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Bonnie Kay Bunch Navarre, 66, of Mt. Pleasant, wife of John E. Navarre, Jr., died March 27, 2008 at the Hospice Center of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant. ...

Lt. Col. J. Harmann Pieper, of Charleston, formerly of Tradd St., died on March 28, 2008 at Savannah Grace at The Palms of Mt. Pleasant. He was born in Charleston on December 30, 1932, the son of John Harmann Pieper and Margaret Christian Pieper. ...A 1954 Citadel graduate, he retired from the faculty as a emeritus associate professor in 1991, after teaching in the Modern Languages Department for 29 years. In 1984, he received one of the Outstanding Teaching Awards given annually by The Citadel.  ...

The Citadel 9, Appalachian State 6 - By the time Sunday rolls around each weekend, some Southern Conference baseball teams are reduced to "TBA" as their starting pitcher. Citadel coach Fred Jordan has been able to pencil in freshman Asher Wojciechowski, and that's made a difference for the Bulldogs this season. ...

Norman Robert Knight, Jr., 83, of Charleston, SC, husband of Mildred Dena Cummings Knight, died in a local hospital, March 11, 2008 in Charleston, SC. He was one of three children born on March 25, 1924 in Zelienople, PA a son of Norman Robert Knight, Sr. and Jean Wallace Knight. Norman was a 1941 graduate of Porter Military Academy and then entered the US Navy at the start of WWII; he also served in the Korean War. He worked in the US Post Office while attending The Citadel and in 1961 was the last daytime veteran graduate. ...

Thomas DeSaussure Furman, Sr., of Pickens, SC, died Thursday morning, March 27, 2008 at his home at Table Rock, SC. He was born in Milledgeville, GA, November 8, 1915, the oldest child of the late Dr. William Baker and Mellicent Bacot (DeSaussure) Furman. He was raised in Easley, SC, and graduated from Easley High School in 1932. He graduated from the Citadel in 1936 with a BS degree in Civil Engineering and was employed for a number of years by the SC Highway Department and by Harland Bartholomew & Associates of St. Louis, MO. ...

Thomas DeSaussure Furman, Sr., of Pickens, SC, died Thursday morning, March 27, 2008 at his home at Table Rock, SC. He was born in Milledgeville, GA on November 8, 1915, the oldest child of the late Dr. William Baker and Mellicent Bacot (DeSaussure) Furman. He was raised in Easley, SC and graduated from Easley High School in 1932. He graduated from the Citadel in 1936 with a BS degree in Civil Engineering and was employed for a number of years by the SC Highway Department and by Harland Bartholomew & Associates of St. Louis, MO. ...

The Raytheon Co. has donated $500,000 to The Citadel Foundation to establish an endowed scholarship fund to encourage female and minority students to study engineering, mathematics and science at The Citadel. ...

As the Southern Conference baseball season starts to warm up, The Citadel Bulldogs are hoping their bats do, as well.  The Bulldogs host Appalachian State for a three-game series at Riley Park starting today, and are eager to put a pair of midweek losses behind them. ...

Charlotte, N.C.----NCAA Division I The Citadel defeated the Wingate University men’s tennis team 7-0 Friday morning. The match was played at the Queens University of Charlotte tennis facility. The two teams utilized NCAA Division I scoring Friday (one point for doubles, one point each for the six singles matches). ...

What's the difference between a lawyer and a catfish? Whether you break out the lawyer jokes or not, you definitely don't have to be one (a lawyer or a joke) to participate in the second annual Race Judicata at 8 a.m. Saturday at Hampton Park in Charleston. The 5K course starts and ends at the park headquarters and loops around The Citadel. ...

Keith Plemmons, civil and environmental engineering professor at The Citadel, recently was named 2007 Lowcountry Professional Develoopment Provider of the Year by the Project Management Institute's Charleston Chaper.

... One such group of disabled Marine and Navy combat veterans, Team Semper Fi, made its debut at last year's Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk. The team not only provides injured veterans with a chance to return to normalcy but gives inspiration to the thousands of others in hospitals and those coming off the battlefield.  The team's inaugural event in Charleston also was in support of The Citadel Navy ROTC's effort to raise money for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. ...

Hey, boot campers, here's something that will put all those 6 a.m. workouts with drill instructors to the test. The 12th annual Bulldog Challenge is set for April 12 at The Citadel and will feature four-person teams. The event consists of a six-mile endurance challenge including a Marine obstacle course, stadium stair climb, fireman's carry and pull-ups. ...

Team Semper Fi, an athletic team of recovering severely wounded Marine and Navy personnel who fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, will retirn to Charleston for the Cooper River Bridge Run on April 5.

The Citadel dropped a 5-1 decision to 22nd-ranked Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night at Riley Park, but Bulldogs baseball coach Fred Jordan got a nice consolation prize in the deal. Freshman pitcher Matt Talley, a 6-6 left-hander with tons of potential, turned in his finest performance thus far as a collegian. Two Coastal Carolina pitchers limited the Bulldogs to four hits, however, and The Citadel could not muster enough offense to earn Talley his first victory. ...

Harold J. Blackmore, Jr. of Malibu, CA passed away Friday, March 7, 2008 after a five month battle with Leukemia. He was 78. Mr. Blackmore, the son of Harold J. Blackmore, Sr. and Florence N. Blackmore of East Rockaway, NY was a 1951 graduate of The Citadel and a Korean War veteran. ... His cremains will be inurned in their final resting place in The Howie Memorial Bell Tower Columbarium on the grounds of The Citadel in Charleston, SC. ...

Lawrence Aloysius Dodds, husband of Mildred White Dodds passed away on March 23, 2008. Mr. Dodds was born September 12, 1923 in Charleston, the son of John J. Dodds and Lorretta Hennessy Dodds. He attended Bishop England High School, Clemson University and obtained a Bachelor of Science from the Citadel in 1950.  ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Furman men's tennis team improved to 6-10 on the season and 2-0 in Southern Conference play with a 6-1 win over The Citadel on Wednesday. ...

Chris Swauger went 5-for-5 with two singles, two doubles and a home run as The Citadel recorded a 5-2 victory over rival Furman to notch their first conference series victory of the season in front of 881 at Riley Park Sunday afternoon. ...

I am glad to see, from several recent articles and opinion pieces prominently featured in this newspaper, that single-gender public education is once again an approved option in South Carolina. I am disappointed no attempt has been made to reconcile today's approval with the denial of the single-gender option to The Citadel scarcely more than 10 years ago. ...

Coastal Carolina, ranked No. 22 in Baseball America this week, will visit Riley Park today to take on The Citadel. Game time is 6 p.m. The Chanticleers are 18-4 this season, coming off a 2007 season in which they won 50 games for the second time in three years and hosted at NCAA regional for the first time. ...

 Lawrence Aloysius Dodds, husband of Mildred White Dodds died peacefully at home on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008. Mr. Dodds was born September 12, 1923 in Charleston, the son of John J. Dodds and Loretta Hennessy Dodds. He attended Bishop England High School, Clemson University, and obtained a Bachelor of Science from the Citadel in 1950. ...

South Carolina's 2008 Republican U.S. Senate nominee won't get a free ride. Democrat Michael Cone, a Charleston lawyer, filed Monday at state party headquarters in Columbia. Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is seeking a second term, and he faces a primary challenge from Buddy Witherspoon of Lexington, a former member of the Republican National Committee. ... Cone is a 1991 graduate of The Citadel and former Navy officer. He completed law school in 2000 at the University of South Carolina and has a civil litigation practice. ...

L. Jeffrey Perez has joined The Citadel as vice president of external affairs.

The hurdles are 36 inches high. There are 10 of them spaced around the 400-meter track. How hard can it be? "It's pretty hard," said Citadel senior Jamel Brown. "But I always thought the 800-meter run is the toughest." Brown, as usual, is just being modest. The 400 hurdles, his specialty on the Bulldogs' track and field team, requires a unique blend of sprinter's speed, middle distance runner's endurance and the attention to technique of a pole vaulter or high jumper. ...

Activists Linda Ketner and Clay Middleton have announced candidacies for U.S. Congress and State House seats, respectively. Meanwhile, incumbent Bobby Harrell, speaker of the S.C. House, has filed for re-election and first-term S.C. Rep. Leon Stavrinakis has announced his re-election bid. ...

Judge Walter Kurtz was told he'd burn in hell after he ruled that the state could not make sex between consenting adults a criminal act, even if the adults were both men or both women. Before that, Kurtz made another decision he will never forget: He returned an adopted baby to her biological parents. Kurtz, 64, has been a Davidson County circuit judge since 1982. He is retiring as 5th Circuit judge this month. ...

The second weekend of the Southern Conference baseball season is a bit early for a "must-win game." But after losing two of three at Elon last weekend and dropping Friday night's series opener to Furman, The Citadel badly needed a victory in Saturday's second game against the Paladins at Riley Park. Bulldogs coach Fred Jordan, who already had shuffled his weekend pitching rotation, also reconfigured his batting order, and both moves paid off. ...

Carlton J Bell, 26, of Tucson Arizona, a native of Hopkins, SC, was called to rest March 19, 2008. He was born July 12, 1981, and was the son of the late Charles Albert Bell, Sr. and Mildred Bell. He was the husband of Melissa Bell; loving and caring father of daughter, Breyonna Bell; loving brother and awesome uncle. While in Hopkins, SC, he attended Hopkins Elementary School, Hopkins Middle School and Lower Richland High School. After graduating from high school, he attended the Citadel before joining the Marine Corps. ...

While other finalists for Columbia’s next police chief have impressive credentials, Dan Johnson has the qualification all law enforcement agencies in the county should be seeking in a leader. ... The Citadel gave him four years of valuable leadership training. He is a person of character. Citizens would not have seen waffling and indecisive leadership if allegations of cheating had come before him. The investigation would have been thorough, and the disposition would have been appropriate. ...

Citadel president Lt. Gen. John Rosa has announced the names of six individuals who will join U.S. District Court Judge Patrick Michael Duffy on the school's search committee to find a new athletic director.  Duffy, Citadel class of 1965, will head the committee and will be joined by Citadel graduates Tommy McQueeney, Xavier Starkes, Henry Johnson and Tom O'Brien; William Sharbrough III, The Citadel's faculty athletics representative; and Brenda Carter, a former associate athletic director at Georgia Southern who served on The Citadel's last AD search committee. ...

BRANCHVILLE - The buzz of chain saws and the roar of tractors could be heard in Branchville Thursday as cleanup efforts continued in the aftermath of the tornado that struck the rural town of 1,200 people Saturday.  Senior residents and others needing trees removed from their yards or homes didn't have to look for an expensive tree service to do the work. An enthusiastic volunteer group of young, strapping cadets from The Citadel in Charleston were willing to do it for free -- and from the heart. ...

Charleston, S.C. – Citadel president Lt. Gen. John Rosa has announced that U.S. District Court Judge Patrick Michael Duffy will lead the search committee to select the college’s new director of athletics.  Duffy and his committee will seek a replacement for Les Robinson, who has served as the director of athletics since September 2000 and who has announced his retirement, effective June 30. ...

MAULDIN — Marion Lawrence Smith, 70, widower of Shirley B. Smith, of 5 Briarstone Court, died March 17, 2008. Born in Orangeburg, SC, he was the son of the late John Raymond and Ennis Berry Smith. Mr. Smith was a graduate of The Citadel and was an engineer. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant JG. ...

With two on, two out and The Citadel nursing a two-run lead in the ninth inning last Tuesday, there was a lot on the line as Bulldogs center fielder Matt Simonelli charged toward the infield at Riley Park.  With a line drive off the bat of Charleston Southern's Taylor Black sinking in front of him, Simonelli faced a decision — let the ball drop and keep the CSU rally alive, or dive for the catch and end the game. Of course, if the ball gets by him, the Buccaneers have tied the score. ...

Eleven Chanticleers will work out at Coastal's pro day on March 28. Former standout receiver Jerome Simpson will run routes but will not run a 40-yard dash again after his stock-boosting performance at the NFL combine last month. ...  Former Conway High and The Citadel quarterback Duran Lawson will throw at Coastal's pro day.

... Three bands came together for the event: The Air Force Reserve Pipe Band, The Citadel Pipe Band and Charleston Police Pipes and Drums. .The Air Force Reserve Pipe Band was in town partly to thank Charleston for its support of the Air Force Base, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, according to Air Force Capt. Sean Pike. After the concert, the band was headed to Washington, D.C., to play for President Bush and Republic of Ireland Prime Minister Bertie Ahern on St. Patrick's Day. ...

Alumni of The Citadel gathered in Edgefield on Thursday to honor and remember those who no longer stand with them. About 30 members of the CSRA Citadel Alumni Chapter paused for a few moments to remember comrades during the annual Muster, a ceremony held on March 20 to preserve the memory of late male and female alumni. All graduates are expected to report to the Muster and, no matter where you are in the world, alumni are to find the Muster.  ...

Daniel Dossetor is going home soon. His four-year honeymoon with the United States will end in a couple of months when he graduates from The Citadel.  Meanwhile, the fiery Australian is aiming for his fourth straight tennis double-double of All-Southern Conference in singles and doubles. It's been that kind of a ride for the 23-year-old native of Griffith, Australia. ...

With 56 games compressed into three fewer weeks this season, college baseball pitching staffs are being tested like never before. Often, midweek scores look more like football finals.

Coaching against your former school is par for the Palmetto State, and part of what makes college baseball in South Carolina the best in the nation, per capita...Former Citadel base-stealing whiz and current Charleston assistant coach Chris Morris was doing what he does every day, stressing the importance of the running game.

Marion Lawrence Smith, Class of 1959, of Columbia, died March 17, 2008.

The Citadel's baseball game with Charleston Southern, originally set for Wednesday, has been moved to 5 p.m. today at Riley Park due to the threat of inclement weather on Wednesday

Take it from Les Robinson, who's been around the hiring game both as a coach and an administrator. He's even already heard a couple of soft pitches from search firms wanting to hire him after he retires this summer from The Citadel.

Matt Crim, The Citadel, baseball, Southern Conference pitcher of the week.

... Shanna Morgan, the reading coach at Manning Elementary School, received a $1,000 scholarship from SCIRA. This graduate scholarship is given to professionals who are pursuing higher degrees in education. Morgan attends The Citadel, where she is majoring in administration. She was recognized at the SCIRA breakfast and general session as well. Morgan was also a SCIRA grant winner. She received a $300 check to purchase books for a unit of study titled "Cracking Open the Author's Craft."

Armanti Edwards haunts the game plans of Southern Conference defensive coordinators, even in the spring.  Appalachian State's fleet quarterback, who has helped the Mountaineers win the last two of their three straight FCS national championships, is one reason The Citadel has devoted much of its spring football practice to developing a 3-4 defense.

 I graduated from The Citadel in 2000 and was a part of the now historical class that had the first females to come through. Not Shannon Faulkner as most remember, but Nancy Mace and Petra Loventiska, both of whom excelled as cadets and are now successful in their respective careers.   Up until before I enrolled, in August of 1996, lawyers representing both The Citadel and Virginia Military Institute argued the benefits of single gendered schools, especially for boys. ...

L. Jeffrey Perez, executive director of the office of communications and public affairs at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, has been named The Citadel’s new vice president of external affairs. Perez was among more than 50 applicants and three finalists vying for the position. He succeeds Patricia McArver...

Former Conway High standout Duran Lawson was honored Saturday with The Citadel's Palmetto Medal, one of the highest honors the South Carolina military college bestows upon someone. Cadet Capt. Lawson, who was a senior captain of the Bulldogs football team in the fall, was honored by the school during a military dress parade in honor of Corps Day for exceptional performance that reflects great credit on The Citadel. ...

Elon, N.C. — The Citadel's Southern Conference game at Elon was halted due to inclement weather with the Bulldogs holding a 5-2 lead in the top of the ninth.  ...

COLUMBIA -- A confidant to the Clemson University board of trustees has filed a lawsuit alleging the university's top officials accumulated an $80 million cash stockpile while raising tuition and telling state lawmakers they needed more public money to make ends meet. ... Leidinger's salary exceeds state salaries of university presidents at other S.C. public institutions, such as The Citadel, at $140,000; Francis Marion University, at $165,133; and Winthrop, at $157,380. Presidents of those institutions do get supplements, making their total compensation more than $180,000. ...

James Henry Williams Jr, 69, of Columbia, Class of 1960, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008, in Columbia.

 ... The friends and relatives of Jimmie Jones are invited to attend his Memorial Service at The Citadel Summerall Chapel, Thursday, March 20, 2008 at twelve-thirty.  ...

With American's win, it removed its name from the list of 32 schools (out of 330* colleges and universities eligible for postseason play in Division I) to never have earned a berth in a Division I men's or women's basketball tournament......The Citadel (became eligible 1948)

(Notice of students from Charleston and surrounding cities were published.)

... Spec ops sessions began in the summer of 2007. This group, originally 28 strong, started in January 2008, a 12-week course that will conclude at the end of March. Two NCOs take off with the runners towards Joe Riley Stadium while SGT McKee stays back to set up for the morning’s challenges. He was in training for Marine Force Recon (something like Army Rangers, USAF Air Commandos, Navy SEALs), but got a slot to come to The Citadel instead to finish a bachelor’s degree and become an officer through the MECEP program, Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program. The other two NCOs are also MECEPs. ...

To say Asher Wojciechowski is off to a fast start in his college baseball career is a bit of an understatement.  After a little more than two weeks as a Citadel Bulldog, the 6-4, 225-pound freshman already has won a Southern Conference pitcher of the week award and chalked up a 13-1 victory over rival College of Charleston. ...

A few days ago I ran into Clay Middleton, a candidate for the S.C. House of Representatives Dist. 111 seat currently held by Rep. Floyd Breeland. I've long held Middleton in high regard since he was a cadet at The Citadel. He has proven himself to be a leader, first as an Army officer who served in Iraq then as an assistant to Rep. Jim Clyburn and a field organizer for the state Democratic Party. At 26 years old, Middleton seems wise beyond his years. ...

William Swanson, chairman and chief executive officer of defense contractor Raytheon Corp., will discuss business leadership in the science and technology industries Thursday as part of a symposium at The Citadel.  The talk, which is free and open to the public, starts at 4 p.m. in Buyer Auditorium in Mark Clark Hall. Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon had 2007 sales of $21.3 billion. It employs 72,000 workers worldwide.

Recently home from a successful Arabian Gulf Deployment, the crew of USS Vicksburg was on a different sort of mission during a high profile and very important visit to Charleston, South Carolina. Vicksburg was selected to participate in a training event as a School Ship for The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina. ...

Public college and university leaders are bracing themselves for cuts in state money for the 2008-09 school year.  ...Officials at the College of Charleston and The Citadel said that they're waiting until the state budget process is further along before making deci- sions concerning next year's tuition rates. Col. Curt Holland, The Citadel's vice president for finance and business affairs, said the college will be as conservative as possible with tuition increases next year. But, he said, "it's crucial to protect the reputation of the diploma." ...

HADITHA, Iraq — She is an amazingly lucky girl in a country where bad luck is everywhere. But 2-year-old Amenah al-Bayati is not aware of her good fortune. ... “It was a crisis,” said Maj. Kevin Jarrard, the company commander, who led the effort. “She would have died pretty quickly if we had not been able to move her.” It was chance that brought Amenah to Major Jarrard’s attention. Last fall, marines from the Third Battalion, 23rd Marines, were on routine patrol when they visited Amenah’s family and noticed that her hands and feet turned blue when she moved around the house. When Major Jarrard was told of the child’s illness, he asked the battalion surgeon, Capt. John Nadeau, to see her. Captain Nadeau, a Navy reservist, is a cardiologist and professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. ...

When not teaching his new son how to throw a curveball, Robby Robinson spends most of his time as the radio voice of The Citadel Bulldogs. But on Sunday night, Robinson faced a new challenge — calling a game for the Bulldogs' rival, the College of Charleston Cougars, in their semifinal matchup with Elon. ...

The game was there for the taking, and the College of Charleston grabbed it. A 12-2 run in a span of 4:13 late in the second half gave the Cougars some breathing room, and they went on to put away The Citadel 66-48 in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament Friday night at the North Charleston Coliseum. "We really earned that," said Charleston coach Bobby Cremins. "They had us on the ropes. We could have folded."

James Jimmie Emerson Jones, Jr., 72, husband of Nancy Stuhr Jones, died Friday, March 07, 2008 at his residence. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late James E. Jones, Sr., and Elizabeth Bradley Jones Bentley. Mr. Jones was self-employed in the commercial real estate and development business for many years in...

This is the final Southern Conference Basketball Tournament for Les Robinson as The Citadel's athletic director.  Robinson, who will retire in June, has been a head basketball coach at The Citadel, East Tennessee State and N.C. State, and also served as atheltic director at N.C. State, his alma mater (Class of 1965).  He discussed people, places and events with The Post and Courier's Gene Sapakoff...

James E. Jones Jr., a longtime member and former chairman of The Citadel Board of Visitors, died Thursday in Greenville after an illness. He was 72. Jones, a member of the Class of 1958, served three terms on the college's board. He was elected chairman in 1992 and held the post until 1997, guiding the college as it opened its doors to women, the school's most turbulent period. ...

After failing twice this season to break the 50-point mark in losses to College of Charleston, you'd think The Citadel Bulldogs would have had enough of the rival Cougars. You'd be wrong. Citadel basketball coach Ed Conroy insists his 11th-seeded Bulldogs are eager for a third shot at No. 6 College of Charleston today in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament at the North Charleston Coliseum.  ...

Former Citadel board of visitors chairman James E. Jones Jr., 72, died Thursday in Greenville following an illness, The Citadel announced Friday. Jones was chairman of the board when Shannon Faulkner was mistakenly admitted to the cadet corps, the first woman to be admitted to the all-male state military college. When the mistake became apparent, the college revoked her admission. She sued seeking admission and won in federal court, but dropped out in the first week of the corps of cadets’ rigorous freshman initiation period. “Jimmie Jones lived and breathed The Citadel.  He was both a leader and a gentleman, and all of us who knew him are blessed for his strong influence in our lives,” said Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa. ...

COLUMBIA - U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett of Westminster said this morning officials have taken unfair criticism over supplying troops in Iraq with proper equipment. Barrett, just back from a five-day tour of Afganistan and Iraq, told an audience of mostly National Guard members this morning that the military is succeeding there and have the equipment they need. He said the war is an adaptive process in which insurgents learn how to change their tactics as the military improves its equipment. ...

Mick Jagger was asked if The Rolling Stones thread a theme throughout their lyrics. "Yeah," he said, "women." So it was Thursday as the annual Southern Conference Tournament conclave opened with two women's games and one missing program. Again, The Citadel women's basketball team will not lose a single SoCon Tournament game. It's a spotless tradition none of the other teams in the league can match. Unfortunately, the Lady Bulldogs won't win a game, either. Or grab a rebound. They exist only on the long-range Citadel drawing board. The Lady Bulldogs are, at best, unknown 8-year-old girls who might turn into a historic recruiting class in 2018. ...

Patrick Patch Henry Lamb, 20, of Mt. Pleasant, SC passed away on March 5, 2008 at his residence. The funeral service will be Saturday, March 8, 2008 at East Cooper Baptist Church, 361 Egypt Road, Mt. Pleasant, at 1:00 o'clock. Entombment will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. Patrick's family will receive friends at STUHR'S MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL Friday, March 7, 2008 evening from 7:00 until 9:00 o'clock. ..

When future generations look up The Citadel's 2007-08 season in the record book, they won't see much to distinguish it from many other Bulldogs basketball seasons — a sixth straight losing record, a sixth straight last-place finish in the Southern Conference's South Division. But if second-year coach Ed Conroy is right, the 2007-08 season might be remembered for something else — the foundation of an upward trend that will lead The Citadel back to competitiveness in the SoCon. ...

"Before you go to the Big Dance, you have to do the Charleston." That's been the ear-catching slogan for the Southern Conference Basketball Championships in five of the last six years, as the league's men's and women's tournaments found a successful and popular home at the North Charleston Coliseum. Last year, the tournament drew its second-largest attendance since 1991 as Davidson won the men's title and punched its ticket to the Big Dance, the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats will gun for their third straight tournament title starting Friday at the Coliseum. ...

...Cremins has said over and over during the course of this schedule that the plan was for the Cougars to come together toward the homestretch and start playing well when it really matters. Well, the homestretch starts tomorrow when the College faces rival The Citadel in a first-round matchup at the North Charleston Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. ...

Cameron Wells became the first Citadel basketball player to be named Southern Conference freshman of the year Tuesday, and three College of Charleston players were named to the all-SoCon team.  Wells, who broke a 51-year-old school record for points by a freshman, was named the league's freshman of the year by the SoCon Sports Media Association. ...

Philip ( Nat ) Harold Chase, 72, of Charleston, died March 4th, 2008. Mr. Chase was born November 3rd, 1935, in Charleston, the son of the late Marty and Freda Chase. He was a graduate of the High School of Charleston (1953) and The Citadel's famous class of 1957 with a BA in Business Administration. ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A sacrifice fly by Sid Fallow with one out in the bottom of the 12th inning spoiled the USC Upstate baseball team's bid for an upset against 2007 Southern Conference Tournament finalist The Citadel on Wednesday afternoon in the second game of a doubleheader, as The Citadel won, 4-3. In the first game, The Citadel posted a 10-1 win in a game that was completed after being suspended in the third inning on Tuesday.  ...

The Citadel's Matt Reifsnider, who had two wins and a save in the Bulldogs' last three baseball games, was named the Southern Conference pitcher of the week. Reifsnider was credited with wins over North Carolina A&T and No. 23 Louisville, and earned a save against UNC Wilmington. ...

Furman's men will play Elon Friday in the first round of the Southern Conference basketball tournament at North Charleston Coliseum.  The game will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of a 3 p.m. game between Wofford and Western Carolina. The day's final game will feature The Citadel and College of Charleston 30 minutes after the Furman-Elon game ends. ...

Honors - Matt Reifsnider, The Citadel, baseball, SoCon pitcher of the week.

The cutline reads, "Top: Members of the Washington Light Infantry march on The Citadel's parade ground Sunday as they make their way to Summerall Chapel for the Massing of the Colors."

Wednesday - "Reflections on the Changing South" lecture: Earl and Merle Black will discuss how Southern politics has evolved since World War II. 6:30 p.m. Bond Hall at The Citadel, 171 Moultrie St., Charleston. Free. 953-6779.

The Citadel threatened late but was unable to rally from a 4-0 deficit as the Bulldogs fell to North Carolina State in the final game of the Charleston Firefighter Memorial Challenge presented by the Charleston Crab House in front of a crowd of 1,458 at Riley Park. The Bulldogs (4-3) trailed 4-2 in the eighth inning before Sonny Meade drove in Chris Swauger on a one-out single to center to cut the lead to one. ...

-- N.C. STATE 4, THE CITADEL 3: At Charleston, S.C., Eryk McConnell pitched six strong innings and Jimmy Gillheeney struck out the side on 10 pitches in the ninth to give North Carolina State a victory in the final game of the Charleston Firefighter Memorial Challenge.  ...

The man who supplanted J.R.R. Tol-kien as his era's most read, discussed and admired author of fantasy fiction will be inducted Saturday into the South Carolina Academy of Authors. The posthumous honor for the late Charleston native James Oliver Rigney Jr., best known by the pen name Robert Jordan, will be presented during ceremonies at Rigney's alma mater, The Citadel, at 7 p.m. Rigney, the academy's 47th inductee, joins august company, with contemporaries such as James Dickey, Pat Conroy, Josephine Humphreys and John Jakes already on the rolls. Membership in the academy is among the state's most prestigious literary honors. ...

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SPARTANBURG — Citadel freshmen Cameron Wells and Zach Urbanus combined to score 51 points, but it wasn't enough to push the Bulldogs past Wofford in the regular season finale for both teams.  Senior Drew Gibson scored 20 points to lead six Wofford players in double figures as the Terriers snapped a six-game losing skid with a 91-77 victory over the Bulldogs at Benjamin Johnson Arena on Saturday night. ...

In the first base dugout at Riley Park on Saturday afternoon, Citadel baseball players gathered around Charleston Fire Chief Rusty Thomas.  "Those guys gave it their all," Thomas said as he pointed to a memorial to nine fallen Charleston firefighters, located some 400 feet away on Riley Park's centerfield wall. "So all I ask of you guys is that you give it your all, every day." ...