USC Basketball Coach Dawn Staley

West Columbia celebrates as Gamecock Women win National Championship, Dawn Staley’s third

USC Athletics Department graphic above: The South Carolina Women’s Basketball team defeated Iowa, 87-75, Sunday afternoon to win the National Championship. The team finished with a record of 38-0. It’s Dawn Staley’s third National Championship at South Carolina. The game was played in Cleveland, OH. Staley lives in West Columbia and West Columbia was full […]

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Successful sports programs at USC are good for Cayce and West Columbia businesses, assistant athletics director tells Cayce-West Columbia Chamber crowd

“When the Gamecocks are winning, the people in Cayce and West Columba are making money,” said Tyson Lusk, USC’s Asst. Athletics Director for Development. He told a packed house at Stone River that the local economy is positively affected by Gamecock sports. Lusk was the speaker at the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Business meeting, Tuesday morning.  Lusk also […]

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USC Board Chairman Thad Westbrook says USC wants to work with local businesses at C-WC Chamber Breakfast

University of South Carolina Board Chairman Thad Westbrook addressed the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber Breakfast meeting, Tuesday, at Stone River in West Columbia. Westbrook is an attorney with the Nelson Mullins law firm and he is an Airport High School graduate.Westbrook discussed construction projects in which USC is involved and he invited participation. “We want […]

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May 4 proclaimed Dawn Staley Day in West Columbia

West Columbia City Council voted to declare May 4th as Coach Dawn Staley Day in the City of West Columbia. Staley is the coach of the University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball team that won the NCAA National Championship in April. The coach is a West Columbia resident. Staley attended the West Columbia city Council […]

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USC’s Dawn Staley given Key to West Columbia at reception in her honor

USC Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley said she has gained many new friends since moving to Congaree Park on West Columbia’s Riverwalk. “The people of West Columbia are great and I love living on the river,” Staley said. The City of West Columbia gave Staley the key to the city, Monday at a reception held […]

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City of West Columbia holding drop-in to celebrate USC Basketball Coach Dawn Staley, Monday

The City of West Columbia cordially invites you to a drop-in celebrating West Columbia resident and South Carolina’s living legend Dawn Staley. (Feature photo USC Athletics Dept.)Details below: What: Drop-In Honoring Women’s USA Olympic Gold Medalist Basketball Team Coach Dawn Staley, Light Refreshments will be Served When: Monday, September 27, 2021, 10 AM – 12PM […]

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