(Photos by GoFlashwin.com) By Thomas Grant Jr. The all-important ‘second season’ has begun for most Lake Murray teams. Both Lexington and River Bluff played its respective Region 4-5A openers at home. The Wildcats had the formidable task of facing 4-time defending champion Dutch Fork. The Silver Foxes entered the gameContinue Reading
McKinleigh Velasquez was crowned Miss 2026 Homecoming at Lexington High School on Sept. 18. McKenzie Kiscaden was first runner-up and Chappell Lackore was second runner-up.Continue Reading
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
A three-handicap golfer from Port St. Lucie, Florida, spent the day at Par T, where we had a chance to examine her swing. She explained that she had shortened her backswing and was now keeping more balls in the fairway. Despite her shorter backswing, she remains a highly competitive golferContinue Reading
Photo by River Bluff High School By Thomas Grant, Jr. The River Bluff High School girls’ golf team rallied from an 11-point deficit to win the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association High School Invitational at Moss Creek Country Club in Hilton Head Island. The Lady Gators finished five strokes aheadContinue Reading
Photo from Gilbert By Thomas Grant Jr. “We’re not afraid of anybody. We’re not ducking smoke like the kids say.” Those were Gilbert head coach Ozzie Exume’s words following the 28-24 “Homecoming” win over Class 5A Chapin. Down 10-0 to open the game, the Class 3A Indians rallied back forContinue Reading
Local powerlifter Lawrence Brimfield breaks NFL Combine record on bench press By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Seven weeks after One Life Fitness (1LF)–Sandhills hosted its first-ever 1,000-pound club powerlifting event in northeast Columbia, one of that gym’s sister facilities, 1LF-Forest Acres held its also-first Fall4All event with the same big-threeContinue Reading
This picture of a tennis player hitting a topspin forehand shows several similarities to the golf swing just before impact. Notice how the player has shifted his weight forward and turned his body toward the target. His head has also started to turn, allowing his eyes to see down theContinue Reading
Members of the 2026 River Bluff High School Homecoming Court are, from left, Miss Freshman Fynley Coker, Miss Sophomore Jennie Lee, Miss Junior Anna Heath Ray, Miss Senior Kaitlyn Myers and 2026 Homecoming Queen Aine Kim. Photo by River Bluff High School Center for the ArtsContinue Reading
(Photo by Lexington High School) By Thomas Grant Jr. Lightning storms continued to interrupt high school games around Lake Murray this past Friday. Despite in-contest delays, Lexington County District One teams mostly came out on the winning ends. Lexington, White Knoll, Gilbert and River Bluff were all victorious as allContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Back-to-back sweeps over Lexington District One rivals has the River Bluff volleyball team atop the Region 3-5A standings. The Lady Gators opened region play by defeating White Knoll 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-12). Karis Ketterling had nine of her team’s 32 kills and 11 digs, freshman FaithContinue Reading