By Thomas Grant Jr. Lightning storms prevented two things last Friday at Cecil Woolbright Field for Chapin football. It not only cancelled an anticipated scrimmage with longtime archrival Mid-Carolina, but also marked the end of the preseason. Now, the Eagles can turn their attention to the regular season. They areContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Lightning storms prevented two things last Friday at Cecil Woolbright Field for Chapin football. It not only cancelled an anticipated scrimmage with longtime archrival Mid-Carolina, but also marked the end of the preseason. Now, the Eagles can turn their attention to the regular season. They areContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Battle for the Bell is one of the oldest rivalries in South Carolina High School League football. Since 1961, Chapin and Mid-Carolina have waged battle on the gridiron. In 2012, a bell symbolizing the one which was rung on the freight team traveling past ProsperityContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Year Two for Chapin football has an air of newness for second-year head coach Ryan Cole. The combination of transfers and improved returning players will look to help Chapin improve on last year’s 6-6 record after a 4-0 start. “Keeps you on your toes, for sure,”Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Even while coaching in college baseball at Newberry and at successful high school baseball programs like Lexington and Dutch Fork, Dell Lever always had “one dream job.” Monday evening in the Cecil Woolbright Field alumni room, he began to live that reality. Lever was formally introducedContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Chapin High School graduate and University of South Carolina pitcher Matthew Becker is headed to the big leagues. The senior lefthander was selected in the 19th round by the Minnesota Twins on the second day of the 2025 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday.Continue Reading
CHAPIN, S.C. — In a spirited showdown of school pride, Chapin High School’s seniors claimed a narrow victory over the juniors in the school’s annual Powderpuff Game. The friendly competition drew a crowd of students, faculty, and family members cheering from the stands. After a hard-fought match, Senior Abby HalesContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. For the second straight year, Chapin girls’ soccer head coach Chad Bridges and his team watched another team Saturday celebrate a championship at Memorial Stadium. This time, it was Eastside that won the “Battle of the Lady Eagles” matchup. The 3-2 win in double overtime ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Scott McLeod era in Chapin baseball has come to an end. Pictured above the Chapin baseball team and head coach Scott McLeod take a picture following the 8-7 win over Lucy Beckham in the District 3 playoffs on May 14. It was the final victoryContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A year ago, the Chapin girls soccer team saw their state championship dreams end with a loss in the final. It heads into Saturday’s “Battle of the Lady Eagles” matchup for the Class 5A Division II title at Memorial Stadium against Eastside riding high momentum. ChapinContinue Reading
The upcoming NCAA Women’s College World Series will feature some familiar Lake Murray faces among the qualifying teams. There’s infielder Karley Shelton of Lexington and catcher Lexi Winters who helped the University of South Carolina earn a national 8th seed. The Gamecocks (40-15) will open at home at 5:30 p.m.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The bad weather which has showered Lake Murray the past few days took a brief respite at Chapin High School Tuesday. This allowed the Chapin girls soccer team to continue its Class 5A Lower State Division I playoff run. It was another shutout performance for theContinue Reading
Chapin High School has been recognized as a 2024-25 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School. It is among a select group of high schools across the U.S. to be recognized for their commitment to inspiring and engaging their students to unlock their potential through their PLTW (Computer Science, Biomedical Science,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The start of the baseball playoffs will mark an end of an era in Chapin baseball. Head coach Scott McLeod told his players prior to last Friday’s game against Spring Valley his intentions to retire at the end of the post-season. The Eagles finished the regularContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Both Chapin lacrosse teams have contrasting roads to the state finals May 3 at Irmo HighSchool. After achieving perfection and a second state title, the Lady Eagles ended up in second placebehind Lexington in Class 5A Lower Region District 4. With the creation of Class 5AContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Former Chapin head football coach Justin Gentry has a new job title at a different school. On Tuesday, he was introduced as the new head of school at his alma mater Holly Hill Academy starting this fall. He and his family most recently moved to Eutawville.Continue Reading