BOILING SPRINGS, SC - The Boiling Springs volleyball played a tri-match on Tuesday night the Bulldogs came away with two victories including a victory over Wade Hampton, the team that eliminated them from the 5A playoffs last season.
The victory was a little bit of redemption for the Bulldogs as they lost to the same Generals team last week, in a match they felt they could have won but fell 3-0 (25-21, 23-25, 25-23) despite leading at times throughout the match. The Bulldogs didn't want to have that happen twice, so they took advantage of the match early on Tuesday night. "It's a big win for us tonight as we lost to them last week and while being up during the match, let the games slip away," said Bulldogs head coach Allyson Elliot. "We were lucky to get to see them again today and in that third set we got down, but the girls turned it on and decided they wanted to win. We fought back one point at a time to make it a game and eventually it gave us the victory." The Bulldogs got out to a quick lead winning the first set 25-21 over the Generals to put them ahead 1-0 in the best of three match. In the second set Boiling Springs had a 20-14 lead but Wade Hampton went on an exciting 11-3 run to come back and win the match 25-23. With the match on the line, the Bulldogs fell behind 13-6 and after using their two timeouts in the set, started climbing their way back into the set as they went on a 7-1 run to tie the set at 14-14. From that point on, it was a point for point match as both teams battled to a 23-23 tie in the third set. With the set tied, Bulldogs senior Cloe Wood came up with a spike kill to take the lead at 24-23 and Charlotte Hutchins got the final kill of the match to give Boiling Springs a 25-23 victory in the set and a 2-1 match win. "Cloe stepped up for us on the court and I think when the girls saw that she believed we could win despite being down that it spread to the rest of the team," said Elliot. "The girls then rallied, and we were able to come back to get a huge victory." In the match Wood led the way with 15 kills and 23 digs while Karson Browing added seven kills and three blocks. Lauren Kusterer tied Browning with the most blocks with three blocks while Charlotte Hutchins tied Wood in digs with 23 digs as well. Makayla Furrey led the way in assists with 21 assists to lead the Bulldogs. Boiling Springs started the night getting a victory over Woodruff with a 2-0 (25-13, 25-17) that started the pace for the Bulldogs on Tuesday. In the match Cloe Wood had 13 digs and 10 kills while Makayla Furrey added 12 digs and 11 assists. Morgan Hammett added 12 digs while Charlotte Hutchins had six kills and Grace Shepherd had 16 assists. The match marks the final home match for the Bulldogs for a little while as their next home match won't happen again until September 13th against Dorman. Coach Elliot said the home court advantage the students and fans have given them so far this season has been big and it's something other teams talk about when they play there. "The enthusiasm from the crowd has been amazing and the student section has so much energy," said Elliot. "The kids look like they're so pumped to be here each night and that's a fun group to play for as your peers are there cheering you on. Our girls love the crowd, and they give us energy. The one thing I can say for Boiling Springs is that everyone that plays us here compliments us on having such a great volleyball environment to play a match and that makes me proud that our student section does that." The Bulldogs will next return to the court on September 6th in a tri-match at Chapman against the Panthers and Landrum before traveling to the Rocky Top Classic from September 9th-10th. OCONEE, SC - The Boiling Springs swim team went to their second straight Oconee Invitational on Saturday and came back with second place finishes for both the boy's and girl's teams as many swam their personal best times.
"We had an awesome Saturday at the Oconee Invite as the boys' and girls' teams both came away with second place finishes," said Bulldogs swim coach Lanie Peden. "The majority of the team swam personal bests in both individual and relay events." The Boiling Springs girls 200y medley relay team (Laney Moore, Reagan Shaw, Morgan Greenlee, and Camryn Duncan) started the event with a second-place finish for the Bulldogs with a time of 2:04.62, just over a second behind first place TL Hanna. The same team also picked up a victory in the 400y freestyle relay to close out the event with a time of 4:04.10, which was twelve seconds faster than the second-place team. Morgan Greenlee got the first victory on the girls' side of the meet for the Bulldogs with a win in the 100y butterfly with a time of 1:04.87, which was almost six seconds ahead of second place. Laney Moore grabbed a second-place finish in the 200y individual medley with a time of 2:24.21, just behind Chelsea Burkhart from Walhalla High School who finished first. She also added a second-place finish in the 100y breaststroke and was just a tenth of a second from being a victory in the event. The Boiling Springs boys 200y medley relay team (Garrett Watson, Miles Humphreys, Ashton Threadgill, and Zachary Nanoua) also kicked off the boys' section of the meet with a second-place finish with a time of 1:49.45 which was just over a second behind first place Greenville High School. Ashton Threadgill got a first place in the boys' 200y individual medley with a time of 2:05.33, which was almost five seconds ahead of second place. He also added a victory in the 100y breaststroke with a time of 1:03.21, almost four seconds ahead of second place. Garrett Watson added a first-place finish in the boys' 100y butterfly with a time of 56.89 just beating out Phelim Crowley from Seneca High School and also got a first-place finish in the 500y freestyle with a time 4:59.55. "I'm proud of the way the kids came in and raced hard," said Peden. "We enjoyed participating in this meet for a second year in a row as we get to see teams from other areas that we don't normally get to race during the year." The Bulldogs will be back in action on Tuesday night when they face Spartanburg at the TK Gregg Center at 6:00 PM. CROSS COUNTRY On Saturday the Boiling Springs cross country team also competed in the WNC Cross Country Carnival in Hendersonville, NC coming away with top ten finishes for both the boys' and girls' teams. The boys' team came away with an eighth-place finish and were led by Andrew Cooler with a tenth-place finish. He was followed closely behind by Jake Sapp who finished 19th. The girls' team came away with a ninth-place finish on Saturday as they were led by Gaby Sanchez who finished 24th along with Ansley Steading who finished 55th and Alyssa Skory who finished 59th. Both teams will be back in action this Saturday (September 3rd) in the Eye Opener Classic at Milliken Research Center. The event will begin at 8:00 AM. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - After waiting for almost two hours for the game to begin due to lighting delays, the Boiling Springs football team made their home debut on Friday night in front of a large crowd of Bulldog fans.
When the game ended just before midnight it was turnovers and penalties that allowed Mauldin to capture a 20-7 victory over the Bulldogs. "The first thing I want to do is thank the community as they really came out in force tonight and the crowd was electric," said Bulldogs head football coach Matt Reel. "Our kids played hard tonight, we just made a few too many mistakes, mistakes which we can't make and win football games right now." Mauldin got their first score of the game with just under nine minutes in the first quarter when quarterback Emory Watson found Barret Swedin falling backwards into the endzone for a three-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead. The scoring drive was setup by a Bulldogs fumble at their own thirty-three-yard line to give the Mavericks a short field on their first possession of the night. In the second quarter Mauldin made their lead 14-0 when running back Kelvin Johnson scored from eight yards out at the six-minute mark as the play was setup by a 46-yard run by Johnson after the Bulldogs came up short on a fourth and one play at the Mauldin thirty-six-yard line. Both teams went scoreless in the third quarter, but Mauldin scored first in the fourth quarter at the nine-minute mark on an eighteen-yard run up the middle by Johnson to go up 20-0 after the drive started off of a Boiling Springs interception. At the six-and-a-half-minute mark with the Bulldogs facing a fourth and nine, Boiling Springs sophomore quarterback Lincoln Huskey scrambled for a sixteen-yard gain for a first down and added fifteen more yards on a late hit. After an eight-yard run by running back Javen Chhim put the Bulldogs at the one-yard line they made the score 20-7 on a one-yard touchdown run by senior running back Kam Williams over the left side. With the Bulldogs still trailing, it looked like they had an opening when Bulldogs safety Jared Chinloy intercepted a pass at midfield with just over four minutes to go in the game. The comeback wasn't to be though as on first down the Bulldogs were called for a holding penalty on first down and became a hole they couldn't dig out of on the drive as Mauldin ended the series on a fourth down sack by Jaiden Rainey. Mauldin was led offensively by Kelvin Johnson who ran the ball for 179 yards on twenty-two carries for two touchdowns. Boiling Springs rushed for 104 yards on offense with Javen Chhim leading the way with 41 yards on six carries. Lincoln Huskey led the passing game for the Bulldogs going nine of nineteen for 95 yards. The Bulldogs defense put in a strong performance after being put in tough situations a few times and were led in tackles by Luke Compton with seven tackles followed closely behind by JoJo Barrett with six and a half tackles. Jamelion Miller and Calvin Jackson both had two tackles for loss for the Bulldogs while Kam Foster recovered a fumble and Jared Chinloy had an interception. "Our defense played so hard tonight," said Reel. "I was upset last week because in the second half I didn't think we played as hard as we could but tonight, I told them there was no doubt they played as hard as they could. I was also proud that as a team we kept cheering each other on and we just didn't have enough tonight to get the win." While the Bulldogs fell short of their ultimate goal of a victory, Coach Reel said that he saw improvement from his team and says if they keep working, they'll get the victories. "I'm upset we lost but I'm really proud of how well our kids played tonight," said Reel. "We're better tonight than we were last week and that's our goal each night. I told them a long time ago that this is a marathon and not a sprint, there is no quick fix. We just got to stay together and keep grinding and if we do that the wins will come." Boiling Springs will now turn their attention to rival Chapman, who fell to Byrnes 54-7 on Friday night, when the Bulldogs travel to the Panthers at 7:30 PM on Friday. DUNCAN, SC - The Boiling Springs swim team hosted their first match of the season and looked pretty dominant as the Bulldogs didn't lose a match, winning all 22 meets, as the boys defeated Gaffney 172-61 and the girls defeated Gaffney 182-67 on Thursday afternoon.
"Both of our teams had strong swims all night," said Bulldogs head coach Lanie Peden. "The kids came out to race tonight as we won 22 out of 22 races, which I'm not sure has ever happened in the history of our team." On the girls side of the event the Bulldogs won 182-67 as they got wins from Morgan Greenlee, Laney Moore, Reagan Shaw, Camryn Duncan, and Sarah McMahon. The girls 200y medley relay team (Laney Moore, Reagan Shaw, Morgan Greenlee, and Camryn Duncan) won the event with a time of 2:07.49. The same group also won the 200y freestyle relay with a time 1:53.30. The 400y freestyle relay team (Sarah McMahon, Kendra Little, Bailey Riordan, and Sam Muray) also won with a time of 4:51.00. The 200y relay teams also had wins in a few other events as Morgan Greenlee, including her relay win, also came away with victories in the 200y freestyle and the 100y butterfly. Laney Moore also won the 200y individual medley and the 100y backstroke while Reagan Shaw won the 50y freestyle and the 100y breaststroke. Camryn Duncan added to the win total with a victory in the 100y freestyle event. Sarah McMahon won her second event of the meet, including the 400y freestyle relay, by winning the 500y freestyle with a time of 6:41.00. On the boys side of the event the Bulldogs won 172-61 getting wins from Garrett Watson, Zachary Nanoua, Ashton Threadgill, Aaron Sprouse, and Miles Humphreys. The boys 200y medley relay team (Garrett Watson, Miles Humphreys, Ashton Threadgill, and Zachary Nanoua) won the event in a time of 1:49.60, almost a minute ahead of second place, as the same group also won the 200y freestyle relay with a time of 1:42.50. The 400y medley freestyle relay team (Will Robinson, Landon Sapounas, Cameron Shealy, and Aaron Sprouse) also won with a time of 4:48.30. In addition to their relay wins, Garrett Watson added victories in the 200y freestyle, and the 50y freestyle while Ashton Threadgill won the 100y butterfly and 100y backstroke. Miles Humphreys picked up victories in the 500y freestyle and the 100y breaststroke while Zachary Nanoua won the 200y individual medley. Aaron Sprouse also won the 100y freestyle with a time 1:05.00 for his second victory of the day. The Bulldogs used the meet on Thursday to build experience for the season ahead as they look to get confidence for the newer swimmers on the team. "We have a lot of new swimmers getting race experience and that's exactly what they need to gain confidence," said Peden. "They're working hard at practice and putting in the work they need to get better. We're going to have one day off before heading to the Oconee Invite." Boiling Springs will next hit the pool on Saturday when they compete in the Oconee Invite at the Foothills Area YMCA in Seneca, SC with a start time of 10:00 AM. On Wednesday afternoon the Boiling Springs community had multiple winners on the athletic fields as both girls' golf and boys' volleyball came away with victories.
In girls' golf the Boiling Springs golf team came held a match against both Byrnes and Broome with the Bulldogs defeating the Centurions but falling to the Rebels 169-183. Bulldogs senior Madison Dixon won co-medalist honors with a score of 36 over nine holes of golf, as it was her second straight day of winning medalist honors after winning medalist honors on Tuesday after shooting 37 in a match against Gaffney. Dixon shared the medalist honors with Byrnes senior Lilian Alexander who also shot a match low score of 36. The other Bulldogs scores were Bella Greene with a 46, Sophia Leso with a 50, and Ryanna Douglas with a 51. The Bulldogs will be back in action on Tuesday when they compete in the Lady Rebel Invitational at River Falls in Duncan, SC. As for boys' volleyball the Bulldogs improved to 2-0 on the season as they defeated Eastside in straight sets 3-0 on Wednesday night. The boys will be back in action Wednesday at Hillcrest in a tri-match against the Rams and the same Eastside team. The match is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - The Boiling Springs volleyball team got their season off to a hot start by defeating Blacksburg in straight sets 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-9) to get their 2022 season started right.
"It's a good win here to start the home schedule," said Bulldogs head coach Allyson Elliot. "We battled at a tournament in Daniel this weekend and it was nice to be back on our home court and start the regular season with a win." Boiling Springs got off to a quick start on Tuesday night as Blacksburg took an early 1-0 lead in the first set before tying the game at 1-1 and taking a 2-1 lead on a spike kill by junior Karson Browning. Blacksburg took another lead at 3-2 before junior Charlotte Hutchins got a kill to tie the game at 3-3. Hutchins then went on a four-point service run to push the Bulldogs lead to 7-3 that included a kill by Browning and an ace serve from Hutchins. Browning, Hutchins, and senior Cloe Wood are leading a strong group of frontline players that the Bulldogs are developing to be stronger once it comes to region play and the playoffs. "We have been working on developing a lot of hitters this offseason as if you only have one a team can try to shut you down," said Elliot. "I feel like we had some other people step up tonight as well like Lauren Kusterer, Macy Bagwell, and Olivia Shirley. We expect those three to continue to develop and help us along that frontline." The Bulldogs kept building on their lead as they scored five straight points on a service run by junior Grace Shepherd that included an ace serve and kills from both Wood and sophomore Lauren Kusterer to push the Boiling Springs lead to 18-5 over Blacksburg. It was all Bulldogs the rest of the set as they took a 1-0 lead in the match by winning the set 25-8. Boiling Springs took an early advantage in the second set jumping out to a 7-3 lead behind two ace serves from senior Emma Beheler and kills by both Wood and Hutchins. Blacksburg closed the Boiling Springs lead to 10-9 thanks to a strong service run from Wildcats senior Maggie Stewart but it was then that Bulldogs senior Cloe Wood stepped to the service line after the Bulldogs won back the serve. Wood went on a seven-point service run that gave the Bulldogs eight straight points to push their lead to 18-9 over the Wildcats. During the run Wood recorded two ace serves and a kill while Hutchins also added two kills of her own. Coach Elliot says that Wood is a player that brings a leadership to the team that includes a willingness to contribute to the success of the team no matter where she is on the court. "Cloe is just a baller and has been working hard," said Elliot. "She has a great mental attitude and work ethic. She does whatever is needed to help the team win wherever that is on the court, even on the sidelines, as we got some younger kids in tonight and she helped guide them from the sidelines. She's just a great athlete." Boiling Springs won the second set 25-13 as Browning recorded the final four points of the set for the Bulldogs on two spike kills and two block kills to push the Boiling Springs lead to 2-0 in the match. In the third set the Bulldogs grabbed a 25-9 victory to win the match as they got ace serves from seniors Makayla Furrey and Grace Shepherd along with an ace serve from junior Aubrey Chang. The Bulldogs will return to action on Thursday when they travel to Wade Hampton, the spot where their season ended last year in the second round of the playoffs. They will then compete in a tournament at Chesnee on Saturday that begins at 8:30 AM. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - After a stellar five-year career that has seen her become one of the most decorated golfers in Boiling Springs history, Madison Dixon is approaching her senior season with a lot of goals left to accomplish and memories to soak up.
Dixon has been a starter for the Boiling Springs girls golf program since she was a seventh grader where she has earned All-Region honors each of those five years, while also being named All-State in her eighth and ninth grade seasons. She also has won medalist honors in at least one match or tournament in each of her five seasons of playing for the Bulldogs. In her sophomore and junior seasons, she won medalist honors in a combined 16 different events and capped off her junior season winning the Region III-5A individual title to be named the Region Player of the Year. She also won the individual Upper State championship as a sophomore. Dixon said that being a senior this year seems unreal and real all at the same time as it has been a long journey since she started with the Bulldogs. "It does and kind of doesn't feel like I've been here this long," said Dixon. "I've been playing on the team since I was in seventh grade and at that age you talk about looking forward to being a senior and now that it's finally here it's just crazy." Dixon will mark the last Boiling Springs player that played on the former combined team with them and Chesnee, which included both Dixon and now Clemson golfer Sydney Roberts. She said that she looks forward to carrying on the tradition of success that those golfers have accomplished after leaving high school. "All the girls off those teams have gone on to play college golf and have done really well at that level," said Dixon. "I'm really excited to see how they continue to grow, and I hope to be the last one out of that group to move on to play college golf next season." Outside the high school season, she has also represented the Bulldogs in numerous tournaments across the country including the National High School Invitational at the Pinehurst Resort where she finished 29th out of a field of 245 girls. As she goes into her senior season Dixon said that her goal as a senior is to be a good leader and set an example for her younger teammates but that she also has some personal goals as well. "My goal as a senior is to lead the team and set an example for the younger players," said Dixon. "I want to hopefully inspire them on what they can accomplish in years after I'm gone from here. On the personal side, each year I set a goal of lowering my average from the previous year and I of course want to do that again this year and hopefully make All-Tournament teams while winning medalist honors at as many events as I can this year." She said that getting to return to a local region in her senior year is nice as well, even though she'll miss the players she met over the last two years in the Fort Mill area. "It was nice getting to meet those girls around the Fort Mill area and I'll miss seeing them but it's nice being back around here seeing the girls I grew up playing against from teams like Byrnes and Dorman," said Dixon. "It's nice getting to play against the other girls locally that are like family and it's a lot more fun that way." Dixon said that while she is looking forward to her senior season, it has been hard to keep the thoughts about her future at the college level off her mind as her college recruitment ended just recently as she committed to USC-Upstate earlier in August. "It was hard not to think about it because if you play a bad hole, you think a school may not want you because of that," said Dixon. "But I learned you have to keep that out of your mind because the colleges recruiting you know what kind of player you are besides just one shot in a tournament, or they wouldn't be looking at you." Off of the golf course Dixon says that she's looking forward to her senior year because she now gets to participate in the events that were only for seniors in years prior. "I'm really excited about my senior year because it never felt like it was going to get here when I was younger," said Dixon. "I look forward to participating in senior night and senior night at the football game along with all the senior activities. I'm just happy it's finally my turn to be the senior." She said that going into this final season she wants to really soak in every moment and that some of her favorites are the car rides to and from events. "The car rides to and from tournaments are some of my favorite moments because we just jam out to music like One Direction and go to eat as a team," said Dixon. "It's not just the golf because I'm going to be friends with these girls forever and just getting to be around them has been the best part of the whole experience." Dixon teed off her senior season last Thursday against Mauldin at Holly Tree Golf Course where she won medalist honors. She will play her first home match of her senior season on Tuesday against Gaffney before competing in the Lady Rebel Invitational at River Falls on August 30th. The Bulldogs girl's golf senior night, where they'll honor Dixon, will be October 5th at Woodfin Ridge against Mauldin and Chesnee. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - After competing in the sport for the last four years as a club sport, the Boiling Springs boys' volleyball team came away with a historic milestone on Monday night when they defeated Clover 3-0 for the first official victory in the program's history.
For the past four years the sport was considered a club sport in the state and just this past spring the South Carolina High School League made the sport an officially sanctioned sport in the state. "It's feels really good to see the guys pick up the first win in school history," said Bulldogs boys volleyball head coach Rachel Hyatt. "I'm very proud of how hard the guys have worked as we've only had about three weeks to get ready for the season. I couldn't be prouder of the guys for picking up their first win as some of these guys have wanted this for four years and now, they've accomplished that goal." One of the players that have been waiting on that long-awaited victory in a sanctioned boys' volleyball event is Bulldogs senior Tucker Walters, who has been a part of the team since he was an eighth grader. "It feels really good to accomplish this for everyone because this competition is a different level," said Walters. "I've been playing here since my eighth-grade year when the sport started as a club sport and now as a senior for it to be sanctioned there's a completely different vibe in the gym. Having all the students our here supporting us is just wonderful." Walters said the support level for the sport from the early days of being a club sport to now is a cool experience to see. "It's cool to be a part of this and seeing the students coming together here supporting us because before now I don't think they really took the sport seriously," said Walters. "To see the sport evolving now though I can't wait to see what it's going to be like 10 to 20 years from now. It's fun to see that and to be a part of history." Hyatt said that Walters is a player they know that they can rely on in every match and brings leadership to the team on the court. "Tucker is our key player on the court and can do pretty much anything we ask of him," said Hyatt. "He's been one of the biggest leaders I've seen in the three years that I've been here at Boiling Springs just as a player in general. He's a super respectful player but also a player that has a fire about him on the court." With the win Hyatt also goes down in history as the first coach to ever get a win as the boys' volleyball coach at Boiling Springs which she says is special but she's happier for the guys and their accomplishment. "It feels great and I'm happy to be a part of history," said Hyatt. "While I'm happy to be a part of it, I'm really happier for the guys because of how hard they've worked for this. I think this win sets us up for a good season." In the match the Bulldogs got their first ever point in school history when Ostel Thompson spiked a ball to the left back corner of the court off a set from Ben Mabry to tie the first set at 1-1. In the first set Boiling Springs put some distance between them and Clover when Luis Ojeda Murphy went on a five-point service run to stretch the Bulldogs lead to 13-8 over the Blue Eagles. The first set victory in Bulldogs boys' volleyball history came when Mark Zdenvich hit a ball that landed in the back right corner of the court for a 25-17 victory and a 1-0 lead in the match. In the second set of the match, the two teams had a pretty impressive feat as most matches end with the winner having a score of 25 but in the second set it took a score of 32-30 for the Bulldogs to win as neither team could close out the set as it took 13 extra games to win the set. Boiling Springs took a 31-30 lead when Thompson hit a spike kill that landed on the right side of the Clover court before the Bulldogs finished out the set with a 32-30 victory. "The 32-30 score in the second set isn't something you normally see in a volleyball match," said Hyatt with a laugh. "It's uncommon to see a score like that but to see the guys fight all the way back for the victory is awesome to see as we were going point-for-point with them throughout that set." In the third, and what turned out to be the final, set the Bulldogs took an early 1-0 lead on a kill by Mabry. With the Bulldogs leading 19-16, Thompson got two straight ace serves to extend the lead to 21-16 before Murphy went on a three-point service run to finish the set as his final point deflected off a Clover player into the stands for a 25-17 victory, which also gave the Bulldogs their first ever match victory. While the Bulldogs picked up their first win on Monday night, they don't plan on it being their last and will look to improve to 2-0 on Wednesday night at home when they host Eastside starting at 6:00 PM. ANDERSON, SC - Boiling Springs went on the road to Anderson to start the 2022 season against the #10 ranked team in 5A, TL Hanna, and despite a strong effort the Bulldogs came home with a 43-0 loss.
The matchup also marked the first game of the Matt Reel era at Boiling Springs and while the coach wasn't happy with the result, he said that his players gave some great effort but as a team they made too many mistakes. "We were inconsistent, but I think we had really good effort at times," said Bulldogs head coach Matt Reel. "There were times our defense done a great job and we'd get some first downs on offense, but then we'd commit some untimely penalties. We have some great kids that want to do well, and we just have to get them in the mode of attacking every single day." Boiling Springs got a strong first half effort from their defense as they held the potent ground offense of the Yellow Jackets to 180 yards and fourteen points, as the two scores came off touchdown runs from Josh Donald (a nine-yard run up the middle) and Jaylon Boles (a thirteen-yard run over the left side). In the second half TL Hanna scored 29 points, with the first coming on a one-yard touchdown run up the middle by Tyler Ethington just less than two minutes into the second half, with the Yellow Jackets getting set up in scoring position off a big 53-yard run by Naquelyn Alexander earlier in the drive. Josh Donald added his second touchdown of the game on a one-yard touchdown run off the left side to put TL Hanna up 29-0 over the Bulldogs with six minutes to go in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter TL Hanna got two touchdown runs (19 yards and 35 yards) from Amarion Peterson to push the Yellow Jackets lead to 43-0. Naquelyn Alexander led TL Hanna in rushing with 100 yards on eight carries and was followed closely behind by Josh Donald who rushed for 83 yards on ten carries with two touchdowns. Boiling Springs was led on offense by Kam Williams who rushed for 64 yards on fourteen carries as he averaged over four yards a carry in the first game of his senior season. On defense, JoJo Barrett led the Bulldogs with 9.5 tackles while Omar Cotton finished the game with 5.5 tackles and a sack. Reel said that his coaches and players will attack this week to fix the mistakes from Friday night as they head into the home opener against Mauldin. "We have to be able to bounce back," said Reel. "There were things that were really good tonight and things that weren't so good. I told our guys we have two options, to either cower down or wake up Monday morning and attack next week. We can attack our schoolwork, our practices, and then win a football game next Friday night. If we'll practice hard this week, we'll be just fine next Friday." Boiling Springs will be back in action this coming Friday night when they host their first game of the season as they welcome Mauldin to The Backyard. It will be the first game of the season for the Mavericks. Boiling Springs Girls VolleyballAfter a heart-breaking five set loss in the second round of the 5A playoffs last year, the Boiling Springs volleyball team is looking for redemption in 2022 and have put in the work this offseason to accomplish that goal. "The team has worked hard since our final game at Wade Hampton last year," said Bulldogs head coach Allyson Elliot. "The team has that desire to come back and finish what we consider 'unfinished business.' A lot of the team has played on travel teams, lifted in the weight room, attended camps, and everything they can to get faster and stronger for this season." The Boiling Springs volleyball team will be led by All-Region player Cloe Wood who led the team in several stats last season including kills (270), aces (35), digs (312), and serves received (225). As a senior in her fourth year on varsity, Wood said that s "We want to take care of the unfinished business from last year and that is our number one motive this year is to finish what we started last year," said Wood. "We want to keep our new culture going as well." As a senior group Wood says that her and the other seniors hope to bring a great leadership to this year's team. "Our goal as seniors this year is to have great leadership and just be there for everyone on the team," said Wood. "We want to be the rock and the people the younger players can lean on throughout the season." The Bulldogs will also look to get key contributions from juniors Karson Browning and Charlotte Hutchins. Browning will be a key on the frontline of the Bulldogs attack as she really impressed last year as a sophomore with 144 kills (a 38.9% kill rate) along with 58 block kills. Hutchins is an outside hitter for the Bulldogs who has impressed the coaches this summer as a six-rotation player. "Karson has worked hard this offseason and plays with such a high energy that makes her a threat on the court every match," said Elliot. "Charlotte has really looked strong throughout the summer as a six-rotation player. She may be one of our greatest surprises and threats this season." The Bulldogs will look to two players in the setter area of the team as senior Makayla Furrey has had a good summer for the team as well as junior Grace Shepherd who has stood out on setting up the outside and moving the ball. On the defensive side the Bulldogs will look to seniors Morgan Hammett and Emma Beheler to lead the way. "Morgan is quick and athletic," said Elliot. "Emma has been smart reading serves, serving, and seeing the defense. Both of these young ladies are communicating with our blockers and hitters, and I expect them to continue to improve the more they play together." Boiling Springs will also look to get contributions throughout the long season from Olivia Shirley, Lauren Kusterer, Macy Bagwell, Emily Poore, Zion Hughes, and Emma Grace Potter. Elliot said that with the recent success of the program there's another group of younger players wanting to earn their spot on the team. "For every person I mention, there's another group of younger girls working hard on the heels of those girls to be the next person," said Elliot. "The exciting thing about having success is that kids want to be a part of the program and buy in and work hard." The 2022 season will see the Bulldogs going back to a familiar region that they've been away from for the last two years as they'll be going back to Region II-5A with local teams Byrnes, Dorman, Gaffney, and Spartanburg. The change will be a welcome relief to the Bulldogs as they've done a lot of traveling the last few seasons in their previous region. "We're thankful with the region to be closer and not have to do the traveling we've done in the past few years," said Elliot. "I felt like the competition in last year's region was very tough but I'm glad to be back closer to home. I expect our team to be fighting for a region championship this year." With unfinished business still on their mind from last season, the Bulldogs goals this year include hanging some banners when the season comes to an end. "I expect us to be fighting for a top region finish, a playoff spot, and a deep playoff run," said Elliot. "We will be playing to put a state championship banner up on the wall at the end of the season. Our girls know the work it's going to take to get to where we want to go and I'm excited to see where this group is going to go this year." Boiling Springs will kick off their regular season at the Daniel High tournament on August 20th before hosting their first home match on August 23rd against Blacksburg. Bulldogs Volleyball Looking To Add A Sprinkle Of Extra Knowledge To Coaching StaffThe Boiling Springs volleyball team will be adding a familiar face to the Bulldogs coaching staff this year as they hired a school record holder and former player, Abbey Sprinkle to this year's team. Sprinkle, who graduated from Gardner-Webb in 2020 after a successful career there, was a five-year setter for the Bulldogs (2012-2016) while earning three All-Region honors and a North-South selection. She is also the school record holder in most assists during her career at Boiling Springs. She says that the opportunity to return to her alma mater to coach is kind of surreal and one of divine intervention. "It's kind of surreal because I never thought I'd be back here coaching, but it was kind of a random circumstance that led to it," said Sprinkle. "They were in Charleston for a camp, and I just happened to be down there for vacation. It was a God thing that we just happened to run into each other, and she told me if I was ever interested in coaching to reach out to her. So, about a week later I reached out to her and here I am." Sprinkle said that she looks forward to sharing her knowledge and experience with the current players to help them get better themselves. "I saw a lot of playing time in high school and in college but also dealt with injuries," said Sprinkle. "I'm really excited to help these girls with the experiences I learned to not only help them on the court but off the court as well. I've seen a lot of improvement in the short time that I've been here and I'm looking forward to this season." She said that while it's been a while since her playing days for the Bulldogs, she has told her fellow coaches it doesn't seem like that long ago. "I was telling them coming in that it only felt like two years ago that I was playing here but it's been more like five or six years now," said Sprinkle. "It's crazy walking in here but it's an awesome experience getting to come back here and invest in the lives of these girls." Sprinkle said that with her playing career coming to an end so recently that it might be tough to not want to be a part of the match in big moments of games. "It's going to be tough," said Sprinkle with a laugh. "I used to love being the last server on the line in a match, if a set was 24-24 as I wanted to be the last server on the line because I wanted to put the serve in the court but I'm going to trust these girls now. It's their time and I know they're going to do great." Boiling Springs Boys VolleyballAfter four seasons as a club sport, all of which Boiling Springs had a team represented, 2022 will mark the first official season of the boys' volleyball season in the state of South Carolina. "We are excited about having boys' volleyball finally as a sanctioned sport in the state and are looking forward to this season," said Bulldogs head boys volleyball coach Rachel Hyatt. "Hopefully this season will bring new perspectives to boys' volleyball and make more boys interested in the sport over the next few years." The Bulldogs last season, in the final year of the club sport season, won a home playoff game before eventually falling to Woodmont in the playoffs. Boiling Springs will have eight seniors competing this year in the first official season, so they should be one of the more experienced teams this season. Two of those seniors will be Tucker Walters and Osiel Thompson who the Bulldogs will look to lead the team while also getting key contributions from junior Mark Zdanevich. While the first season will not have a playoff or state champion named, the Bulldogs will have a pretty intense schedule as they'll have fifteen matches in the first season including matches against two of the final four teams last year, Dorman and Woodmont. Boiling Springs will kick off their inaugural season on August 22nd in a home match against Clover that begins at 6:00 PM. Boiling Springs Girls GolfThe Boiling Springs girls golf team is looking forward to the upcoming 2022 season as they will look to build on their experience from last season, where they finished 15th in 5A at the state tournament. “We are very excited for this season,” said Bulldogs head coach Macy Tate. “All of our returning starters got a lot of experience last season and have been working hard this summer. We are expecting to see a lot of growth throughout the season, especially with our younger players and we can’t wait to get the season started.” Boiling Springs will have four returning starters from last season that will be headlined by senior golfer Madison Dixon, who was All-Region last season. She will be joined by junior Sophia Leso, sophomore Bella Greene, and freshman Ryanna Douglas. Dixon, one of the most decorated girls golfers ever at Boiling Springs, will look to lead the Bulldogs back to the state tournament which has been a destination the Bulldogs have been used to reaching during her time with the school. She has been a member of the program for six years and is the last player that ever played for the combined Boiling Springs-Chesnee golf team. Coach Tate said that her impact on the program has been incredible especially in the last few years. ”Madison is one of the most decorated players in our school’s golf history and coming into her senior year she is expecting to do big things,” said Tate. “She has been through three different head coaches during her time here and through all those changes she has played golf at the highest level while also being an awesome teammate. She is always willing to help and guide the younger, less experienced golfers, and always does it with a smile on her face. I am thankful I get to coach her for one more season.” Boiling Springs will also be returning to seeing more familiar competition as after two years in a region with Rock Hill area schools in Region III-5A they move back to a region with mostly local schools. The Bulldogs are joining Region II-5A where they will compete against Byrnes, Dorman, Gaffney, and Spartanburg. After two years away it’s a nice change for Coach Tate and her team they’ll also continue to play a tough tournament schedule this year. “We are back in a region with teams from the area, so we are looking forward to competing with other Spartanburg County schools,” said Tate. “We’ve got a full schedule with both matches and tournaments where we’re looking forward to competing with some of the best teams in the state.” The Boiling Springs girls golf schedule will kick off on August 23rd in a home match against Gaffney at Woodfin Ridge a week before competing in the Lady Rebels Invitational at River Falls on August 30th. Boiling Springs SwimmingDespite a strong showing at the state meet last season, the Boiling Springs swim team has put a lot of work in this offseason to improve on that performance as they move into a new region this year. The Bulldogs men finished third in the region meet last year while the girls finished in fourth while both teams had top ten finishers in the state meet. After two seasons competing against Fort Mill area schools, the Bulldogs will once again be returning to Region II-5A where they will compete against Byrnes, Dorman, Gaffney, and Spartanburg. "We are looking forward to competing closer to home this year and swimming against our hometown schools," said Bulldogs head coach Lanie Peden. "The kids have worked hard the first couple of weeks and are looking forward to our first meet this year against Byrnes. Our team bonded a lot this summer as we had 12 athletes work with our new strength program and they've carried that momentum into the start of this season. We have ten new swimmers this year and I look forward to seeing how they progress through the season." On the men's side of the team the Bulldogs return three All-Region swimmers as Miles Humphreys, Ashton Threadgill, and Garrett Watson all return to help lead the Bulldogs attack off a team that went 8-6 last season. They'll be joined by fellow returnees Zain Nanoua, Gabe Olson, and Aaron Sprouse along with newcomers Zachary Nanoua and Landon Sapounas. On the women's side of the team the Bulldogs will be led by All-Region swimmer Morgan Greenlee from a team that finished the season with a 9-5 record last year. She will be joined by fellow returnees Camryn Duncan, Laney Moore, Reagan Shaw, Sam Murray, Sarah McMahon, Kendra Little, Maci Lane, Elizabeth Hardy, Anne Hauser, and Diya Channa. The women's team will also look to get help from newcomers Bailey Riordan and Cerys Ewing. Boiling Springs will have five seniors this season who Coach Peden says is a strong group that she expects to see a lot from this year. "The senior group is a very strong group and I expect a lot out of them this year," said Peden. "All five of the seniors, Ashton Threadgill, Garrett Watson, Morgan Greenlee, Camryn Duncan, and Sarah McMahon, have the capability of doing really well this year." Boiling Springs will kick off their season on August 16th when they face Byrnes at the Middle Tyger River YMCA at 6:00 PM. Some other dates of note are the Bulldogs senior night on September 20th at the Middle Tyger River YMCA and the Region II-5A meet at Converse College on October 1st. Boiling Springs Girls TennisThe Boiling Springs girl's tennis team will look to make a return to the 5A playoffs again this season after making a strong run last season that saw them finish second in Region III-5A and host a home playoff game in many years. In their feat to return to the playoffs, the Bulldogs will be seeing a lot of new things on that road to success this season as the offseason has seen numerous changes from last year. After the graduation of five seniors last year that included the graduation of long-time number one player Madison Ball, the Bulldogs will be led by returning All-Region player Kaiden Price. She will be joined by fellow returnees Victoria Leonard and Annalynn Faile. They will also look to get key contributions from players like Emerson Horton and Allie Hollifield. Another change the Bulldogs will see this year is in leadership of the team as long-time coach Jill Cooke retired after last season as coach and will be replaced by new coach Anna Burrell this season. This season the Bulldogs will also be returning to a more familiar region where they will face local teams Byrnes, Dorman, Gaffney, and Spartanburg after spending the last two seasons traveling to the greater Fort Mill area for region play. Boiling Springs will kick off their season in a road match on August 24th at Greer Middle College before hosting their first home match of the year against Broome on August 29th. Boiling Springs Cross CountryThe 2022 season for the Boiling Springs cross country team will be a year of rebuilding for both the boys and girls' teams but that doesn't mean that the team's goals will be different as they look to qualify for the state meet.
"We have a young team with only one senior boy and three senior girls this year," said Bulldogs director of cross-country operations Scott Lucking. "We are building towards the future with our young athletes. They're each looking to improve on their rankings from last year and will look to make a run at qualifying for the state meet." The athletes won't be the only new faces this year as Drew Thomas takes over as head coach of the boys' team and Allie Leavitt takes over as the head coach of the girls' team. Both teams will look to improve on their fourth-place finishes at region from last year as they enter a new region against Dorman, Spartanburg, Gaffney, and Byrnes. They also want to improve on their third and seventh place finishes at the Spartanburg County meet last season. After losing five of their top seven runners from last season the boys' team will look to count on returners Jake Sapp, Andrew Cooler, Jayden Adams, and Thomas Glover while also getting help from newcomers Harrison Grice, Easton Tipton, Xavier Goodman, and Riley Alford. The girls' team after losing three starters last season will return All-Region senior runner Gabriela Sanchez along with fellow returnees Alyssa Skory, Navy Turner, Madelyn Sewell, Ashlyn Godfrey, and Addison Sapp, who they hope will lead the young Bulldogs team. They will also look to get help from newcomers Ainsley Steadings, Gabrielle Eison, Bailee Williams, Sophia LeBrun, and Bella Johnson. Boiling Springs cross country will kick off their season at Spartanburg High School against the Vikings at 6:00 PM. They will also compete at the Eye Opener Classic at Milliken on September 3rd while the region meet will be held at Dorman High School on October 19th at 5:00 PM. |
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