Sports

NGU baseball falls
to Lenoir-Rhyne
After falling behind by three runs in the first inning, the North Greenville baseball ultimately dropped a matchup with the 22nd ranked Lenoir-Rhyne Bears, 8-6.

EHS students chosen
for North-South Classic
Eastside High athletes Natalie Yarem and Ella Rollins were recently selected to play in this summer’s North-South Soccer Classic.

The Tigers won three in a row last week, topping Christ Church (1-0) and Southside Christian (23-0, 15-0).

The Blue Ridge Baseball team used a strong defensive effort to start the week with a win against Christ Church last Monday.

The Yellow Jackets are now 1-2 in region play following a recent loss to Boiling Springs.

The Eastside girls soccer team bounced back from a 5-4 loss to its rival Riverside, picking up wins over St. Joe’s and Greenwood to improve to 3-0 in the region and 9-4 overall.

Head coach David Craig said his team got behind early against the Warriors last week and could not recover.

The Blue Ridge boys soccer team slipped to 1-5 in region play following back-to-back losses against Southside last week.

Following a two-year pause, the Greer Centennial Lions Club hosted a record-breaking bass fishing tournament on Lake Robinson, raising more than $13,000.

“We took a chance this year,” said Alison Rauch, Greer Centennial Lions Club Event Liaison. “Coming out of a pandemic, we didn’t know what to expect from anglers or sponsors.”

The Byrnes softball team picked up two more region wins, topping Riverside and Wade Hampton to improve to 4-0 in conference play.

McKinna Taylor picked up the win on the mound against Riverside, while Molly Mattas gave the Rebels a spark from the plate, blasting a home run in the 11-6 win.