2023 By
KEENAN – Fairfield Central’s Track and Field teams competed in the Region 4 Meet last week. Neither team finished in first, but four Griffins pulled top finishes. Holmes highlighted the girls’ team with first place finishes in the 100m dash (11.89), 200m dash (24.43) and long jump (17-7.5). Holmes also finished third in 100m hurdles […]
Griffin track and field competes at Ridge View Invitational
April 6, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Just under a week after setting a new personal and school record in the 100m dash, Tydarion Grier broke it. Grier upped the record with a new time of 10.76 to take fifth place in the 100m dash at Ridge View’s Twilight Invitational on March 31. Grier’s run wasn’t Fairfield’s only highlight of […]
Griffins set new school records
March 30, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Following Hank White’s March 18 school best time of 4:39.79 in the 1600m run at the Sumter Gamecock Invitational, three more Griffin track and field runners have broken school records during the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic at Westwood High School on March 24. The Griffins competed with 24 area high school at the […]
FC competes at Lower Richland Invitational
March 9, 2023 By
HOPKINS – Fairfield Central headed to Lower Richland for the Diamond Hornets Invitation to compete against runners from 33 schools in their first official outing of the season. Tydarion Grier had the top finish for Fairfield on the day with a third place finish in the 100 meter dash. He clocked a time of 10.92. […]
New Bling
December 15, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – At halftime of Friday’s boys basketball game against Chester, Fairfield Central presented Sharmelle Holmes with her Track and Field 3A 100m State Championship Ring. Holmes, then a sophomore, took gold in the 100m dash with a time of 11.81 last May. She also took silver in long jump in the 2022 State Championship […]
Holmes, Mosley take first and second at State
May 26, 2022 By
HOPKINS – In the 3A state meet at Lower Richland High School Saturday, Fairfield Central’s Sharmelle Holmes (pictured above) had a day. Holmes took gold in the 100 dash (11.81), silver in the 200 dash (24.73), and silver in the long jump (16-08.50). Griffin standout Joshua Mosley took second place in the 3200 meter run […]
Griffin standouts head to state meet
May 19, 2022 By
HOPKINS – Though Fairfield Central’s track and field teams didn’t qualify to participate in the 3A state meet, the program will be represented by four individual athletes and the boys’ 4×800 relay team. Sharmelle Holmes will compete in three events – the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash and long jump. Tamerra English will […]
Holmes shows big at Elite meet; Griffins head to post-season
April 28, 2022 By
SUMMERVILLE – Sharmelle Holmes again grabbed a spot on the podium in multiple events at the SC Coaches Classic Elite meet in Summerville on Saturday. Holmes placed second in the 100 meter dash at 11.94 and third in long jump at 17-10.70. She also finished fourth in the 200 meter dash with a time of […]
