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Central High

  • Caldwell and Taylor named all region

    Sam Caldwell and Matthew Terry have been named to the Region 4AA Golf Team. Both are juniors at Central High School.
    Caldwell played in the individual state 2A championship last Monday and Tuesday at Indian River Country Club in West Columbia. He shot 89 both days of the tournament.

  • Eagles finish third in golf tourney

    Central’s golf team finished in third place in the Region 4AA golf tournament last Wednesday at Lancaster Country Club. The team played 36 holes in one day due to rain earlier in the week. The top two teams were Andrew Jackson and Indian Land and they will be Region 4 representatives this week in the state tournament at Indian River Country Club in West Columbia.

  • Eagles end season 16-9

    By JERRY “SHUG” HAIGLER
    Progressive Journal Correspondent
    After winning the first game of the double elimination with Andrew Jackson last Wednesday, May 1, the Eagles came up short in the second game losing 14-7 and ending the 2013 season.
    A second game was necessary after the Eagles beat the home team 10-6 in the first game.

  • Region golf tournament is Wednesday

    By JERRY “SHUG” HAIGLER
    Progressive Journal Correspondent
    The Region 4AA golf tournament which was to be held Monday and Tuesday of this week at Lancaster Country Club was rescheduled to be played Wednesday due to the rain. The teams will play all 36 holes.
    The Eagles’ only match last week with Cheraw on Thursday was cancelled due to the death of Cheraw’s boys’ basketball Coach Terrance Ford.
    Eagles golf Coach Mike Connelly said the team has gained two key members.

  • Funderburk and Blakeney players of the week

    By JERRY “SHUG” HAIGLER
    Progressive Journal Correspondent
    Daisy Funderburk and Donta Blakeney are this week’s softball and baseball players of the week.
    Funderburk, the Lady Eagles’ junior shortstop, played flawless defense from her position last week, making several outstanding plays. Swinging the bat, Funderburk had three hits.
    Lady Eagles’ head coach Kevin Thurman spoke of his hard-working shortstop.

  • Eagles lose to Fairfield Central, beat Pelion

    Central’s varsity baseball team split their first two games in the District II Class AA playoffs, losing at home Thursday, April 25 to the Fairfield Central Griffins 9-6 and beating the host Pelion Panthers 3-1 Friday in the double elimination tournament.

    The Eagles jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings against Fairfield Central, only to have the visitors score one run in the inning and six more in the fourth, including a grand slam home run to take a 7-4 lead.

  • Belk, Evans and Sowell players of the week

    Carlee Belk, junior catcher for Central’s Lady Eagles softball team was named her team’s outstanding player of the week. She had five hits in her team’s two games, including two home runs and six runs batted in.

  • Eagles to host first playoff game Thursday

    By JERRY “SHUG” HAIGLER
    Progressive Journal Correspondent
    By virtue of last Tuesday’s home win over Cheraw, Central’s baseball team finished in second place in Region 4AA and will host a first round playoff game this Thursday, April 25. They will entertain Fairfield Central in the first ever meeting of the teams on the baseball diamond.

  • Lady Eagles finish first in region

    Central’s Lady Eagles softball team split their two region games last week and finished fourth in Region 4AA and will play their first playoff game on the road Wednesday, April 24 when they travel to Pelion for a 6 p.m. game.
    In their first game last week the Lady Eagles defeated the visiting Cheraw Braves 16-5 in five innings Tuesday, April 16.
    Taylor Lowery was the winning pitcher striking out four and walking three.

  • Seegars and Evans players of the week

    By JERRY “SHUG” HAIGLER
    Progressive Journal Correspondent
    Jakia Seegars and Nathan Evans were named Central’s softball and baseball players of the week for their performances last week.
    In the Lady Eagles’ two games Seegars had three hits in six at bats, had three runs batted in and also played good defense.

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