FLORENCE - West Florence High School hosted the first track meet of the season Tuesday, March 9.  Hartsville, Lamar, South Florence and Darlington high schools participated in ten events while a large crowd cheered from the stands and excited teammates cheered from the sidelines of the track.

TIMMONSVILLE — Down by two points at halftime to rival Timmonsville on the road, Lamar’s B.J. Goodson knew something had to be done if his team would have any chance at second place in Region 7-A.

For three years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked America’s Best High Schools, and for all three years Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology
has earned a silver award. This year, Darlington County School District also had a second school honored with a bronze award: Lamar High School. Only 26 schools in South Carolina made the list.

The Darlington Falcons were too much for the Lamar Silver Foxes Friday night at Darlington as both the boys and the girls fell in the contests.

From 2002-2004, J.R. Boyd and the Lamar Silver Foxes won three straight Class A state football championships. Now they’re the only team that can keep Steve Taneyhill and the Chesterfield Rams from doing the same.

A pair of region champions took the field at Donald R. Poole Stadium on Friday when Lamar welcomed Allendale-Fairfax for the right to play in the Class A Division I lower state championship game.

Despite the rain Tuesday, Lamar High School had something to be happy about: breaking ground on a track.

Estill put up more of a fight than the final score would indicate, but the Lamar Silver Foxes (10-1) still rolled through the first round of the playoffs at home Friday night, winning 40-6 to set up a second round home contest versus Allendale-Fairfax. Allendale-Fairfax overwhelmed Baptist Hill (50-6) and will now face Lamar at 7:30 p.m. this Friday night in Lamar.

It wasn’t always a thing of beauty, but the Lamar Silver Foxes came away with what counted, a 28-6 Homecoming night victory, this Friday night in the region opener against C.E. Murray.

Friday night, Marion heads to Lamar with a pair of banged up running backs. Justin Gause and Brian Gillard have both been hampered in 2009. 

A pair of Pee Dee NFL players are battling injuries. Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons, who played at Wilson, is dealing with a high ankle sprain while Lamar’s Michael Hamlin, a safety for the Cowboys, broke his wrist and is expected to miss more than a month.

Throughout the second half, Cheraw’s defense and dropped balls accounted for Lamar quarterback Trevor Norris completing just one pass before the Silver Foxes’ final drive.

The last thing anyone expects at a Lamar-Cheraw game is an aerial showcase. But Friday’s Morning News Game of the Week might provide a little more fireworks than normal.

Three more Pee Dee athletes signed letters of intent to play college football.

By the time their respective seasons are over, Timmonsville and Lamar will know each other very well. In the second of four meetings between rivals separated by just six miles, Timmonsville turned relentless defense into transition offense as the Whirlwinds downed the Silver Foxes, 74-61.