On Thursday morning the Boiling Springs Bulldogs had six student athletes sign to play college athletics next season. It was the first signing day of the year for the Bulldogs but that wasn't the only reason it was special as all six athletes on Thursday that signed were also female student athletes. The first of the athletes to sign on Thursday was Amber Amaker who signed to continue her golfing career at USC Upstate next season. Amaker has been a member of the Boiling Springs varsity girls golf team since she was a seventh grader where she was named All-State as a junior and also named All-Region as a sophomore, junior and as a senior. Amaker said that coaching played a major role in her decision to choose USC Upstate. "I fell in love with the campus and the coach at Upstate," said Amaker. "The coach understands that while golf is important that education comes first." The Bulldogs also had two twin sisters decide to continue their swimming careers together next season as Rachel Peden and Rebecca Peden both decided to sign with Carson-Newman University. Both sisters are five year letterman for the Boiling Springs swim team while Rachel holds school records in the 500 Freestyle and 100 Butterly while Rebecca holds the school records in the 200 Freestyle and the 200 Medley Relay plus the 400 Freestyle Relay. Rachel was the 2018 region champion. While both girls committed to swim at Carson-Newman next year, going to the same school wasn't always the plan according to them. ""We always said we would choose a college that we each specifically wanted to go to," said Rachel Peden. "It just so happened that we fell in love with the same school." Boiling Springs volleyball player Maddie Reed also signed on Thursday as she signed to play with Lander University next season. Reed finished her Bulldog career with over 1,000 kills and was named All-Region both her junior and senior seasons. She said that Lander just seemed to be the perfect fit for her. "It just felt like home," said Reed. "I went to all these other colleges but never felt as comfortable at any of them as I did when I was on the campus at Lander." Caroline Reese committed on Thursday to continue her basketball career at Southern Wesleyan University next season. Reese is a four year starter for the Bulldogs basketball team and has won two All-Region awards while also being named as preseason All-Region for the upcoming season. "Southern Wesleyan just felt like a great fit," said Reese. "I really felt at home there and the atmosphere is just amazing." The Bulldogs cross country team was also represented on Thursday as Caroline Garner signed to run for Spartanburg Methodist College next season. She has ran since the eighth grade for the team and said that once she visited Spartanburg Methodist College she knew it was the place she wanted to go. "As soon as I took the tour it just felt like where I was supposed to be," said Garner. "I actually told my mom after the tour that I wasn't looking at any other colleges because this is where I am supposed to be." Comments are closed.
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