By Thomas Grant, Jr. River Bluff High School lacrosse player Payton Hart is recognized after scoring her 100th career goal against Irmo High School. Hart, who recently signed with Lander University, reached the milestone during the matchup.Continue 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. Picture above is Lily Sundell of Lexington (Photos by River Bluff High School) A two-point halftime lead in the Class 5A Division I Lower State girls’ lacrosse final Tuesday against River Bluff was too close for comfort Lexington head coach Tiffany Tortorello. Her “pep talk” atContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Having completed the girls lacrosse program’s best record in regular season history, Lexington now looks to make more history. The Lady Wildcats (13-1) earned the top overall seed in the Class 5A Division I Lower State. This means a first-round bye and as many as twoContinue Reading
Pictured is Lexington’s Izzy Saville By Thomas Grant Jr. Spring Break finds the Lexington girls’ lacrosse team enjoying an historic season. With Wednesday’s game at Evans (Ga.) remaining, the Lady Wildcats have wrapped up their first-ever Region 4-5A District Four championship. They clinched the title following a 16-5 win overContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Mark Piepoli took over a fledgling Lexington High School boy lacrosse program 12 years ago. He’s currently overseeing a team that just won the Region 4-5A title while surpassing 100 wins. The Wildcats and Piepoli reached that milestone on March 18 following a 10-9 win atContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. There’s a change of leadership with the River Bluff girls’ lacrosse program. The school announced the hiring of a new head coach and assistant while retaining the previous head coach on the staff. Shannon Aikens will begin leading the Lady Gators’ program in July. “I amContinue Reading
By CT McDonald The 2020-21 lacrosse playoffs head into the second-round competition this week with local teams still in the mix. Dutch Fork’s boys’ team defeated Socastee 16-0 in the first round home game on Tuesday to advance to today’s, Thursday’s, second round at Wando. It should look like aContinue Reading