SEPTEMBER 2008
 

Sept 26th
Cats Make Wolves Howl                             Ladycat Volleyball
Last night the Lady wildcats traveled to White Knoll with the intention of spoiling the T-Wolves perfect 6-0 region record. They did just that forcing a three way tie at the top with Lexington, White Knoll and Aiken all at 6-1. It looked like it would be a long night as the first game started and remained close point for point. At 13-13 Jennifer Hoppe came up to serve and broke the game wide open with 9 unanswered points including 3 aces taking the lead to 22-13. The Timberwolves were only able to put up 3 more points as the cats finished them off 25-16.  WK came back more determined in the second game. The game stayed tight all the way till 15-15 when the wolves begin to work on a lead eventually getting ahead by four at 21-17, they took another lead at 23-20 but couldn’t seal the deal, the cats took the lead at 24 -23, the wolves then tied it up 24-24 and then served out giving the Cats the lead 25-24. Kellie Schmidt finished it off with a kill 26-24. After that the momentum was all Lexington’s. They dominated the 3rd game winning 25-16. The match was an awesome display of team work. Everyone came in and did their job and did it right. The girls wanted this win and you could see it in the way they played. Laura Grace Swindler matched her season best assists with 36, she added 4 digs, 2 kills and an ace. Kellie Schmidt had season high kills of 24 and added 3 points on aces.  Metta price matched her top kills with 6.  Jennifer Hoppe led digs with 7and aces with 6. Aubrey Dooley and Kellie added 6 digs each. Back row players: Carita Petta, Gini Broadway and Kinsley Wade combined for 8 more digs. Kinsley added two points on aces. Combining for a block were Kaitlyn Cobb and Katie McCoullough. Katie added 4 kills and Kaitlyn laid down 3. The girls want to thank all the Lexington fans that came out especially the painted up boys who led the cheering. The lady Cats are off To Dorman to take on the state powerhouses in The Tournament of Champions Friday and Saturday. They begin the second half of region play on the road Tuesday at Aiken to try to avenge their only region lose of the season. T.Schmidt

Sept 26th
LADYCAT TENNIS KEEP ON ROLLIN                     Ladycat Tennis
The Varsity Girls tennis team traveled to play their rival, White Knoll,
on Thursday afternoon.  The weather was not AT ALL conducive for tennis, but the show had to go on.  The girls battled the extremely windy conditions and still managed to sweep all 6 courts.  Taylor Patterson played #1 and played a smart match, winning 6-1, 6-1.  Sarah Kim played #2 and played perhaps the quickest match Coach Jackson had ever seen.  She won 6-0, 6-0 in record time.  Lauren Howard played #3 and won the battle of long points as she won 6-0, 6-3.  Sarah Vickery played #4 and fought hard all the way to a 6-3, 6-2 victory.  Lauren McElveen played #5 and won in much the same fashion as she did on Tuesday as she won 6-2, 6-2.  Dana Byars and Sachini Bandara teamed up to play #2 doubles and quickly dispatched their opponents 6-0, 6-3.  The win for the Lady Cats keeps them undefeated in region play.  Coach Jackson was impressed with how focused the girls were despite the terrible conditions.  It just shows him that when the girls put their minds to something, there's not too much that can stop them from achieving their goals.  Go Lady Cats!!!
LHS:  6
WK:  0

CAVALIERS STAMPEDE WILDCATS                 Varsity Football            
Lexington at Dorman
The Cats traveled to #3 ranked Dorman on Friday night to face a favored Cavalier team with an explosive running attack.  Both teams stumbled on their 1st series of downs & swapped possessions.  But, after the Wildcats punted short to the Cavs on the LHS 44, DHS unleashed an offense that frankly was unstoppable. Read the rest of the story

Sept 24th
LADYCATS REMAIN PERFECT IN REGION           Ladycat Tennis
The Lady Wildcats played another home match Tuesday afternoon against the girls from North Augusta High.  Coach Jackson always enjoys playing North Augusta because their coach is a very nice lady and her girls have great attitudes and sportsmanship.  Despite windy conditions, the Lady Cats went out and took care of business, winning all 6 courts.  Morgan Patterson played #1 and won her match 6-2, 6-1.  Erin Green played #2 and defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-0.  Rachel Lovaas played #3 and also won 6-1, 6-0.  Lauren Johnson played #4 and battled her way to a 6-4, 6-2 victory.  Lauren McElveen played #5 and got her first Varsity win with a 6-2, 6-2 performance.  Victoria Anderson & Sachini Bandara paired up to play #2 doubles and won 6-1, 6-3.  Coach Jackson was very pleased with the effort and the result.  The wind made things pretty challenging, but the girls fought through it and played well.  The girls play another region match at rival White Knoll on Thursday where they'll try to stay undefeated in region play.  Go Lady Cats!!!
LHS:  6
NA:  0

Sept 24th
LADYCATS SWAT THE JACKETS           Ladycat Volleyball
The varsity came out hard and strong against the Yellow Jackets from North Augusta last night. They took an early 9-6 lead when Aubrey Dooley came into serve. She served up 12 unanswered points including 4 four aces to ice the cake at 21-6. The jackets were only able to add three more by time the wildcats finished them off at 25-9. The girls from NA were able to shake off their shell shock and played much better team ball in the second game but it was never enough to take the lead. Cats win 25-20. In the third game the yellow jackets show some fight as they kept it close the whole way and even took a few leads. They were up on the cats by 3 at 17-14, but let three more go and the Cats tied it up. The yellow jackets stayed within two until the Cats let loose on them at 21-10 with 4 consecutive kills and took the game and match 25-20. This was just a warm-up for the big match up with White Knoll on Thursday. The Timberwolves lead the region undefeated at 6-0. The Cats at 5-1 need to take this win to make a three way tie with WK and Aiken. Please come to White Knoll Thursday in all your blue and bring your cheering voices, this will be the match of the season. Leading to victory last night were; Kellie Schmidt: 20 kills, 12 digs, 2 blocks and an ace, Laura Grace swindler with 31 assists and an ace, and Jennifer Hoppe with 9 kills and 2 aces. Aubrey Dooley led aces with 6....T.Schmidt

Sept 19th
ANTHONY *A-TRAIN* CARDEN HONORED
Lexington football senior captain, Anthony Carden was honored as the first recipient of the 2008 wltx player of the week! Congratulations Anthony! Way to represent the Wildcats! You can see the video and read the story here.

Sept 18th
LEXINGTON'S OWN WILL BE FUNFEST MARSHALL
Lexington's own Coach Sittele will be honored as the grand marshall at Saturdays Doo Dah parade in downtown Lexington. The varsity football players will be marching in the parade also. For more information on the Funfest here is a direct link to their site. Also a link to the parade route.
http://www.lexingtonfunfest.com           Parade route

Sept 18th
 LADYCATS ON THE PROWL                         Ladycat Tennis
 The Varsity Girls Tennis team made the trip across the dam to play their 2nd tough, region match of the week against the girls from Dutch Fork.  After beating Irmo earlier in the week, the girls were ready to get back out and continue their excellent play....and boy did they!!!  The girls played great tennis and beat a very good opponent 5-1.  Taylor Patterson played #1 against a very good tournament player.  Taylor played an excellent first set and was up in the 2nd set before wearing down a little, perhaps from playing 3 tough matches this week.  She fought hard to the end, but lost the match 6-2, 4-6, 4-10.  Clair Larkin played #2 against a very good left-handeder.
The two battled hard the 1st set, but Clair couldn't pull it out.  She collected herself and was a totally different player from that point on, dominating her opponent and winning 5-7, 6-1, 10-4.  Morgan Patterson played #3 and continued her superb play as she beat a very consistent player 6-2, 6-1.  Annie Konduros played #4 and was able to overpower her opponent in a 6-4, 6-2 win.  Sarah Kim played #5 and once again showed she can outlast even the most consistent players as she won her match 6-1, 6-2.  Erin Green & Victoria Anderson again teamed up to play #2 doubles and played really well together in their 6-3, 6-1 victory.  Coach Jackson is thoroughly impressed with the effort and intensity the girls showed this week.  They played their 2 hardest region opponents and came away winning 11 of 12 matches.  If the girls keep this kind of play up, there's no telling just how far this team can go.  Next week, the girls have a home match on Tuesday against North Augusta.  Come on out and support the girls during this incredible season they have going.  Go Lady Cats!!!
LHS:  5
DF:  1

Sept 18th
 Lexington Dominates Lexington Invitational Meet        Crosscountry
 Lexington Boys easily won the Lexington Invitational meet which consisted of 12 schools including last year's region champions South Aiken.   Six of the top 10 runners in the meet were from Lexington:  Will Belue (16:57) Drew Harris (17:07) Alex Haulbrooks (17:31) David Wilson (17:37) Ryan Stoudamire (17:37) and Jay Lloyd (17:41).    Belue, Harris, and Haulbrooks received medals for placing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th overall.   Team Scores: Lexington 26 South Aiken 39, Heathwood Hall 109, Pelion 121, Augusta Prep 128, AC Flora 158, Lugoff Elgin 213, Lower Richland 233, Midland Valley 242, Camden 264. Mid-Carolina 318, Keenan 346.   The team will participate in the Pelion Invitational and the Citadel Invitational next week.
NEW BOYS CROSS COUNTRY SCHOOL RECORD - TEAM AVERAGE 17:22.53
Lexington Cross Country Boys set a new school record with a team average of 17:22.53 in the Lexington Invitational Meet this past Wednesday.  The squad consisted of  Will Belue, Drew Harris, Alex Haulbrooks, David Wilson, Ryan Stoudamire, Jay Lloyd, and Zac DeMoya.  Congratulations to the Boys Cross Country team.

Sept 18th
WILDCATS CONTINUE WINNING WAYS              Varsity Swimming
The varsity swim team traveled to North Augusta On Wednesday afternoon. The girls finished off the Jackets 116-54 while the boys team dominated in the water by a final of 133-37.

Sept 17th
Cats Swat Yellow Jackets                            Varsity Volleyball
Last night it was once again time for the big rivalry match as Irmo came to Lexington’s new gym for the first time. As usual it was an exciting and loud match up.  The JV made it interesting taking the first game 25-17, but dropping the second game 22-25 forcing a third game. The young cats took it to the jackets winning 15-11.  The first varsity game was a close match. Neither team ever took a huge lead. The Cats kept there composure and played solid ball.  The jackets defense kept it close but it was not enough to shut down the Cat’s hitting game. Juniors Jennifer Hoppe and Kellie Schmidt combined for 12 kills, leading to a 25-22 win. The Cats came out a little shaky in the second game and the yellow jackets took an early 8-4 lead. At 7-12 the cats strung together 5 to tie it up 12-12. Each team scored one more to tie it again, then Irmo put together a 4 point rally taking the lead 17-13. The points went back and forth until Irmo took a 23-21 lead. The cats kept fighting and took 4 unanswered points for the win 25- 23. The 3rd game started out even and stayed close with the teams matching up point for point until the Cats took the momentum and broke ahead at 14-11. The yellow jackets seemed to loose their sting and the Cats never relinquished the lead. Jennifer ended the game and match with a kill from the middle. Cats win 25-16.
Setter, Laura Grace Swindler had an outstanding night with 32 assists, 2 digs, 2 kills and the only solo block of the night. Leading kills for the night were Kellie with 15 and Jennifer with 9. Kaitlyn Cobb and Metta Price each added 3. Carita Petta led digs with 8. Lauren Owen and Kellie each added 6.  Lauren, Jennifer and Kaitlyn combined for a total of 6 assisted block. Kellie led aces with 4. The Lady Cats face another tough region match up on the road against Dutch Fork on Thursday. T. Schmidt

Sept 17th
LADYCATS SHUTDOWN IRMO                      Varsity Girls Tennis
The Varsity Girls Tennis team played their first match against rival Irmo Tuesday afternoon.  The girls knew this would be a big test for them and Coach Jackson was anxious to see how his girls would handle the pressure of a tough region match.  To his pleasure, the girls went out and took care of business, winning all 6 courts....something that Coach Jackson is pretty sure no other Lexington girls tennis team has ever done.  The girls played fantastic tennis!!  Taylor Patterson played the #1 spot, despite being under-the-weather.  She played a very smart match and worked her game plan to near perfection.  She beat one of hardest hitting girls Coach Jackson has ever seen 6-4, 6-1.  Clair Larkin played #2 and shook off a slow start to win decisively 6-4, 6-0.  Morgan Patterson played on the #3 court and was able to outlast her opponent in most points, as she won 6-1, 6-1.  Annie Konduros played #4 and won her court with some big serves and hard grounstrokes 6-3, 6-4.  Sarah Kim played in the #5 spot and played a girl who was her mirror image.  There were many long points, but Sarah was able to come out with the tough 6-3, 6-4 win.  Erin Green and Victoria Anderson played #2 doubles together and played a very steady and consistent match, winning 6-3, 7-6.  Coach Jackson is very pleased with the way the girls stepped up and played well when they needed to.  He's hoping this sets the tone for how they'll need to play throughout the region matches and on into the postseason.  Next up is a tough away match against Dutch Fork.  Come out and support the Lady Cats!!!
LHS:  6
Irmo:  0

Sept15th
LADYCAT'S DUNNAGAN TAKES FIRST                     LHS Golf
The Girls' Golf Team finished second this past weekend in the Palmetto High School Tournament at Murrell's Inlet.  The team broke the one day school record with a total of 300, and two day school record of 624, with a total of 612.  Maureen Dunnagan won the tournament shooting 76 and 71.  71 ties the school record for a single round.  Jordan Cole finished T8th, and Kathryn Miranda finished 5th.
Go to http://mbgh.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/mbgh8/schedule/index.htm  for more scores and information on the event.
Also, in a recent match against South Aiken at Woodside Plantation, junior Kathryn Miranda shot 4-under par, 32, one off the school record of 5-under par, 30, set by Kristen Cometto at Indian River CC.  Kristen is now a junior at Presbyterian on their golf team.
The Lady Cats will host the state championship October 20-21 at the Country Club of Lexington.  Bryce Myers

Sept 15th
Wildcats Take 3rd
The volleyball team traveled to Charleston on Friday to compete in the Wildcat Invitational Tournament with some of the top teams in South Carolina. The Cats had a quick first match on Friday beating hosts West Ashley in two, 25-13, 25-21. On Saturday the girls worked easily through pool play finishing undefeated, beating Goose Creek 25-13, 25-15 and First Baptist 25-7, 25-12.  The Cats also played a cross pool match to fill an empty spot taking on power house and 4A state runner up Wando. The Wildcats played the best volleyball of their young season. It was great fun to watch such good volleyball on both sides. They fought hard and played like the region champs team, but Wando took the match 25-16 and 25-23. Their strong play against Wando gave the girls the confidence they needed to move into the playoff rounds. In the quarter finals the Cats played long time nemesis Porter Gaud. The Cats played excellent team volleyball winning in two 25-13, 25-20.  Then it was onto the semifinals to take on Bishop England who the Cats have only beaten once and never at this tournament. The Cats played hard and kept it close but fell to the Bishops 23-25, 21-25.  In the finals the Wildcats played for 3rd taking on James Island, also undefeated in pool play. Even though it was the sixth match of the day the team never lost steam and beat James Island handily in two 25-23 and 25-16 . This weekend was great practice for the girls and it should give them the confidence they need to take on the rest of region play this season. T Schmidt

Sept15th
WILDCATS TOP SPRING VALLEY                     JV Football
Lexington vs. Spring Valley
Well guys, we got on the winning track with another defensive struggle.  The offense moved the ball pretty well, but our defense is doing a great job so far not letting anyone in the end zone! Read the rest of the story here

Sept15th
WILDCATS LAP IT UP                                Varsity Swimming
The varsity swim teams participated in the Blue Devil Invitational head at USC over the weekend. It turned out to be a great weekend as the Wildcat Swim team took Overall 1st place!  There were 16 teams from around South Carolina participating in this event. The boys swim team took 1st place with AC Flora 2nd and Spring Valley 3rd. The girls team took 2nd place with Spring Valley taking 1st and Irmo taking 3rd.   Congratulations go out to all Wildcat Swimmers! Awesome job!    

VARSITY SCHOOL RECORDS WERE BROKEN BY:
KELSEY SMITH (4 RECORDS- 2 INDIVIDUAL & 2 RELAY)
JEFFREY MEAD (1 INDIVIDUAL)
DORA WELLS (2 RELAY)
LAURA GARVIN (2 RELAY)
REBECCA GARVIN (2 RELAY)

JV SCHOOL RECORDS WERE BROKEN BY

BRYOR HOOKER (3 RECORDS)

Sept 14th
LEXINGTON EXPRESS ROLLS OVER VIKINGS                Lexington vs Spring Valley 
Just like the "Little  Engine That Could", the L-Train climbed another mountain Friday night at Lexington's new stadium as they steamrolled their long-time nemesis Spring Valley 42-21 in front of another huge crowd & raucous student section.  Coach Sitterle has his team believing in them-self & the hometown fans & student body have responded by packing the stands on Friday nights!!  What a great place to play football!! Read the rest of the story

Sept 12th
Volleyball Gets Another Easy Win                  Varsity Volleyball
Lexington took on Orangeburg Wilkinson last night in region play. It was another fast night for the Cats. The JV quickly won their second in a row 25-10, 25-13. Varsity came out and made quick work in the first match. Juniors Laura Grace Swindler and Kellie Schmidt connected for 4 points. Kellie added 3 aces. Jennifer Hoppe had 3 kills and an ace. Katie McCollough added two kills. LG had a total of 11 assists leading the team to an easy win 25-13. In game two sophomore, Aubrey Dooley came into set. She had 5 assists and 2 aces. Chasen Dillard had 3 kills. Hoppe got 4 more, getting top kills for the night with 7. Senior Lauren Owen added 6 points on aces. Cats win 25-14. In game 3 the setting responsibility fell on sophomore Kinsley Wade she had 8 assists and 4 digs. Senior Chasen Dillard led the younger squad with 3 kills and an ace. Senior Gini Broadway got her first chance at the service line serving 5 in a row including an ace. Getting first kills of the season were Kirsten Barnes with 1 and Sarah West with 3. Sarah also added 3 aces. The Lady Cats travel to Charleston this weekend to compete in the West Ashley Invitational against the top teams in the state. Hopefully it will prepare the team for the tougher region matches to come next week against Irmo and Dutch Fork.  Come cheer on the Lady Cats Tuesday at home against arch rival Irmo.


 Sept 11th
Boys Cross Country - Lexington County Championship (9/10)
Lexington Varsity Boys Cross Country team edged out Irmo and Dutch Fork to take the Silver Medals in the Lexington County Championship this past Wednesday.
Five of the Lexington runners ran the 5K race under 18:00.    
The Varsity squad consisted of  Alex Haulbrooks, Jay Lloyd, Zach DeMoya, David Wilson, Drew Harris, Brian Gillespie, and Will Belue. Drew Harris (17:17), Will Belue (17:32), and David Wilson (17:34) were
 named to the All County team.  Lexington boys are currently ranked #8 in the state. Ryan Stoudamire and Ali Callari were the overall winners of the JV boys and girls race. Good job!! 

SCRUNNERS.COM currently has Lexington Boys Cross Country team ranked #1 in 4A with 5 runners individually ranked in the 4A Top 25.   Rankings are based on performances with verified running times.

4A individual rankings (9/12/08)
#10 Drew Harris
#14 Will Belue
#15 David Wilson
#24 Jay Lloyd
#25 Brian Gillespie

 
4A Team Rankings (9/12/08)
1 Lexington 88
2 Irmo  116
3 Dorman  127
4 TL Hanna 174
5 Northwestern 206
6 Nation Ford 211
7 Fort Mill 215
8 Spartanburg 223
9 Mauldin 235
10 Dutch Fork 248
 

Sept 11th
CATS "STUN" #2 EAGLES                        LEXINGTON at GREENWOOD
Ya know, sometimes you eat the bear...sometimes the bear eats you.  Friday night at JW BABB Stadium in Greenwood, Coach Sitterle & Lexington's  Wildcat football team took a big ole bite out of that bear with a 34 - 25 upset win!! (The "bear" being #2 ranked Greenwood at their house.)   WHOOOODOOGGIE!!! Read the rest of the story

Sept 10th
 Volleyball teams Gets First Region Win       LADYCAT VOLLEYBALL
On Tuesday The Volleyball team traveled to RNE for region play. The JV team won quickly in two 25-6 and 25-11.  The Varsity Cats got off to a slow start giving RNE their first five points on errors, but they were able to shake it off and score 6 in a row to take 9-5 lead. At 11-6, Aubrey Dooley served 12 unanswered points, including 3 aces. The cats took game one 25-10. It seemed to be the night for the Cats to practice their serve on the weak serve receive of the Cavaliers. In game two with a lead of 11-7 Metta Price steps up and serves seven unanswered points. Cats win game two 25-12. Early in game three senior, Chasen Dillard got a serving run of six to give the Cats a 7-1 lead.  At 14-8 Kellie Schmidt got her turn at the service line. She served perfect on the night serving out the game with 11 in row including 3 aces. Though not a very exciting match is was fun to see all players contribute to the win, including Kirsten Barnes, Sarah West, Mary Poindexter and Macy Chiles, who all got into their first varsity match. Top stats for the night go to Laura Grace Swindler: 16 assists and 1 kill, Aubrey Dooley: 9 assists, 1 kill, 2 digs and 3 aces. Leading kills were: Kellie Schmidt with 8, Jennifer Hoppe and Metta Price each with 6. Metta served %100 on the night and led serving aces for the second time with 5. The Lady Cats go on the road again on Thursday looking for another region win at OW.  T. Schmidt

Sept 8th
HILTON HEAD SQUEAKS BY WILDCATS              LADYCAT TENNIS
The Lady Cats took to their home courts Monday afternoon to play one of the premier high school girls tennis teams in the entire state...the girls from Hilton Head High.  Hilton Head is home to several elite tennis training facilities, so the girls that play down there are all very experienced, tournament players.  Coach Jackson knew this would be a great test for his girls, but like them, he eagerly looked forward to the opportunity to see what his girls were made of.  He was not to be disappointed.  Taylor Patterson played #1 and had to play a phenomenal all-around player.  Taylor quickly lost the first set, but didn't hang her head, as she made the second set very close.  She ended up losing that match 0-6, 4-6.  Clair Larkin played #2 and went out with her game face on.  She quickly dispatched of her opponent 6-2, 6-1.  Annie Konduros played in the #3 spot and really played a great match.  Her opponent just proved to be too tough in the end, as Annie lost a close match 4-6, 3-6.  Morgan Patterson played #4 against a girl who will likely end up in the #2 spot for Hilton Head before the season is over...she was GOOD.  Morgan fought hard but just couldn't quite outduel her opponent as she lost 2-6, 1-6.  Sarah Kim played #5 and was very consistent for most of the match.  She wore down her opponent and won the match 6-3, 6-4.  Erin Green & Rachel Lovaas teamed up to play #2 doubles.  The team needed them to win this match to force a deciding #1 doubles showdown.  Erin & Rachel played great and pulled out the 6-2, 6-4 win.  So, the match came down to a deciding #1 doubles match.  Taylor & Clair played a very tough first set....a set that had 4 games go to deuce.  Unfortunately, Taylor and Clair lost all 4 of those deuce games and lost the set.  They got down 0-3 in the 2nd set, but Coach Jackson encouraged them to keep fighting hard to the very end, regardless of what the score was.  The girls got it back in gear and played excellent doubles from that point on.  Unfortunately, they fell just short, as they lost that second set in a tiebreaker and the match 2-6, 6-7(5).  Coach Jackson was and is incredibly proud of his girls.  They fought very hard on every court against arguably the best girls tennis team in the state.  Hilton Head won the AAA State Championship last year and will likely win it again this year, so losing to them as close as they did is nothing to be ashamed of.  This great experience should propel the girls into the meat of their season and make other "tough" matches pale in comparison.  The Lady Cats made Lexington tennis proud yesterday!!! 
Go Lady Cats!!!
LHS:  3
Hilton Head:  4

Sept 6th
Lexington has strong showing at Eye Opener         CROSS COUNTRY
Both Lexington Boys and Girls CC teams did extremely well this past Saturday. The Lexington boys placed 7th out of 52 HS teams while the girls placed 10th out of 45 HS teams. Will Belue(18:10) and David Wilson (18:44) led the boys. Beka Rush (22:29) and Whitney Droizd (22:39) led the girls. The 25th annual Eye Opener featured schools from several states and over 3,100 runners and is the largest cross country meet in the state of South Carolina.

Sept 6th
WILDCATS CLAW THEIR WAY TO VICTORY!         VARSITY FOOTBALL
The Wildcats traveled to Greenwood on Friday night to take on the highly ranked Eagles.  The game started with Hanna's outer bands pelting the field.  It look to be a miserable night for the Wildcats in the first quarter as mother nature sent bad weather and the Eagles pounding out yardage and scores right and left.  The Eagles dominated the Wildcats early in the game quickly scoring 19 points in the first quarter. But heh.. that's why we play 4 quarters.  The very disciplined Wildcats, never panicked, never gave up.  Take it to da house Adian Wigfall ran a kickoff back 100 yds for a quick 6 points and the blue and gold are mounting a comeback.  This is the 2nd week in a row Wigfall has returned a kickoff for a TD. He is exciting to watch and will give the Wildcats something to look forward to this season.  The Wildcats quickly established themselves using that veer offense.  A-Train Carden kept pounding the D-line of Greenwood with his strength.  Carden ended up with 72 hard earned yards.  You could see Greenwood losing confidence with each yard gained.  Tradd Hunter played an outstanding game, scoring 1 TD and rushing for 119 yds.  Dexter Wells carried for 46 yds.  More stats coming soon. Read the rest of the story

Sept 5th
Ouch That Stings                LADYCAT VOLLEYBALL
The Lady Hornets from Aiken buzzed into Lexington last night looking to avenge two serious beatings by the Wildcats last season. But from the start you could tell this Aiken team was a stronger, more experienced team than last year, as they kept it close losing to the Wildcats 21-25 in the first game. The Hornets picked up the momentum halfway through the second game and never looked back, winning the next three, 25-23, 25-23 and 25-21. The wildcats seemed to struggle with a new line-up that had not been tested with any preseason scrimmages. The Wildcats travel next week to the untested waters of Richland Northeast and Orangeburg, two new additions to the region. Hopefully they can pull it together and find their groove as a team. Leading the effort last night was the always consistent setter, junior, Laura Grace Swindler. LG had 36 assists, 15 digs and 3 kills.  Leading kills was junior, Kellie Schmidt with 16. Senior, Lauren Owen added 10 kills and 11 digs. Leading blockers were junior Jennifer Hoppe and freshman addition, Kaitlyn Cobb, they worked together to throw up 3 blocks. Sophomore, Katie McCullough added a solo and an assisted block. Leading serving aces was junior, Metta Price.  T. Schmidt

Sept 5th
LADYCATS ROLL IN REGION OPENER              LADYCAT TENNIS
The Varsity Girls got their region matches started on Thursday with a home match against the girls from Aiken High.  Coach Jackson knew Aiken had some young players that have improved a lot over the past year, so neither he or his girls were taking this match lightly.  The Lady Cats went out and took care of business fairly quickly, winning all 6 courts.  Taylor Patterson played #1 and defeated her opponent 6-0, 6-1.  Clair Larkin played #2 and was the first court to finish as she won 6-0, 6-0.  Annie Konduros played #3 and pulled out a nice 6-2, 6-1 win.  Morgan Patterson played #4 and beat her opponent 6-0, 6-2.  Sarah Kim played #5 and had to battle against a girl who got just about everything back.  Sarah was able to prevail with a 6-3, 6-3 victory.  Rachel Lovaas and Victoria Anderson teamed up to play #2 doubles and got an easy 6-0, 6-1 win.  Coach Jackson was impressed with the determination the girls took to the courts with.  They seemed very focused and ready to play.  He hopes the girls bring that intensity on Monday afternoon when the girls play one of the best high school girls tennis teams in the state...the defending AAA State Champs, Hilton Head High.  That match will be at LHS and will start at 5:00.  Come on out and support the Lady Cats as they try to knock off this very talented team!!!
LHS:  6
Aiken:  0

Sept 5th
 WILDCAT CROSS COUNTRY COMES IN CLOSE 2ND
Lexington Varsity Boys placed second in the Chapin Invitational Meet while the Varsity Girls placed fourth.  The boys were led by Drew Harris with a time of 17:51. The Girls were led by Dani Callari with a time of 23:09. The boys team is currently ranked 8th in the state.
 Chapin Invitational Results
Girls: Chapin 38, Dutch Fork 49, Pelion 89, Lexington 114, Dreher 128, Blythewood 171, White Knoll 206, Airport 221, AC Flora  226, Midland Valley 270, Fairfield Central 348
Boys: Chapin 28, Lexington 48, Blythewood 79, Airport 126, Dreher 132, A.C. Floria 144, Pelion 148, White Knoll 214, Midland Valley 267, Keenan 312, Fairfield Central 320

Sept 5th
WILDCAT SWIMMING OFF TO GOOD START
 Lexington High School Varsity swim team defeated White Knoll High School  - 258 points to 77
School records were broken by:
Evan Harris in the 400 meter freestyle,
Eric Wenzinger, William Craig, Jeffrey Mead and Tyler Inabinette in the 4 X 100 meter freestyle relay
And Dora Wells, Taylor Vetter, Rebecca Garvin, and Laura Garvin in the 200 meter medley relay.
Also this week the LHS swim team defeated Dutch Fork and RNE.  The Wildcats defeated Dutch Fork 50-10 and RNE 54-4.
School records were broken by:
Kelsey Smith in the 200 Meter Freestyle
Dora Wells, Tayllor Vetter, Michelle Whitfield, and Rebecca Garvin in the 200 Medley Relay
 Way to Go Wildcats!!

Sept 3rd
 CATS "KICKOFF" GRAND OPENING IN STYLE     WILDCAT FOOTBALL
Lexington vs Batesburg-Leesville
 The much anticipated opening of LHS's new 5500 seat football stadium finally arrived...& was it ever a night to remember!!  Parking lots were overflowing...the smell of dogs & burgers grilling filled the sun-drenched early evening...a truly carnival atmosphere was provided by the Booster Club's Cat's Blast party on the practice field...music blasting from the new stadium PA system...& ETV 's live statewide TV coverage just iced the cake.  My first  thought after stepping out of my car was this is the deal...this is what it's supposed to be like!!!  School pride...student & community support & oh yea, we got to watch the Wildcats play football!!!  With Coach Sitterle's "Boys in Blue" chomping at the bit, boy...did they ever play!!! Read the rest of the story!

Sept 3rd
GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS PULLS OUT SQUEAKER
The Varsity Girls Tennis team traveled to AC Flora High School yesterday to take on one of the best girls tennis teams in AAA.  Coach Jackson knew this non-region match would be a good test for the girls and hopefully show them what they need to work on or just how strong they really are going to be this year.  Taylor Patterson played a near-flawless match in the #1 spot and beat her opponent 6-1, 6-0.  Clair Larkin played #2 against a very consistent player.  Clair could never get into her normal, awesome game and she lost a tough match 4-6, 3-6.  Annie Konduros played #3 and played some of her best tennis in this early season.  She defeated her opponent 6-3, 6-2.  Victoria Anderson was asked to play up at the #5 spot and she had to play against a girl who was Flora's #1 player last year and will soon be again once her foot injury heals up.  Victoria played well against a very tough, tournament-tested player.  Victoria
lost 1-6, 1-6 but Coach Jackson was very impressed with her effort.
Sarah Kim and Rachel Lovaas played #2 doubles and just couldn't work out a good consistent strategy as they lost a very tight match 6-7, 4-6.  The match of the day was on the #4 court, which is where 8th grader Morgan Patterson played.  She played another very consistent player who is tournament tough.  Morgan lost the first set but continued to battle hard.  She managed to win the 2nd set in a tiebreaker to force a 3rd set tiebreaker to decide the match.  She played an awesome tiebreaker and pulled out the BIG win 3-6, 7-6, 10-4.  This meant the match had to be decided by a #1 doubles match.  Taylor Patterson and Clair Larkin teamed up and were dominant in a 6-0, 6-0 win. 
The Wildcats' 4-3 win is impressive considering Erin Green was out sick and given the toughness of
the competition (AC Flora will likely be one of the top 4 teams in AAA
this year).  Coach Jackson is proud of all the girls for fighting hard
and getting an excellent 1st win of the season.  He's also happy the
girls were able to get a wake-up call while still pulling out the win.
The girls play their first home and region match of the season on
Thursday against Aiken.  Come on out and cheer the Lady Cats on!!!!
LHS:  4
Flora:  3

LADYCATS VOLLEYBALL DROP OPENER
The varsity girls volleyball team traveled to Blythewood on Tuesday afternoon to take part in a trimatch.  The Ladycats have high hopes to go deep into the playoffs this season, but they got off to a rocky start falling to Blythewood 12-25, 25-21, 18-25, 23- 25.  Kellie Schmidt, one of the Ladycats best players was sidelined with an injured heel and wasn't able to play until the 4th game.  Kellie should be able to play in the next match. The Ladycats just need to regroup and come out ready to play on Thursday night as they host Aiken at home. Come out and support the Ladycats!  See you there!!!

VARSITY FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Three words to describe this team for the upcoming season. Bigger, Faster and Stronger. The football team has been working hard in the weight room in the offseason, and working on conditioning. This should pay off huge dividends during the games especially in the 4th quarter, as the Wildcats should wear down many an opponent. Returning on Offense will be our featured RB, senior Anthony (A-Train) Carden.  Carden brings experience and leadership to the Wildcats this season. I like to describe Carden as 4 yds and a cloud of dust. His strength is unbelievable and the Wildcat faithful will enjoy watching him this year as he drags 6 defenders into the end zone. Taking the helm at Quarterback will be Tradd Hunter.  Hunter is a great athlete who also plays on the varsity basketball team and brings another role of leadership to the team. Keys players on Offense will be RB Dexter Wells, who has picked up speed and really has excelled in the weight room in the offseason  WR Adrian Wigfall, who has already proven in the preseason how valuable a receiver he will be this year. Wigfall is a speedy receiver who can cut on a dime and will be fun to watch. The OL will be much better this year.  The offensive line, which averaged about 198 pounds each last year, is averaging about 235 pounds this season. This will be the Wildcats asset this year!
On the defensive side of the ball, the Wildcats have brought in a new Defensive Coordinator in Rocky White.  Coach White brings a ton of experience, so the Defense will improve each game as they learn the new ropes.  Key players on Defensive are LB Brock Baxley, DL Brad Makins, DT Derrick (Biscuit) Edens, DB Xavier Salley, DB Andrew Chandler, DL Eric Bennett, and freshman SS Shaq Roland.
Coach Sitterle and staff, has the Wildcats believing that they can win, a vital element that has been missing for a few seasons now.  Look for a successful season this year.  The season is early and we cannot predict how many games the Wildcats will win.  But we can say that each and every game is winnable for the Wildcats and this team will not quit and will be right there in every game until the end.  Good Luck Wildcats!

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS PREVIEW
The Varsity Girls Tennis team is looking forward to another great season.  After back-to-back-to-back losses in the Upperstate Finals, the girls are hungry to cross that last hurdle and make it to the State Finals.  Coach Jackson believes this is his most talented group of girls and probably the deepest team he's ever coached.  Even after losing 3 singles starters to graduation (Cory Bowen, Katie Hillis, and Christina Galardi), this team is still very deep thanks in large part to the transfers of Taylor and Morgan Patterson.  Their addition solidifies an already-solid lineup led by Clair Larkin, Annie Konduros, and Erin Green.  On any given day, all of the top-5 players could compete for the #1 spot, so that inter-squad competition is sure to help the girls push each other to be better and better.  There are also plenty of girls waiting in the wings to get their playing time.  Girls like Sarah Kim, Rachel Lovaas, and Victoria Anderson are already gearing up for playing time this season.  Coach Jackson knows this team has what it takes to win their region, but knows Irmo and Dutch Fork (the 2 main competitors) will have something to say about that.  He'll be pushing the girls hard at practice to not settle for where they're at right now...he always wants them to focus on being better.  Expectations, though self-imposed, are very high for this great group of girls.  Come on out and cheer the girls on as they try to work their way to an appearance in the State Finals!!!

VARSITY BOYS CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW
 The LHS boys return a strong, but young group of runners for this season. Led by Captains Will Belue and Drew Harris, both juniors, but already 4 year lettermen and 2 time all region and all county, the Wildcats have their sights set on a region title. Brian Gillespie(jr) also all region last year, Jay Lloyd (soph) and senior David Wilson (all region in 07) make up a strong returning team. Help will need to come from freshman Alex Haulbrooks, Aditya Bhonsle, Zach DeMoya, Ryan Stoudamire or possibly even senior and first year XC runner William Craig who will be on the Cats swim team as well as XC! The Cats also have a talented group of young middle school runners led by Tony Morales, Thomas Harris, Jared Holley and several other 7th graders and led by returning letterman and 8th grader Erik Wendt. The future looks bright, but this team wants to win now!

VARSITY GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW
While they may not have had the best season last year, this was due to the fact that they had only one senior on the roster and were very inexperienced.  Samantha Smith is now running for Francis Marion University.  Returning front runners for the Wildcats to watch are Beka Rush, Whitney Drozd, Dani Callari, Ariann Kesselring, Brandtina Gordon and Hall Hunter.  Megan Gyauch also returns after missing last year due to injury.  However, Jordan Hendrix will be missed as she continues to recover for a soccer injury.  Other returnees for the Wildcats that could make an impact are Livingstone Ngong, Lauren Hodge, Shannon Reagon, Ali Callari and Cameron Shackleford.  New comers to watch are Anna Kay Talmage and Meri Heneage. Come out to a meet and watch as the Cross Country team establishes itself in the new 5AAAA region.  You can't beat the cost (free) and will enjoy cheering on the Wildcats!

WILDCATS DRENCH THE TIGERS
The varsity football team played in the annual Sportsarama on Friday night at Airport High School. The Wildcats came out ready to play as they took on Swansea in the 1st half. The weather was wet and nasty with Squalls from Tropical Fay pounding the field.  Speaking of pounding, the defense kept Swansea in check all night.  Brock Baxley recorded a sack on the Tiger QB causing a fumble. RB Anthony (A-Train) Carden moved the ball at will and RB Dexter Wells did as well. Both sides of the ball took care of business as Lexington rolls to a 28-0 win.  Maybe this was just a glorified scrimmage but the Wildcats took care of business and brought home the win.  The Wildcats went undefeated in preseason play. Next up for the Wildcats will be long time rival Batesburg-Leesville at home on Friday night.  Plan to come early as there will be a lot of activities planned for the opening up of our new stadium. Stay tuned to the site later in the week for a special announcement about Friday Nights Game!!!

BOOSTER CLUB UPDATE
The LHS booster club has been behind the scenes working to make 2008-2009 a success for Lexington Athletics. Without the Booster Club LHS could not possibly provide the equipment and support needed to run their various programs. Below is information not only for Booster club members but for you the Wildcat Fan.

1) Cat's Blast - Kicking off the new WildCat Stadium - Friday, August 29, 2008, 5 -7pm. Before the LHS / Batesburg football game. Music, Rides, Food, Games and Fun on the practice field next to the new stadium.

2) Booster Club member parking will be in the front parking lot of the Lexinton Technology Center, turn in from Augusta Hwy ( Hwy # 1) and take a quick left into the designated parking area. Booster Club Parking Pass is required.

3) New Spirit Sales room , located next to the concession stand. Come get your WildCat Gear, from the WildCat Spirit store. Shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, caps, etc. Support all of our LHS sports teams,

4) Booster Club Membership /Brick Sales tent will be set up, just inside the stadium gates, for you to join the Booster Club or to purchase a Brick for the Wildcat Walk.

 

Announcing Your 2008/09 Wildcat Cheerleaders
Marlie Briggs Chelsea Buchanan Katie Burnett
Brianna Byrd Shannon Cleary Caitlin Cofield
Ali Cordell Lauren Crapps Kristen Cuza
Ariel Dorn Heather Fiorini Caroline Geiger
Cory Hart Lindsay Horton Taylor Hudson
Carason Lehmann Hannah Massey Ashley Moore
Jessi Marley Shannon Newman Sally Ringer
Jenna Rojek Lexie Skipper Ali Smith
Courtney Stoltz Allison Tubbs Xavia Wigfall
  Taylor Wilks  

NOMINATE FORMER PLAYERS FOR THE HALL OF FAME
Did you ever wonder how former players were selected for the hall of fame? Do you have someone in mind who would be a great addition? Well all you need to do is to submit the following form and let the Hall of Fame committee take it from there.  If you have previously submitted an application for an individual you do not need to resubmit and application. Click on the link below and submit it to the high school athletic department.
                                                            HALL OF FAME APPLICATION

LEXINGTON TD CLUB GETS IN THE SPIRIT
Lexington TD Club's, Christine Duncan will be at football practice on May 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th, as she has been at all practices to date, with sporty bandana's and growl towels. She will also be at the cookout at the end of Spring practice next Thursday selling them. She also hopes to be at the football camps. She also will be at every home game and will always have them with her, so if anyone sees her out or at the away games, she will have them there too. She is also hoping to make it to some of the “C” and “B” team games to sell. She is willing to ship locally to anyone for an additional $1.00 in postage. She will make sure that anyone who wants one will have a chance to get one.
The bandana and growl towels are sponsored through the Lexington Touchdown Club, and that is the web site address on the towels and bandanas. But, all of the money goes to the same place, our Lexington Wildcats.
Money should be in the form of cash or a check. Anyone who writes a check it should be made out to “Lexington Touchdown Club”. Along with everyone wearing the home of the wildcats t-shirts at the games,We are also hoping that everyone in the crowd will also be waving a “Growl Towel” or Spirit Bandana! I have seen these items and for only $5.00 each they are a steal.  Get behind the Wildcats and grab your growl towel and bandana soon before the first game!! Wave them proudly in support of our WILDCATS!!

ORDER FORM FOR GROWL TOWELS/BANDANAS