COLUMBIA – Nike officially launched its 10-year partnership with the University of South Carolina on Monday by signing five of the school’s most recognizable student-athletes to its Blue Ribbon Elite Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) program. The inaugural group includes women’s basketball standouts Joyce Edwards and Chloe Kitts, along withContinue 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. 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. The River Bluff team of golf coach Roger Smith, Athletics Director Andrew Peckham, former boys basketball coa h Ben Lee and assistant soccer coach Hank Deer were victorious at the Coaches Association of Women’s Sports golf tournament. The event was held June 19 at the PonderosaContinue Reading
By Robin All A proper stance is one of the most important fundamentals in golf. A good setup won’t guarantee a perfect shot, but it will greatly improve your chances of making consistent swings. In the accompanying photo, notice how the stripes on the golfer’s shirt illustrate the angle ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Along with providing summer college baseball, the Lexington County Blowfish are a community-oriented organization. Since arriving in Lexington in 2014, the team has participated in various fund-raising events and is devoted to honoring all military services. This past weekend saw the Blowfish hold their annual FortContinue Reading
(Photo by Thomas Grant Jr.) By Thomas Grant Jr. A .500 record in the ultracompetitive Region 4-5A (now Region 3-5A) and a first-round Class 5A Division II playoff series win highlighted White Knoll baseball’s best season in 10 years. With the departure of Dolan Crolley to Blythewood High School, schoolContinue Reading
By Robin All Years ago, Bobby Jones remarked during the Masters that Jack Nicklaus played a game of golf he was not familiar with. After watching this year’s U.S. Open, I know exactly how he felt. While most senior golfers can’t hit the ball the distances achieved by today’s professionals,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It was no secret the successor for Lexington girls’ soccer coach Chris Fryland was already on the team’s sidelines. On Monday, the school made it official with the promotion of assistant coach Sarah Moore to the head position. A former Lady Wildcat player under Fryland, MooreContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Brandon Cromer Jr. is in the middle portion of a personal “journey”. Since undergoing Tommy John surgery a year ago, the former Lexington High School standout has worked to regain his pitching form. He spent his redshirt year at the University of South Carolina healing andContinue Reading
By Robin All More strokes are played within 50 yards of the hole than on all the longer shots combined. Yet many golfers spend most of their practice time on the full swing, assuming chipping and putting are easy. One of the most important rules of the short game isContinue Reading