CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles softball team picked up a 1-0 win over the rival Landrum Cardinals on Friday night that had massive region implications.
"This is a huge win for us as these hard-fought wins help bring us closer together as a team," said Chesnee's Bella Rollins. " It just makes our bond stronger." "I'm proud of the way they played tonight as this was a tough-minded game," said Chesnee head coach Tripp Fogle. "Neither team deserved to lose tonight. Both teams fought their guts out, and we are glad we came out on the winning end." The win helped the Eagles edge one step closer to a fourth consecutive region title as they now hold three series wins over the other teams in region play. The Eagles now need to win one game or have Landrum suffer a region loss to lock up the region title. The game was a true pitcher's duel as Chesnee eighth grader Bella Rollins picked up the win and limited the Cardinals to just three hits while only allowing one Cardinal to reach second base all night. She also struck out seven Cardinal batters. "To see a young pitcher step up like that was impressive," said Fogle. "We have been emphasizing to both of our pitchers to locate their pitches. Nobody on our side was surprised by her performance." Rollins is one half of what is possibly the youngest battery in the state as she worked in harmony with eighth grade catcher Ansley Blanton. She also got several stellar defensive plays behind her, highlighted by Blanton's throwing out of a runner attempting to steal second base to end the game, along with Delani Wright's diving grab at second base on a line drive that turned into a double play in the fourth inning, as she was able to throw behind the runner at first. "It means a lot to have them behind me," said Rollins. "I know they will have my back and be there to pick me up when I need them." The Cardinals lone threat came in the top of the first inning as Sydney Price drew a one out walk and later stole second base, but Rollins got a strikeout and an infield popup to end the threat. The Eagles put runners on in each of the first two innings as Harley Grady drew a walk in the first inning, and Natalie Morris hit a single in the second inning, but the Eagles were unable to advance either runner. In the bottom of the third inning, the Eagles called upon their young sister act duo of Loren Potter and Claire Owens, as ninth grader Loren Potter drew a leadoff walk and after a steal along with an Abby Fogle sacrifice, she was on third with one out. "It was great feeling knowing that I was able to come up big for our team when we needed a spark," said Loren Potter. Potter's sister, eighth grader Claire Owens stepped into the box next and drove a single through the infield to drive in what proved to be the winning run. "It's funny how situations work out as I'm at the bottom of the lineup and she is the leadoff hitter," said Potter. "It's always fun when I see her come up to bat when I'm on base." Jada Sellars hit a two out single in the fourth inning and later stole second but was left stranded. The Eagles had what looked to be a golden opportunity in the bottom of the sixth inning as they had runners on second and third bases with two outs after Skylar Barrett and Delani Wright drew one out walks. Chesnee came inches away from taking a 3-0 lead as Jada Sellars hit a pop up near the right field line that was that was ruled just foul. Landrum also got a stellar pitching performance from Sydney Price, as she pitched a complete game while only surrendering the one run. She scattered three hits while striking out seven. The stellar performances for Chesnee started before the game even started as Liana Kreydich sang a beautiful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner before taking the field with her teammates. "It feels really good to be of use to my team," said Kreydich. "Whether that is singing before the game, cheering in the dugout, or contributing on the field. It feels good knowing that I can help contribute to this team." The Eagles will be back in action on Monday as they host Boiling Springs at 6:00 PM. CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles baseball team downed the Greenville Technical Charter Warriors 15-0 in three innings on Friday night to secure the Eagles their first region championship since 2018.
"It feels great to win region on senior night in front our home crowd," said senior Riley Dominguez. "Especially since it's the first time we have won region in a few years." Before the game the Eagles honored six seniors before the game in Dawson Pruitt, Kohen Orr, Tucker Johnson, Aiden Greene, Daniel Wease, and Riley Dominguez. The seniors made sure to leave their fingerprints all over the game as Wease picked up the win on the mound pitching a one hitter while getting all nine outs by strikeout for the Eagles. Wease also went one of one at the plate with an RBI double along with two hit by pitches while also scoring two runs. "The ability to clinch region on senior night is an awesome feeling," said senior Daniel Wease. "Especially knowing we will get to play some big games in front of our home crowd (in the playoffs)." Riley Dominguez was the first Eagle senior to make an impact at the plate as he drove in the game's first run by drawing a bases loaded walk in the first inning, the first of three walks for him in the game while he also scored twice. Dawson Pruitt had a big night at the plate with four RBIs including a deep RBI triple while also scoring a run for the Eagles. Kohen Orr also had a pair of deep doubles as he also picked up two RBIs and two runs scored while going two of two at the plate. Tucker Johnson also hit an RBI double for the Eagles while scoring a pair of runs. Aiden Greene hit an RBI sacrifice fly and drew a walk before stealing a pair of bases along with scoring a run for the Eagles. The Eagles also got strong nights from the three non-seniors in the lineup as Paul Martin picked up three RBIs including a deep RBI double and nearly hit a mammoth home run down the left field line that was foul by just a few feet. Carson Gossett got a single, and later stole a pair of bases before scoring a run for the Eagles. He also a drew a walk in the game. Kyle Martin drew three walks for the Eagles scoring two runs and on the lone plate appearance that he didn't score, he drove in a run. Every Eagle batter reached base in some capacity while each also scored a run. "We are feeling really confident right now as we are on a hot streak," said senior Aiden Greene. "That gives us confidence as we get ready for the playoffs." The Eagles will be back in action Monday at 6:30 PM as they host the Greer Yellow Jackets. CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles boys' soccer team used an impressive performance to send out their seniors in style with a 6-0 victory over the Liberty Red Devils on Friday night.
The Eagles honored seniors Adrian Mata-Rangel, Kevin Reyes, and Diego Valdivia in a ceremony before the start of the game. "I'm very proud of my team tonight," said Chesnee head coach Joel Barrington. "Everyone played mentally and physically tough. The young players stepped up and the leaders on the team took charge. I'm particularly proud of my seniors, Adrian, Kevin, and Diego as they played selflessly, with pride in their team, school, and community. That is the legacy these seniors are leaving behind, and the future of the Chesnee soccer program will be better for it." Chesnee got stellar performances all around the field led by Mark Bishop's shutout in goal on the defensive end of the field. Leonardo De La Cruz led the way on the offensive side of the attack as he netted a hat trick (three goals) for the Eagles. Senior Adrian Mata-Rangel netted a goal on senior night while they also got goals from Gael Ortiz and Carlos Martinez. The Eagles will return to the pitch on Monday night as they travel to take on the same Liberty Red Devils with a 7:00 PM kickoff. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - A quick change after a church golf tournament on Saturday brought Chesnee golfer Peyton Lawter some good luck as he went out on Monday to the Woodfin Ridge golf course firing a score of 68 to win the Spartanburg County individual championship.
According to Lawter and Chesnee head coach Adam Jolley, they played on the same team at the church golf tournament where Lawter was struggling with his putting, After the struggles, Jolley suggest he switch his putter and he did just that and it paid off for him. "Coach Jolley told me at that church tournament on Saturday was my putter wouldn't set up for me," said Lawter. "So my dad gave me his old putter and it changed a bunch as I probably made the most one putts I've ever made in a round, I probably only had two or three two-putts all day today." Jolley said he was glad the change was able to give Lawter the confidence boost he needed to play such good golf on Monday. "It shows that one little change can just boost your confidence like that," said Jolley. "He executed and made the putts and I'm glad that change gave him the confidence to be able to do that." Jolley said that the whole putter conversation happened because the guys from the team signed up for the church tournament just to enjoy playing golf for a day before the county tournament. "It's all about consistency, we've shot some good scores and not some good scores," said Jolley. "It's just about being consistent day in and day out and putting the work in at practice. It was good for us all to play in that tournament this weekend together where we just had fun. It was good to show them that golf doesn't have to be so much pressure that they put on themselves." Lawter said he was a little emotional about his performance on Monday, because it was such a turnaround from last year when he shot in the 90's. "I was kind of in shock (when I looked at my scorecard)," said Lawter. "I cried a little bit when I saw the card because I think I shot a 95 in this tournament last year. It's great to come back to shoot the score I shot today." With his score of 68, Lawter was five shots better than the second-place golfers in Granger Amick from Spartanburg Day along with Hugh Lemonds and Emmet Walsh from Spartanburg shot a score of 73, as Amick claimed the runner-up title after winning a playoff hole. Those four were joined on the All-Tournament team by Clayton Taylor (74) and Lawson Miller (77) from Boiling Springs along with Will McGraw (75) from Chapman. Spartanburg won the team title with a score of 299, which was nine shots ahead of second play Boiling Springs who shot a score of 308. Spartanburg Day was third with a score of 316 while Chesnee finished fourth as a team after they shot a score of 317 and Chapman finished eighth after shooting a score of 341. TEAM FINAL STANDINGS 1. Spartanburg 299 2. Boiling Springs 308 3. Spartanburg Day 316 4. Chesnee 317 5. Byrnes 325 6. Gaffney 328 7. Clinton 332 8, Chapman 341 9. Broome 355 10. SCA 373 11. Laurens 376 12. Boiling Springs (2) 383 13. Woodruff 393 14. Landrum 419 Chesnee, SC- The Chesnee Eagles downed the Landrum Cardinals on the very last kick of the night to take a win in penalty kicks 2-2 (4-3) in a key region matchup on Friday night.
"It's a big win anytime you can pick up a region win," said Chesnee head coach Joel Barrington. "Especially when it's such a rivalry between Landrum and us." Chesnee took a 2-0 lead into the halftime break as Leonardo De La Cruz netted two first half goals. "That early cushion gave us momentum early," said Barrington. "We knew that Landrum would try to comeback, and we knew it would take a full game to pull out the win." Landrum responded with two goals off the foot of Hector Gomez. Neither team cracked the scoring in extra time sending the match into the craziness of penalty kicks. Landrum started penalty kicks with a pair of goals from Nick Blackwell and Hector Gomez stopping a Chesnee attempt to build an early 2-0 lead. Chesnee responded with two straight goals from Nathan Lewis and Carlos Martinez, and a pair of stops by Benji Lazarin to tie up the penalty kicks. Leonardo De La Cruz netted his kick to give Chesnee a 3-2 lead heading into the final kicks. Landrum's Joey Martinez tied up the penalty kicks at three apiece after his goal on the Cardinals final kick. For the final kick of the game, Chesnee goalkeeper Benji Lazarin stepped up to the spot and sank his kick to give the Eagles the win thanks to taking penalty kicks by a 4-3 score. The Eagles will be back in action on Tuesday as they travel to Greer Middle College with a 7:30 PM kickoff. CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles downed the Liberty Red Devils 12-2 to pick up a key region win in six innings in front of the home crowd on Friday night.
"It feels really good to pick up another big region win," said Chesnee's Natalie Morris. "To win region games it takes a team effort, and I feel like tonight we all performed well." Chesnee got off to a good start as pitcher Bella Rollins downed the first seven batters she faced, and only allowed one runner to reach in her three innings of work while striking out five batters. "I feel like this is my best performance so far in my career," said Chesnee pitcher Bella Rollins. "It feels great to have a strong performance in region play." Claire Owens led off the bottom of the first inning for the Eagles with a single and later scored on Skylar Barrett's two run home run that banged off the centerfield scoreboard to give the Eagles an early 2-0 lead. Chesnee built on the lead in the bottom of the second inning, this time by manufacturing three runs. Faith Wall drew a walk to lead off the inning, and Abby Fogle and Claire Owens singled to load the bases. Jade Sellars drove in a run after she grounded into a fielder's choice, Skylar Barrett picked up an RBI on a sacrifice ground ball, and Ansley Blanton capped the scoring with an RBI single to make it 5-0 in favor of the Eagles. The Eagles tacked on another run in the third inning as Loren Potter hit a one out single, and later scored on Abby Fogle's RBI single. The Red Devils tried to claw back into the game in the top of the fourth inning as Holli Gaffin, Scarlett Pittman, and Katy Hayes each hit consecutive singles with Hayes picking up an RBI. Hayes single was the last hit of the contest for Liberty, but a pair of walks later in the inning gave Brooke Lollis a RBI due to walking in a run to make it 6-2 in favor of the Eagles. The Eagles expanded the lead back to six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as Jada Sellars hit a leadoff double and later scored on an RBI single by Ansley Blanton. Natalie Morris drove in Blanton with an RBI double to make it 8-2 in favor of the Eagles. Chesnee put the game away in the sixth inning as six consecutive batters reached base as the Eagle's extended the lead to 10 runs. Skylar Barrett hit her second homer of the game to lead off the sixth inning, this time she hit a solo shot over the centerfield scoreboard. Ansley Blanton followed with a walk while Delani Wright and Natalie Morris followed with singles. Blanton and Wright later scored on wild pitches and a walk by Loren Potter set up Harley Grady to end the game, as she hit a walk off RBI single to give the Eagles the 12-2 win. The Eagles got a big night at the plate led from Skylar Barrett who went two of two at the plate with a pair of homers while also picking up four RBIs. "They both felt good off the bat," said Barrett. "It feels great to see it go over the fence and then see my teammates ready to celebrate at home plate." Claire Owens and Ansley Blanton each collected three hits each with Blanton picking up a pair of RBIs. Abby Fogle, Delani Wright, and Natalie Morris each picked up two hits for the Eagles. "This performance shows we are all committed to performing our best," said Barrett. "It just shows our entire team is committed to practicing and preparing the way we should." The Eagles will be back in action on Monday as they host the Chapman Panthers as first pitch is scheduled for 7:30 PM. CHESNEE, SC - After the retirement of former head football coach Clay Lewis, it seems that the Chesnee football program has found their new guy in former Pisgah High School (NC) head coach Brett Chappell.
“We are excited about this great opportunity," Chappell said. "There are so many things that we were looking for as a family, and Chesnee has them all. The school and community are a good fit for us." Chappell, a former standout at Rosman High school where he rushed for 5,296 yards in his career before playing linebacker at Western Carolina, comes to the Eagles after 11 seasons at NC 3A Pisgah High School where he compiled a 94-39 overall record while winning two outright region championships (2018 and 2021) along with three shared region championships (2016, 2019, and 2020). During the time that he was at the school, Pisgah never missed a trip to the playoffs. Prior to his time at Pisgah High School, he was the head football coach at East Henderson High School where he compiled a 67-35 record including an 11-2 season in 2012. He said that there were lots of positives that drew him to Chesnee and he looks forward to getting started. "Chesnee High School has class leading facilities, great community support, and dedicated leadership," said Chappell. "I've known Coach Lewis for a long time and he is a man of great character. I know that he has laid a solid foundation here,” “It is our goal to put a great product on the field that the Chesnee community can be proud of." CHESNEE, SC- The Chesnee Eagles downed the Blacksburg Wildcats 10-2 on Friday night as the two teams have split first two of three games scheduled this season.
"It felt really good to bounce back and pick up this win," said Chesnee's Ansley Blanton. "After the hard loss earlier this week, we all came together and had some good practices and that helped us pull out the win tonight." Chesnee head coach Tripp Fogle said that his team went back to work this week after their earlier loss. "After we lost on Tuesday, we had our best practice of the season on Wednesday," said Fogle. "At the end of the day, that's what we want a resilient team that keeps battling, and we saw that tonight." The Eagles got off to a hot start in the first two innings as Skylar Barrett hit a solo homerun to straightaway centerfield to give the Eagles a one run lead after one inning of play. "This one felt good," said Barrett. "We really wanted to come out and make up for Tuesday. It felt really good off the bat and feels great to know we came up big offensively in a game we needed to win." The Eagles built on the lead in the bottom of the second inning as they sent nine batters to the plate and scored five runs. Delani Wright hit a leadoff single while Natalie Morris doubled to put them both in scoring position. Kyndall Brill and Loren Potter drove them in with an RBI single each before Abby Fogle delivered the big blow of the inning with a two RBI double. Ansley Blanton capped the Eagles scoring with an RBI single of her own to make it 6-0 in favor of the Eagles. The Wildcats got a run back in the top of the third inning as Kayla Butler drew a leadoff walk and later scored on Liz Rice's RBI triple that was just inside the foul line and went into the right field corner. After Delani Wright and Natalie Morris got the Eagles started in the second inning, they once again came up big in the fourth inning. Skylar Barrett and Ansley Blanton each hit two out singles and later scored on RBI singles by Wright and Morris to make the score 8-1 in favor of the Eagles. Chesnee expanded the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning as Claire Owens hit a one out triple while Skylar Barrett drew a walk and advanced to second base thanks to some heads-up base running. Ansley Blanton drove the pair in with a two RBI single to make the score 10-1 in favor of the Eagles after five innings of play. Abby Fogle made a great play defensively when a Blacksburg player hit a bloop single to shallow right field when Fogle then threw her out trying to advance to second base. The play proved pivotal as Paige Beam and Josie Brown followed with back-to-back doubles with Brown picking up an RBI to cut the Eagle lead to 10-2. Kyndall Brill picked up the win in the pitching circle for the Eagles as she pitched five and a third innings scattering nine hits and surrendering just two runs. Bella Rollins closed out the game without allowing a hit in her inning and two-thirds of work. "We have two of the hardest working pitchers in this state," said Fogle. "Coach Sam Carver and Coach Ashley Westbrooks do a tremendous job with our pitching staff, and they keep getting better each time out." Ansley Blanton and Claire Owens each picked up three hits for the Eagles with Blanton driving in three runs and Owens hitting a triple. "We realized our mistakes from earlier this week and worked hard in the cages to be able to attack how she (Blacksburg pitcher Brie Hughey) pitches," said Blanton. Skylar Barrett, Delani Wright, Natalie Morris, and Kyndall Brill each had two hits for the Eagles. Paige Beam and Josie Brown led the Wildcats with two hits each as they each hit a double with Brown collecting an RBI. The Eagles will be back in action on Tuesday as they host the Ninety-Six Wildcats with a special spring break 3:00 pm start time. Next week is a big week for the Eagles as they host their annual spring break kid's camp as the camp will be April 1st-3rd and will last from 9 am to noon. The cost will be $50 and is open to kids in second thru sixth grades. CHESNEE, SC - The East Rutherford Cavaliers crossed state lines and went back to North Carolina with an 8-1 win over the Chesnee Eagles on Wednesday night.
East Rutherford cracked the scoring column in the bottom of the second inning as Elliott Tisdale and Kalem Curtis each reached with two outs before Malachi Dato drove them in with a two RBI single to give the Cavaliers an early 2-0 lead. Preston Henson hit a one out double for the Cavaliers on the top of the third inning and later stole third base as Colby Condrey hit a slow roller to second base that allowed Henson to score to make it 3-0 in favor of the visitors. The Eagles cracked the scoring column in the bottom of the fifth inning as Carson Gossett drew a one out walk and later stole second base. A pair of errors on the play allowed Carson to score as the Eagles cut the deficit to 3-1. The Cavaliers tacked on three more runs in the sixth inning to expand the lead to 6-1 as Jordan Dixon hit a leadoff double and Colby Condrey along with JD Toney reached base to load the bases for the Cavaliers. Elliott Tisdale and Kalem Curtis each drove in a run with an RBI single each. Malachi Dato drove in another run with a RBI sacrifice fly. The Cavaliers added on two more runs in the seventh inning as Elliott Tisdale hit a RBI single and JD Toney scored on an error to make it 8-1 in favor of the visitors. Kalem Curtis, Elliott Tisdale, and Preston Henson each had two hits for the Cavaliers. Malachi Dato drove in three runs to lead the Cavaliers. Carson Gossett reached base four times and scored a run for the Eagles. Paul Martin, Aiden Greene, and Zaiden Hammett each collected hits for the Eagles. Jacob Lee picked up the win for the Cavaliers as he pitched six innings of one run ball, which was unearned, while striking out six batters and scattering four hits. The Eagles will be back in action on Thursday at Clinton as first pitch is scheduled for 7:30 PM. CHESNEE, SC - The Blacksburg Wildcats behind a stellar performance from Levi Barrett downed the Chesnee Eagles 5-0 on Thursday to tie the season series at one game each.
Barrett started the game off with a solo home run before throwing six and a third innings of shut out baseball. He had a streak of six straight strikeouts in the early portion of the game while scattering four hits and striking out 11 batters. Barrett also delivered a big blow in the top of the sixth inning with a three RBI double that made the score 5-0 in favor of the Wildcats. Matty Cody scored on an error earlier in the inning for the Wildcats. Barrett finished with two hits and four RBIs including the solo home run to lead the Wildcats. Daniel Wease led the Eagles with a pair of hits including a triple while Carson Gossett reached base three times, once on a single and walking twice. The Eagles will be back in action on Monday as they host Clinton as first pitch is scheduled for 7:30 PM. |
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