(Photos by Edward Walker) By Thomas Grant Jr. Growing up less than 30 minutes away, Dell Lever was quite familiar with the baseball success at Chapin High School. Serving as assistant coach at rival schools Irmo, Lexington, White Knoll and Dutch Fork further increased his awareness of the Eagles’ talent.Continue Reading
Photo by S.C. High School League By Thomas Grant Jr. The Chapin soccer fans who filled Memorial Stadium in Columbia Saturday hoped to see history repeat itself. It was 10 years ago when both the boys and girls’ teams swept the Class 3A titles. This was part of “Super Saturday”Continue Reading
COLUMBIA – The 2025 state champion cheerleaders from Chapin High School were recognized last week at the South Carolina State House by Nathan Ballentine and Jay Kilmartin. The recognition comes after the program secured its 19th state championship—and its 17th title in the past 21 years—cementing its place as oneContinue 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. Chapin wrester Preston White completed a career “three-peat” this past Saturday at the S.C. High School League Class 5A individual wrestling championships in Florence. The Eagle standout won his third straight Class 5A title at 120 lbs. He dethroned defending state champion Gunner Musilunas of MyrtleContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Abigail White of Chapin won the 3200 meters at the Class 5A South Carolina High School League track and field finals at Spring Valley High School. She also finished second in the 1600 meters to help the Lady Eagles place seventh in the team standings. TeammateContinue Reading
The Chapin High School Girls Lacrosse team soared to victory, clinching the class 5A state championship in a thrilling match against Fort Mill. With a commanding 13-4 win at W.C. Hawkins Stadium on April 27th, the Eagles secured their second state title, repeating their triumph over Fort Mill from theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The Chapin weightlifting team, under the leadership of head coach David Prince, won the Class 5A state weightlifting championship on March 27. Russell Gentry placed 1st and John Rossi was 3rd in the 160-pound weight class. (Photo by Chapin Eagle Club)Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. Chapin High School had two state champions crowned in individual wrestling this past weekend in Anderson. Toler Hornick (left) defeated River Bluff’s Reese Lawrence to win at 190 pounds. Preston White won the 113-pound division, defeating Dutch Fork’s Jackson Stocker in the final. Other Eagles whoContinue Reading