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Today's Sports

  • Belles win one lose two

    By JERRY “SHUG” HAIGLER
    Progressive Journal Correspondent
    Jefferson’s Dixie Belles softball team improved their season record to 10-5 after winning two of their three games last week.
    They swept a doubleheader in Chesterfield on Monday, June 10, winning by scores of 6-2 and 11-4.  In the first game Sydney Sullivan pitched a two-hitter and struck out five to lead her team to a win over the Lady Rams.

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  • Jefferson Dixie boys season...

    By JERRY “SHUG” HAIGLER
    Progressive Journal Correspondent
    The Jefferson Dixie Boys baseball teams, First Citizens and Fiber Fuels, will end their regular season in the next week. The teams will play each other tonight, Tuesday, June 18 and again Friday, June 21 with both games in Jefferson.
    Fiber Fuels will also host Chesterfield #1 this Thursday evening. Fiber Fuels enters the final week with a record of 4-4.

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  • Eight Central players chosen for...

    Central High School was well represented when The High School Sports Report announced four baseball players and four softball players were named All-State.

    Trey Sowell, Joseph Rollings, Robbie Burch and Donta Blakeney were named from the baseball team, while Brandi Cato, Daisy Funderburk, Carlee Belk and Makayla Krest represent the softball team. The award presentations will be at  held at Seawell’s Restaurant in Columbia this Sunday, June 23.

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  • Kirkley was all conference for...

    This week we travel back 28 years for our “Where Are They Now?” athlete. Chad Kirkley played football four years and earned All-Region honors his junior and senior years. He also played baseball for six years, four at the varsity level and two at junior varsity. He earned all-region honors his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Kirkley graduated in 1985.

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  • Dixie Majors sweep Buford, burn...

    By JERRY “SHUG” HAIGLER
    Progressive Journal Correspondent

    Central’s Dixie Majors baseball team improved their record to 5-1-1 last week, sweeping a doubleheader from Buford on Tuesday, June 11 and whipping Great Falls 13-4 on Wednesday.

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  • Central athletes recognized on...

    Central High School honored its athletes last Tuesday, June 4 at the annual athletic awards night. Athletes in all sports were recognized with the exception of the football team, which held their ceremony earlier in the year.
    Most Valuable Players and Coaches Awards were given to someone in each sport except softball. Volleyball Coach Jerica Usher presented the varsity MVP award to Brandi Cato and the Coaches Award to Amanda Clark.
    The JV Coaches Award was given to Shreya Patel and the MVP honor went to Madison McManus.

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  • Central Dixie Majors sweep...

    By JERRY “SHUG” HAIGLER
    Progressive Journal Correspondent
    Central’s Dixie Majors baseball season opened last Monday, June 3 and the team swept a double-header over Great Falls, 11-1 and 13-3 in five-inning games. With the score tied 1-1 entering the home half of the third, Central pushed across six runs taking a commanding 7-1 lead and added four more runs in the fourth for the 11-1 final score in game one.

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  • Burch cheered for Tigers and...

    We go back 33 years this week to find our “Where Are They Now?” athlete. Angie Burch was a cheerleader for the last Pageland Tigers teams and a member of the first Central Eagles squad. She cheered for the Pageland High School Tigers for one year and Central High School for four years.

    At Central, Burch was a member of the DECCA Club, played the flute in the band, was a senior class officer and finished in the top five in the Miss Central Pageant her freshman year. She graduated in 1980.

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  • Wedges Wonders win one, lose one

    Jefferson’s 17-18 year-old girls’ softball team, the Wedges Wonders split their two games last week, losing their first game to Chesterfield 9-0 and beating Pageland 5-1 in the second game.
    Chesterfield defeated Jefferson in the first game with the Wonders getting only three hits coming from Allie Parker, Brittany Evans and Makayla Krest.
    Jefferson fared better in the second game with Pageland. Sarah Stegall was the winning pitcher walking one and striking out eight.

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  • Sandhills VFD downs Buford

    In the Belles Softball Division, the Sandhills VFD team split their two games last Monday, June 3 by defeating Buford and losing to Indian Land.
    Shaniya Thomas hurled a two-hit shutout in the team’s 11-0 win over Buford.
    She issued two walks and struck out 10 Lady Yellow Jackets.
    Thomas also led her team at the plate with three hits, followed by Lexie Sullivan, Sydney Sullivan and Bridae Brown each adding two hits.

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