LHS JV cheerleaders pose for a group portrait in 1989. (Photo by The Lancaster News via The Lancaster Archive)
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Monday, May 18, 2026
LHS JV Cheerleaders - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos
LHS JV cheerleaders pose for a group portrait in 1989. (Photo by The Lancaster News via The Lancaster Archive)
Sunday, May 10, 2026
LHS Cheerleaders - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos
LHS cheerleaders pose for a group portrait in 1989. (Photo by The Lancaster News via The Lancaster Archive)
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Lancaster High School LHS (SC) State Championship Football Team - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos
Most football players and coaches pose for their official group photo before the season starts. But when the team wins the state championship, another group photo is made after the season is complete.
Here, members of the state championship team are seen in December of 1959 in Lancaster. They had just beaten Winyah in Georgetown days earlier for the state title.
At top left is coaching legend Wade Corn. Corn led the team to 11 wins, including 4 shutouts. LHS averaged almost 14 points per game while their opponents averaged only 5.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio via The Lancaster Archive)
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Wade Corn with Lancaster High Football Team - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos
Lancaster High School head coach Wade Corn talks to his team during halftime of the Greenville game in November of 1959 in Lancaster.
LHS, known then as the Blue Hurricanes, went on to win the state championship that year, beating Winyah High School.
Corn played on Wofford's undefeated 1949 team. Lavoy Bauknight, who made this photograph, also attended Wofford.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio via The Lancaster Archive)
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Coach Max Clyburn With LHS Golf Team - 1965 - Lancaster SC Photos
Lancaster High School golf team members pose with Coach Max Clyburn (kneeling at left) in March of 1965 at The Lancaster Golf Course. Clyburn led the team for 27 years and finished his career with an amazing .857 winning percentage as coach.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio via The Lancaster Archive)
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Lancaster High's Brooks Goldsmith Catch vs Greenville - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos
Lancaster High's Brooks Goldsmith leaves Greenville High behind as he hauls in a pass on Nov. 13, 1959 in Lancaster.
Goldsmith and The Blue Hurricanes beat Byrnes in the playoffs the next week and went on to defeat Winyah for the state championship.
LHS only lost one game that season and averaged almost 14 points per game while their opponents averaged only 5. Four opponents never scored a point against The Hurricanes that year.
LHS was coached by Wade Corn and their mascot later became The Bruins. This field was located near the present day Wylie St. Pool.
(Photo by Lavoy Baunknight via The Lancaster Archive)
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Coach Roscoe After State Championship Game - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos
LHS head football coach Johnny Roscoe is congratulated by his wife, Jane, and team doctor Rogers Walker after the state championship game at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia in December of 1989.
Although the Bruins fell to Northwestern, it was a season to remember and full of historic wins. It was the first time Lancaster High had appeared in the championship game in 30 years.
(The Lancaster News via The Lancaster Archive)
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Fans at State Championship Football Game - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos
The "Bruins Dawg Pound" (as seen on sign) comes alive as the Lancaster High football team enters the field in Columbia at Williams Brice Stadium in Dec. of 1989.
The Bruins played Northwestern in the state championship game. It was LHS's first state championship appearance since 1959.
(The Lancaster News via The Lancaster Archive)
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Go Bruins Sign At State Championship Game - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos
No, you're not seeing things. That's a big Go Bruins sign on the sidelines at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia in December of 1989.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
LHS Majorettes - 1949 - Lancaster SC Photos
Wow. Look at that fashion back then. The Lancaster High School majorettes pose for a group portrait in 1949. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Thursday, August 17, 2023
LHS Pep Rally for State Championship Football Game - 1989- Lancaster SC Photos
Students, football players, faculty, news media, and family members gather at a pep rally in the former Lancaster High School gym in December of 1989.
Sitting on the floor is the 1989 football team led by Johnny Roscoe with the 1959 players behind them. It was the team's first trip to the state championship game since the 1959 team won the title under Wade Corn.
The '89 team played Northwestern at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. The 1990 team made it back to the state championship in Columbia to battle Union High School.
Both teams attended the same school building as students. This building was located near where the current building is today on Woodland Drive.
Members of the 1959 team were quoted in stories saying it was the loudest and most energetic pep rally they had ever heard or seen. (Photo by Bobby Bell/ Bell Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
See below for cropped versions, making it easier to see details.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
LHS Athletes - 1962 - Lancaster SC Photos
A rare, color photograph of Lancaster High athletes in Sept. 1962. From left are _______, Andy Dickert, Vicki Porter, ________, Margaret Bell, Edward Knight, Bucky Hardin and Suzanne Wylie.
(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Monday, May 15, 2023
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Earl Cunningham at North Elementary - 1992 - Lancaster SC Photos
Lancaster High graduate Earl Cunningham signs autographs for students at North Elementary in 1992.
The slugger was selected in the first round by the Chicago Cubs in the 1989 Major League Baseball draft.
Did you know?
Cunningham and South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coach Mark Kingston were teammates on the Cubs' minor league team in Peoria, Ill in the 90s.
Today, Cunningham owns his own business in Columbia and gets back to Lancaster often.
(Lancaster News photo via The Lancaster Archive)
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
LHS Band Room - 1970 - Lancaster SC Photos
A fisheye view of the Lancaster High School band room seen during a tour of the new building following a dedication ceremony in August of 1970.
The room is now home to Learn TV. (Photo by Lee Studio/The Lancaster Archive)
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
WIS-TV's Rick Henry Interviews Coach Johnny Roscoe - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos
WIS-TV's Rick Henry interviews Lancaster High School head football coach Johnny Roscoe before the Bruins' game against Spring Valley in Nov. of 1989. LHS would play in the state championship game in Columbia in December. (Photo by The Lancaster News via The Lancaster Archive)
Thursday, April 28, 2022
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Lancaster High School Majorettes - 1949 - Lancaster SC Photos
Wow. Look at those hairstyles back then. The Lancaster High School majorettes pose for a group portrait in 1949.
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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
LHS Majorettes at Lancaster Christmas Parade - 1964 - Lancaster SC Photos
Here, the LHS Majorettes head north on Main St. during the Nov. 1964 Christmas parade.
Mac's Lunch, a popular diner known for its hamburgers, is seen facing Arch St. Today,
Today, the Spirit of Lancaster mural could be seen on the side of the building at right. See anyone you know in this classic photograph?
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(Photo by Lavoy Studio/The Lancaster Archive/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)






















