Fort Mill Prep Sports

Copperheads give up two scores in four minutes

Late score steals road win from Catawba Ridge - Fort Mill Prep Sports BOILING SPRINGS – The Boiling Springs Bulldogs scored with 78 seconds left to steal a win from the Catawba Ridge Copperheads. The Bulldogs won 34-30 stopping the Copperheads last drive on their third interception of the game. Boiling Springs outscored Catawba Ridge 20-7 in the fourth quarter. “T...

Struggles continue for Falcons on the gridiron

Nation Ford falls hard for second straight week - Fort Mill Prep Sports By Jack Veltri Correspondent LUGOFF – Before Friday, Nation Ford freshman quarterback Brooks Treble had never taken a snap at the varsity level. Scratch that. He had never played in a game at any level of high school football before Friday. Treble, who began the year playing with the Falcons’ JV...

Catawba Ridge takes match to fifth set

Late rally drops Copperheads against new region opponent (Sept. 3 Roundup) - Fort Mill Prep Sports After winning the fourth set to tie the match, the Catawba Ridge girls’ volleyball team struggled to keep momentum in the final set. The Copperheads lost to Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 13-15) for their first loss in Region 3-4A. Catawba Ridge is now 1-1 in th...

Jackets play well, but come up short

Warriors take match from Fort Mill (Sept. 2 Roundup) - Fort Mill Prep Sports The Fort Mill boys’ volleyball team were swept by the Indian Land Warriors in a non-region test. Fort Mill lost 3-0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-17) and are now 3-5 overall on the season. “I think we played well,” said Fort Mill head coach Tamisha Martin. “Our intensity picked up. It was their defense ...

Jackets make history against Copperheads

Fort Mill defense dominates as Jackets throttle Catawba Ridge - Fort Mill Prep Sports After six years of struggles against Catawba Ridge, the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets got one on the Copperheads. Fort Mill beat Catawba Ridge for the first time in varsity football winning 38-17 at Bob Jones Stadium. “These kids, man,” said Fort Mill head coach Rob McNeely. “Gavin Love, our right ...

Falcons take one on the chin to open region play

Stallions thunder over Nation Ford - Fort Mill Prep Sports By Jack Veltri Correspondent ROCK HILL – For one of the few times all night, something finally went Nation Ford football’s way. Senior quarterback Asher Beck launched a long fourth-down pass to senior wide receiver Jah Carter, setting the Falcons up near the goal line with a chance to get on the...

Jackets, Falcons continue with strong swims

Fort Mill runs the table in the pool (Aug. 27 Roundup) - Fort Mill Prep Sports The Fort Mill swim team swept a multi-team meet at the Fort Mill Aquatics Center to remain undefeated on the season. Fort Mill beat Nation Ford, Rock Hill, Indian Land, Lancaster, Buford and Andrew Jackson in the meet. Nation Ford went 5-1 in the meet losing just to Fort Mill. Fort Mill won four rel...

Nation Ford takes early advantage of Jackets

Falcons sweep Fort Mill in only meeting of the season (Aug. 25 Roundup) - Fort Mill Prep Sports In their only meeting of the season on the volleyball court, the Nation Ford girls’ volleyball team got the best of Fort Mill. Nation Ford beat Fort Mill 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-18) as they improved to 5-1 on the season. Fort Mill fell to 4-3. The former region rivals are now in different regions an...

Copperheads victorious at the net and on the links

Catawba Ridge tennis gets shutout win (Aug. 24 Roundup) - Fort Mill Prep Sports The Catawba Ridge girls’ tennis team got a shutout win over Charlotte Catholic 7-0. Catawba Ridge won the match in straight sets for their first win of the season. The Copperheads were led by Abby Russell in a straight set win at 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Elaina Beilstein won for Catawba Ridge by...

Jackets surge to beat Blue Eagles for the first time since 2017

Strong second half lifts Fort Mill in season opener - Fort Mill Prep Sports By Jack Veltri Correspondent After a less-than-ideal finish to the first half, Fort Mill football needed a spark coming out of halftime. Broden Mitcheson wasted no time providing it for the Yellow Jackets. On the opening drive of the second half, the senior running back caught a third-down swing pas...