This Week In Sports

**Lamar High Names Josh Pierce New Varsity Head Football Coach**

LAMAR, S.C. – Josh Pierce, a former defensive coordinator for the Lamar High School (LHS) Silver Foxes varsity football team, will take over as the squad’s new head coach, the Darlington County School District announced today.
Pierce, who also earned Teacher of the Year honors from LHS for 2019-20, will be introduced to the community on Tuesday, March 22, at 10 a.m. during a press conference held inside the school’s gymnasium.
From 2019 to 2021, Pierce served as LHS’s defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coordinator. In all, he has 12 years of football coaching experience, including stops at North Myrtle Beach High School, Marlboro County High School and Dillon High School.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Coastal Carolina and a S.C. teaching certificate in the same subject.

**Claflin’s Adams Named to 2022 USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Women's Indoor Track & Field All-Region Team**

NEW ORLEANS, LA - The honors just keep coming in for Claflin freshman sprinter Zoe Adams as she was named to the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II Women's Indoor Track & Field All-Region Team, Tuesday afternoon. The honor was just another of several honors for Adams who had a spot among the best sprinters in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region.
Adams was named to the USTFCCCA All-Region Team in the women's 400m dash and the 200m dash. The honor goes to the top-5 individuals in each event. Adams finished the indoor track 7 field season ranked first in the women's 400m dash when she ran a 55.65 to win the 2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Women's Indoor Championship. She is also ranked fifth in the region in the women's 200m dash after she ran a 25.03 in the event at the 2022 CIAA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship. The team earned her a runner-up finish in the event.
The honor is one of many for Adams this season. She was named the 2022 CIAA Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year for her performance at the 2022 CIAA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships. She also earned two CIAA Food Lion Women's Track Athlete of the Week honors as well.
After earning the regional honor as well as several conference honors, Adams will turn her attentions to the national stage when she takes part in the 2022 NCAA Division II Women's Indoor Track & Field National Championship this weekend. She earned the spot after running one of the top 20 times in the women's 400m dash this season. The meet is scheduled to begin Friday, March 11th at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kansas.