Category: SPORTS
Panthers knock off Central 20-6 in playoff opener
The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers picked up a first round playoff win Friday night by defeating Central (Pageland) 20-6. The win improves B-L to 7-4 and will send them to a…
Panthers get past Saluda in regular season finale
Batesburg-Leesville quarterback Tre Robinson connected with Marvin Gantt on a 7-yard pass with 27 seconds remaining in the game to lift the Panthers to a 28-24 road win over…
High school cross-country coach completes New York City Marathon
Kim Hendrix walked through New York’s Central Park on Monday afternoon, surrounded by family and wearing an apple-shaped medallion around her neck. She was still hoarse as she spoke…
Girls cross-country places second, boys third in Region meet
The Batesburg-Leesville girls cross-country team just missed out on a Region 2-AA championship last week as they fell to Fox Creek 36-45. B-L did beat out Abbeville (80), Ninety Six…
Panthers throttle Predators in key Region win for B-L
The Batesburg-Leesville Panthers took care of business last Friday in convincing fashion as they trounced the outmatched Predators of Fox Creek 55-13. The Panthers improved to 5-4 overall and…
Blowfish baseball team unveils 2020 theme, reaches out to entire county
Lexington County’s own summer league baseball team, the Blowfish, introduced its new head coach and the special theme for its 2020 season during festivities Wednesday afternoon at the Stadium Club….
Area players named to Touchstone Energy Bowl rosters
Two area football standouts have been named to the rosters for the 2019 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl. Batesburg-Leesville High’s Ke’Shoun Williams and Gilbert High’s Alec Holt were among the 88…