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CARDINALS PARADE THROUGH LANDRUM By JOHN CLAYTON Members of the Class 2A state champion Landrum cross country team got the parade they wanted. A parade through downtown is afforded state champions from Landrum High and this year’s team members said they wanted the parade, which came complete with a ride on a fire truck. After runner-up finishes at state meets in 2008, 2010 and 2011, the Cardinals captured the Class 2A title in 2012. They also won the 2A/1A combined championship in 2009. Senior Samantha Waters led the Cardinals with an eighthplace finish (20:18.29), good enought for a fifth-straight all-state performance. A small
Members of the Landrum cross country team got the parade and the Class 2A state championship they wanted.
pack of Landrum runners followed in 12th-through-14th place -- Laura Ford (20:41.10), Ciera Belue (20:41.62) and Sarah Cash (20:45.32). Grace Furman’s 23rd-place finish gave the Cardinals the tiebreak they needed to capture the title over Waccamaw. Other members of the championship team include: Emily Blackwell, Natalie Blackwell, Annie-Lee Bouwcamp, Sarah Ford, Brianna Hall, Paige
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n mid-November, Tyger River Park played host to an American Softball Association Veteran’s Day Tournament during which some teams broke out salutatory camouflage-inspired uniforms. The weekend-long tournament was among the last of the first year of operation for the $17 million softball and baseball complex that one study says has been an unqualified success. More than 100,000 people visited TRP this year, with more than 60,000 of those coming from beyond Spartanburg and Greenville counties. Clemson University professor Bob Brookover, director of the school’s International Institute of Tourism & Development, told the Spartanburg County Council at a November meeting that the early returns outlined by his study have validated the county’s hefty investment in the facility. According to Brookover’s study, financial impact since TRP’s opening totaled $17.6 million in Spartanburg County and another $5.8 million in neighboring Greenville County. “I think the folks especially along Highway 290 there that
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goes from Reidville into Duncan -- the restaurants and the hotels along there -- are very pleased with the results,” said Spartanburg County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Chris Jennings. “This is going to be a continuing impact for the Upstate and Spartanbug County. Kudos to the county council for keeping the investment there and showcasing it.” Jennings said he has canvassed hotels and restaurants along that corridor and found TRP’s impact to be real. Demetre’s Gourmet & Grille sits across I-85 in Duncan and manager Lindsey Burger said she has noticed a significant number of groups and teams in the restaurant presumably associated with ongoing tournaments. “We’ve had a lot of large groups that come in after games,” Burger said. “But that’s always been the case because of the hotels here. There seem to be more now, though.” Spartanburg County invests $2.8 million in debt service each year, including 2012, and maintains operations and maintenance costs at TRP. According to the study, about one-third of $17.6 million spent here on lodging, dining, transportation, entertainment and retail due to TRP this year was asssociated with the National Softball Association Girls East Coast Fast Pitch World Series
The Carolina Fire softball team broke out camouflage-inspired uniforms for the ASA Veteran’s Day tournament at Tyger River Park in November.
held there this past summer. The news is validation for county council members who had taken a risk in approving the construction of a $17 million park designed to attract outside tournaments and spur tourism in the county. Regardless of the park’s success or failure, the county has to pay about $2.8 million every year in debt service, operations and maintenance costs for Tyger River. Brookover’s study found that the $2.8 million expense had a $17.6 million impact in the county when considering
what travelers spent on lodging, dining, transportation, retail and entertainment, as well as what state and local governments earned in revenue from that spending. According to the study, just over 300 jobs can be supported by that level of spending. “This is a longterm investment,” said Jennings. “That’s the real point, to let the taxpayers see that this can be real attractive for the county. This is not to be a one-off. It can be utilized year after year and continue to fill up hotel rooms.”
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fter a near miss in 2011, Boiling Springs returned to Greenville’s Bi-Lo Center in November and came away with the Class 4A Competitive Cheerleading State Championship. And it was just in time for head coach Tina Svenson to share with her daughter, Caroline Svenson, a senior captain on the team. “That was the icing on the cake,” Tina said. “I started coaching when Caroline was a year out of junior high, and the goal of all those girls had always been to win a state championship. “I’m a mom first, and a coach second, but my goal was to get the girls there and then they’d do what they had to do to make it. With Caroline on the team and for me to be a part of it was just incredible. It was a great moment for a mom and daughter.” Caroline said she was happy to go on the long journey to a
The Boiling Springs High School competitive cheerleading team captured the Class 4A state title in November after finishing second a year ago.
photography by TIM LAMBKA / lambkaphotography.com state title with her mom. “She’s been my coach most of the years, so it’s made us closer,” Caroline said. WE don’t disagree much because we’re so much alike, but if we do disagree, we don’t talk about cheerleading at home so much. “(The championship) is something we’ll always share.” Caroline joined the competitive cheer team as a seventh grader and had waited six years to win the state title. Tina, herself a cheerleader on Boiling Springs’ first competitive team who went on to cheer at Newberry College, had waited even longer. She said she was happy to see the wait end for her entire team, which finished second to two-time defending champion Mauldin in 2011 before unseating them this year. “Our girls were hungry this year. They came together at the
beginning of the season and said we weren’t going to worry about anybody else,” Coach Svenson said. We knew everbody would bring their A-Game, but we felt like it was our year to win and we were willing to do what we had to to do it.” Caroline said the secondplace finish in 2011 proved to be motivation this season. “It gave us perspective,” Caroline said. “We knew exactly what it took to be champions but we just needed a little more to get us there. We just needed to push harder this year.” Despite last year’s impressive showing, the Bulldogs still felt like underdogs going into the state championships. “Boiling Springs doesn’t really get a lot of recognition,” said Michaela Mills. “We’re the underdogs out there, but we were really good.” Coach Svenson said her team
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peaked at just the right time. “Our goal was to improve every time we went out there,” she said. “We had a little hiccup at Hillcrest, but most of what we did was improve every single time we went out there. Our team attitude was always very positive.” The result, cheerleaders said, was an emotional victory that seemed to be a long time coming. “It was really moving,” said Mackenzie Carey. “We had worked really hard all year, and we were all really dedicated to the team. We overcame some obstacles and it felt really great to finally win.” Carolin Svenson said, in the end, it came down to family. “We grew as a family throughout the year,” she said. “We just grew closer and closer and by the end of the season, we didn’t want it to end.”
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Greater Spartanburg Youth Football League 2012 Superbowls results Teams from Boiling Springs captured two divisions while the Westside Cavaliers were victorious in an intra-divisional battle during the annual Greater Spartanburg Youth Football League 2012 Superbowls in November. Results are below: BANTAMS (7/8 Year Olds) Westside (Michael Black) vs Boiling Springs (Danny Rising), BS 6, WS 0 MINORS (9/10 Year Olds) N. Spartanburg (Chris Greenlee) vs Boiling Springs (Richard Kinard), BS 38, NS 28 MAJORS (11/12 Year Olds) Westside (Terry Lanford) vs Westside (Josh Cash), WS Cash 25, WS Lanford 6
At left, two Westside Cavaliers teams battle it out for the Majors Championship, while above, Boiling Spring overcomes North Spartanburg for the Minors title. u See more SUPER SATURDAY pics, page 13.
Which Team Are You Really Cheering For? Do you ever evaluate your purchases and think about who you are really supporting? Are you supporting people that support you? I urge every SPORTS FANATIC to look through this magazine and find someone you can support. These are the people that continually give to your organization and children. It is time we as Citizens rally behind local businesses that are trying to give back to their community. I urge you to flip through this magazine right now and find someone you can support. CONGRATULATIONS 2012 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS PEYTON ALLEN AND XAVIER KILLINGS Philippians 2:2-5 New King James Version (NKJV) 2 Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. 8 DECEMBER 2012 u GAME DAY
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UPSTATE GAME DAY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES OF THE MONTH HUNTER LEE, DORMAN Senior place kicker Hunter Lee ended his high school career with 90 consecutive successful pointafter touchdown attempts, placing him first in the S.C. High School League record books. His streak began in 2010 and ended at 90 with a final successful attempt. According to research, Lee’s streak places him seventh in the National Federation of High Schools record book. CHANEL HARDY, SCSDB Senior setter Chanel Hardy captained the SCSDB volleyball team this past season. She was selected as Best Offensive Player at the Spike-Out Tournament in Kentucky. She tallied 27 kills, 12 aces, 19 blocks, three digs and 40 assists for the Hornets.
SAMANTHA WATERS, LANDRUM The senior cross country runner ended her career with the Cardinals with a Class 2A state championship and a fifth straight allstate selection. During her career, the Cardinals finished no worse than second in the state meet and won the title in 2009 and 2012. Waters owns school records in the 5k, 3,200m and 4x800m relay. ASHLEY HRUBALA, DORMAN Hrubala finished fifth at the Class 4A cross country state meet, running a personal best of 18:46. The senior was named all-state, all-region and all-county this year and was named our Most Valuable runner for the third straight season. She is a 5-year
letterman and has led the Lady Cavs to three region titles, a state title, a state runner-up along with three county titles. NATALIE BOYD, DORMAN The junior middle hitter was a major cog in Dorman’s volleyball success in October. The Lady Cavs finished out the regular season by going 6-0, took third place at the Wando Invitational and were 2-1 in the playoffs. Boyd had a hitting average of .352 and landed 47 percent of her kill attempts (43 of 91). During the playoffs, she hit .231 with a kill percentage of 40 (31 of 78). She also led the team in blocks. All the while, Boyd has kept a 4.59 GPA and is active in student governement and other school activities. Editor’s Note: Welcome to a new section and a taste of things to come inside Game Day. The athletes in this section were voted to be recognized as ATHLETES OF THE MONTH by their respective schools. Emails were sent to all Spartanburg County high schools and private schools requesting nominations. January edition deadline is Dec. 21. Coaches, Athletic Directors, please email nominations to associate editor John Clayton at upstategameday@rocketmail.com
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High Roller David Root youngest in SC to bowl perfect 300 By KAREN L. PUCKETT
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ne day before a tournament, David Root told his dad he was going to bowl a perfect game. Turns out he meant it, too. His father, Doug Branam, attended a funeral that day and arrived at Star Lanes in time to watch the crowd gathering around 11-year-old David who was about to become the youngest person in South Carolina to bowl a 300, a perfect game. Which is no small feat for anybody, young or old. To be exact, David, a selfdescribed fan of numbers, was 11 years, seven months and 17 days old when he bowled 12 strikes in a row in a sanctioned game. That was a year-anda-half ago, when David beat previous record-holder Tommy Jones, now a PBA tour player from Greenville. David is a natural at the sport, carrying a 160s average after bowling for only a year when he accomplished his perfect game. At 13, the 30-handicapper carries a 180s average and holds the season’s high scores in scratch game (231) and scratch series (617) in the Paradise Youth Rollers League. In 2011 he placed second in the statewide Pepsi Tournament in his age division (12 and under) and has won the 14 DECEMBER 2012 u GAME DAY
Pro-Am Tournament at Paradise Lanes three years in a row. And David is a leader on the state’s All-Star team. “Bowling is definitely something he started on his own,” says his mother, Alice Branam, who along with Doug, plays USTA tennis. “We are not a bowling family. David picked up the game so good and so fast.” In fact, he was first introduced to bowling at his day care center, where they took weekly trips to Paradise Lanes. That’s not to say his parents weren’t supportive of his zeal for knocking down pins. They took him to the alley where he would bowl 40 games a day, “a ridiculous amount,” his mother recalls jokingly. “He was constantly bowling and was obsessed with it,” Alice Branam says. “We joined the league, next the tournaments and we never stopped. At home, he was bowling down the hall. We had three sets of pins for him to practice with.” All that practice has literally paid off. David has earned more than $1,200 in college scholarship money through tournaments in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The money is earned through the United States Bowling Congress, which oversees these SMART accounts. David is not only recognized for his perfect game but for passersby who catch a glimpse of him on the lane, he draws their attention for his unique
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David Root became the youngest in S.C. to bowl a perfect game of 300.
style of bowling: Cupping the ball two-handed. “I started bowling with one hand,” David, an 8h grader at Gable Middle School, says. “But I could only bowl straight. Then I started using two hands, with my left hand for support, and saw that I could hook the ball from side to side.” He’s already developed a signature shot: the 6-7-10 split.
“When David first started bowling, he was literally coming out here every day,” says Linda Gamble, owner of Paradise Lanes, where a banner hangs above the seventh lane commemorating David’s achievement. “He reminds me of Tommy Jones who’s on the PBA national circuit. If David stays with it, he has the same potential.” Competitive bowling in high schools and colleges is more common in the North although colleges such as Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech have teams, and there are a few high schools in South Carolina with bowling teams, according to Cherie Munsterman, youth director of the Paradise Youth Rollers. “It’s a good activity for kids,” says Munsterman. “You don’t have to be here every Saturday. We give the kids options to
pre-bowl or post-bowl if they have to miss a week. It’s not as demanding as baseball or football.” And, unlike baseball or football, no one sits on the bench, Gamble adds. “It’s also good exercise,” Gamble says. “Bowling three games equals walking one mile.” Munsterman, whose 17-year-old son Andrew has bowled for 10 years, encouraged her children to bowl because it’s one sport that size doesn’t matter. “Bowling is a great equalizer. You don’t have to be six-foot-tall and 200 pounds to be good at this sport,” she adds. David is proof of that, weighing in at 100 pounds while bowling with a 13-pound ball when he broke the state’s record. However, as he’s grown a bit since then, his mother has noticed a maturity in him that can enable him to take his game farther.
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he annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas has been a special game since its inception, but has also become a special event here since it found its way to Spartanburg several years ago.
The 76th playing of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas -- the nation’s oldest high school all-star game -- is set for Dec. 15 at Gibbs Stadium on the campus of Wofford College. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. The game has raised more than $74 million for Shriners Children’s hospital since the inaugural game was played in 1937 in Charlotte. That money has helped
changed the lives of countless patients at the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Greenville, and the game itself has changed the lives of many of the athletes who have competed, said Sandy Destefano. That list includes her son, Patrick, a former Dorman standout who played in last year’s game and is now a freshman at Clemson. “It definitely changed his life,” she said. “There is so much behind the scenes than people realize. . . . He has always been aware of philanthropies around him, but he really enjoyed being with the kids. He knows how much it means to them.” And it meant so much to the big offensive lineman, Sandy said he wants to become a Shriner himself one day. “It really him home with Patrick, and I was glad to see it,” she said, noting that he still wears his original bracelet from Shrine Bowl week. Last year’s game raised more than $1.6 million for Shriners Hospital, a number
Clemson OL Patrick Destefano plans to become a Shriner after his 2011 Shrine Bowl experience.
that has grown steadily since the game’s arrival in Spartanburg, according to Hejaz Temple Treasurer Jerry Dixon. “We like it here in Spartanburg,” Dixon said. “It’s doing a lot better than it was doing in Rock Hill and we hope it’s found a home here.” Dixon said the game didn’t meet its revenue
projections early on, but said it the numbers have improved as more sponsors and backers have come on board, including Spartanburg County. But the heartbeat of the event is still the cadre of volunteers behind it donning fezes. According to the Shrine Bowl website, more than 400 volunteers devote some 200,000 volunteer hours to stage the game and related events. “We handle everything ourselves,” Dixon said. “We don’t hire anybody to do anything. We do it all -- the concessions, even the parking and setting the parade up. Everything that goes on, the Shriners handle.” This year, a half-dozen players from area schools have been invited to play for the Sandlappers in the game, including Byrnes wide receiver and S.C. Back of the Year Akia Booker. Byrnes offensive lineman Isaiah Pinson is also on the S.C. roster along with Dorman defensive back Brandon Pinckney, Gaffney defensive
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76th Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas at Wofford’s Gibbs Stadium Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 Kickoff: 1 p.m. Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 day of game Game Motto: “Strong legs run, so that weak legs may walk.” lineman Jaylen Miller, Blue Ridge defensive back Corey Dogan and Union County quarterback Keiston Smith. “I want to show (colleges) that I can compete with the top guys out there,” said Dogan, who impressed with a 4.39 time in the 40-yard dash at a Shrine Bowl Combine and put together an all-conference season despite a preseason shoulder injury. “A lot of people doubted me – that I couldn’t come back and be the same physical player as last year – but I want to show them that I’m still here. The shoulder didn’t stop me at all.”
76TH SHRINE BOWL TEAM ROSTERS SOUTH CAROLINA SANDLAPPERS Jahnari Devoe, DB, Allendale-Fairfaix Romelo Doctor, RB, Ashley Ridge Keinan Lewis, WR, Belton-Honea Path Corey Dogan, DB, Blue Ridge Harold Atkinson, RB, Carolina Forest Mykal Moody, ATH, Conway Malcolm Green, WR, Conway Keiton Burgess, OL, Crestwood Joseph Park, OL, Dillon Bryce King, OL, Dillon Brandon Pinckney, DB, Dorman Jaylen Miller, DL, Gaffney Gerald Turner, DE, Goose Creek Tramel Terry, WR, Goose Creek Davon Durant, LB, Greenwood Michael Julian, QB, HIlton Head Darius Wright, DE, Irmo Ben Hinson, K, Irmo Akia Booker, WR, James F. Byrnes Isaiah Pinson, OL, James F. Byrnes Michael Williams, DL, Lake Marion Malcolm Means, ATH, Lewisville Jonathan Boring, OL, Lexington
Chocolate Wilson, DB, Myrtle Beach Trahjare Reeder, OL, Newberry Eric Gallman, DL, Newberry Rontavious McClure, WR, Northwestern Jadar Johnson, DB, OrangeburgWilkinson Curtis Bey, DL, Ridge View Justin Day, OL, South Aiken Fabian Jefferson, TE, South Florence Alex Sims, OL, South Pointe Aaron Cook, OLB, Strom Thurmond Darius Hammond, RB, Strom Thurmond Byron Johnson, LB, Swansea Ben Boulware, LB, T.L. Hanna Austin McKinney, DB, Timberland Keiston Smith, QB, Union Co. Alex Brown, TE, White Knoll D.J. Jones, DL, Wren Lee Wright, OLB, York Michael Hill, DL, Pendleton HS was replaced due to injury
NORTH CAROLINA TARHEELS Kalif Phillips, RB, A.L. Brown Keeon Johnson, WR, A.L. Brown R.J. Prince, OL, Albemarle Demetrius Oliver, WR, Ashbrook B.J. Beecher, QB, Concord Dane Rogers Jr., DL, Crest Quinton Patterson, LB, Crest Sean Wiggins, LB, David W. Butler Cole Blankenship, OL, Davie Co. Chris Blair, DB, East Forsyth Aaron Clay, WR/RB, Eastern Alamance Tim Thorb, HB/TE, Garner Magnet Patrick Roane, OL, Gray’s Creek A.J. Coplon, DB, Havelock Pharoh Cooper, WR, Havelock Daryl Wilson, WR, Hendersonville Khris Francis, RB, Hillside Korrin Wiggins, DB, Hillside Lewis Neal, DE, Hunt Jack Tocho, DB, Independence Brian Walker, DB, Mallard Creek T.J. Logan, RB, Northern Guilford Dequaivs Mann, DB, Northern Nash
Matt Wogan, K, Porter Ridge Tanner Poindexter, OL, Reagan Devante Covington, DL, Richmond Tyrone Crowder, OL, Richmond Nazair Jones, DE, Roanoke Rapids Malik Diggs, DB, Scotland Artimes Robinson, LB, Scotland Eric McCauley, OL, Shelby Lachasten Smith, LB, South Iredell Jordan Starnes, LB, South Stanly Greg Gilmore, DL, South View Tristan Mumford, LB, Statesville Carlis Parker, QB, Statesville Jeff Deleon, OL, T.C. Roberson Noah Suber, QB, T.C. Roberson Tyquan Lewis, LB, Tarboro Ryan Gould, OL, West Forsyth Blake Dueitt, DL, William A. Hough Kirk Donaldson, TE, Zebulon Vance Larenz Bryant, LB, Zebulon Vance Christian Matau, OL, New Bern, replaced due to injury. Garry Lewis, RB, Douglas Byrd, replaced.
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SIGNING DAY 1st PERSON
Local athletes relive their recruiting experiences
November brought with it an open signing period for non-football athletes who have received collegiate scholarship offers. More than a dozen local student-athletes signed NCAA Division I and Division II college scholarship offers in sports ranging from golf, basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball.
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he offers came from some familiar institutions, including Wofford (Katy Funk, Spartanburg, golf), Spartanburg Methodist College (Savannah Farrell, Chapman, softball), Presbyterian (Abby Driscoll, Byrnes, golf), Winthrop (Dillon Palencia, Broome, baseball), Clemson (Reed Rohlman, Byrnes, baseball), College of Charleston (Caleb Lupton, Chapman, baseball), UNC-Charlotte (Kenya Olley, Dorman, basketball) and Lander (Kristen Dodge, Byrnes volleyball) among others. But national attention also meant a few students signed with schools outside the region, including former Spartanburg Day School tennis standout Anna Kate Anderson (Southern Methodist University) and Oakbook Prep basketball star Da’Varte Watson (Delaware). We asked a few of these students to tell us first-hand about the recruiting process. Here is what they had to say in their words: (CALEB LUPTON is a 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-handed pitcher who signed to play baseball for the College of Charleston. He will play his first season of high-school baseball for Chapman this coming spring.)
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or me, the recruiting process was two things: Both enjoyable and extremely overwhelming. Being home schooled until my junior year, I was under the radar of many coaches and scouts while other kids in my class had the opportunity of playing for their high school teams. Because I was under the radar, I was encouraged to attend some camps and showcases to gain some exposure. My former high school coach, Matt
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McDaniels, highly recommended the Diamond Prospects summer showcase this past year, and after I attended that, things began to change in quite a hurry. Within days, my phone was beginning to ring and my e-mail was starting to fill up, which was a little bit stressful trying to make contact with all the coaches and keep all of my options open, but as for the recruiting process and experience itself as a whole, it was great. Ever since I was a little kid, my dream has been to play college baseball. So there was no greater feeling when at the end of it all, I had 17 college offers to choose from. It was really neat to see how things came together so fast, and I know God had His hand on the whole situation because I feel
Byrnes golfer Abby Driscoll, seated, with sister Alanna Battistini, felt at home at Presbyterian College.
Pitcher Caleb Lupton will see his first action for Chapman as a senior before heading to the College of Charleston.
that the decision I made was the right one and where He wants me to be. I narrowed my choices down to USC Upstate, SMC, and College of Charleston. Of course, once I visited College of Charleston, met coach Monte Lee, toured the city and campus, I instantly fell in love with it, and realized that’s where I wanted to go to school for four years. All in all, the process was enjoyable and life-changing because I was able to see my childhood dream of playing college baseball become a reality, and I’m excited to be a part of the program in 2013 and to see what’s in store for my life moving forward.
(ABBY DRISCOLL has been a stalwart for the Byrnes golf team, showing the type of work ethic college coaches are seeking in any sport. She made a verbal commitment to Presbyterian College in October and followed through by signing with the Blue Hose in November.)
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s I look back on the college recruiting process, I am very thankful for the experiences and at the same time very thankful to have the decision made. Since playing college golf is a dream of mine, there was a lot of stress, hoping,
GOLF STANDOUT KATY FUNK OPTS FOR WOFFORD By JOHN CLAYTON Katy Funk was decked out in black and gold Wofford College swag -- a baseball cap and a long-sleeved t-shirt -- and already looked the part of Terrier. The Spartanburg High School senior was signing her letter of intent with the college down the street, choosing the Terriers over Furman, ACC-turn-Big 10 school Maryland and North Carolina among others because, she said, she felt at home so close to home. “The coach and the team and the atmosphere at Wofford was just so much more fitting for me,” Funk said. Mother Diane is a Furman alumnus and former golfer with the storied Paladins women’s golf program. Golf, if not Wofford, has become a family tradition for the Funks. In addition to Diane’s career with the Paladins, older brother Ronnie is a sophomore on the Erskine golf team. Katy finds it interesting now that a decision she made as a 10-year-old to drop competitive swimming and pursue golf has made such an impact on her life. After making that decision, she began taking golf more seriously and then stepped up her game when eligible to play for the Vikings
Spartanburg golfer Katy Funk signs with Wofford College during November’s early signing period.
as a middle schooler. “I used to wonder why I picked golf over swimming when I was 10 and it seemed like a decision that I just made at the time, but I found the answer this year,” Katy said. “Golf has been a blessing to me and my future.” Like the decision to concentrate on golf, Katy made the decision on her college career early, making a verbal commitment to coach Angie Ridgeway’s Terriers this past February. “We went all over, visiting different colleges, but (Coach Ridgeway) and the kids sold her,” Diane said. “She’s going to enjoy playing for Angie. She’s ready to be there.” Diane also said she is working Wofford’s black and gold into her own wardrobe and already has the school’s block “W” on her car. “That’s been a little difficult,” Diane laughed. “But it’s a lot better than some of
and praying that I would have the opportunity. In June of 2012 a college coach handed me a “white envelope” after following me at a tournament. I was elated, couldn’t sleep for a few days, and had a better feeling that my dreams would probably happen. Beginning in the winter of my junior year my parents and I spent many hours researching colleges. We started by making a list of every school in South Carolina and several in North Carolina that might be an option for me. From there, we made a lot of contacts and made visits. I was able to narrow my decision down to four schools which I then made official visits to, allowing me to get to know the teams. I had to find a school with the right balance of strong academics as well as golf. I also considered the size, location and friendliness. In the end, my first intuition was right. Presbyterian College had everything I was looking for. I can’t let up now though. In golf, there is always a shot you wished you had made so I will continue to work hard so that I can be a starter for PC and make an impact for the team! Go Blue Hose!
the colors out there.” Wofford’s only negative, Katy said, was its close proximity to home, but the positives out-weighed the negatives. “I didn’t want to stay so close to home, but I think Wofford will be worth it for me,” she said. “And I’ll be playing (home matches) at Spartanburg Country Club, and that’s always a bonus for me.” The decision has been part of a whirlwind senior year for Katy, who was also a state winner of Wendy’s High School Heisman award. But she said all of it -- the golf the choices -- was not as easy as it may have looked from the outside. “This year was more of a struggle than maybe what it seemed, even though the outcome was successful,” Katy said. “It was more of a struggle. It was a fight sometimes to get there.”
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Members of the Upstate Army paint ball program, from left, Henry Caldwell, Stephon Hicks, Dylan Harvey and Eric Lehman take a break from a recent practice at PBC Paintball Park in Wellford.
Making a Paintball taking hold with youth By JOHN CLAYTON
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tephon Hicks has made his list and checked it twice. And on most every line is some sort of paintball equipment. St. Nick, take notice. “I hope I’ll be getting a bunch of stuff for paintball,” said Hicks, a freshman at Dorman who heard about the sport at school and decided to check it out for himself. Once on the paintball field, Hicks discovered a new passion as have other teens involved in Upstate Army, a club that fields teams for players of varying ages across the region, and other area clubs.
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“It has become a lifestyle, not just a sport,” said Dylan Harvey, a junior at Hillcrest High School who began playing at age 11 after seeing professional teams compete on ESPN television networks. Eric Lehman, 15, a home-schooled high school freshman, has been around the sport for most of his life thanks to an older brother and a brother-in-law who have long been involved in paintball. But Lehman was unable to play until the age of 10 due to age restrictions at his local field. “On my 10th birthday, I went out there and played,” Lehman said. “I got my own gun a year after that and started playing with my brother and my brother-in-law and it was the most fun in the world.” Members of Upstate Army and their counterparts compete in three-
and five-man formats as part of an es in equipment, creating a “keeping eight-tournament series presented by up with the Joneses” mentality among the Carolina Field Operators’ Assocompetitive players seeking the latest, ciation. Other competitions include greatest edge for their games. battlefield scenarios and X-Ball. Lehman said, depending on how Though considered an “extreme many tournaments a players competes sport” since its inception and followin, it is easy to spend several thousand ing explosion in popularity in the dollars annually on the sport. 1990s, the tournaments have become Hicks lists the prices for just his family events akin to softball or basebasis equipment -- a marker (the ball tournaments held on diamonds paintball gun), his hopper (it loads across the country. the paint pellets into the marker) and “People bring C02 cannister. The their families and total comes to more they’re there to than $700 (and he WHERE TO PLAY: support them,” says he got a deal on Harvey said. the cannister). Carolina Paintball Fields Dylan’s The $700 figure is (864) 812-0276 mother, Nichole, in line with a decent 600 Starr Ridge Rd., Gaffney calls herself a set of golf clubs, but Planet Paintball “paintball mom,” doesn’t include the (reservations required) and said she is purchase of paint 380 Blackwood Store Rd., Moore not unlike team pellets, fees for play (864) 877-9558 moms in other or uniform costs. sports. “My marker is Paintball Central “At the local an Empire Axe and pbcentral.com level, it’s almost I love that thing,” 700 Garlington Rd., Greenville (864) 254-0111 like a little league Hicks said. “I saved kind of concept,” up forever for it.” PBC Paintball Park Nichole said. Starter equip318 Tucapau Rd., Wellford Dylan, ment can be found (864) 254-0111 who also plays significantly cheaper, lacrosse for Hillbut Hicks could have Red Fox Games redfoxgames.com crest, said paintspent much more on 1348 State Road S-42-195, ball teams have outfitting himself as Woodruff to work together well. A professional(864) 386-7304 and communilevel marker with cate just like in accessories was LOCAL LINKS: lacrosse or any priced for as much as Paintball Central other stick-and$1,800 on eBay. http://www.pballcentral.com/ Red Fox Games ball sport. “Making money http://redfoxgames.com And paintball to be able to play Upstate ARMY on Facebook has grown from -- that’s probably https://www.facebook.com/ the local fields to the toughest part,” UpstateArmy?fref=ts the professional Lehman said. “It ranks of cortakes a lot of funds.” porate-backed But players who teams. have made their way to the game relThe national television contracts ish the investment. have gone away as the sport’s overall Hicks said it has been worth every popularity as ebbed since its peak in cent for a several reasons, among the 1990s. them the camaraderie on the field. Though viewed as “extreme,” “It’s definitely a fun sport, but the paintball shares the woes of perhaps most exciting thing besides playing the most traditional of sports -- golf. paintball is all the different people you Paintball’s popularity has waned get to meet,” he said. “It’s all different with a failing U.S. economy as has ages who play paintball. It’s not all golf ’s due to some of the same issues. kids or all adults or all guys. There are It is a somewhat expensive sport in a couple of girls who come out to the which to get started and, like golf, field and they’re better than half of us technology continues to push advanc- guys.”
Stephon Hicks takes aim.
Stephon Hicks, Dylan Harvey and Henry Caldwell get set for action.
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For anyone with the desire to play sports at the college or professional level, the road is long and hard. This regular feature is about local athletes, living their dream, competing at ...
‘LIFE CHANGING’ LADY TERRIERS’ RACHEL WOODLEE MAKES HISTORY WITH RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Greer native Rachel Woodlee has found unrivaled success off the volleyball court for Wofford.
By JOHN CLAYTON
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onors, awards, plaques and trophies are nothing new for Wofford’s Rachel Woodlee, a two-time All-Academic Southern Conference selection in volleyball and a regular on the league’s academic honor rolls. But her latest honor, which came on the heels of her senior season with the Terriers, put Woodlee in rarified air. Woodlee became the sixth Wofford student and first female from the school to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. She is one of 32 students selected for the Rhodes Scholar Class of 2013. She is Wofford’s first Rhodes Scholar since the school became co-educational in the 1970s. “I can’t even really put it into words,” Woodlee said. “Getting the Rhodes Scholarship changes your entire life, so two weeks later I’m not quite sure it’s really sunk in, but I’m really excited.” As a Rhodes Scholar, Woodlee will attend the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom for a year of intensive study. Her area of study will center around modern China. She will receive degrees in business economics and Chinese upon graduation from Wofford in the spring. A resident of Greer who attended Mauldin High School due to a zoning quirk, Woodlee, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter, never had a problem with her direction at Wofford. She played basketball and volleyball early on before deciding to concentrate on volleyball and the studies that helped land her at Oxford. “I never imagined that everything would work out this well,” she said. “I came to Wofford because I was looking for a mix of good academics and competitive athletics. I knew I would have a lot of opportunities here, but I didn’t even fully compre-
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hend everything I would be able to do.” And she said she hopes the “life changing” Rhodes Scholarship will just be the beginning as she begins her study of U.S.Chinese relations in earnest. “I hope to come back with a better understanding of modern China and come away with an understanding of how to ease relations between the U.S. and China,” she said. “I think it’s very important that these two countries work together and I really want to be fundamentally involved in that. I’m interested specifically in international law and that level of relations, but there are so many things that have to be done.” No one doubts that the job is too big for
Woodlee. She started all 33 matches as a junior and was second on the team in scoring. This past season, she started 20 of 26 matches -- all the while balancing academics with her athletic career. “Playing a Division I sport is a 20-houra-week commitment -- and that doesn’t even count the travel or the extra sleep you need, all of those things,” Woodlee said. “You definitely have to make time management a priority. For me, having that knowledge has always motivated to be sure that I get all of my school work done. So, in some ways, being a student athlete has really helped me in both those atmosphere, and in the future, it has definitely prepared me for a busy life.” Learning that balance, she said, is key for young people who dream of becoming collegiate student-athletes. “Your work on the field and on the court really has to be supplemented in the classroom,” Woodlee said. “The majority of my scholarship to Wofford is academic, so that opened doors to me in college, but obviously, there’s no way I could have received a Rhodes Scholarship without good grades and good extra work in the classroom. You have to be well rounded and be a student before an athlete.”
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Seasons of life
Games come and go but Christmas meaning endures forever
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s we stood on the sidelines beside Caleb on senior night, memories flooded through my heart and mind like a river. Tears were flowing as I stood there so proudly beside my warrior son who had battled through major pain and adversity to compete in his senior year for Dorman. At the end of his last game, he grabbed me and began to weep, “It ended way too soon Daddy….way too soon…”
Looking back on that night, Caleb was right. The seasons come and go and they seem to be flying by faster and faster. Think about what fits in to the season…all of the practices, snacks, purchasing extra equipment, taking pictures, keep the academics in balance, team meetings, purchasing tickets, and the list goes on. Before a blink of the eye, the season is over and it’s on to the next one. Many times as parents and coaches, we find
ourselves getting so caught up in sports that we might easily reduce the sport to be that Rev. Seth Buckley is Minister to Students of winning and losing rather at First Baptist Spartanburg. than the life lessons that can be learned in the process. On Dec. 1, Hartsville High School won the 3A Football is, there will your heart be also” State Championship over Union (Matt.6:21). This is a great County High School at Williams reminder that our treasure should Brice Stadium. What many people not be found in material things may not know is that Hartsville that will pass away, but it should had one of the life lessons be relationships and in teaching moments in October when one the life lessons through sports of their players, Ronald Rouse, that will change the hearts of each collapsed and died of a heart who participate. The battle that defect. The team when on to most people get caught up in is dedicate the rest of its season to that we temporarily value the Rouse and ended up with going rings, the championships, and the undefeated for the first time in trophies. The greatest treasure school history. The Hartsville though is what we celebrate each coach, Jeff Calabrese, went on to Christmas, and that is the birth share that the title run will not of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who what will be remembered most changed the world. be he and the players, but the Time is truly flying by and sense of family and brotherhood each season will seemingly come that emerged in the midst of such and go quicker each year…so we great adversity. must answer the question on if In the Sermon on the Mount, we are focusing on what matters Jesus was warning the listeners most so that we will not miss the that no one can serve two masters teachable moment that all too and that “Where your treasure often…ends way too soon.
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BUILD YOUR CORE WITH KETTLE BELLS PART 3: BUILDING STRENGTH FOR ‘BIG 3’ This is the third and final squat prepares an athlete for installment success in the squat. The for the ‘Big 3’ next exercise is the hip exercises. In hinge. the previous The hip hinge two articles I teaches an athlete to suggested the harness the power of the sumo squat and hips and legs. Start by plank exercise holding a golf club (or to help lay a similar straight object) foundation for behind your back with success in the the club contacting the weight room. head and the hips. This Strength training Ken Finley demonstrates the hip hinge, left, which teaches the athlete to harness the KEN gets the athlete to start is critical to the power of the hips. At right, Finley shows an exercise done with a kettlebell which in the proper position FINLEY helps to teach proper form when advancing to the weight room. success of an with their shoulders athlete and the back and chest up. Now the back the golf club will pull straight and snap the hips. squat, bench press and power the athlete should unlock the away from the hips causing a This will teach the athlete clean are the staples of most knees slightly and push the loss of power in the hips and to make ‘something’ move successful strength training glutes back (stick your butt redirecting it at the back. with their hips rather than just programs. The plank exercises out). The motion of bending Descend slowly at first and their arms which will come will help prepare an athlete for forward occurs through the hips have the athlete accelerate the in handy when learning the the bench press and the sumo (see pic). If the athlete bends at hips forward to return back to power clean. The swing is an the upright position. Once excellent first explosive exercise the athlete becomes proficient because it does not reward poor with this you can move on to positioning of the body. If the the swing and the hip snap core relaxes the athlete will be that comes with it. This is pulled forward on their toes. done by holding a kettlebell or The ‘Big 3’ exercises are medicine ball and performing an excellent way to introduce the same hip hinge movement a young athlete to strength described. You won’t have training. If done consistently the golf club to provide the a solid foundation can be laid feedback so watch the athlete that will lead to success both closely to make sure they are in the weight room and on the keeping their spine in proper playing field. alignment. Again as the athlete Ken Finley is a physical lowers the kettlebell the back is therapist and certified youth straight and the athlete should speed and agility specialist. To accelerate the hips forward and learn more about his youth allow the bell to swing out in athletic development programs front. you can contact him at kfinley@ finleypt.com. Remember, keep the back
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Shoulder Dislocation vs. Separation
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ometimes the terms shoulder dislocation and shoulder separation can be confusing. The best way to understand the difference between the two injuries is to understand the anatomy. The shoulder joint is a highly mobile joint that allows us to move the hand into many different positions and allows us to throw forcefully. The motion comes from the humeral head, a large ball, moving on a shallow cup or socket, which is called the glenoid. The socket or glenoid is part of the broad bone known as the shoulder blade (scapula). This part of the shoulder is called the glenohumeral or GH joint. To complicate things a little more, the scapula can move on the back but is partially stabilized by the collar bone. The collar bone stabilizes the scapula in a similar way that European churches were built with a supporting buttress. Imagine a brace supporting a wall.
A shoulder dislocation occurs when the humeral head or “ball� pops out of the socket. Because the shoulder socket is shallow compared to other joints like the hip, it is easier to dislocate the shoulder. Usually it comes out of the front of the shoulder. This injury results from a fall or pull or rotation to the arm and shoulder. There is often significant deformity and the shoulder has a square appearance and severe pain. Often, the shoulder will have to
of the shoulder or a collision during sports. Most shoulder separations are treated without surgery. Many are treated with a sling, ice, and rest initially. Usually there is less deformity with a shoulder separation.
be put back in place by an ER doctor after pain medicine is given. There can be nerve injuries related to the dislocation. After the shoulder is put back into the joint, there is usually a period of rest in a sling. X-rays and an MRI may be ordered to evaluate the injured anatomy.
Frequently, shoulder dislocations require additional treatment from an orthopedic surgeon. This can include surgical stabilization of the joint. Surgery is more common in young patients who participate in contact or collision sports, those who experience recurrent dislocations, and those whose shoulder continues to feel like it will come out of joint. In older patients, a dislocation can tear the rotator cuff, which is a group of muscles that stabilize the ball on the socket.
THOMAS A. LEONG, MD tion, you should seek the advice of an orthopedic surgeon experienced in treating shoulder problems to evaluate you and return you to competition as soon as possible.
If the shoulder separation is severe, then muscles going into spasm can make the deformity worse. In this case, surgery to reconstruct the ligaments may be required. If you have significant pain and deformity around your shoulder with limited mo-
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SPARTANBURG COUNTY BOILING SPRINGS Nov. 27: Chapman Nov. 30: Northwestern Dec. 4: at Northwestern Dec. 6: at Chapman Dec. 10: at Broome Dec. 14: Gaffney Dec. 15: Broome Dec. 18: at Mauldin Dec. 21: Byrnes Jan. 4: at Wade Hampton Jan. 8: Riverside Jan. 11: at Dorman Jan. 15: at Spartanburg Jan. 18: at Gaffney Jan. 22: Mauldin Jan. 25: at Byrnes Jan. 29: at Riverside Feb. 1: Wade Hampton Feb. 5: Spartanburg Feb. 8: Dorman
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BROOME Nov. 27: Chesnee Nov. 30: at Blacksburg Dec. 3: at Chesnee Dec. 4: at Spartanburg Dec. 7: Blacksburg Dec. 10: Boiling Springs Dec. 11: Spartanburg Dec. 15: at Boiling Springs Jan. 4: at Woodruff Jan. 8: Union Co. Jan. 11: Clinton Jan. 15: at Chester Jan. 18: at Chapman Jan. 22: Woodruff Jan. 25: at Union Co. Jan. 29: at Clinton Feb. 1: Chester Feb. 5: Chapman BYRNES Nov. 27: at Greer Dec. 4: Greer Dec. 7: Irmo Dec. 14: at Wade Hampton Dec. 18: Spartanburg Dec. 21: at Boiling Springs Jan. 4: Mauldin Jan. 5: at Irmo Jan. 8: Dorman Jan. 11: at Gaffney Jan. 15: at Riverside Jan. 18: Wade Hampton Jan. 22: at Spartanburg Jan. 25: Boiling Springs Jan. 29: at Dorman Feb. 1: at Mauldin Feb. 5: Riverside Feb. 8: Gaffney
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CHAPMAN Nov. 27: at Boiling Springs Nov. 29: Spartanburg Christian Nov. 30: Chesnee Dec. 4: at Landrum Dec. 6: Boiling Springs Dec. 7: at Chesnee Dec. 12: Landrum Jan. 4: Union Co. Jan. 8: Chester Jan. 11: at Woodruff Jan.15: Clinton Jan. 18: Broome Jan. 22: at Union Co. Jan. 25: at Chester Jan. 29: Woodruff Feb. 1: at Clinton Feb. 5: at Broome LORIN BROWNING PHOTO GAME DAY u DECEMBER 2012 29
PREP BASKETBALL SCHEDULES / FROM 29 CHESNEE Nov. 27: at Broome Nov. 30: at Chapman Dec. 3: Broome Dec. 4: Seneca Dec. 7: Chapman Dec. 11: at Liberty Dec. 14: Carolina Dec. 18: Powdersville Dec. 21: Greer Middle College Jan. 4: at Pendleton Jan. 8: Landrum Jan. 11: at Blacksburg Jan. 15: Crescent Jan. 18: Liberty Jan. 22: at Carolina Jan. 25: Pendleton Jan. 29: at Landrum Feb. 1: at Powdersville Feb. 5: Blacksburg Feb. 7: at Crescent DORMAN Nov. 27: Northwestern Nov. 29: at Hillcrest Dec. 4: Hillcrest Dec. 7: at Northwestern Dec. 14: Mauldin Dec.19: at Wade Hampton Dec. 21: Spartanburg Jan. 4: at Riverside Jan. 8: at Byrnes Jan. 11: Boiling Springs Jan. 15: Gaffney Jan. 18: at Mauldin Jan. 22: Wade Hampton Jan. 25: at Spartanburg Jan. 29: Byrnes Feb. 1: Riverside Feb. 5: at Gaffney Feb. 8: at Boiling Springs GREER Nov. 27: Byrnes Nov. 28: at Riverside Nov. 30: Riverside Dec. 4: at Byrnes Dec. 7: at Greenville Dec. 11: Travelers Rest Dec. 14: at Eastside Dec. 18: Berea Jan. 4: Pickens Jan. 8: at Southside Jan. 11: Blue Ridge Jan. 17: Greenville Jan. 22: at Travelers Rest Jan. 25: Eastside Jan. 29: at Berea Feb. 1: at Pickens Feb. 5: Southside Feb. 7: at Blue Ridge LANDRUM Nov. 30: Polk Co. (N.C.) 30 DECEMBER 2012 u GAME DAY
Dec. 4: Chapman Dec. 11: at Powdersville Dec. 12: at Chapman Dec. 14: Liberty Dec. 18: Blacksburg Jan. 4: at Carolina Jan. 8: at Chesnee Jan. 11: Crescent Jan. 15: at Pendleton Jan. 18: Powdersville Jan. 22: at Liberty Jan. 25: Carolina Jan. 29: Chesnee Feb. 1: at Blacksburg Feb. 5: at Crescent Feb. 7: Pendleton OAKBROOK PREP Nov. 13: Veritas Nov. 15: Upstate Eagles (girls) Nov. 16: Greater Cabbarus (girls) Nov. 29: at Southside Christian Nov. 30-Dec. 1: at Rabun Gap Tourney Dec. 4: Southside Christian Dec. 7: Greenville Hurricanes Dec. 11: Charlotte United Dec. 14: at Gaston Day Dec. 15: Team Australia Dec. 19: at Myrtle Beach Tourney (boys) Jan. 4: Legacy Charter Jan. 8: Greenwood Christian Jan. 9: at Camden Military (boys) Jan. 11: Spartanburg Christian Jan. 15: at Richard Winn Jan. 17: at Spartanburg Day Jan. 22: at Legacy Charter Jan. 23: Camden Military (boys) Jan. 25: at Greenwood Christian Jan. 29: at Spartanburg Christian Feb. 1: Richard Winn Feb. 4: Spartanburg Day SCSDB Nov. 27: ENCSD Nov. 29 at Whitmire Nov. 30-Dec. 1: at Viking Classic, Tenn. School for Deaf Dec. 4: Brashier Charter Dec. 10: at Southside Christian Dec. 13: Greer Charter Dec. 14-16: at ENCSD Dec. 18: at Brashier Charter Jan. 8: St. Joseph’s Jan. 10: at Christ Church Jan. 15: at Greenville Tech Charter Jan. 17: Southside Christian Jan. 22: at Greer Charter Jan. 23-27: at Mason Dixon Tourney, Kentucky School for
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Deaf Jan. 29: at N.C. School for Deaf Jan. 31: at St. Joseph’s Feb. 5: Christ Church Feb. 7: Greenville Tech Charter
Jan. 19: at Christ Church Jan. 22: Greenwood Christian Jan. 25: Richard Winn Jan. 29: Oakbrook Prep Feb. 1: at Spartanburg Day
SPARTANBURG Nov. 30: at Newberry Dec. 4: Broome Dec. 7: Newberry Dec. 10: at Daniel Dec. 11: at Broome Dec. 14: Riverside Dec. 18: at Byrnes Dec. 21: at Dorman Jan. 4: Gaffney Jan. 8: at Spartanburg Jan. 11: Wade Hampton Jan. 15: Boiling Springs Jan. 16: Daniel Jan. 18: at Riverside Jan. 22: Byrnes Jan. 25: Dorman Jan. 29: Mauldin Feb. 1: at Gaffney Feb. 5: at Boiling Springs Feb. 8: at Wade Hampton
SPARTANBURG DAY Nov. 27: Cardinal Newman Nov. 30: Asheville School Dec. 4: at Gaston Day Dec. 6: at Laurens Academy Dec. 11: Asheville Trailblazers Dec. 28: at Newberry Academy Tournament (girls only) Jan. 4: at Richard Winn Jan. 8: at Hampton Park Jan. 11: at Greenwood Christian Jan. 12: Laurens Academy Jan. 15: at Spartanburg Christian Jan. 17: Oakbrook Prep Jan. 22: Richard Winn Jan. 25: at Trinity Byrnes Collegiate Jan. 29: Greenwood Christian Feb. 1: Spartanburg Christian Feb. 4: at Oakbrook Prep
SPARTANBURG CHRISTIAN Dec. 3: at Woodruff Dec. 6: at Union Co. Dec. 10: Woodruff Dec. 13: Union Co. Dec. 14: at Piedmont (Ga.) Academy Dec. 18: Chapman Dec. 20-22: Girls at Clover Tournament Dec. 20-22: Boys at Rock Hill Tournament Dec. 27-29: at Landrum Tournament Jan. 4: at Greenwood Christian Jan. 8: Blacksburg Jan. 11: at Oakbrook Prep Jan. 15: Spartanburg Day
WOODRUFF Nov. 27: Whitmire Nov. 30: at Southside Christian Dec. 3: Spartanburg Christian Dec. 7: at Whitmire Dec. 8: Christ Church Dec. 13: Southside Christian Jan. 4: Broome Jan. 8: at Clinton Jan. 11: Chapman Jan. 12: at Christ Church Jan. 15: at Union Co. Jan. 18: Chester Jan. 22: at Broome Jan. 25: Clinton Jan. 29: at Chapman Feb. 1: Union Co. Feb. 5: at Chester
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