The Lexington Blowfish Baseball Team will sponsor Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission August 3 for a Meals on Wheels Fundraiser. The gates open at 6 pm and the game starts around 7:05 pm. Bring canned food items to replenish the pantry or you may make a monetary donation toContinue Reading
By Joe Abdalla The Lake Murray Seniors Bass Club held its July tournament out of Dreher Island State Park July 18. Unfortunately for me, having been in this club almost 20 years, I made a mistake for the first time. I set my alarm for PM instead of AM. Therefore,Continue Reading
Columbia’s Segra Park will host the American Legion baseball state championship tournament July 31 – August 2. The top two Upper State teams and the top two Lower State teams will compete for the state title in the double-elimination tournament. Game times are: July 31: 4 pm and 7 pmContinue Reading
The 2019 Division I-AAA Pineview Minors Team has won the state championship and will represent the state of South Carolina in the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series. They will be heading to the World Series in Ruston, Louisiana at the beginning of next month. Team Members are: Kaleb Holmes, PeytonContinue Reading
The 2019 Division I-AA Coaches Pitch Lexington National Allstars have won the state championship and will represent the state of South Carolina in the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series. They will be heading to the World Series in Ruston, Louisiana at the end of the month. Team Members are: EvansContinue Reading
Mia Andrade, a rising Seventh grader at Chapin Middle School qualified for the US Kids Clubs World Championships August 1-3. “I played well all season and feel confident about my game,” said Andrade. Players participate during an entire season to accumulate points based on performance to earn the opportunity to competeContinue Reading
By CT McDonald After qualifying for the American Legion Baseball state playoffs again this year, Chapin-Newberry Post 193-24 got the games started on the road Monday against Easley Post 52. Playing this first stage of the postseason in the best-two-of-three format, Chapin-Newberry (CN) and Easley had come to a deadlockContinue Reading
Carolina Springs Middle School’s archery team wrapped up its third year of competition on a high note thanks to support from the community. The season featured archers competing in tournaments locally and around the state, winning five local events. CSMS finished second out of 17 teams at the South CarolinaContinue Reading
Lexington One District Athletic Director (DAD) David Bennett is on the forefront of the changes in student athletics. Since the position was created for Bennett in July 2016, the number of DAD positions has doubled in the Palmetto State from 10 to 20. They all now meet annually in theContinue Reading
By Joe Abdalla The Lake Murray Seniors Bass Club held its June Tournament out of Billy Dreher Island State Park June 20. Due to a lot of members taking vacations, we had fewer than normal teams fishing. The weather was nice except for the wind which blew the entire day.Continue Reading
Former NFL Great Deion Sanders visited his son Shiloh Sanders this past week at USC. Shilioh is an incoming freshman on the USC Gamecocks Football Team , He will play Defensive Back just like his father. While in Columbia, SC, Deion went out to the indoor facility and worked outContinue Reading