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Photo Gallery: State Championship Series Game 1, 5-13-13

May 17, 2013
By Chris Chestnut
Photo Gallery: State Championship Series Game 1, 5-13-13

The Latta Vikings defeated the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights 5-3 on Monday night in the first round of the Class A Varsity Baseball State Championship Series.
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Photo Gallery: East Clarendon at Latta, Lower State Baseball Playoffs, 5-4-13

May 17, 2013
By Chris Chestnut
Photo Gallery: East Clarendon at Latta, Lower State Baseball Playoffs, 5-4-13

The Latta Vikings advanced through the first round of lower state playoffs on Friday, May 3, with a 6-1 win over East Clarendon and continued on through the playoffs to the Class A State Baseball Championship series.
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Photo Gallery: East Clarendon at Latta, Lower State Softball Playoffs, 5-4-13

May 17, 2013
By Chris Chestnut
Photo Gallery: East Clarendon at Latta, Lower State Softball Playoffs, 5-4-13

Latta's Lady Vikings battled East Clarendon for a 5-1 loss in the first round of the lower state playoffs on Saturday, May 4, and were eliminated by the Lady Wolverines in the lower state championship on Friday, May 10.
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Hardaway Bags Two Turkeys with One Shot

May 17, 2013
By Chris Chestnut
Hardaway Bags Two Turkeys with One Shot

While visiting his parents, Dale and Bentley Hardaway, during turkey season last month, Ben Hardaway of Summerville, South Carolina, bagged these two turkeys on the Hardaway Farm.
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Lady Wildcats Win State Championship in Relay

May 16, 2013
By Chris Chestnut
Lady Wildcats Win State Championship in Relay

Dillon’s Lady Wildcats finished first in the 4x100 Meter Relay in the Class AA State Championship Meet on Saturday, May 11, at Lower Richland High School. The team included Dejah Tyson, Justice McLellan, Adriana McCollum, and Jessica Manning.
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Dillon County Shooters Place In State Championships

May 16, 2013
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Dillon County Shooters Place In State Championships

The Dillon County 4-H Shooting Sports team competed in the 4-H State Skeet and Trap Championships held at Mid Carolina Gun Club on Saturday, April 20, and at the South Carolina Youth Shooting Foundation State Sporting Clay Championship held at Rocky Creek on Saturday, May 11.
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Vikings Down Knights 5-3 in Game One of State Title Series

May 15, 2013
By Chris Chestnut
Vikings Down Knights 5-3 in Game One of State Title Series

The Latta Vikings opened the Class A State Baseball Series with a 5-3 win over defending champion St. Joseph’s Catholic on Monday night in Latta.
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Dixie Youth Tuesday Roundup: Tigers, Pirates Share Lead

May 15, 2013
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The True Value Tigers won their second straight game last night, stopping the Burger King Braves, 11-8, in the first of two games at Michael Lecholop Park. The Physicians Healthcare Pirates eked out a 3-1 win over the McLeod Health Marlins in the second game and share the lead with the Tigers going into...
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Dixie Youth Roundup: Marlins Down Braves, Hurricanes Up-End Justice Rangers

May 15, 2013
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Knox Jackson’s walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the McLeod Health Marlins to a 7-6 extra inning victory over the Burger King Braves on Monday to start the second half of the Kiwanis Dixie Youth Baseball season.
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Viking Golfers Finish 11th in State

May 15, 2013
By Chris Chestnut

The Latta Vikings finished 11th overall in the SCHSL 2013 Class A State Golf Tournament held at the Pinecrest Golf Course in Bluffton, South Carolina on Monday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 7.
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Latta Edges Lake View 3-2 to Claim Lower State Championship

May 14, 2013
By Chris Chestnut
Latta Edges Lake View 3-2 to Claim Lower State Championship

Lake View’s Wild Gators defeated Johnsonville 5-4 to advance to the Lower State championship game against Latta on Friday, where the Vikings earned a 3-2 come-from-behind win to advance to the state championship series for the first time since 1966.
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