Maya Drennon of Lexington with MVP plaque – (Photos by SCCAWS)
By Thomas Grant Jr.
Lake Murray standout seniors played their final high school softball games Tuesday and Wednesday at Lexington High School.
Maya Drennon and Livi Warren got a last “curtain call” at their home field for the S.C. Coaches Association of Women’s Sports North-South games. Both were selected to the South A/3A/5A team that shut out the North 12-0.
Drennon earned MVP honors for the South and White Knoll head coach April Farr was an assistant coach.
Along with the All-Star game, Warren was presented her All-State plaque for making the CAWS All-State team. She and teammate Payton Gonce were selected in Class 5A.
Class 2A had four All-State selections from the Lake Murray area. They were sophomores Ainsley Minchew and Kate Shealy of Batesburg-Leesville, Katie Gallman of Mid-Carolina and Miller Martin of state champion Saluda.
The North edged the South 8-7 in the Class 3A/4A contest. Carley Melton of Gilbert was a member of the South team.
Lexington County Baseball Stadium to hold SCBCA North-South Game
For the first time, the home of the Lexington County Blowfish will serve as the site for the S.C. Baseball Coaches Association’s North-South Game.
A tripleheader is scheduled to take place Tuesday starting at 11 a.m. with the Class 3A/4A game. The Class 1A/2A game will follow at 1:30 p.m. and the event concludes with the Class 5A game at 4 p.m.
Grant Royer and Kitt McLauchlin, both of Gilbert, were selected to the South 3A/4A team. Braydon Hallman and Tyler Kneece, both of Batesburg-Leesville, and Colby Livingston of Mid-Carolina will play for the North 1A/2A team.
Jack Epps of Lexington Dillon Wood of White Knoll and Peyton Hewitt and Walker Godwin of River Bluff were named to the Class 5A team.
(Photos by SCCAWS)
