By Thomas Grant Jr. CHAPIN, S.C. — The Chapin High School boys soccer team is off to an undefeated start in Region 4-5A play. The Eagles (6-2, 2-0) opened their region schedule March 17 with a 4-0 shutout of Dutch Fork High School. Goals were scored by Heath Wenger, JoshContinue Reading
Photo by Ed Walker By Thomas Grant Jr. The Chapin boys’ soccer team has climbed to the top of the Class 5A Division II rankings while building momentum early in the season. The Eagles hold a 4-1 record and are riding a three-game winning streak. They also sit at No.Continue Reading
Special to The New Chapin NewsBy Thomas Grant Jr. The University of South Carolina made history Sunday, retiring its first-ever women’s soccer jersey at Stone Stadium. The honor went to Savannah McCaskill, a Chapin native and former Irmo High School standout whose number 7 jersey now joins an elite groupContinue Reading
By Thomas GRant, Jr. Retired soccer coach Phillip Savitz has been inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors in high school sports. The induction ceremony was held last week in Chicago, Illinois. Savitz, who retired in 2023, holdsContinue 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. 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
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. 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. Before heading overseas for Spring Break, the Chapin boys soccer team clinched the Region 4-5A title. The Eagles defeated River Bluff 3-1 for their 11th straight victory. Fittingly on Senior Night, Braydon Sipe accounted for one of the goals and Justin Tucker had two assists. GoalkeepersContinue 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 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
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
Donovan Fontana and David Issa, both hailing from Columbia, have been named to the Bob Jones University (BJU) Bruins men’s soccer team roster for the 2024-25 academic year. Fontana is a freshman majoring in Business Administration, while Issa is also a freshman, pursuing a degree in Sport Management. Head CoachContinue Reading
Members of the Chapin soccer teams had the exciting opportunity to serve as ball boys and girls during the August 3 matchup between Liverpool and Manchester United at Williams-Brice Stadium. Lucas Rogers, Jacob Braden, Jalen Tucker, Logan Barilla, Lila Bowers, Addison Bagnal, and Macie Rogers were the ball boys andContinue Reading
The storybook ending to a legendary head coaching career was not to be for Phil Savitz. River Bluff”s quest to win a final state title for the Palmetto State’s winningest boys soccer head coach ended short of its goal. The Gators were defeated on penalty kicks by Stratford in theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The “farewell tour” for retiring River Bluff boys soccer coach Phil Savitz provided another moment of recognition. On Thursday, he was presented with the Order of the Silver Crescent. This esteemed honor, established by former Gov. John C. West in 1971, recognizes Savitz’s contributions and dedicatedContinue Reading