Spring practice in high gear at MCHS Posted - 05-10-2012 The Marlboro County High football team began preparing for the 2012 season last week, opening their three week spring practice session. This week, the intensity has been turned up as full contact has begun. "Until the high school league ruled that hitting in the spring was acceptable, spring practice wasn't that big of a deal. Now that we can go full-out, it allows us to do so much more in evaluating players," said head coach Dean Boyd. Click here for more

Bulldogs defeat Camden, share region championship Posted - 04-26-2012 When Phillip Blue took over as Marlboro County High's baseball coach five years ago, the program had never had a winning record. Forget about winning region titles, the Bulldogs had over 15 years of losing most of their games. Last Thursday, the Bulldogs defeated Camden, 6-4, to claim their second region championship in the last three years. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with an 8-2 region record, tying Darlington for a share of the championship. The Falcons defeated... Click here for more

WEB UPDATE: Bulldogs defeat Camden Posted - 04-20-2012 Marlboro County scored twice in the fifth inning to break a 4-4 tie last night enroute to defeating Camden 6-4. The win guarantees the Bulldogs at least a share of the region championship. Click here for more

Bulldogs come-from-behind to defeat Lakewood, play for region title Posted - 04-20-2012 When the MCHS baseball team took the field for the first time this spring, they weren't burdened by extremely high expectations. The Bulldogs were replacing five starters, including two of the best players to ever wear the black and gold (Beau Dees and Tyler Nolan). Last year's team had made the playoffs but after 2010's region title, the '11 campaign was a bit of a disappointment. With only one senior on the roster and at least one freshman in the starting lineup, this looked like a... Click here for more

Bulldogs win 2 of 4, face Hartsville Posted - 04-03-2012 The Marlboro County High baseball team split four games in the last week. The Bulldogs won once and lost once in region competition, and divided a double header with non-region Chester High on Saturday. The Bulldogs improved to 4-2 in region with a 13-1 battering of Crestwood in Sumter Tuesday. "It was a close game going into the top of the fifth. Their pitcher did a good job of keeping us off balance. We were hitting the ball solid but right at their defensive people," said coach... Click here for more

Marlboro County defeats Hartsville, Hoke County Posted - 03-23-2012 The red-hot Marlboro County High baseball team won twice in the last week, improving their overall record to 8-2. More importantly, the Bulldogs are now 3-1 in Region 6-AAA as the midpoint in the conference campaign nears. Last Friday, the Bulldogs picked up a huge road win, defeating Hartsville, 5-4. "Any region road win is big but beating Hartsville on their field is special. We haven't had much success against them over the years, so this is an important win for our team," said... Click here for more