Bengals clamp down on Demons

You get the feeling that Randy Stokes would rather Blythewood had scored its four runs on a grand slam than the way they did in handing visiting Lugoff-Elgin a 4-0 loss last Friday night.

L-E netters double up Blythewood, 4-2

A year ago, the Lugoff-Elgin boys' tennis team got their first taste of post-season competition as the Demons played their way into the state class 4A tournament.

Bowers’ effort wasted in loss to SV

As a former pitcher, Randy Stokes more than appreciates what he has seen and received from his throwers through the first seven games of the season.

Eagles White-out L-E, 4-1

Sometimes, you just tip your hat to an opponent and live to fight another day. After Chapin right-hander Brandon White led the Eagles to a 4-1 win over Lugoff-Elgin on Thursday, Demons' head coach Randy Stokes gave the senior hurler a pat on the back. All that White, a Lander signee, did on this night was to stop the guests on four hits while fanning 11 for a Chapin squad which is ranked among the ...

Demons go 1-3 in Carolina Ale House Classic

Playing in a pair of extra inning games, Lugoff-Elgin got more than it bargained for in last week's Carolina Ale House Classic baseball tournament.

Lady Demons present Spoto with a win in his debut at L-E

New coach. New season. New attitude. The Lugoff-Elgin girls' soccer team christened the Carl Spoto coaching era with a 4-0 win over visiting Mid-Carolina in Monday's season opening match played at L-E stadium. The victory was the first for the Lady Demon program since the spring of 2010 and gave the hostesses momentum heading into Tuesday's home match with visiting Camden. A pair of freshmen gave L-E its first goal of the match and the ...

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Jenerette comes up just short in state title bid

In Wednesday's edition of the Chronicle-Independent, the final score of the South Carolina High School League's 4A 220-pound state championship between Lugoff-Elgin senior wrestler Allen Jenerette and Nate Meagher of Lexington was incorrect.

L-E's Jones tabbed Region 4-4A AD of the year

Calling it a departmental, rather than an individual honor, Lugoff-Elgin High School's Scott Jones was recently named as the Region 4-4A Athletic Director of the Year.

A season to remember

Calendars can be very useful to coaches. All your game nights are underlined. And, if you are having a disappointing campaign, that final contest of the season may be circled more than once as if to remind you that there will be no more practices and no more losses to endure, at least, until the start of the following season. There were no circled dates on Shawn Phipps' calendar this past basketball season. That tells ...

Irmo spoils Lady Demons' fun, 54-41

With no playoff spot on the line and with this being the final game of her team's season, Lugoff-Elgin girls' basketball coach Von Duncan had one piece of advice before her team took to the court to meet visiting Irmo on Friday.

Irmo still flying high after racing past Demons, 79-46

For the better part of one half, you would have been hard-pressed to find anyone in the Lugoff-Elgin gym who would have told you that visiting Irmo was playing like the nation's 23rd ranked boys basketball team.

Demons get past Timberwolves, 43-26

This is hardly the time for a hiccup and the Lugoff-Elgin wrestling team may have avoided one on a night in which they were not at full strength.

L-E’s Murphy selected as CGA junior girls player of the year

West End, N.C. --- Kelli Murphy, a junior at Lugoff-Elgin High School, was named the 2012 Richard S. Tufts Junior Girls Player of the Year by the Carolinas Golf Association.

RNE’s Rose blooms at wrong time for Lady Demons’ taste

Had it been a game of craps, Lugoff-Elgin would have rolled snake eyes. That's how tough its luck was on this night. The Lady Demons came into Tuesday's Region 4-4A pairing with visiting Richland Northeast minus leading scorer Dahiana Rodriguez and were taking on a Lady Cavalier squad which was hungry for a conference win after having dropped their previous 32 league games. For first year RNE boss and former Eau Claire head coach, Precious ...

The Lugoff-Elgin “Blue Monster”