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Lady Bruins triumph for split...

The Lancaster High School Lady Bruins had the lone hoops hurrah for LHS basketball senior night Tuesday.
The Lady Bruins notched their first Region III-AAAA home win, taking a 46-27 victory over Richland Northeast to open the varsity twin bill.
The LHS girls’ 19-point win gave the Bruins a split as the Lancaster boys dropped a 69-66 loss to RNE in the nightcap.
Coach Ronnie Robinson’s Lady Bruins started strong and steadily built their lead for the win to push their mark to 6-11, 2-7.

Vols sweep by Central Eagles

David Kellin
For The Lancaster News
KERSHAW – The Andrew Jackson Volunteers, in impressive fashion, captured both of their Region IV-AA basketball games with the Central Eagles in their final regular-season home game Tuesday night.
The Lady Vols scored a 50-point victory, 80-30 over the Lady Eagles, and the Vols won over the rival CHS Eagles, 69-51
The Lady Vols took an early 17-point lead 19-2 in the first period.

Warriors drop 2 in senior night...

INDIAN LAND – Warriors basketball senior night wasn’t much to celebrate in the Panhandle.
Indian Land dropped both ends of their Region IV-AAA varsity doubleheader, falling to Fairfield Central High School of Winnsboro on Thursday night.
The Lady Griffins, in the opener, rolled to a 63-21 win over the Lady Warriors.
In the nightcap, the ILHS boys dropped a 92-69 loss to the Griffins.
Indian Land, in the boys game, fell behind early and battled to get back in the contest.

Chester pledges $75K for Thread...

Travis Jenkins
Landmark News Service

CHESTER – An extension of the Carolina Thread Trail that could serve as a natural pathway to coming whitewater rapids along Fishing Creek in Great Falls will have the financial support of Chester County.
In December, Matt Covington and Bret Baronak from the Carolina Thread Trail addressed Great Falls Town Council about obtaining a 22-mile segment of abandoned CSX rail lines to add into the trail network.

Column: Animals have more rights...

Two stories have captured the attention of many Americans in the past few days: a new law on abortion in the state of New York, and a law proposed in the U.S. House that would make cruelty to animals a felony, punishable by up to seven years in prison.
I’m sure that I am not the only one who sees the apparent irony of those two news stories.

Speedway to have Relay for Life...

Lancaster Motor Speedway, as the 2019 season draws closer, will have a major month of action with its June racing events.
Lancaster Motor Speedway will be hosting the World Of Outlaws Super Late Model Series on June 1.
After a week off June 8, LMS will have a regular night of racing June 15.
June 22 features the second annual Phillip Knight Memorial race.
June wraps up with the June 29 race, which promises to be a huge event.
LMS will host its first Relay for Life Night.

Red Hawks soar for sweep at LHS

The highly-regarded Westwood Red Hawks showed Friday night at the Lancaster High School gym why they’re among the Class AAAA hoops elite.
The WHS teams, among the state’s top three in the latest prep hoops polls, rolled by the host LHS Bruins.
The Lady Red Hawks opened with a 92-31 win and the WHS boys followed with an 89-59 win to complete the hoops sweep.
The No. 2 Westwood boys built a 43-28 lead at the half and opened the second half with a key surge on the way to their 30-point win.

Warriors in Upstate mat final

WESTMINISTER – The Indian Land Warriors returned to West Oak High School and earned a measure of mat revenge.
The ILHS Warriors, who fell to top-rated West Oak High School in the Class AAA Upper State wrestling playoffs, 49-15 last season, turned the mats on the host WOHS Warriors on Monday night when they posted a 34-30 win.
“Our guys did their job,” ILHS coach Leon Boulware said. “Since losing that match last season, we’ve been working for this.

Camden High Bulldogs down...

CAMDEN – Indian Land, capping Region IV-AAA regular-season road play, dropped a pair of basketball losses to host Camden High School on Tuesday night.
The Lady Warriors, who had a strong start, couldn’t complete the hoops task in dropping a 51-38 road loss to the Camden Lady Bulldogs.
The ILHS boys, in the nightcap, fell to the Bulldogs, 68-61.
Indian Land, in the varsity opener, started strong to take a 20-8 lead, but the Lady Warriors scored only single digits in each of the final three periods in the 13-point region loss.

Jackets used clutch play to net...

Lorie Sellers
For The Lancaster News
The Buford Yellow Jackets came through late on BHS Senior Night for a sweep of North Central High School in Region IV-AA basketball play on Friday night.
The BHS boys, in a 53-50 win over North Central, earned a bid to the Class AA Upper State boys basketball playoffs.
BHS, which trailed by six going to the final period, came through at the foul line in the clutch.
Jo Barrino, who led BHS with 19 points, netted two free throws to tie the game at 50-all with 16.7 seconds to play.