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January 5, 2009 / Sports

Lady Indians rally past Byrnes

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

The Gaffney Lady Indians beat Byrnes on Friday 53-47, avenging an earlier loss. But it may have come at a high cost. In the waning moments of the game, Gaffney forward Ashlee Tate was carried off the court after injuring her knee. More...

Cold-shooting Saints fall to Mount Olive

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

Mount Olive didn't score as much as usual. But then the Trojans didn't have to. Mount Olive made only 16 of its 55 shots from the field to beat the homestanding Limestone Saints, 50-44, on Saturday. More...

Graves leads Lady Saints to win

STAFF REPORTS

The Limestone College women's basketball team defeated Conference Carolinas rival Mount Olive 73-60 Saturday night at the Timken Center. More...

Philadelphia stops Vikings, 26-14

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Above the Metrodome's deafening noise, Donovan McNabb stayed poised. More...

Indians place third at tourney

STAFF REPORTS

The Gaffney High wrestling team placed third at the Bamberg Raider Duals on Saturday. Gaffney's Blake Phillips earned the most outstanding wrestler award. Phillips posted a 5-0 mark with three pins to improve his overall mark to 19-2. More...

BRIEFS

Limestone wrestlers place 15th in tourney Limestone wrestlers finished 15th out of 22 teams, with 35 points over two days and had two wrestlers place at the Midwest Classic. More...

Indians lose focus, but not contest

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

In a strong statement leading to the start of their region schedule on Friday, the Gaffney Indians proved Friday they could win despite playing poorly for a long stretch of the game. More...

Blacksburg out of sync in non-region loss to Spartanburg Christian

By LARRY HILLIARD Ledger Sports Editor larry@gaffneyledger.com

Blacksburg felt the loss of shooting guard Josh Elmore in its game with Spartanburg Christian on Friday. "We just weren't in sync offensively," said Blacksburg coach Travis Miller after his team's 72-48 loss. More...

Photo

Photo by LARRY HILLIARD FULL EXTENSION - Limestone's Anthony Middleton shoots over the outstretched hand of a Mount Olive player during first-half action on Saturday. Middleton had 11 points. More...

Former Indian named to all-conference team

STAFF REPORTS

Gaffney native Trevon Greene was recently named all-conference for the Mid- State Football Association in Iowa. Greene, an outside linebacker, was the leading tackler for William Penn University in Oskelosa, Iowa. More...