(Photo by GoFlashwin.com) River Bluff baseball By Thomas Grant Jr. The 2026 season ended for several Lake Murray teams. Last Friday, the Lady Gators were shut out 1-0 by Sumter in the Class 5A Division I Lower State District Four playoffs. Alexis Jodie allowed just two hits and struck outContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Both American Legion Academy boys and Lexington girls had high hopes towards reaching the state finals this weekend. The Patriots were riding an historic run for the 3-year-old school in reaching their first-ever Upper State final. The Lady Wildcats were making their fourth state semifinal appearanceContinue Reading
Photos by Thomas Grant Jr. By Thomas Grant Jr. The Lexington High School girls and American Leadership Academy Lexington boys basketball teams are headed to the state semifinals. Both county programs delivered decisive third-round victories Monday in the South Carolina High School League playoffs and now sit one win awayContinue Reading
As Lake Murray area teams tipped off postseason play, River Bluff High School celebrated a historic milestone on the hardwood. River Bluff guard Evie Godfrey was recognized after becoming the first player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points. The junior guard reached the milestone across multiple stops duringContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Facing a team four times in a span of a year is not new to White Knoll head football coach Nick Pelham. He faced a similar situation as a defensive coordinator for Dutch Fork. “In 2016 and 2017 when I was at Dutch Fork, we playedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This past Saturday had three high school teams with state title aspirations. Only Batesburg-Leesville baseball was able to fulfill those dreams and, in the process, end a championship drought of 76 years. The Panthers defeated Phillip Simmons 8-5 in the deciding game of the Best-of-Three ClassContinue 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. 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. The quest for back-to-back Class 5A titles, albeit in a split division, continues for Lexington baseball. Tuesday’s 4-3 win over Blythewood in the Division I Upper State playoffs was its 13th consecutive post-season victory. The Wildcats can clinch a second straight state title appearance with aContinue 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