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High School Sports

  • Truesdale tops Laps for Lancers 10K

    Marc Truesdale is making his mark in road racing, and Saturday was another solid step for the Andrew Jackson High School history teacher.

    Truesdale, who has qualified for the 2019 Boston Marathon with a 3:02:40 effort in the Tobacco Road Marathon in Cary, N.C., on March 17, dashed to the Laps for Lancers 10K win on Saturday morning at USC Lancaster.

    Truesale, with a 40:00.5 effort, topped the field by 78-seconds.

    Truesdale, 38, won for the second straight year when he won in 39 minutes.

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  • Volunteers down rival Knights

    Andrew Jackson improved to 4-3 in Region IV-AA baseball play with a 9-4 win over North Central on Monday night.

    Brett Percival hurled the win, going three innings. He allowed no earned runs and two hits. Percival struck out three.

    Will Hudson went four frames and whiffed five. He gave up no earned runs and two hits.

    Percival paced a 10-hit attack with two singles, two runs batted in and scored a run. Hudson had two singles, a RBI and scored a run.

    William Wrape added two singles and a RBI.

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  • Lady Bruins looking for strong soccer finish

    Nathan Lowery

    For The Lancaster News

    The Lancaster High girls’ soccer team has seven seniors, a new coach and high hopes for the season. 

    “The willingness of the players to learn and apply their knowledge to the pitch makes me hopeful,” LHS first-year girls soccer coach Sal Estrada said. “They have a great coachable attitude.”

    The team, at 6-5, is third in Region III-AAAA with a 4-3 record behind 5-0 York and South Pointe, 3-1.

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  • Experience key for LHS soccer

    Nathan Lowery

    For The Lancaster News

    The Lancaster High School boys’ soccer team, 4-5 on the season, 3-2 in Region III-AAAA play, is continuing to build off the experience of seven seniors and looking to make their presence felt in the second half of the season.

    The Bruins are coming off a 10-8 season last year – 7-3 in region play, good enough for second place and a home playoff game against Greenville, a postseason loss.

    Last year’s team lost five seniors to graduation.

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  • Buford soccer blanks GSSM with 2-0 win

    The Buford varsity boys soccer team extended its regular season record to 7-1 with a 2-0 win at the Governor's School for Science and Math on Friday in Hartsville.

    In the 23rd minute, senior Bryton Davis scored on a corner kick whipped in front of the goal for an assist by fellow senior Blaine Gossman.

    Buford created many opportunities throughout the opening half, but Davis' score was the lone goal until halftime.

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  • IL Wrestling Club wins five rookie state titles

    Five Indian Land area wrestlers won rookie state titles in a youth championship tournament Feb. 11 at White Knoll High School in Lexington.

    The Indian Land Wrestling Club team placed second overall in the tourney.

    All nine of the local wrestlers who competed placed in the top four in their youth weight classes.

    Jackson D'Ettore, Ryan Stuckitz, Lowden Kersey, Laurel Hutto and Lily Hutto won rookie state championships.

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  • Central tops AJ golfers

    The Andrew Jackson High School golf team fell to 2-2 in Region IV-AA play, dropping a road loss to Central High School of Pageland on Thursday at White Plains Country Club.

    The Eagles shot a 183 to the Volunteers’ 194.

    Mason Sowell led the AJ effort, carding an even-par 36.

    Tad McCowan finished with a 52.

    Reagan Brewer, Luke Benfield and Brian Greene each had a 53 in the nine-hole match.

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  • Bruins blank Cavs, 6-0

    The Lancaster High School boys tennis team continued its stellar play, blanking Region III-AAAA foe Richland Northeast, 6-0 on Thursday night.

    The Bruins were coming off a 4-3 win over Class AAAAA foe Rock Hill High School earlier in the week.

    Singles

    • Isaac Thomas (L) defeated  Alex Winslow (RNE), 6-4, 6-1.

    • Connor Palmeri (L) defeated Garrett Ellis (RNE), 6-0, 6-0.

    • Jacob Hudson (L) defeated  Brandon Dennis (RNE), 6-2, 6-2.

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  • Bruins blank Cavs, 6-0

    The Lancaster High School boys tennis team continued its stellar play, blanking Region III-AAAA foe Richland Northeast, 6-0 on Thursday night.

    The Bruins were coming off a 4-3 win over Class AAAAA foe Rock Hill High School earlier in the week.

    Singles

    • Isaac Thomas (L) defeated  Alex Winslow (RNE), 6-4, 6-1.

    • Connor Palmeri (L) defeated Garrett Ellis (RNE), 6-0, 6-0.

    • Jacob Hudson (L) defeated  Brandon Dennis (RNE), 6-2, 6-2.

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  • Lady Jackets look to younger players to boost soccer success

    The Buford High School girls soccer team, coming off a banner season, is looking to younger players to help the Lady Jackets have more success this season.

    Coach Bob Bowen, in his fourth season leading the BHS girls soccer program, has only three senior starters for the 2018 season.

    A year ago, BHS went 16-1, with nine returning players, including five starters.

    The senior trio includes halfback Payton Howell, defender Cassie Bailey and captain Jadon Vick, a defender.

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