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Legion looking for baseball players
American Legion Post 115 Greer is looking for students to play baseball.
The Post will have two teams this year: a junior team for ages 13-17 and a senior team for ages 18-19.

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The BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex Corperation announced the celebrity lineup for this year’s tournament in June.

The tournament is played at Thornblade Golf Club and The Cliffs Valley.

Riverside High School didn’t need to look far to find its new Athletic Director—just right down the hall.

Baseball coach Michael Pettit was tapped to lead the Warriors last week, replacing Murray Long, who will be heading to Hillcrest next school year.

Eastside’s new football coach is no stranger to the Eagles.

Andre Woolcock, who served as an assistant with program from 2012-2016, returns to Eastside after a two-year stint as head coach at Ninety Six High School.

For the first time since 2006, the Blue Ridge Tigers are district champions.

The Tigers took one of two games against Richland Northeast Monday night, winning the district title and advancing to Upper State.

The Riverside baseball team was one inning away from a district championship.

With three outs to go in the seventh, the Warriors saw their 2-1 lead turn into a 5-2 deficit, ultimately falling to Blythewood after forcing a game two in the series.

“It’s just baseball,” head coach Michael Pettit said. “It’s what happens sometimes.

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire

Chase Elliott seized the lead in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway during a four-lap shootout to the finish and took the checkered flag under caution after Kyle Larson barrel-rolled behind him.

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire

Tyler Reddick overcame a pit road speeding penalty and damage to the right side of his No. 2 Chevrolet to win Saturday’s MoneyLion 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.