By Thomas Grant, Jr. The fourth annual Team Kathryn Kleckley Annual Tennis Tournament and Memorial Scholarship Fund took place this past weekend at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center. A total of 16 schools from around the state took part in the event which also raises funds for four scholarships.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The number of Lake Murray unbeatens is now down to four. Newberry, Swansea, Pelion and Saluda all sport perfect records entering Week 3 of the regular season. Friday night is an All-Lake Murray matchup between the Bulldogs (3-0) and Chapin (0-3). Newberry is led byContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. (Photo by Leonard Pressley III) Last season is just a memory for American Leadership Academy and Pelion. The Patriots were winless in their inaugural campaign. A loss to the Panthers enabled them tomake the post-season with two victories. Both teams have more than turned the pageContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. After a winless first season, American Leadership Academy opened Year Two with an historic victory. The Patriots defeated Thornwell 43-6 last Friday in Week 0. It was not only the first win for the program, but the first under new head coach Kemper Amick. New coachesContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Week 0 will get an early start at Pelion High School. The Panthers will play their season opener Thursday at home against Williston-Elko. It marks the debut of new head coach Cory Helms, formerly of Cardinal Newman. The next night is highlighted by two Lexington CountyContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. S.C. PREP FOOTBALL MEDIA PRESEASON POLL CLASS 5A 1. Dutch Fork (16), 2. Summerville, 3. Gaffney, 4. Northwestern (1), 5. Irmo, 6. Spartanburg, 7. Greenwood, 8. Sumter, 9. T.L. Hanna, 10 (tied). J.F. Byrnes and Ridge View Others receiving votes: White Knoll; Hillcrest; JL Mann; River Bluff;Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Bad weather has created “Championship Saturday” for Lake Murray teams in the S.C. HighSchool League baseball finals. Both Lexington and Batesburg-Leesville will play deciding games of their respective Best-of-Three Series on the same day. Riley Park in Sumter is where the Wildcats will play host toContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Lexington and Batesburg-Leesville bounced back from Game One losses at home Wednesday to force deciding games in their respective baseball finals. The Wildcats defeated James Island 9-4 in Game Two of the Class 5A Division I final. Grant Kissner went 3-4 with four RBI and allowedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Batesburg-Leesville boys golf team placed third at the S.C. High School League Class 2A tournament. Both Jackson Shealy and Nathan Ott shot two-day scores of 153 and 154, respectively, to earn All-State individual honors. (Photo by Batesburg-Leesville High School)Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. For the second straight year, the Lexington baseball team has returned to the Class 5A finals. Once again, the Wildcats are riding an undefeated post-season streak in pursuit of the school’s eighth state championship and third under head coach Brian Hucks. Last week’s sweep of BlythewoodContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Just call the River Bluff girls’ soccer team the “Lady Road Warriors.” The officially named Lady Gators pulled off their second straight Class 5A Division I Upper State playoff victory outside The Swamp. Just three days after upending archrival Lexington, the Lady Gators visited the NortheastContinue Reading