Boiling Springs VolleyballThe Boiling Springs volleyball team has had a very competitive summer and are looking to build on that success heading into the 2021 season. "It was awesome having summer volleyball and the camp experience where we had over fifty-six kids involved in our summer workout program," said Boiling Springs head coach Allyson Elliot. "The girls are hungry for success. This team is working to win region and get into playoff position as they expect to win. The enthusiasm of this team is contagious." The Bulldogs finished last season 6-8 overall and just outside of the playoffs as only two teams were taken out of each region but the 2021 season will see each region take their normal four teams this year. Boiling Springs will return four starters from last year's team and will be led by a group of seven seniors. All-Region player Savannah Page and fellow senior Logan Kelly will look to lead the Bulldogs offense while they have been very impressed by the energy on the defensive side of the ball from both Cloe Wood and Gracie Kilgore. Elliot also expects to get strong senior leadership from seniors Amelia Gregg, Ansley Hammett, Sydney Henderson and Taylor Crosby. "It's great to have seven seniors who are all talented, hard workers, and committed to the program," said Elliot. The Bulldogs are also looking to get key contributions from sophomores Karson Browning and Grace Shepherd who have made major impacts this summer for the team. In region play the Bulldogs will be returning to Region III-5A where they will play in a very competitive volleyball region that includes Nation Ford, Fort Mill, Clover, and Gaffney. "The region is very balanced in talent," said Elliot. "We will work to stay healthy and keep growing through the season. This team's goal is to win this region and make the playoffs." Outside of region play the Bulldogs will travel to tournaments at Porter Gaud in Charleston, Hillcrest, and Eastside while also playing against local teams Byrnes, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Christian Academy, Landrum, Woodruff, Chapman, and Wade Hampton. "We're looking forward to the tournaments at Porter Gaud, Hillcrest, and Eastside along with our JV team hosting an end of the season tournament with many of the top teams on October 16th," said Elliot. "We're also playing a lot of local teams that always make for great volleyball. One of those games is a home game against rival Byrnes on October 13th, which is the date planned for our yearly Pink Game." The Bulldogs will have a very experienced group of assistant coaches with them again this season as they return Haley Nussman and Rachel Hyatt as coaches from last season while adding coaches Kendall Davis and Anna Kelly, a former Bulldogs player. "This staff is an awesome group," said Elliot. "Our girls are so fortunate to have a group with this type of talent and expertise." Boiling Springs will kick off their season on August 24th at home in a tri-match against Wade Hampton and Chapman. Boiling Springs Girls GolfThe Boiling Springs girls golf team is looking to the 2021 season with a lot of promise to continue their high level of success this year while also working on building to keep that success going into the future. Boiling Springs finished last season, their first in the new Region III-5A, winning a region championship while finishing third at the 5A Upper State along with closing out the season with a sixth place finish at the state championship. The Bulldogs will be returning two All-Region performers from last year’s team as they bring back both Madison Dixon and Sarah Wentz to help lead a young Bulldogs team. With the graduation of a lot of players the Bulldogs team will be leaning on a lot of newcomers as Bulldogs head coach Macy Tate said the team had a good turnout of new golfers interested in being a part of the team this season. ”We return a few of our starters from last year, including two All-Region players, and are excited to have some young golfers join our team,” said Tate. “We’ve got a fun schedule for this season and are looking forward to competing with other teams around the state.” The Bulldogs will kick off their season with a match play against Byrnes at River Falls on August 18th before playing in their first tournament on August 23rd in the Lady Bengal Tournament at Columbia Country Club. Boiling Springs Girls TennisThe Boiling Springs girls tennis team is looking to build on their momentum from last season, where they fell just one spot short of the playoffs last season because of a change in the playoff format. They will look to return to the 5A playoffs coming out of a very tough region for tennis. "We are super excited about this team," said Bulldogs head tennis coach Jill Cooke. "We will definitely be very competitive in a tough region." The Bulldogs come into the 2021 season with a lot of confidence as they return six starters from last year's team. Madison Ball, an All-Region and All-State player, will return to the number one singles position for the Bulldogs this season. Ball will be joined by fellow All-Region selection Sydney Braswell along with Emily Krechko, Anna Lynn Faile, Kaden Price, and Victoria Leonard to round all six starters from last year. Along with having six returners from last year's team the Bulldogs will have four seniors to help lead the team this year as Ball, Braswell, and Krechko will be joined by fellow senior Lydia Sparks. "We have a great group of seniors," said Cooke. "Madison Ball, Sydney Braswell, Emily Krechko, and Lydia Sparks are seasoned and ready to lead us to a great season." The Bulldogs will kick off their season on August 31st in a home match against fellow district school Chesnee. Boiling Springs Swim TeamThe Boiling Springs swim team is heading into the 2021 season looking to keep building the program and will be leaning on some upperclassmen this year to lead the young Bulldogs team. "I'm looking to continue to build the swimming program at Boiling Springs," said Bulldogs head coach Lanie Peden. "We are significantly small compared to most teams in our region, so building the program has been a priority and this season we're excited to be bringing in eight new athletes to the sport who have never competed at the high school level." Last season both the boy's and girl's teams finished with 5-4 records during the regular season and saw fourteen swimmers qualify and compete at the state championship meet. Overall the swim team will be returning seventeen starters from last year's team with All-Region selections Will Humphreys, Garrett Watson, Ashton Threadgill, and Morgan Greenlee along with Camryn Duncan and Laney Moore leading the way for the Bulldogs. "I will be leaning on a couple of my juniors and seniors to help mentor these guys," said Peden. "On the men's team Will Humphreys is expected to lead the team and on the ladies side I am expecting big things from Morgan Greenlee." On such a young team the Bulldogs are looking forward to see what kind of contributions they can get from the new athletes which will consist of a group led by Jacob Mitchell, Zain Nanoua, Aaron Sprouse, Diya Channa, Bevin Hardy, Anne Hauser, Kylie McGinnis, and Ava Rookstool. Peden said that one major focus will be replacing her women's A relay team where she graduated most of the team but thinks the group she has now is up for the challenge. "The majority of my women's A relays graduated last year," said Peden. "I will be looking to field a very young but a very hard working group of swimmers that I am confident are up for the challenge." The 2021 Boiling Springs swim team will kick off their season on August 18th in a home meet against Woodmont that will be held at Middle Tyger River. Boiling Springs Cross CountryComments are closed.
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