Category: Sports

Coverage of Dillon County, SC, sports.

Lake View Wild Gators Continue Playoff Domination: Defeat Whirlwinds 12-5, Shut Out Trojans 11-0

Lake View’s Wild Gators continue to dominate the playoffs, as they eliminated Timmonsville 12-5 on Wednesday and sent Green Sea-Floyds to the loser bracket in an 11-0 shut out on Saturday.

Wildcats Soccer Finishes Second in Region, Heads to State Playoffs

The Dillon Wildcats wrapped up their regular season of soccer last week with wins over Marion and Andrews.

DCS’s Hamilton Among PGA Open Hopefuls

Dillon Christian School’s Townsend Hamilton was among eighty-six golfers vying for four qualifying spots in the PGA Wells Fargo Open on Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Photo: 1938 Stafford Bridge Swim Team

Dora Gasque contributed this photo of the 1938 Stafford Bridge Swim Team after recently re-discovering it. The team included several well-known citizens in Dillon County.

Clemson University Shotgun Club Team Wins National Title

The Clemson University shotgun club team won first place in the sporting clays event at the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) National Collegiate Shotgun Championships in San Antonio, Texas, April 2-4.

Lake View Softball Falls to East Clarendon, 2-1

Lake View’s Lady Wild Gators fell 2-1 to East Clarendon last night in the first round of the Lower State playoffs.

SCHSL Votes to Split Class 2A Football

The South Carolina High School League’s executive committee has voted 13-2 to approve a proposed split in the Class 2A football division to create two state championship games. The decision comes after a 33-15 vote in favor of the approval from Class 2A athletic directors in late March.

Wildcats Eliminated as Vikings, Gators Advance

Both Dillon’s baseball and softball teams were eliminated, but Lake View and Latta’s teams advance to the Lower State finals. UPDATED schedule info.

Dillon Defeats Manning 12-8 to Earn a Shot at District VI Title

The Dillon Wildcats may have fallen short against Manning in the first round of playoffs, but they made it up for it Monday night when they eliminated the Monarchs with a 12-8 win.

Wildcats Fall to Manning, Eliminate Swansea

The Dillon Wildcats fell 4-2 to Manning in the first round of playoffs on Friday night, but defeated Swansea 5-3 in round two on Saturday.