Photo by Gray Collegiate Academy By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Gray Collegiate Academy girls’ swim team claimed first place at the Soda City Invitational held Monday at the University of South Carolina. The Lady War Eagles scored 260 points to finish ahead of Chapin, River Bluff, Spring Valley and Aiken,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Class 4A softball champion Gray Collegiate Academy was recognized during its school’s home football game Friday night. The state championship team was honored for its successful season and accomplishment on the softball field.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Fourth of July weekend coincided with the end of the first half of the regular season for the Lexington County Blowfish. After 26 games, the team had a 13-13 record heading into the All-Star break. On Saturday, Lexington County held its annual holiday intrasquad gameContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. River Bluff and Gray Collegiate volleyball reached the third round of the S.C. High School League playoffs on Monday. Both teams took straight set wins in their respective classifications. The Lady Gators defeated West Ashley 25-20, 25-20 and 25-21 in the Class 5A Division I bracket.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Both River Bluff and Gray Collegiate Academy came away with its share of medals this past weekend in the pool. The two schools competed at the S.C. High School League state swimming meet held Oct. 1-3 at the University of South Carolina. River Bluff In ClassContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Pictured above is Gray Collegiate Academy boys soccer coach Kevin Heise with his team after posting his 600 th. career win. (Photo by Kevin Heise) There are fewer clubs more exclusive than the one with head coaches with 600 victories. On April 22, Gray Collegiate Academy’sContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Gilbert baseball and softball teams found themselves deadlocked for the Region 4-4A title. In each case, a head-to-head tiebreaker was used to determine the top seed for the Class 4A playoffs. It proved to be a split outcome for both programs. The Indians finished 13-1Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The winning streak in region play ended Tuesday for Airport baseball. Gilbert handed the Eagles a 3-0 home loss. It ended a streak of 22 consecutive wins dating back to March 28, 2022 in a loss to North Augusta. Dalton Taylor held Airport to four hitsContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Last season saw Gray Collegiate Academy sweep the Class 2A state titles for boys and girls basketball. The start of the new season finds both teams ranked atop the preseason S.C. Basketball Coaches Association Class 2A rankings. On Wednesday, a press conference was held at Brookland-CayceContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It’s Week Two of the South Carolina high school football playoffs. Seven teams remain in the hunt for state titles. In the case of Northside Christian Academy, it’s one victory away from reaching the SCISA final for the first time since 2017. The Crusaders held offContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It was another historic showing for the Gray Collegiate Academy athletics program this past weekend. The girls’ swimming team earned a school-best second-place finish in the Class 2A final meet held at the University of South Carolina Natatorium. Among the gold medalists were K.P. Coker, whoContinue Reading