As a freshman, Courtney Price was a member of the Gilbert volleyball team that defeated Strom Thurmond to claim the Region 5-3A title. 
On Thursday, she and the Lady Indians took a step towards regaining the title with a 3-set win over the Lady Rebels. Gilbert won 25-20, 25-16, 25-16 to improve to 12-1 overall, 4-0 in region play as Chidera Wilson had 10 kills, followed by Price with nine and Carlee Jones with seven. 
"My freshman year, I remember beating Strom Thurmond for the region," Price said. "I know we fell to Strom Thurmond in the region and to finally have one win over them is a big deal and I'm ready to play them again and go ahead and clinch it again and get ready for the rest of region play and start the playoffs."
The rematch will have to wait to the end of the season. Prior to Thursday's contest, the two schools agreed to move Monday's contest in Johnston to Oct. 16. 
"I think the ladies did well tonight," Gilbert head coach Jackie Shealy said. "Overall, we still have a lot of practice and...really we've got to execute our offense better. I felt we could have even played better than what we did. 
"Strom Thurmond, I thought they played a great defensive game. We just need to keep pushing and make sure that we're reaching our goals and I think the girls really wanted to win. They went out there and got it. It may not have been the prettiest from us, but they did what they had to do to win."
Gilbert will next play this weekend in the Carolina Challenge at North Central. The Lady Indians return to region play Tuesday at Edisto.

TENNIS 
(Match 1) 
Lexington 6, White Knoll 0 
SINGLES 
Becca Bryan (L) def. Kallie Lee 6-0, 6-0
Emmie Thompson (L) def. Leah Hooks 6-0, 6-2
Reet Verma (L) def. Khloe Lee 6-1, 6-0
Caroline Goodman (L) def. Candice Govan 6-0, 6-3
Emma Whetsell (L) def. Kate Wood 6-3, 6-0

DOUBLES 
Rohita Patel & Emma Taylor d. Lily Morris & Mollyann Watson 6-2, 6-0

(Match 2) 
SINGLES
Lexington 6, White Knoll 0 
Becca Bryan (L) def. Kallie Lee 6-4, 6-4
Emmie Thompson (L) def. Leah Hooks 6-1, 6-1
Reet Verma (L) def. Candice Govan 6-1, 6-0
Caroline Goodman (L) def. Brooklyn Sims 6-0, 6-1
Emma Taylor (L) def. Autumn Dove 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES
Emma Whetsell & Rohita Patil (L) def. Kiley Redmond & Morgan Graber 6-0, 6-0

SWIMMING
River Bluff teams finish undefeated
The River Bluff boys and girls' teams capped off another undefeated regular season by defeating Spring Valley Thursday. 
This marked the sixth consecutive perfect season for the Lady Gators, who defeated the Lady Vikings 105-61. The boys were victorious by a 101-69 score. 
The teams will compete for a region championship this weekend and head to the state championship on Oct. 6 at the Natatorium on the campus of the University of South Carolina.

Wednesday's scores

TENNIS
River Bluff 5, Dutch Fork 1
SINGLES
Liyin Zhu (RB) def. Megan Barkley 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
Victoria Votion (RB) def. Nicki Joch 6-2, 6-0
Kiana Thatcher (RB) def. Celine Robinson 6-2, 7-5
Daniela Bakker (DF) def. Shelby Byers 6-3, 6-4
Jessica Seymour (RB) def. Lindsey Kirtley 6-3, 6-0

DOUBLES 
Riley Mitchell/Jillian Leitzsey (RB) def. Aniya Sims/Gracie Burkett 6-1, 6-1

CROSS-COUNTRY
PELION INVITATIONAL RESULTS
 

(BOYS) 
1. Jaden Kinglesy (Chapin), 2. Karylnn Burgorf (Pelion), 3. Jonathan Steelman (North Augusta), 4. Palmer Dayhuff (Cardinal Newman), 5. Solomon Shafer (Lexington), 6. Owen Harries (Lexington), 7. Caleb Brunson (Swansea), 8. Julian McCue (Hammond),

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Lexington, 2. Dutch Fork, 3. North Augusta, 4. Chapin, 5. Gilbert, 6. Cardinal Newman, 7. White Knoll, 8. Hammond, 9. Lugoff-Elgin, 10. Fairfield Central, 11. Pelion 

(GIRLS) 
1. Abigal White (Chapin), 2. Brianna Hartley (Dutch Fork), 3. Madelyn Gomez (River Bluff), 4. Riley Edwards (Pelion), 5. Caroline Timmons (Cardinal Newman), 6. Abigail Gopp (Dutch Fork), 7. Mackenzie Meier (Dutch Fork), 8. Alexis Vandervelde (Dutch Fork), 9. Rosemary Reed (PAC), 10. Evelyn Patrick (Chapin)

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Dutch Fork, 2. River Bluff, 3. Cardinal Newman, 4. Pelion, 5. Chapin, 6. White Knoll, 7. Hammond, 8. Gilbert, 9. Marlboro County, 10. Lexington