Sports briefs for Sept. 24

Coach lauds Lady Cougar tennis team

York Comprehensive High School girls’ tennis team head coach Rusty Graham has been pleased with the team’s progress this season.

The Lady Cougars have beaten Chester twice, won a tie-breaker at Gaffney and competed favorably in other region matches.

“As long as I’ve been coaching these girls, this is definitely the best team that I’ve had,” said Graham. “I think it’s for two reasons. Four or five of our girls have been playing four to six years and they’re getting better.

Graham said another reason is foreign exchange student Andjela Todorovic “coming into the program and playing really well.”

Graham said the YCHS girls continue to gain a more competitive edge.

“We’ve lost more than we’ve won but we’re playing the matches closer than we ever have,” he said. “We lost to Northwestern in a really close match. We play them again and I’m looking to possibly beat them.”

Added Graham: “My point is the more they are together with everybody pitching in, we will continue to have a pretty strong team.

Hall of Fame induction ceremony slated for Oct. 2 Northwestern game

The York School District One Athletic Hall of Fame will induct five new members during halftime of the Oct. 2 York and Northwestern football game to be played at the YCHS stadium.

New Hall of Fame inductees are: Stan Byers, Jefferson High School; Ed Yarborough, York High School; Taylor Barrett and Johnny “Bud” Brown, both from YCHS; and Johnny Weeks, Hickory Grove High School.

A drop-in reception will be from 6 to 7 p.m. in the YCHS cafeteria. The public is invited.

Blackwell to speak at Winthrop Eagles Coaching Clinic

Former York Comprehensive High School head girls’ basketball coach Paula Blackwell will be a guest speaker at the Winthrop Eagles Coaching Clinic next month.

The clinic will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 3 at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill. Blackwell’s topic will be “How To Run Your Own Program.”

This story was originally published September 22, 2015 at 10:42 AM with the headline "Sports briefs for Sept. 24."