Today's News

Lancaster High School spring sports stars were honored for their ace play Tuesday night in the LHS auditorium.

Class AAAA playoff teams softball and girls soccer saluted  multiple award winners.

In girls’ soccer, the 14-8 Lady Bruins honored seniors Lindsy Cooper and Anna Funderburk. Cooper, an all-region pick at striker with Funderburk, was named MVP. She also etched her name in LHS girls sport history as the Lady Bruins’ soccer first selection to the North-South All-Star match.

Funderburk reaped the Lady Bruins’ soccer Coaches Award.

INDIAN LAND – Indian Land High School senior wrestler Thomas Harris will continue to don blue and gold athletic colors, but a different hue at a higher level.

Harris, an all-star wrestler in the Warriors’ program, will continue his education and wrestling career at the U.S. Naval Academy.

“The Naval Academy is where I always wanted to go,” said Harris, who also considered West Point. “I visited both schools, but when it came down to it, the Naval Academy won out.

Kadedra Strain, a girls 13-14 age division competitor, paced the Columbus Parker Track Club’s showing in the 14-under Hershey District track meet held in Columbia.

Strain captured firsts in the 100-meter dash, softball throw and ran a leg on the 4 x 100 relay team, which included Zankel Stevens, Daneka Degraffenreid and LaDasia Blakeney.

The meet was the first competition for the CPTC this season.

In the 10-under girls, Alexis King won the long jump, while Tyesha Perry was the winner in the 200-meter dash.

Lancaster will soon be getting “the stuff it needs out here.”

Tractor Supply Co., the largest retail farm and ranch supply store chain in the country, is opening its 19th South Carolina store in Lancaster. The chain is known for its slogan, “The stuff you need out here.”

Work began on the former Sweet Union Furniture store building next to Bi-Lo at 593 S.C. 9 Bypass East on April 20, though signs announcing the chain was moving in have been up for months around the store.