The South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association released its preseason rankings for the 2026 season, and Lancaster County teams were heavily represented. Indian Land, coming off a historic run to the Upper State championship series, was ranked No. 2 in Class 5A Division II, trailing only Berkeley. The Warriors hold the highest preseason ranking among Upper State programs. In Class 2A, Andrew Jackson is projected to … Continue reading Warriors land No. 2 in preseason baseball rankings; Buford, AJ follow

The South Carolina High School League released its region placement for 2026-28 realignment on Thursday. The news comes a day earlier than expected and comes a week after the classification placements were set. Schools have until Feb. 1 to submit if they will appeal their region assignments. Appeals will be heard on Feb. 3-5. Some of the highlights of the new region placements: Gray Collegiate … Continue reading SC High School League releases athletic regions for 2026-28

The Irmo boys basketball team made sure Dutch Fork didn’t have a long stay at the top of the Class 5A Division I poll. The Yellow Jackets knocked off the rival Silver Foxes, 48-42, on Friday at The Temple of Doom. The loss is Dutch Fork’s first in Region 5-5A play and comes three days after the Silver Foxes were ranked No. 1 in SC … Continue reading Friday’s HS Basketball roundup: Irmo boys knock off top-ranked Dutch Fork

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Airport 40, Aiken 21 Ashley Ridge 61, West Ashley 44 Batesburg-Leesville 32, Pelion 24 Beaufort 53, Hilton Head Island 36 Ben Lippen 63, Augusta Christian, Ga. 27 Berkeley 64, Cane Bay 7 Bishop England 48, Colleton County 24 Blue Ridge 43, Travelers Rest 35 Blythewood 78, Westwood 40 Camden 46, Richland Northeast 29 Carolina Forest 64, Conway 34 Central 33, North Central … Continue reading Friday’s Scores

SCHSL Realignment 2026-28 Region 5-AAAA Aiken, Fox Creek, Irmo, Midland Valley, North Augusta, South Aiken Region 4-AA American Leadership Academy, Horse Creek Academy**, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, Pelion, Saluda, Silver Bluff, Strom Thurmond Region 2-A Batesburg-Leesville, C.A. Johnson, Clear Dot Charter, Eau Claire, Ridge Spring-Monetta, Whitmire Region 4-A Barnwell, Blackville-Hilda, Calhoun County, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, North**, Wagener-Salley, Williston-Elko ** – no football The South Carolina High School League on Thursday … Continue reading S.C. High School League releases new region assignments for 2026-28 realignment cycle

The South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association released its preseason rankings for the 2026 season on Friday. Defending state champions James Island (5A Division I), Berkeley (5A Division II), Airport (4A), Southside Christian (3A), Batesburg Leesville (2A) are ranked No. 1, while Johnsonville is No. 1 in Class A. Practice for SCHSL schools begin on Feb. 27 , with first scrimmages set for Feb. 9 and … Continue reading Who’s No. 1? SC baseball coaches release 2026 preseason rankings

LORENCE, S.C. — In the span of one week, South Florence and West Florence did more than drop from SCHSL 5A to 4A for 2026-28. The Knights and Bruins also landed in a tentative region (7-4A) that includes fellow Florence One School, Wilson, and several beach-area schools. Region 7-4A is proposed to consist of South, West, Wilson, Conway, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and St. … Continue reading West Florence, South Florence, Wilson return to being in same region, starting this fall

5A D1 1. James Island 2. Dorman 3. Lexington 4. Blythewood 5. Boiling Springs 6. River Bluff 7. Fort Dorchester 8. Mauldin 9. Dutch Fork T-10. Stratford T-10. JL Mann 5A D2 1. Berkeley 2. Indian Land 3. Eastside 4. Catawba Ridge 5. Chapin 6. North Myrtle Beach 7. St. James 8. Fort Mill 9. Lugoff-Elgin T-10. Hillcrest T-10. West Florence 4A 1. Airport 2. … Continue reading Johnsonville atop 1A in SCBCA’s preseason baseball polls

The South Carolina High School League released region placements for the 2026-28 realignment cycle, and both Lancaster and Indian Land landed in unexpected placements. Both schools anticipated being grouped with York County opponents but instead were assigned to a region centered in Columbia, with AC Flora, Dreher, Lugoff-Elgin, Richland Northeast and Westwood. Region 3 in 4A was Catawba Ridge, Clover, Lake Wylie, Legion Collegiate, Nation … Continue reading Realignment Places Lancaster, Indian Land in Columbia-centered Region

COLUMBIA (WBTW) – The South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association released their preseason baseball rankings for the 2026 season. Below is the Top 10 for the South Carolina High School League, class by class. CLASS 5A – Division 1 1. James Island 2. Dorman 3. Lexington 4. Blythewood 5. Boiling Springs 6. River Bluff 7. Fort Dorchester 8. Mauldin 9. Dutch Fork T10. Stratford T10. JL … Continue reading SCBCA preseason baseball rankings released