Yay Friday!!

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Captain Edward S. Godfrey (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on September 30, 1877, at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana. His citation reads:

Led his command into action when he was severely wounded.

First Sergeant Leonidas M. Godley (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads:

Led his company in the assault on the enemy's works and gained the parapet, there receiving 3 very severe wounds. He lay all day in the sun, was taken prisoner, and had his leg amputated without anesthetics.

Private Philip Goettel (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on November 27, 1863, at Ringgold, Georgia. His citation reads:

Capture of flag and battery guidon.


I’m going to be honest… I’ve been slammed with End of the Year stuff at work and with walking every night, so I haven’t had a lot of time to fully research the Athlete of the week. So it’s going to be a short segment this week.


The I’m just sayin… Know Your South Carolina Athlete

The athlete we are going to spotlight today is former James Island baseball player Stephen Turner. Stephen played at James Island in what we like to call the dark period. The dark period is the time between when Sonny and I played. This was also the time Coach Hatley was an assistant coach at The Citadel. Truth is, there was a ton of talent at James Island during those years but I believe they had a different coach each season. While the high school was unable to take advantage of the talent, the West Ashley Post 147 American Legion baseball program had some of their best years during this time. I could be wrong, but I believe Turner was a freshman at JI when Sonny was a senior. I have no idea if he was on the team as a freshman or not. I believe he was, but I could be wrong. After high school, it seems Stephen decided to go to an extended high school (Coastal Carolina). I’m sure Stephen could have gone to a real college, but for whatever reason decided to go to that school. Anyway, he had a fine career at Coastal playing in 189 games with a .319 batting average, 20 home runs, 86 RBIs and 99 stolen bases. He was the team leader in many stats his junior and senior seasons at Coastal including At Bats (229 in ’94 and 221 in ’95), Runs (51/45), Hits (73 in ’94), Triples (3 in ’94) and Stolen Bases (28/35). Stephen still ranks in Coastal Carolina’s Top 20 for many stats. While I wish he had gone to a different school after high school, he did have a very good college career. Congrats to Stephen Turner for being this week’s SC Athlete You Should Know.