By Thomas Grant Jr. Baseball continues to serve as a source of pride in Lexington County. This past month saw Airport and Batesburg-Leesville win state titles, and defending Class 5A champion Lexington was Class 5A Division I state runner-up. This weekend, four former members of the Lexington County Blowfish areContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Saturday night is a dream come true for Banks Faulkner. The Lexington baseball assistant coach gets to watch his former players square off at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. When Coastal Carolina and LSU play Game One in the Best-of-Three series, each team willContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Year 20 of the Lexington County Blowfish has the team off to a winning streak. They sported a 2-1 record through Monday, both wins coming at home against the Macon Bacon. Friday’s home opener also served as the 2025 debut for Lexington County. The Blowfish cameContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. IRMO, SC – Dutch Fork High School’s Ethan Offing and Boone Miller have been named to the Class 5A All-State Baseball Team, as selected by the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association. The standout players earned the honor for their exceptional performance on the field during theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. After winning in the post-season for the first time since 2019, Irmo baseball earned a spot in the Class 5A Division II Lower State playoffs. The Yellow Jackets defeated Westwood 13-3 in six innings Thursday in the deciding game of the Best-of-Three play-in series. With theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. There’s plenty of motivation on the side of the Irmo baseball team. The Yellow Jackets opened the postseason in a Best-of-Three play-in series. The opponent was a Westwood team looking to accomplish for the first time what Irmo did in 2019 – win a post-season game.Continue 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. The 11th annual Lexington County Chili Cookoff co-sponsored by the Lexington County Blowfish netted a valuable donation to the Lexington Police Department Foundation.Blowfish co-owner Bill Shanahan and Old Mill Brewpub owner John Clinger presented a $5,000 check during the March 19 meeting at the VIP StadiumContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Both the Irmo and Dutch Fork baseball teams are off to strong starts. The Yellow Jackets opened the week with a 9-0 win over Mountain View Prep on Teacher Appreciation Night. Wayland Garland had a 2-run homer and Hunter Parsons struck out five and allowed twoContinue Reading
After getting swept by archrival Clemson, the University of South Carolina rebounded by going 5-0 this past week. Former Dutch Fork state champion Evan Stone helped play a role in two of the victories. He had two home runs, including his first career grand slam in Saturday’s win over MoreheadContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Red Bank Invitational at White Knoll High School featured Dutch Fork and Irmo among the participants. The Silver Foxes went 3-1 at the tournament, defeating Camden (4-3), Lakewood (11-1) and Irmo (10-0) before losing 5-3 to Westside. Clemson University commit Ethan Offing was named toContinue Reading