By Thomas Grant Jr. After a winless first season, American Leadership Academy opened Year Two with an historic victory. The Patriots defeated Thornwell 43-6 last Friday in Week 0. It was not only the first win for the program, but the first under new head coach Kemper Amick. New coachesContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Week 0 will get an early start at Pelion High School. The Panthers will play their season opener Thursday at home against Williston-Elko. It marks the debut of new head coach Cory Helms, formerly of Cardinal Newman. The next night is highlighted by two Lexington CountyContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. S.C. PREP FOOTBALL MEDIA PRESEASON POLL CLASS 5A 1. Dutch Fork (16), 2. Summerville, 3. Gaffney, 4. Northwestern (1), 5. Irmo, 6. Spartanburg, 7. Greenwood, 8. Sumter, 9. T.L. Hanna, 10 (tied). J.F. Byrnes and Ridge View Others receiving votes: White Knoll; Hillcrest; JL Mann; River Bluff;Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Bad weather has created “Championship Saturday” for Lake Murray teams in the S.C. HighSchool League baseball finals. Both Lexington and Batesburg-Leesville will play deciding games of their respective Best-of-Three Series on the same day. Riley Park in Sumter is where the Wildcats will play host toContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Lexington and Batesburg-Leesville bounced back from Game One losses at home Wednesday to force deciding games in their respective baseball finals. The Wildcats defeated James Island 9-4 in Game Two of the Class 5A Division I final. Grant Kissner went 3-4 with four RBI and allowedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Batesburg-Leesville boys golf team placed third at the S.C. High School League Class 2A tournament. Both Jackson Shealy and Nathan Ott shot two-day scores of 153 and 154, respectively, to earn All-State individual honors. (Photo by Batesburg-Leesville High School)Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. For the second straight year, the Lexington baseball team has returned to the Class 5A finals. Once again, the Wildcats are riding an undefeated post-season streak in pursuit of the school’s eighth state championship and third under head coach Brian Hucks. Last week’s sweep of BlythewoodContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Just call the River Bluff girls’ soccer team the “Lady Road Warriors.” The officially named Lady Gators pulled off their second straight Class 5A Division I Upper State playoff victory outside The Swamp. Just three days after upending archrival Lexington, the Lady Gators visited the NortheastContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Lake Murray region were In high standing for the final regular season S.C. Baseball Coaches Association’s Top 10 polls. Region champions Gilbert and Mid-Carolina were number one in Classes 3A and 2A, respectively. In Class 5A Division I Lexington was one of three Region 4-5AContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The centennial celebration of Lexington High School athletics now includes the crowning of a new state champion. On Saturday at Irmo High School, the girls’ lacrosse team became the school’s 16th title winner. The Lady Wildcats defeated Spartanburg 12-7 to win the S.C. High School LeagueContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. For nine seasons, Robert Wells coached his alma mater Brookland-Cayce boys basketball team to winning success. Now Wells looks to take on a challenge in the same county. However, it’s at a high school in a different district and classification with recent state championship success. MoreContinue Reading