Lexington County Chronicle & The Dispatch News

1 week ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Tom Poland

Vintage petunias, those flowers my grandma loved, I saw them in my youth. As I sort through my memory album, they reappear. Soft and delicate, pastel petals of white and pink, lavender, like watercolors. In the flowers’ throats, subtle veins converge, a case of floral perspective. For a long time, I had forgotten old-timey petunias. Too much time. Then one day, a reader spotted them in my photograph of a country store along old US 1. Sometimes I go blind. I had overlooked them.

1 week ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips

The South Carolina men’s basketball team will look a bit different next season. Head coach Lamont Paris recently announced the addition of six incoming transfers, highlighted by the return of All-SEC guard Meechie Johnson. Johnson returned to South Carolina one year after his return to Ohio State. Johnson spent two seasons with the Gamecocks after previously transferring from the Buckeyes.

1 week ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips

Two major track and field meets just took place in Lexington County as teams prepare for the upcoming SCHSL state championships. The Lexington County Championships and 5A Region 4 Championships put some of the county’s top track and field athletes against each other. These meets are two of the final few chances right before the state finals to give athletes a gauge for how they stack up. The Lexington County Championships were first up, taking place on April 25 at Lexington High School.

1 week ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips

River Bluff's baseball team kept its season alive with a game two win against Mauldin Tuesday night. The Gators defeated the  2-0 after scoring runs in the fourth and fifth innings. The win evened the series at one game apiece, with the deciding game being played Thursday night at Mauldin. Ashley Powell hit a triple in the fourth inning to score a runner and get River Bluff on the board. Powell finished the game 3-3 from the plate.

1 week ago | lexingtonchronicle.com | Jacob Phillips

River Bluff's girls soccer team defeated Rock Hill 10-0 in the first round of the SCHSL 5A Division I playoffs. Six different players scored for the Gators. Noemi Williams led the way with four goals. Mallory Marchant scored twice. Masyn McClanahan, Brooke Ogorek,  Eden Allen and Anna Allen scored one.  Three different players had multiple assists. Anna Allen had three to pair with her lone goal. Ogorek had two, and  Brooke Walter had two.