By Thomas Grant Jr. The 2023 American Legion senior season ended for West Columbia Post 79 on Friday.It lost 6-4 to Lexington Post 7 in a game moved to Lexington High School after Thursday’s rainout at Brookland-Cayce High School. West Columbia took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of theContinue Reading
By THOMAS GRANT JR. Shane Fidler has hit the ground running at Airport High School. The new head football coach and athletics director has wasted little time energizing a program which has not posted a winning record since 2017. Despite being the Eagles’ third head coach in three seasons, FidlerContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Dreher Community Center on the shores of Lake Murray was the site once again for the monthly Midlands Striper Club Youth Fishing Tournament. About 18 youngsters took part in the July 15 event. A total of 30 striped bass were caught and brought to the scalesContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. West Columbia and Chapin-Newberry lost by the same 6-5 score Wednesday night in S.C. American Legion baseball playoffs. In the case of Chapin-Newberry, the defeat to Greenwood Post 20 in the Upstate Region marked the end of its season. Post 193/24 trailed 6-2 when it scoredContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. West Columbia Post 79 and Chapin-Newberry Post 193/24 began play in the South Carolina American Baseball playoffs. This year’s opening round is a double elimination format with the top teams earning a trip to Florence for the state tournament taking place July 18-23 at Francis MarionContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The top All-Stars of the Coastal Plain League are headed back to Lexington County Baseball Stadium. The home of the Lexington County Blowfish will once again hold the CPL All-Star Show. The 2-day event begins Tuesday with the All-Star Fan Fest, a skills competition, and HomeContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Based in West Columbia next to Lake Murray, the Midland Striper Club has provided public awareness and promoted sportsmanship, conservation, and adequate water quality for fishing family enthusiasts. Every third Saturday of each month, the Club holds a fishing tournament for aspiring young fishers. This SaturdayContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Dutch Fork has found its new girls’ basketball coach. The school announced the hiring of Candace Bush to the position last week. She comes over from Columbia High School where she spent the past three seasons. “As a coach, you always want to move to theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Since 2019, the Cayce Roundball Classic at Brookland-Cayce High School has provided the community with a holiday basketball tournament with some of the Palmetto State’s top teams. This year’s Classic will once again feature 16 teams from North and South Carolina and Georgia competing in twoContinue Reading
Chance Jones of Lexington caught this healthy 5-pound whopper of a largemouth bass using live green worms that he purchased from Lake World. Lake World is located at 1715 N. Lake Drive at the dam. Stop in and say hello to Paula and see the latest in bait and tackleContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Lexington County schools enjoyed athletic success this year with state titles in baseball and competitive cheer as well as state runners-up in the latter sport, golf and volleyball. Lexington, Chapin, and River Bluff all placed in the top 10 of the Class 5A Carlisle Cup standingsContinue Reading