Chapin spring teams are enjoying postseason success

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Although capturing just one state title, the overall postseason success for Chapin High Spring Sports was notable.

Chapin’s only spring state championship came in girls lacrosse, but other spring teams competed quite well on Class AAAAA’s biggest stage.

Two spring teams finished second in their respective playoffs. The girls soccer team reached the AAAAA finals before losing 2-1 to Clover. Chapin finished with a record of 23-3-2.

“It’s a disappointing ending, but we had a great season and a great group of girls,” coach Chad Bridges said. “It hurts now, but we will be fine.”

Senior Darcy Ahern was a leader on this year’s team, finishing with 28 goals and 18 assists while earning all-state honors. Sophomore Lila Bowers scored 24 goals this season and junior Grace Benson scored 14 goals with 11 assists.

The boys golf team also finished second on the state list, finishing behind TL Hanna in the final AAAAA state tournament standings. Chapin had a five-shot lead after the first 18 holes, but Hanna rallied on the second day, beating Chapin by 15 shots on day two.

Chase Cline finished 36 holes tied for medal, losing in a playoff to take home second place individually. Harrison James also finished in the top 10, finishing eighth.

Thomas Campbell finished in 24th place^e and Eason Donaldson was 40^e among the field of more than 100 golfers.

The boys soccer team finished the season with a record of 17-9-1, losing 2-1 to JL Mann in the second round of the AAAAA playoffs. Junior Wyatt Jordan was the team’s leading scorer with 16 goals and eight assists.

The baseball team posted a 22-7 record before losing to West Ashley in the playoffs. Top performers this spring included Caden Reeves, Foster Apple and Jack Coletti.

The softball team reached the Lower State Final Four before a loss to Berkeley ended their season with a 22-8 record. Top performers this spring included Savannah Stockwell, Ella Majchrzak and Andee Dircks.

A bevy of athletes from the track and field program qualified for the AAAAA state meet in mid-May. The top performer in the state meet for the girls team was Evelyn Patrick, who placed third overall in the 400 meters. Kylie Taylor finished eighth in the 400 and Georgia Babcock was eighth in the 3200 meters.

Koa Erickson was the top performer on the boys team, finishing third in the 1600 meters. Summit Wood finished in seventh place in the 3200 meter final.