Demon wrestlers bounce back to sweep Chesterfield and Chester

After a 15th place finish in this past weekend's Southern Slam, you just knew that the Lugoff-Elgin wrestling team was waiting to get back on the mat and take their frustrations out on somebody Wednesday night. Those "somebodies" were visiting Chesterfield and Chester. The Demons improved to 4-0 in dual match action by thrashing Chesterfield, 57-18, before drubbing Chester --- which took seventh in the Southern Slam ---, 57-24. "As ...

Jenerette wrestles his way to title at Eastside

Lugoff-Elgin junior Allen Jenerette won the 220-pound division in last weekend's Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Southern Slam Invitational held at Eastside High School in Taylors.

Demon wrestlers open up with a sweep in Rock Hill

Some of the faces may have changed, but the results remain the same for the Lugoff-Elgin wrestling team which kicked off its season with a sweep of York and host Rock Hill on Wednesday night.

Leopard grapplers start off with a victory over Patriots

Fielding what may be his youngest, but definitely his largest, team since he has been the wrestling coach at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School, Ted Monroe is learning to be patient with his new-look Leopards.

Quick earns all-conference accolades at U. of Pikeville

Former Lugoff-Elgin standout, Grayson Quick, was named to the 2011 Mid-South All-Conference football team.

Walker set to fly with the Eagles

wo springs ago, Lugoff-Elgin baseball coach Randy Stokes decided to put then-sophomore Devin Walker behind the plate to handle a veteran group of hard-throwing pitchers, three of whom signed to pitch at the collegiate level including current USC closer Forrest Koumas.

Gamecocks escape from L-E with a 20-19 victory

Without hesitation, Scott Jones decided to go for the two-point conversion and the possible win after Lugoff-Elgin closed to within 20-19 with 66 seconds left to play in Friday's season finale against Sumter.

Demons look to the future tonight against Gamecocks

This, to put it mildly, has not been one of the most fun seasons to be a Lugoff-Elgin football player, coach or fan.

L-E needs to win out to keep playoff hopes alive

Like the crew of a moving company, the Lugoff-Elgin football coaches have been kept busy by shifting players from one position into another not just in practice, but on Friday nights, as well.

Banged-up Demons upended by Knights, 30-0

Halftime turned into work time for Lugoff-Elgin. With his team trailing visiting West Florence, 16-0, and with an already lengthy injury list growing by the minute, L-E head football coach Scott Jones used the extended intermission of Friday's homecoming game to hold an impromptu, in-game walk-through. In the end, a battered group of Demons came out on the short end of a 30-0 loss to the Knights in a Region 6-4A contest. ...

Demons hoping history repeats itself tonight against visiting West Florence

When and where will it all end? Just when Lugoff-Elgin thought its current list of injuries could not grow any longer, another page gets added. If it was not so depressing, Demons' head coach Scott Jones might well want to sit back and laugh to keep himself from crying. Last week, senior tailback Malik Young went down with a high ankle sprain in a loss to Conway. The brought the Demons' injury ...

Moody leaves Demons singing the blues in 49-21 Conway win

Coming back home is supposed to feel better than this. Friday night at Lugoff--Elgin Stadium, the host Demons were defeated by Conway, 49-21. This game was all about offense and the Tigers (5-2, 1-1 in Region 6-4A) had much more ammo than did L-E (2-6, 0-2) in a crucial game for both teams. Conway would jump out to a 21-0 first quarter lead and never looked back while racking up more than ...

Banged-up Demons host Tigers for homecoming

With four games left in the conference season and having started conference play with a loss to Carolina Forest last week, tonight would be as good a time as any for Lugoff-Elgin to see if it can find that magic which led them to the Region 6-4A title a season ago.

Daly, Panthers hand Demons 47-7 loss in region opener

CONWAY -- Friday in Conway was no ordinary day at the beach for Lugoff-Elgin.

Demons open Region 6 title defense with trip to beach

By TOM DIDATO C-I (Camden, S.C.) sports editor Of all the seasons, calendar or otherwise, the one which Lugoff-Elgin football coach Scott Jones hates the most is injury season. This week, it has blown into a full epidemic on the West Wateree as the Demons were relegated to having just 25 healthy players available for ...

Getting in some heavy lifting