This week in Kershaw County sports

Monday: Crestwood at Camden Military Academy (BSOC – 5 p.m.); Camden Military Academy at Swansea (BB – 6 p.m.); Ridge View at Lugoff-Elgin (BB – 6:30 p.m.); Andrew Jackson at North Central (SB – 6:30 p.m.); Lugoff-Elgin at Ridge View (SB – 7 p.m.); Lancaster at Lugoff-Elgin (GSOC – 7 p.m.); Camden, Lugoff-Elgin in Magnolia Invitational at Sumter (G – TBA)

CHS vs. L-E contests highlight Saturday, March 24 Dogfest

DogFest, a celebration of being a Camden Bulldog, will be held on Saturday, March 24 at the Camden High School baseball/softball complex.

Holliday golf outing set for Friday, March 30 at Camden CC

Golfers can kick off their Carolina Cup weekend, while helping a local cause at the same time, by playing in the Vonnie Holliday Foundation Golf Outing.

South Carolina Senior Sports Classic on tap May 16-19

Every year, senior adults (age 50 and older) come from all over the state to compete and socialize with each other.

This week in Kershaw County sports

March 12 - 17

Demons go small in doubling up Dogs, 6-3

Those days of keeping runners tied to the bases while waiting for the three-run homer are gone.

This week in KC sports

Wednesday: Wilson Hall at Camden (TEN – 4:30 p.m.); West Florence at Lugoff-Elgin (TEN – 4:30 p.m.); Blythewood at Camden (SB – 6 p.m.); North Central at Andrew Jackson (SB – 6:30 p.m.); Camden at Lugoff-Elgin (BB – 7 p.m.); Lugoff-Elgin at Camden (BSOC – 7 p.m.); Lugoff-Elgin at Spring Valley (TR – TBA)

Camden’s Council named first-team All-Peach Belt Conference guard

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Camden's Sterling Council, a guard at the University of South Carolina Aiken, was named to the Peach Belt Conference first-team basketball squad.

Connell, Witmore return home with state championship medals

By TOM DIDATO

With more depth, Bulldogs aim for more court success

It is always nice when a rebuilding season turns out to be one of the best in school history.

County squads in pre-season tourney action this weekend

The May Plant Credit Union Baseball Bash will usher in the 2012 pre-season tournament action for Kershaw County teams.

McKie-led Sandlappers will try to continue mastery over Tar Heels

Ron McKie knows that high school all-star games can bring out the best or, sometimes the worst, in a basketball player.

Going all out, all the time

When you spend your weekends racing motorcycles on road courses, you always return to the exact spot from which you started.

Pre-season tourneys open spring campaign

While the start of the regular season for Kershaw County high school spring sports teams does not begin until the first week of March, that will not stop at least four programs from getting a head start to their respective campaigns by playing in pre-season tournaments.

Ready to get his kicks at USC-Upstate

How sweep it is!

Perched in front of their dugout, members of the Kershaw County American Legion baseball team started leaning as they prepared to rush the field after Bradwin Salmond's diving grab of Mark Allen Nash's liner to right field put the locals on the door step of a long-awaited trip to the state American Legion tournament.

Three nights later, 17ers finally get a game two win

Loading up the team bus for a trip to Georgetown for the third time in as many days for one game, the Kershaw County American Legion baseball team took another step closer to earning a state tournament berth on Thursday.

L-E wrestling camp on tap next week

The third and fourth installments of the Lugoff-Elgin wrestling camp are scheduled over the next two weeks.

Weather throws wrench into P-17 playoff series

One night after heavy rains in the Georgetown area forced the postponement of Tuesday's game two of the state American Legion second round playoff series between Kershaw County and host Georgetown, weather problems stopped the following evening's game dead in its tracks.

Answering a higher calling

It was a normal day which was about to take an abrupt U-turn.

Summer sports camps are plentiful in Kershaw County

With the school year coming to a close, it is time for summer sports camps in Kershaw County.