Athletic Department
Herman Helms
Year Inducted: 2008
Category: Sports Information Director
- Sports Information Director at Catawba, 1944-1948
- Began his writing career with the Charlotte Observer in 1948 covering all sports and writing a twice-a-week column
- Moved to the State newspaper in Columbia, SC in 1963 and served as Executive Sports Editor until 1987 and was the lead sports columnist 1963 until retiring in 1989
- Only journalist to be named Sportswriter of The Year in both Carolinas evening the North Carolina honor twice and the South Carolina award five times
- Inducted into the North Carolina Boxing Hall of fame in 1988 and his interest in boxing led him to get to know and write about such greats as Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali
- Former President of the Atlantic Coast Writers Association and was a founder and director of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame
- Considered the most highly read sports columnist in the Carolinas for four decades
Today's Events
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Calendar
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| 1 February 1 Track/Field @ Camel City Invite (Day 1) Baseball vs, Lynn 6-5 | 2 February 2 Track/Field @ Camel City Invite (Day 2) Baseball @ Nova Southeastern 6-10 Softball @ Augusta 2-1 Softball @ Augusta 5-2 | |||||
| 3 February 3 Esports League of Legends Show Match 2-1 Baseball @ Palm Beach Atlantic 8-2 | 4 February 4 Baseball @ Palm Beach Atlantic 3-1 | 5 | 6 February 6 Swimming @ BMC Championships (Day 1) Softball vs. LIMESTONE 5-6 Baseball vs. MOUNT OLIVE 9-7 Softball vs. LIMESTONE 0-2 Basketball (W) vs. WINGATE 41-56 Basketball (M) vs. WINGATE 84-75 | 7 February 7 Swimming @ BMC Championships (Day 2) | 8 February 8 Swimming @ BMC Championships (Day 3) Track/Field @ VMI Winter Relays (Day 1) Baseball vs. WEST VIRGINIA ST. 10-3 Baseball vs. WEST VIRGINIA ST. 10-3 | 9 February 9 Swimming @ BMC Championships (Day 4) W-5th;M-5th Track/Field @ VMI Winter Relays (Day 2) Tennis (W) vs. BELMONT ABBEY 7-0 Tennis (M) vs. BELMONT ABBEY 2-5 Lacrosse (M) vs. BELMONT ABBEY 13-17 Softball vs. UNC PEMBROKE 7-4 Basketball (W) @ Mars Hill 82-61 Softball vs. UNC PEMBROKE 9-0 Basketball (M) @ Mars HIll 89-66 |
| 10 February 10 Softball vs. VIRGINIA ST. 12-4 Baseball vs. MARS HILL 15-0 Softball vs. VIRGINIA ST. 10-2 Baseball vs. MARS HILL 11-1 | 11 February 11 Golf (M) @ Spring Invite Collegiate - Day 1 (St. Johns GC) | 12 February 12 Track/Field @ Queens Multi Meet (Day 1) Golf (M) @ Spring Invite Collegiate - Day 2 (St. Johns GC) 19th of 19 | 13 February 13 Track/Field @ Queens Multi Meet (Day 2) Basketball (W) @ Coker 62-43 Basketball (M) @ Coker 94-69 | 14 | 15 February 15 Swimming @ Royal Open (Day 1) Softball @ Barton 7-2 Baseball vs. SHIPPENSBURG 13-1 Lacrosse (M) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 7-10 Softball @ Barton 0-1 Baseball vs. SHIPPENSBURG 4-3 | 16 February 16 Swimming @ Royal Open (Day 2) Baseball vs. SHIPPENSBURG 7-1 Basketball (W) vs. CARSON-NEWMAN 57-90 Lacrosse (W) @ Mount Olive 8-17 Basketball (M) vs. CARSON-NEWMAN 90-75 |
| 17 | 18 February 18 Golf (W) @ Converse Invite - Day 1 (Carolina CC) Tennis (W) @ Shaw 2 p.m. Tennis (M) @ Shaw 2 p.m. | 19 February 19 Golf (W) @ Converse Invite - Day 2 (Carolina CC) Softball vs. BELMONT ABBEY 1 p.m. Softball vs. BELMONT ABBEY 3 p.m. Baseball vs. UNC PEMBROKE 3 p.m. | 20 February 20 Basketball (W) @ Queens 6 p.m. Lacrosse (W) vs. NORTH GREENVILLE 7 p.m. Basketball (M) @ Queens 8 p.m. | 21 February 21 Tennis (W) vs. LEES-McRAE 2 p.m. Tennis (M) vs. LEES-McRAE 2 p.m. | 22 February 22 Tennis (W) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 2 p.m. Tennis (M) vs. MOUNT OLIVE 2 p.m. Baseball vs. WINGATE 6 p.m. | 23 February 23 Track/Field @ SAC Championships (Day 1) Softball @ USC Aiken 1 p.m. Basketball (W) @ Lincoln Memorial 2 p.m. Lacrosse (W) @ Chowan 2 p.m. Softball @ USC Aiken 3 p.m. Baseball vs. WINGATE 3 p.m. Lacrosse (M) @ Florida Tech 4 p.m. Basketball (M) @ Lincoln Memorial 4 p.m. Baseball vs. WINGATE 6 p.m. |
| 24 February 24 Track/Field @ SAC Championships (Day 2) Softball vs. EMMANUEL 1 p.m. Softball vs. EMMANUEL 3 p.m. | 25 | 26 February 26 Baseball @ Barton 2 p.m. | 27 February 27 Tennis (M) vs. JC SMITH 2 p.m. Basketball (W) vs. LENOIR-RHYNE 6 p.m. Basketball (M) vs. LENOIR-RHYNE 8 p.m. | 28 February 28 Lacrosse (W) @ Limestone 4 p.m. | ||
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