The “farewell tour” for retiring River Bluff boys soccer coach Phillip Savitz continue to run smoothly. With the school having promoting assistant head coach as his successor starting next season, the third-ranked Gators opened Region 4-5A play with consecutive wins. It started March 15 with a 5-0 shutout of WhiteContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The winning streak in region play continues for Lexington softball. The Lady Wildcats opened last week with victories over Chapin and archrival River Bluff. In the two games, senior Livi Warren went 5-7 with two home runs, two doubles and five RBI. Pitcher Haley Manz struckContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Athletic leadership will have a different look at River Bluff High School. Like fellow Lexington School District One school Gilbert, it will have one person serving as an athletics director only. Andrew Peckham was approved for the position at Tuesday’s district meeting. “I am thrilled toContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Special to the Lake Murray News Dreher Island was the dock site for the monthly Lake Murray fishing tournament held by the Midlands Striper Club. The March 16 tournament had 22 teams who combined to catch 37 striped bass weighing a total of 292.64 pounds. AllContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. River Bluff entered the season as the defending Class 5A baseball champion. On Sunday, Lexington continued its winning ways against its Region 4-5A rival in the Opterra Solutions Invitational. The Wildcats rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory to claim their third consecutive title and fourth overall.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. FLORENCE | The memories of past state semifinal losses hung over the Lexington High School team Friday. The Florence Civic Center was where the Wildcats made their last Class 5A Lower State final appearance in 2019. They lost to Berkeley in what was legendary head coachContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Another “coaching tree” member of legendary Lexington High School head coach Bailey Harris is a win away from a state championship game appearance. Greer head coach Devin Liferidge has his team in the Class 4A Upper State title game at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The Yellow JacketsContinue Reading
Irmo, South Carolina, February 27, 2024 – Jake Coucoules emerged victorious at the 2024 Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series at Lake Murray, scoring a two-day total of 188.75 inches. The tournament, featuring a record-breaking regular season attendance of 258 kayak anglers nationwide, took place on February 24-25 and offered overContinue Reading
Students from Lexington-Richland School District Five achieved outstanding success at the South Carolina Dance Association (SCDA) Dance Team Championship. Held on February 17, 2024, at Irmo High School, the SCDA State Championship witnessed the participation of numerous students from Chapin Middle, Chapin High, Dutch Fork Middle, and Dutch Fork High,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The final season for legendary boys soccer coach Phil Savitz opened with another Capital City Cup title for River Bluff. The Gators defeated Chapin 2-1 Sunday at Gray Collegiate Academy to claim the Gold Division of the 4-day tournament. It was the third title won atContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Lake Murray region produced three state wrestling champions this past weekend in Anderson. In Class 5A, Lexington’s Breydon Jennings won the 144-pound division and William Lede placed third at 150 pounds. River Bluff’s Jason Neblo won the 215-pound division with a pinfall in the final.Continue Reading