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. S.C. PREP FOOTBALL MEDIA PRESEASON POLL CLASS 5A 1. Dutch Fork (16), 2. Summerville, 3. Gaffney, 4. Northwestern (1), 5. Irmo, 6. Spartanburg, 7. Greenwood, 8. Sumter, 9. T.L. Hanna, 10 (tied). J.F. Byrnes and Ridge View Others receiving votes: White Knoll; Hillcrest; JL Mann; River Bluff;Continue 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
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 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
By Thomas Grant Jr. After resigning from Denmark-Olar after seven successful seasons, girls’ basketball coach Terance Jones announced plans “to do the unthinkable.” A month later, he’s looking to finalize those plans with Lexington/Richland School District Five to become the new girls’ basketball coach at Chapin High School. He wouldContinue 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
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Chapin girls soccer team remain atop the state rankings. The Lady Eagles have run off three straight victories, outscoring their opponents 15-0. In the 8-0 win over Irmo, Kat Haigler posted a hat trick with three goals and Lila Bowers had three assists. On MarchContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Chapin boys’ soccer team is off to a 3-0 start in Region 4-5A. On Friday, the Eagles defeated River Bluff in The Swamp. Junior Eli Vance scored in the first three minutes for Chapin. The Eagles added to their lead at the 30-minute mark. JalenContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Chapin softball team opened Region 4-5A play in strong fashion. The Lady Eagles shut out Dutch Fork 10-0 in five innings. It was a scoreless game through three innings. Chapin broke the game open with six runs in the third inning, starting with an RBIContinue Reading
IRMO – Two Lexington-Richland School District Five student athletes were crowned state champions during the South Carolina High School League wrestling individual State Championships. Chapin’s Preston White won his 3rd state championship this year at 120 pounds to round off his perfect 46-0 junior season. Last year, he won hisContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Chapin boys soccer team placed runner-up at the Capitol City Cup this past weekend. Afterlosing 2-1 to Gray Collegiate, the Eagles defeated Wando (1-0) and A.C. Flora (2-0) to win theGroup B Gold Division. They faced Nation Ford in the final, losing 0-0 (4-1 onContinue Reading