Spring sports begin Monday at MCHS as baseball and softball kick-off season Posted - 03-05-2010 The spring sports season will kick off next Monday at Marlboro County High, as both the varsity baseball and varsity softball teams will take to the diamond. Both teams start with road contests but will be in action at home on Tuesday. Here is a brief preview of both squads: Baseball The Bulldogs return a veteran roster from a squad that posted the second best record in school history last season. The team finished with an 11-11 mark, 5-5 in Region 6-AAA games. They also won a... Click here for more

New website to help Bulldog fans and players alike Posted - 03-05-2010 The Marlboro County Bulldogs have a new home on the internet. The athletic department recently launched a new website that will feature all of the school's sports teams. It can be found at www.marlboroathletics.org. “Through the years, we have tested several products that would allow us to have a sports website. The new site has the features that we had been looking to find and at a very affordable price,” said MCHS athletic director Dean Boyd. The website is a product of BigTeams.com,... Click here for more

Lady Bulldogs fall to Darlington in quarterfinals Posted - 02-26-2010 The Marlboro County girls' basketball season came to an end Monday night at the hands of their nemesis, the Darlington Falcons. Darlington defeated the Lady Bulldogs for the third time this season, 62-53 in the state quarterfinals. Poor free throw shooting and a fourth quarter scoring drought were the keys to Marlboro County's demise. The Lady Bulldogs made only 17 of 28 free throws, missing 7 in the first half when they had a chance to pull away. The Bulldogs entered the fourth quarter... Click here for more

Bulldogs fall to Battery Creek to end season Posted - 02-26-2010 Marlboro County was dismissed from the Class AAA state playoffs in the second round at Battery Creek High School last Friday. The Bulldogs could not overcome a sluggish first half that included an injury to their leading scorer. The Dolphins cruised to a 55-39 win. "We just weren't hitting anything in the first half. Then Tiaon Underwood got hurt and it was more than we could overcome," said head coach James Pate. Click here for more

Dragons defeated in first round of SCISA tournament Posted - 02-26-2010 Marlboro Academy faced a tough assignment in their opening game of the SCISA state playoffs, taking on top ranked First Baptist Saturday. The Dragons put up a tough battle for a half, but undone by foul trouble and exhaustion, Marlboro fell, 60-41. “The keys to this game were getting back in transition, keeping the ball out of their unreal shooters’ hands, and staying out of foul trouble. We knew it was going to be tough, but we felt like if we accomplished those three things we'd have a... Click here for more

WEB UPDATE: Bulldogs eliminated by Battery Creek Posted - 02-20-2010 The Marlboro County High boys' basketball team was defeated Friday night by Battery Creek in the second round of the state playoffs. The Bulldogs were held to just 10 points in the first half, losing by a final score of 55-39 . See Thursday's MH-A for a full account of the game. Click here for more