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Today's Sports

  • Seneca halts Gold stars'...

    Seneca halted the Lancaster County Gold all-stars’ state title hopes, taking a 62-48 win in the semifinals of the U-14 boys basketball tournament at the Howard gym in Georgetown on Saturday afternoon.Seneca followed the win over Lancaster County with a 41-39 victory over Southern District champion Orangeburg to capture the U-14 state crown.In the win over Lancaster County, Seneca’s Blake Earle hit 35 points to lead the Western District champions to the 14-point win.

  • Pitching, defense key for...

    INDIAN LAND – Indian Land High School baseball coach Kevin Durham said defense and pitching are key factors in the Warriors’ hopes this season.IL, 11-13 last season, will shoot to battle for the league title.“I want to be playing for first place and if we do little things like play defense and pitch well, then we will fight for it,” Durham said. “The key areas for us this season are our pitching and defense.

  • Bruins clip Clover in 3-1 win

    Lancaster extended its Region III-AAAA baseball mark to 2-0 with a 3-1 home win over Clover on Tuesday night.The Bruins, 3-3-1, 2-0, used a three-run third inning to take control of the game.Josh Warfield highlighted the frame with his second straight two-run home run.Bryan Gainer also drilled a RBI-hit to boost LHS. Michael Catoe also had a hit in the inning.Senior hurler Nick Ferguson notched the win, going five innings and striking out nine. He allowed a run, five hits and hit a batter. Evan Byrd worked the final two frames for the save.

  • Pioneers sign BHSs Dickson

    BUFORD - Spartanburg Methodist College baseball coach Tim Wallace is finding fertile ground in familiar territory.

    Wallace, a Lancaster native and former Lancaster High School and Post 31 American Legion baseball star, added another county diamond ace to the Pioneers baseball fold this week.

    Buford High School star pitcher Christian Dickson signed with SMC, joining Lancaster High School senior pitcher-outfielder Nick Ferguson.

  • Car show draws plenty of interest

    By DWAYNE SIMS

    For The Lancaster News

    Buford High School may be known for its gridiron exploits, but March 1, talk about the campus centered on a different type of iron.

    Lancaster Motor Speedway drivers descended upon the Lancaster County Class AA high school.

    Teams rolled out new rides, shined and polished for the annual car show.

  • George confident about LHS...

    Lancaster High School softball coach Shawanda George said she feels the Lady Bruins can improve on their 8-8 diamond mark of last season and be in the thick of the Conference III-AAAA race.“We’re a young team, but we see a lot of potential in these girls,” said George.

  • Gold stars shoot for state title

    The way the Lancaster County Gold U-14 all-star basketball team views hardwood matters, its goal is in reach.“We’re halfway there,” said Lancaster County Gold coach Kirk Jackson.

  • Dickson keys BHS to victory

    Buford High School senior pitcher Christian Dickson hurled a one-hitter and struck out 14 to pace the Jackets to an 8-1 win over Indian Land in high school baseball play Wednesday.Dickson, in a route job, allowed two walks and an unearned run.Dickson aided his cause with a hit, run batted in and scored a run.The Jackets took a 3-1 lead in the top of the third inning when Donald Kirkley, who had two hits, two RBIs and scored twice, laced a two-run single.The Jackets added three runs in the sixth and two in the seventh inning to seal the seven-

  • Vols net Rose Classic crown

    Andrew Jackson scored a pair of goals over a five-minute flurry to take a 2-1 win over Lancaster High School and capture the first Rose City Soccer Classic championship on Saturday.The Volunteers’ win capped a 3-0 run in the two-day tournament which was played at Lancaster Memorial Stadium.The field included all four county boys’ soccer teams.LHS, which went 0-1-2 in the tourney, broke on top as Drew Christensen scored off a Ethan Kramer corner kick five minutes into the match.The Vols answered as Daniel Wright tallied a goal to s

  • Faile shines in debut

    Louisiana State University freshman softball player Casey Faile posted her first collegiate win in the Lady Tigers’ 4-2 win over Tulsa in the Easton Purple and Gold Challenge at LSU’s Tiger Park on Saturday.The ninth-ranked Lady Tigers captured the tournament title over the weekend, going 5-1.A former Andrew Jackson High School softball star, Faile allowed two runs, five hits and walked two. She struck out six in the complete-game effort.

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