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Page 1: Message from the AD

Page 2-3: Facilities Upgrades

Page 4: Baseball

Page 5: Softball

Page 6: Boys Golf

Pages 7: Soccer

Pages 8: Track

Message from the Athletic Director

Snow, rain, freezing rain, sleet and mud everywhere…mustbe time for spring sports. However, the fact that we arepracticing with our teams and have our schedules ready toplay gives me a reason to be thankful. It was almost a yearago that COVID-19 made its presence known and broughtour spring seasons to an abrupt end.

While COVID-19 disrupted so many of the things

we loved and enjoyed, we did learn to appreciate

so many things even more than ever. The resilient

spirit of our school community, and the forward

leadership of Spartanburg District 2 schools , gives

me great hope and much positive energy as we

head into our spring 2021 seasons.

I wish all our coaches and players great success

this spring. We are not “out of the woods” yet but

we are very close to moving past COVID and

returning to normalcy.

We invite our fans to get out and support our spring

sports. If we need to regulate attendance numbers

the information will be made public prior to games.

Our outdoor areas have ample room to

accommodate social distancing guidelines based on

the number of fans noted from previous seasons.

Jim Hyatt, Athletic Director

Facility Upgrades

Board Approves $5.12M for Chesnee High School Athletics Upgrades

On March 9, the Spartanburg School District Two Board of Trustees unanimouslyapproved just over five million dollars for a series of major upgrades to the athleticfacilities at Chesnee High School.

Highlights of the project include:-Synthetic, multi-sport turf for the stadium.-New track, with competition-grade surface and other amenities to replace the currenttrack on the campus of Chesnee Middle.-New tennis courts.-New ticket booth and concession building in a new plaza at the stadium.-New bleachers, press box/concession building, new dugouts for baseball field.-Aesthetic and accessibility improvements across the athletic complex.

“This speaks to the Board’s commitment to every student that attends school inSpartanburg 2,” said CHS Principal Angie Ramsey. “They are constantly looking for waysto make our district the best place to be for academics, athletics and the arts. We areblessed to have them.”

Preparations have already started for construction to begin. Jumper Carter SeaseArchitects and Thompson Turner Construction will partner on the project. Both firmshave a long history with our district, including collaborating on the construction ofBoiling Springs High School and Shoally Creek Elementary School.

“We have such great support from our community and this project will help bring somuch pride to Chesnee,” Ramsey said. “This will also create so many new opportunitiesfor our students, from playing tennis on campus to hosting track and field meets. Thefuture looks very bright at CHS!”

Superintendent Lance Radford said this project furthers the District’s commitment toensure that regardless which school a student attends in D2, they have access to safe,modern, and innovative facilities.

“This is something we have been looking forward to for a long time,” Radford said. “I amextremely happy for our students and the Chesnee Community!”While construction is set to begin soon, CHS is working to ensure that there is as littleimpact as possible on the current athletic seasons.

Baseball

After losing the 2020 season dueto COVID-19, the 5-Time StateChampion Eagles are looking to make up for lost time! DeanJones Stadium will surely providelots of exciting moments andthrilling games for the 2021 season!

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Softball

I'm excited about the opportunity to compete after almosta year. This is a very hardworking group of young ladies.

They have a laser-beam focus on improving each day andapproaching the season one pitch at a time. I'm very

fortunate to have a group that cares for and looks out forone another. We have great depth of talent with all 14 girls.

-Tripp Fogle, Head Coach

Returning All-Region Players: Samantha Carver, Sr(P/INF), Paige Scruggs, Sr (P/INF), Ali Scruggs, Sr (P/INF/OF),

Shenandoah Bishop, Sr (OF)

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Golf

The Eagle Invitational

has been renamed the TC

Ezell Invitational to honor

our late former principal

who loved the game of golf.

This tournament will now

carry his name for many

years to come.

The Eagles will be building with a young nucleus ofplayers. Chesnee should be competitive in Region II-AAand hopes to be playing their best as they approach theRegion Tournament and hopefully advance to post-season play.

-Andy Pitt, Head Coach

Last Year’s Record: 2020 No Season - (2019 – 19-3)

Last Year’s Region Finish and Postseason/PlayoffResult: 2020 No Season - 2019 AAA State Runner-

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Number of Starter’s Returning: 3

Top Returners: Peyton Lawter (Fr), JacksonRamsey (So)

Top Newcomers: Creighton Rentz (7th), HughstonJohnson (7th)

Soccer

The Chesnee High School Eagles had their2020 season cut short by COVID-19, but theyare ready to take the pitch for their secondfull season in 2021.

Head Coach Scott Faust has the newly-formed program growing by leaps andbounds and looks to continue to make theEagles perenial contenders!

Track and Field

Returning Girls: Blair Kymiah (12th Grade), Beach Jessa (12th Grade), Taylor Tracy (11THGrade), Proctor Nykerria(8th Grade), Cheeks Bethany (10th Grade),Crittenden Aleiyha (12th Grade), Griffin Shea (10th Grade) JacksonKristian (11th Grade), Jones Tanner (10th Grade), Walker Clair(8th Grade), Stowell Olivia (9TH Grade), Arrowood Lannie (8th Grade)

Returning Boys:Thompson Bryson (11TH grade), Harris Ian (11TH grade), Valentines KJ(11TH grade) , Duren Lorenzo (12th Grade) , Mckinney Emmanuel (12thGrade), Rentz Caleb (11TH grade) , Seay Cory (12th Grade), BlantonAndrew (11TH grade), Bates Benjamin (12th Grade), White Collin (12thGrade), Ocampo-Rios Omarion (9th Grade)

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