Boiling Springs BaseballThe Boiling Springs baseball team enters the 2021 season in familiar territory as their season begins with lofty expectations thrown upon them and they will look to back those expectations up on the field as the Bulldogs were recently ranked the #2 team in 5A in the SCBCA preseason poll. While the expectations are high for this team the Bulldogs just want to make sure they don’t get ahead of themselves and just come out to compete each game. “We are excited about this year’s team,” said Bulldogs head coach Jeff Lipscomb. “We have some experienced players coming back, especially with our pitchers. If we can stay healthy, score some runs, and play together this team could be very competitive.” The Bulldogs will be looking to get strong production from their pitchers this season which will start at the top of the rotation with Will Holmes and Tristan Smith. The pitchers will also have a familiar face behind the plate as senior Vance Wagner will return as the catcher for the Bulldogs this season. In total the Bulldogs will return six starters from last year’s team that will also include infielder Davis Starnes and outfielder Brent Fowler. Boiling Springs will also look to get key contributions from newcomers Ashton Smith, Jimmy Rosengrant, Landon Ellis, Hudson Wilson, and Luke Compton along with many others. The Bulldogs 2021 season will kick-off in the Spartanburg County Tournament from March 5-8 with Boiling Springs playing both Friday and Saturday at Inman Mills Park. Their first game will be against Mauldin at 7:30 PM on Friday night. Boiling Springs SoftballThe Boiling Springs softball team entered the 2020 season with high expectations and after only losing one player to graduation, the expectations still haven't changed for the Bulldogs heading into the 2021 season. A new season won't be the only thing that's different for the Bulldogs in 2021 as they enter a brand new region this year where the expectations will still to be competing for region and state championships. "With a large returning group of players. combining with a good group of up and coming players, we're really looking forward to this season," said Bulldogs head coach Randy Piazza. "As always we hope to be contending for region and state titles." Boiling Springs returns nine starters from last year's team that include three All-Region players in senior catcher Ragan Bristol, freshman pictcher/infielder Bri Stanley, and senior pitcher Olivia Hall, who is committed to play at USC-Upstate next season. Hall and Stanley will combine with Haley Owens to give the Bulldogs three strong options in the pitching circle heading into the new season. Bristol will be entering her fourth year as the starting catcher for the Bulldogs which will bring a level of comfort for the Boiling Springs pitching staff. While the Bulldogs have a lot of experience returning they will also be counting on a strong group of younger players that will be led by Sadie Parris. Boiling Springs will say goodbye to their familiar foes in Region II-5A this year and join Region III-5A that also includes Gaffney, Nation Ford, Clover, and Fort Mill. While the Bulldogs are used to seeing Gaffney in region play they are no strangers to Fort Mill and Clover as they have seen both in the 5A playoffs over the past few seasons. The Bulldogs will kickoff their regular season with a home game against Byrnes on March 15th with first pitch slated for 6:00 PM. Boiling Springs Boys LacrosseThe Boiling Springs boys lacrosse team started off their 2020 season with a lot of momentum going 4-2 before the season was canceled and they look to carry that momentum into the 2021 season. “We look to continue the momentum from 2020 with a solid mix of experience and underclassmen,” said Bulldogs head coach Justin Mills. “Our attack, defense, and goalie positions will be returning all starters while the midfield will look to Mathias Oslund, Jayden McIntyre, and Micah Shane Horton to consistently put us on the board.” Oslund and McIntyre lead a group of ten returning starters for the team that also includes Riley Alfonso, Lukus Olson, Brock Davis, Adam Dulske, Ethan Westall, Jacob Coates, Andrew Hollifield, and Jake Lipscomb. They will be joined by newcomers Horton, Chase Miller, and Elijah Smith to complete what the Bulldogs hope will be a strong team against a very competitive 2021 schedule. The Bulldogs 2021 schedule will see them face off against some of the best teams in the state as they will face Dorman, Fort Mill, and Nation Ford along with a February 27th matchup against five time state champion Hammond High School. Boiling Springs will kick off their season on February 17th against Chapin High School. Boiling Springs Girls LacrosseWith their 2020 season being cut short the Boiling Springs girls lacrosse team is looking forward to the opportunity to return to the field in 2021. "The players and coaches we're all excited for the 2021 lacrosse season." said Bulldogs head coach Michelle Lockwood. "Unfortunately last season was cut short but we feel like this season will be a success especially with all the hard work the girls have put in along with keeping a positive attitude." The Bulldogs will be returning eight players from last year's team including two defenders in senior Paula Melton and junior Brianna Mitchell along with senior midfielder Mary Bartell. They will also look to get some key contributions from underclassmen attacker Kristen Fisher along with midfielders Lani Hodge and Mia Lockwood. Boiling Springs girls lacrosse team will be the first Bulldogs spring sports season team to return to the playing field since the coronavirus pandemic began as they host TL Hanna on February 22nd at 7:00 PM. Boiling Springs Girls SoccerAfter an impressive start to last year’s season the Boiling Springs girls soccer team looks to get their 2021 season started in a similar fashion as they return ten starters from last year’s team. The Bulldogs started the 2020 season with a win over three-peat state champion JL Mann at the prestigious Viking Cup at Spring Valley with their only loss in the tournament coming against Riverside, who won the entire tournament. ”We’re looking to take the next step in accomplishing our team goals in 2021,” said head coach Jonathan Burnett. “Last season we saw some very memorable moments for the team with a strong showing at the prestigious Viking Cup and after the tournament we started region play well defeating Byrnes and then the season got canceled and a lot of opportunities were lost.” Boiling Springs will be counting on returners McKenna Wilson, Alaina Brown, Skylar Young, Claire Ladouceur, Emily Vargas, and Sami Ewing to lead the 2021 team while also getting key contributions from newcomers Abby Fisher, Sarah Posey, and Tori Beheler. “We’re going to be looking to continue the momentum that has been building to accomplish our team goals this year,” said Burnett. “We have another stellar Senior class with several four year starters returning that will be joined by a group of youth that is ready to contribute to the team. The Bulldogs look to be heading in the right direction!” Boiling Springs will start the early part of the season on the road which will include a return trip to the Viking Cup from February 26-28. The Bulldogs first home game of the season will come on April 1st against Clover in a region matchup. Boiling Springs Boys SoccerWhile the 2020 season was cut short for the Boiling Springs boys soccer team, where they finished the Covid shortened season 3-2, they have high expectations going into the 2021 season. ”We should be very competitive in a strong region this season,” said Bulldogs head coach Jack Underwood. “We only have three returning seniors on the squad but they are followed by a very strong group of experienced juniors who will help push the team, hopefully to a region title.” The Bulldogs three seniors Mark Demchuk, Jonathan Dill, and Emilio Vargas will also be their only returning starters from last year’s team. They will be joined by a talented group of juniors including Yonathan Gonzalez as they enter their first season in Region III-5A. Boiling Springs will kick off their 2021 season on March 9th on the road against Laurens before they jump into region play where they will face off against Gaffney, Clover, Fort Mill, and Nation Ford. Boiling Springs Boys GolfThe Boiling Springs golf team has a long running history of success and they expect that success to continue in 2021 as they return all five starters from last year’s team that started the season 2-0 with a match win against Gaffney along with winning the Rebel Invitational to start off the 2020 season before the season was canceled due to Covid-19. “We look to have a very good season this year with a very competitive tournament schedule,” said Bulldogs head coach Josh Pruitt. “This team has worked very hard to fight for a state title this year. We expect to win as a team and we will have some individual standouts throughout the season.” Boiling Springs returns starters Zach Phillips, Andrew Gregory, Davis Hill, Easton Keller, and Walker Greene to their 2021 team as the three seniors (Phillips, Keller, and Hill) have already signed to play college golf next season. Phillips signed to play at USC-Upstate while Keller signed with Lander, and Hill signed with Spartanburg Methodist College at a signing day in February. Freshman Clayton Taylor, who made the team as seventh grader, is a player the Bulldogs are expecting to be a key contributor this season after a year away from the team. The Bulldogs will kick off their season on March 1st at the Red Raider Invitational before looking to repeat at the Rebel Invitational a week later on March 8th. Boiling Springs Track And FieldThe Boiling Springs track and field team are looking to make a big push this season and moving towards competing for region championships. "Winning region championships in track and field are feats that haven't been accomplished here especially recently," said Bulldogs head coach Wenzler Butler. "Both our boys and girls teams feel great about the direction the team is heading. Although we're very young on both sides each team is led by quality depth across the board." On the girl's side Boiling Springs will be led by Converse College signee Taylor Locket who looks to bring home a region championship in high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Sophomore Amiah Ellis will lead the way in the hurdles while newcomers Kendall Gardner (8th grader) and Jasmine Parker (7th grader) will the lead the team in the sprint events. A host of quality young throwers in the field events will join Lockett, Ellis, Gardner, and Parker as the young Bulldogs look to make their mark in 2021. On the boy's side the Bulldogs are as deep as they have ever been while being led by juniors Keshun Watts and Jaden Johnson in the throwing events along with a host of other newcomers to the Bulldogs throwing program is setting that part of the team up for success. The lone senior Jake Skory, an all-region cross-country runner, will be leading the way on the distance side for the Bulldogs as he will be depended on a lot this year. In the horizontal jumps the Bulldogs have Zak Watson and Keo Kennan leading the way along with sophomores Jacob James and Spencer Isom leading the way in the hurdles. Rounding the team out in the sprints the Bulldogs have as deep stable of athletes led by sophomore Carmelo Martin who will contend for a conference title in the 100m, 200m and 400m and Kameron Williams in the 100m, respectively. With Marco Thomas, Jacquez Thompson, and a host of other quarter milers the Bulldogs should be strong in the 400m and 4x400m relays. The Bulldogs are also very excited with the record number of turnout they've seen for the track team this season. "With over 150 participants in the track program across the boys and girls' teams I'm extremely excited about the Bulldog's future," said Butler. Boiling Springs will kickoff their season with a intrasquad scrimmage on March 3rd before officially starting their season at home with a meet against Riverside and Chapman. Boiling Springs Boys TennisThe Boiling Springs boys tennis team lost three starters to graduation last season but believe that even with that loss they'll be stronger overall this season
"This season will be interesting as we graduated three guys out of our top lineup from our short stint of a season last year," said Bulldogs head coach Caleb Weather. "Rishi Patel has come back this year playing much stronger than he was last year and appears to be hungry for success. After him we have a string of guys who are all very talented with little gap between their abilities, which gives us a lot of hope for the strength of our overall ladder, especially in the 3-5 singles and #2 doubles spots." The Bulldogs will be returning four starters from last year's team but have nine overall returners from last year's team. Rishi Patel will be returning to lead the Bulldogs tennis program in the 2021 season while a talented group consisting of Cam Beckstrom, Seth Evans, Robert Raynor, Ben Richter, and Richie Khouri will look to bring strength to the overall team. Boiling Springs are also looking forward to the additions of Ben Reece and Preston Reece to the Bulldogs program while also welcoming back Sam Corbitt to the program. The Bulldogs expect all three to add to contribute and add to the overall depth of the 2021 Boiling Springs tennis team. The new season also welcomes the Bulldogs to a new region as they'll now be competing in Region III-5A, which the Bulldogs are looking forward to being a part of this season. They will be joined in the region with Gaffney, Fort Mill, Nation Ford, and Clover. "We are looking forward to playing and finding our place in a new region," said Weathers. "It's a region consisting of very strong team such as Fort Mill and Nation Ford." Boiling Springs will kick off their season March 4th at the Byrnes tournament with their first match coming off March 18th against Clover. Comments are closed.
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