Jacob Phillips
Sports Editor at Lexington County Chronicle & The Dispatch News
The real USC alum (‘23). Sports Editor for @lexchron. Former @thegamecock @sblivesports @bvmsports. Opinions are my own
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1 week ago |
lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips
Posted 6/20/25A championship-filled 2024-25 high school sports season has come to an end in Lexington County. This item is available in full to subscribers. Subscribe to continue reading. Already a subscriber? Sign in You can cancel anytime.
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1 week ago |
lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips
With the high school soccer season officially over, the state’s coaches’ association recently released its selections for each classification’s All-State team. Lexington County players received a lot of praise, with 27 boys and girls players earning a spot. Chapin led the area with seven total All-State selections. Three boys and four girls impressed the league’s other coaches and earned a nod on the 5A Division II teams.
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1 week ago |
lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips
With the 2024-25 high school sports season in the books, it’s a good time to look back on some of the biggest storylines from this past year. Below are three of the most notable trends from this past season. First-year coaches look to build success in the shadow of legends Many long-time legendary local coaches were off the sidelines for the first time this year as five of the county’s most successful coaches retired or resigned before this season began. Their replacements had big shoes to fill.
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2 weeks ago |
lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips
The next steps in renovating Williams-Brice Stadium have been approved. There is still a long way to go, but recently the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees gave its approval to begin phase two of the Williams-Brice Stadium project. “We are grateful to the Board of Trustees for its leadership and thrilled to continue to see this project take shape and receive the necessary approvals to proceed,” said USC Athletics Director Jeremiah Donati in a press release sent to the Chronicle.
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2 weeks ago |
lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips
Shaunzinski Gortman, a former professional women’s basketball player and Gamecock Hall of Famer, has been hired as the next girls basketball coach at White Knoll High School. Gortman replaces Coretta Ferguson, who left to take the same job at Irmo. Gortman spent the past three seasons as the head coach at Fairfield Central High School in Winnsboro. At Fairfield Central, she led her team to 34 wins and a postseason appearance each season.
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