DARLINGTON – St. James won an elimination game at Darlington 8-3 Thursday in the Class 3A District V softball playoffs. The Sharks advance to play at Midland Valley in the district finals Friday. They’ll need two wins to advance. The first game starts at 6:30 p.m.OTHER SOFTBALL

Johnsonville 9, Waccamaw 0 – Flashes win district titleBASEBALL

Lexington 5, Carolina Forest 2 (Game 1)

Carolina Forest 10, Lexington 3 (Game 2) – Panthers win district title

Midland Valley 1, North Myrtle Beach 0 – Chiefs eliminated