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P-17ers in it to win it
As he was heading home in the wee hours of Friday morning from Thursday's evening's baseball game at Georgetown, Kershaw County American Legion baseball team pitching coach Will Dorton stopped by a gas station to fill his car's tank. While there, Dorton, who still had his Post 17 uniform on, had a local police officer come up to him asking how the team did and who was pitching in that night's third game.
State American Legion Tournament schedule of games
The South Carolina Senior State American Legion Tournament begins Saturday at Riley Park in Sumter. Here is all the information you will need as to the event:
17ers face Rock Hill in Saturday's state tourney opener
Kershaw County will make its long-awaited American Legion State Tournament debut on Saturday when Post 17 takes on Rock Hill in the third (scheduled for 4:30 p.m.) game at Riley Park in Sumter.
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.
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.
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.
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.
P-17 Jrs. fall to Florence Blue, 5-2
South Florence Blue scored four runs in the first inning and held on for a 5-2 victory over Kershaw County Post 17 in the opening game of the second round state American Legion playoff series between the two teams on Monday night in Florence.
Hayes helps lift P-17ers to game one win
Coaches love to talk about those players who show up early to games and practices and put in additional time on the field to prepare for an upcoming game.
17ers take on Georgetown in round 2
Kershaw County Post 17's quest to earn a trip to the state American Legion Baseball tournament continues tonight when the locals take on Georgetown in game one of the best-of-five second round Lower State playoff series.
Answering a higher calling
It was a normal day which was about to take an abrupt U-turn.
No-no helps Florence close out Jets
Kershaw County Post 17 was one of two teams in the Lower Ttate American Legion baseball playoffs to have earned a berth in the second round of the post-season with a three-game sweep.
Smith's stab put finishing touches on 4-3 win
Just when it looked as if host Horry County was on the verge of tying Tuesday's second game of the American Legion baseball Lower State playoff game with Kershaw County, Post 17 first baseman Gunner Smith stepped in.
17ers break out the brooms; sweep Horry County in 3
When it is the second week of July and you are still playing American Legion baseball, you get into "who's next" territory as to who will be your next opponent.
League III goes 3-for-4 in series openers
League III batted .800 in the first night of the first round of the best-of-five South Carolina American Legion baseball Lower State playoff series.
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17ers looking to build on state tournament run
There was a time, quite recently in fact, in when good summer for the Kershaw County American Legion baseball program was being competitive with League ...
Carolinas’ top junior golfers set sights on Creed Invitational
What started out as a tournament to honor the memory of the late Jimmy Creed has turned into an event which now has junior golfers ...
County’s youth sports summer camp season kicks off next week
With the school year coming to a close, it is time for summer sports camps in Kershaw County.
Pierce closes career with second state title
Earlier this spring, when asked about his chances to repeat as the state's AAA pole vault champion, Camden senior Lindsay Pierce did not hesitate ...
Murphy earns SEC community service honor for a second time
Auburn junior and Lugoff-Elgin High School graduate Kelli Murphy was honored by the Southeastern Conference as the league announced its annual women's golf awards.
Sitting Pretty
HARTSVILLE -- Thrust into the role of being Lugoff-Elgin's primary starting pitcher following a season-ending injury to All-State senior Baleigh Lunsford last month, Bailey Douglas ...
Players, coaches earn baseball honors
Lugoff-Elgin head baseball coach Randy Stokes was named as the state's 4A coach of the year by a vote of the South Carolina Baseball ...
Pierce to defend AAA title in state meet
Five Kershaw County athletes --- representing all three county high schools --- will compete in the two-day South Carolina High School League state track and field championships ...
A healthy Catoe ready to start over at Coker
Sometimes, what you take for granted becomes even more important once it is taken from you.
The short end of the deal
Not everything one hears from the lips of a teacher or mentor, necessarily, has to be the only way to accomplish a task.
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