ANDERSON — The Lakelands area had a good number of wrestlers qualify for a chance to win an state title in the first day of the individual state championships Friday. After a day of wrestling, 13 Lakelands wrestlers will wrestle in the state finals in each of their respective classes. Those include Alanise Ricardo, Angie Molina, Kennedi Washington, Bryce Seaborn, Cason Howle, Owen Sargent, all … Continue reading 13 Lakelands wrestlers advance to state final after Day One of individual state championships

The final two Midlands high school football open coaching jobs are filled. Gilbert is promoting assistant coach Ozzie Exume to be its next football coach, while Lewisville’s Leon Boulware will be the new Lugoff-Elgin head coach and athletic director. Both moves are expected were approved at Tuesday school board meetings. Gilbert will be holding a press conference on Wednesday to introduce Exume. “I”m very excited and … Continue reading Gilbert, Lugoff-Elgin fill football head coaching vacancies

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Richland County, the address of which is P.O. Box 192, Columbia, SC 29202, on or before the date that is eight … Continue reading Notice to Creditors of Estates

Lewisville head football coach Leon Boulware will take over as the head coach for the Lugoff-Elgin football program. Boulware served as head coach for the Lions for the previous two seasons, leading the Lions to a 21-4 record and consecutive undefeated region championships for the first time since 2006-07. Lewisville posted back-to-back 10-win seasons under Boulware after winning only 11 games total in the four previous … Continue reading Lewisville’s head football coach Leon Boulware headed to Lugoff-Elgin

COLUMBIA, S.C. For most of the campaign, Nikki Haley’s children have stayed off the stump. Outside of the campaign kickoff where Haley’s family joined her at the end of her speech, the public role of her children in the campaign has been limited. At most Nalin Haley, a senior in college, writes weekly fundraising appeals to encourage supporters to contribute $5 at a time. Rena … Continue reading Haley’s kids step up in – mom’s presidential bid

Leon Boulware has heard the phrase “once a Lion always a Lion” since he became the head football coach at Lewisville two years ago. Last Friday, he really understood it however. “I wanted to tell the kids I was leaving and not have them see it on social media. It was one of the hardest conversations I’ve ever had,” he said. Boulware informed his team … Continue reading Boulware steps down at Lewisville

1935 John Jimmie Cole was born on 30 Oct 1935 in Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia, USA a child of John F Cole and Frances Geneva Rawlins Cole. 1940 John Jimmy Cole was counted in the census on 09 Apr 1940 in De Kalb, Georgia, USA, as a 4-year-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, John F Cole; his mother, Francis … Continue reading John Jimmie Cole

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FLORENCE – Top-ranked South Florence’s offense needed a spark. And once again, SyRee Livingston provided it. This time, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior rushed for the Bruins’ first four touchdowns, and the Bruins won 42-0 over Lugoff-Elgin in Friday’s first round of the SCHSL Class 4A playoffs. Up next for coach Drew Marlowe’s defending state championship team is a second-round home game next Friday … Continue reading YES, SYREE!

A look at The State’s all-area girls golf team and players of the year from Midlands-area high schools for the 2023 season. Midlands Girls All-Area Golf Team « Player of the Year: Caroline Hawkins, So., Blythewood « Readers’ choice Player of the Year (fan vote): Merritt Barbrey, So., AC Flora ——All-Area Girls Golf Team—— Mia Andrade, Jr., Chapin: Junior had a 76 scoring average, was … Continue reading The State’s best: Meet the 2023 all-area high school girls golf team

The high school football playoffs are underway in South Carolina. . SCHSL playoff scores Class 5A Upper State TL Hanna 53, Fort Mill 3 Dutch Fork 56, Boiling Springs 7 Clover 31, Woodmont 14 Gaffney 47, Lexington 14 Spartanburg 31, Rock Hill 7 JL Mann 44, Blythewood 0 Byrnes 44, Dorman 17 Hillcrest 37, Nation Ford 29 Lower State White Knoll 28, Cane Bay 0 … Continue reading Scores from SC high school football first-round playoff games, next week’s schedule