High School Sports

Chapin wins sixth straight competitive cheerleading state title

Chapin’s competitive cheerleading dynasty continued Saturday at Colonial Life Arena.

The Eagles won their sixth straight state title and 15th overall by winning the Class 5A championship. The 15 championships add to their state record. The six straight titles are spread out over three classifications. Chapin won two 3A titles in 2014-15, two in 4A from 2015-16 and last two in 5A.

This year’s title will be the final one for coach Vicki Williams, who is retiring after this year.

Chapin finished with 369 points, edging out Lexington by four points. It was the Wildcats’ third runner-up finish in the last four seasons. River Bluff was third, Dutch Fork was fifth, Blythewood ninth and White Knoll 10th.

Belton Honea Path won the Class 4A championship.AC Flora was fifth. Brookland-Cayce came in seventh and Airport was 10th, Westwood 11th and Ridge View 12th.

Chesnee won the 3A title while Mid-Carolina was runner-up. The Rebels won it all last year. Gray Collegiate finished fifth and Brookland-Cayce was seventh.

This story was originally published November 23, 2019 at 8:38 PM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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