By Thomas Grant Jr. A second straight title in golf and a return to the state baseball semifinals highlight the past week in River Bluff sports. On Tuesday at Shaftesbury Glen in Conway, the Gators managed to turn their small first-round lead in the Class 5A Division I tournament intoContinue Reading

Photo by S.C. High School League By Thomas Grant Jr. A second straight title in golf and a return to the state baseball semifinals highlight the past week in River Bluff sports. On Tuesday at Shaftesbury Glen in Conway, the Gators managed to turn their small first-round lead in theContinue Reading

From River Bluff High School Athletics The River Bluff men’s golf team successfully defended its title on April 15 by winning the Lexington County Championship at Golden Hills Golf and Country Club. The competition was comprised of the 12 high school golf teams from the five Lexington County school districts.Continue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. Region 4-5A baseball rivals Lexington and River Bluff used Spring Break to stay competitive heading into the home stretch of the regular season. The Gators and Wildcats participated in the Forest Acres Classic at Falcon Field on the campus of A.C. Flora High School. Each finishedContinue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr.  Benjamin Lee built the River Bluff boys’ basketball from scratch into a state champion.  With his announced retirement, the school has once again turned to another former Lexington High School player from the Bailey Harris “coaching tree” to lead the program. On Tuesday, River Bluff receivedContinue Reading

Students from River Bluff High School are once again celebrating a major achievement, as the school’s chess team has claimed back-to-back state titles. The team secured its second consecutive championship at the State Scholastic Chess Championship, held this past Saturday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Competing against top programsContinue Reading

Jacob Smith, principal of River Bluff High School, has announced plans to retire at the end of the 2025–26 school year after more than two decades in public education. Smith joined Lexington County School District One in 2013 as an assistant principal when River Bluff opened and became the school’sContinue Reading