(Photo by Batesburg-Leesville softball) – Kate Shealy and Ainsley Minchew of Batesburg-Leesville By Thomas Grant Jr. Batesburg-Leesville softball and head coach Amber Hartley are having a turnaround season. Led by the sophomore duo of Kate Shealy and Gilbert transfer Ainsley Minchew, the Lady Panthers are sporting their best record inContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The River Bluff baseball team entered Spring Valley with a 1-game lead over Chapin and White Knoll for first place in Region 4-5A. On Monday, the Gators opened play at the Forest Acres Classic at A.C. Flora High School. They looked to claim a sixth ClassicContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Batesburg-Leesville softball team is off to a 5-0 start this season. The Panthers remained unbeaten this past weekend by winning the Panther Invitational tournament at home. (Photo by Batesburg-Leesville High School)Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. After one season in Athens, Ga., Precious Bross is back home. Next season, the former Irmo High School All-State infielder will play in familiar surroundings. On Monday, Bross announced on social media that she was now a member of the University of South Carolina. In choosingContinue 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. The Gilbert baseball and softball teams found themselves deadlocked for the Region 4-4A title. In each case, a head-to-head tiebreaker was used to determine the top seed for the Class 4A playoffs. It proved to be a split outcome for both programs. The Indians finished 13-1Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. First place in Region 4-4A was settled by a pitcher’s dual in Gilbert. Lady Indian starter Ainsley Minchew and Gray Collegiate Academy’s Makenzie Sease battled for 6 ½ innings Monday. At stake was sole possession of first place in Region 4-4A in the first of twoContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The River Bluff baseball team were two outs away from suffering its first Region 4-5A loss. With Irmo leading by a run in the Top 7th, Banks Alexander belted a walk off 3-run homer for a 7-5 victory. The win gave River Bluff the season sweepContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This past weekend at Carolina Softball Field served as a host site for a Lake Murray softball reunion. When not getting hits, University of Georgia Sarah Gordon was fielding those off the bats of fellow Lexington graduate Karley Shelton and former White Knoll rival and teammateContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This weekend at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field is a Homecoming for two former Lake Murray softball standouts. When 13th-ranked University of Georgia faces 11th ranked South Carolina in a 3-game series, it marks the return to the region of junior catcher Sarah Gordon ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Gilbert High School softball team held the Tomahawk Classic this past weekend. The Lady Indians defeated Fox Creek (7-6), Spring Valley (9-0) and Strom Thurmond (7-3) before losing to Blythewood (8-4) to finish 3-1 and runner-up in the Gold Division. Pelion won the Silver DivisionContinue Reading