By Thomas Grant Jr. River Bluff has found its “perfect fit” to fill the head football coaching position. With those effusive words, Athletics Director Andrew Peckham introduced Perry Parks during a Wednesday press conference. He succeeds Blair Hardin, who led the Gators to their most wins in school history. “WeContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Lexington softball team opened Region 4-5A play last Friday with a 13-0 shutout win in five innings over Chapin. Payton Gonce had three hits and four RBI for the Lady Wildcats. This helped Lexington take a 9-0 lead into the fifth inning where Livi WarrenContinue Reading
By Robin All One of the oldest golf instructions is to turn your belt buckle toward the target at the finish of your swing! Sounds simple but you can’t do it, unless you shift your weight to the front foot and bring the back foot up on to the endContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The 11th annual Lexington County Chili Cookoff co-sponsored by the Lexington County Blowfish netted a valuable donation to the Lexington Police Department Foundation.Blowfish co-owner Bill Shanahan and Old Mill Brewpub owner John Clinger presented a $5,000 check during the March 19 meeting at the VIP StadiumContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This past weekend at Carolina Softball Field served as a host site for a Lake Murray softball reunion. When not getting hits, University of Georgia Sarah Gordon was fielding those off the bats of fellow Lexington graduate Karley Shelton and former White Knoll rival and teammateContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This weekend at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field is a Homecoming for two former Lake Murray softball standouts. When 13th-ranked University of Georgia faces 11th ranked South Carolina in a 3-game series, it marks the return to the region of junior catcher Sarah Gordon ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It appears a pair of Lexington County schools are searching for two new basketball coaches for next season. A report Tuesday morning indicated boys basketball coach Carlos Powell was not returning to Gray Collegiate Academy. This was the former University of South Carolina forward’s first seasonContinue Reading
From the Bass Pro Tour Lake Murray provided the setting for the continuation of a fishing rivalry to close out its latest Bass Pro Tour event. Drew Gill and Jacob Wheeler have combined for multiple titles on the circuit and were 1-2 in last year’s Fishing Clash Angler of theContinue Reading
Columbia, S.C. – Major League Fishing (MLF) is set to visit Lake Murray next week March 6-9, for the third regular-season event of the 2025 Bass Pro Tour – the PowerStop Brakes Stage 3 at Lake Murray Presented by Strike King. Top anglers in professional bass fishing will be competingContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Gilbert High School softball team held the Tomahawk Classic this past weekend. The Lady Indians defeated Fox Creek (7-6), Spring Valley (9-0) and Strom Thurmond (7-3) before losing to Blythewood (8-4) to finish 3-1 and runner-up in the Gold Division. Pelion won the Silver DivisionContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Opterra Solutions Invitational is back with 10 teams competing over four days in one of the top preseason baseball tournaments in the state. Here is the revised schedule with games taking place at both Lexington and River Bluff high schools: (Thursday’s Games) AT RIVER BLUFFContinue Reading