High School Sports

A look at where Midlands athletes are headed during 2025 fall signing period

Gray Collegiate' had eight students commit to colleges during signing day on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. Pictured with their coaches are, from left, Levi Ball, Basketball (Kennesaw State), Aspen Boulware, Softball (South Carolina), Mackenzi Bradley, Softball (Francis Marion), Gracie Porter, Softball (Lees-McRae), Courtney Burgess, Volleyball (Virginia Tech), Vanessa Coleman, Soccer (SC State),Victoria Coleman, Soccer (SC State), and Aaron Willis, swimming (Gardner-Web).
Gray Collegiate' had eight students commit to colleges during signing day on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. Pictured with their coaches are, from left, Levi Ball, Basketball (Kennesaw State), Aspen Boulware, Softball (South Carolina), Mackenzi Bradley, Softball (Francis Marion), Gracie Porter, Softball (Lees-McRae), Courtney Burgess, Volleyball (Virginia Tech), Vanessa Coleman, Soccer (SC State),Victoria Coleman, Soccer (SC State), and Aaron Willis, swimming (Gardner-Web). tglantz@thestate.com

Wednesday marks the first day of the fall signing period. The period will run through Nov. 19, with senior athletes from all sports except football able to sign letters of intent with their future colleges.

Here is a list of Midlands players who signed — or will sign — during the period. The list will be updated throughout the signing period.

Baseball

Johnny Collins (Blythewood/College of Charleston)

Dalton Corley (River Bluff/Florence-Darlington Tech)

Amare Counts (Blythewood/Florence-Darlington Tech)

Brady Evans (Spring Valley/Coker)

Felix Flecha Ruiz (Chapin/Florence-Darlington Tech)

Braydon Hallman (Batesburg-Leesville/VCU)

Peyton Hewitt (River Bluff/Spartanburg Methodist)

AJ Jefferson (Lugoff-Elgin/College of Charleston)

Lawson Lawrence (Mid-Carolina/Coker)

Ethan Offing (Dutch Fork/Clemson)

Ashley Powell (River Bluff/North Greenville)

Preston Smith (Batesburg-Leesville/Erskine)

Jacob Smoak (Spring Valley/Presbyterian)

Braden Studebaker (Lexington/USC Aiken)

Basketball

Broderick Anderson (Keenan/Francis Marion)

Sydni Anderson (Lexington/Francis Marion)

Levi Ball (Gray Collegiate/Kennesaw State)

Golf

Caroline Hawkins (Blythewood/Clemson)

Taryn Smoak (Lexington/The Citadel)

Blythewood’s Amare Counts, Johnny Collins, Caroline Hawkins and Lily Zell sign with colleges on the first day of the fall signing period on Nov. 13, 2025.
Blythewood’s Amare Counts, Johnny Collins, Caroline Hawkins and Lily Zell sign with colleges on the first day of the fall signing period on Nov. 13, 2025. Lou Bezjak/The State

Lacrosse

Zeta Covey (Chapin/Young Harris)

Malachi Merkovsky (Chapin/North Greenville)

Lily Sundell (Lexington/Gardner-Webb)

Eddie Wright (Chapin/Hampden/Sydney College)

Soccer

Anna Bart (Lexington/Francis Marion)

Lila Bowers (Chapin/Winthrop)

Vanessa Coleman (Gray Collegiate/SC State)

Victoria Coleman (Gray Collegiate/SC State)

Matthew Pinasco (Hammond/Sewanee)

Adriana Dunat (Lexington/Davidson)

Sydney Stoner (Chapin/Presbyterian)

Emily Thomas (Lexington/VMI)

Softball

Aspen Boulware (Gray Collegiate/South Carolina)

Mackenzi Bradley (Gray Collegiate/Francis Marion)

Maya Drennon (Lexington/USC Aiken)

Reagan Haggard (Chapin/East Tennessee State)

Frances Laughlin (Heathwood Hall/Wofford)

Mayley Lindler (Lexington/USC Union)

Haley Manz (Lexington/Tusculum)

Gracie Porter (Gray Collegiate/Lees-McRae)

Livi Warren (Lexington/Gardner-Webb)

Lily Zell (Blythewood/Converse)

Swimming

Riley Halloran (Lexington/Converse)

Stella Schuch (Hammond/Sewanee)

Aaron Willis (Gray Collegiate, Gardner-Webb)

Track & Field/Cross Country

Parker Branham (River Bluff/North Greenville)

John Lane (River Bluff/The Citadel)

Volleyball

Courtney Burgess (Gray Collegiate/Virginia Tech)

Alexis Jodie (River Bluff/Campbell)

Khylie Remmenga (Cardinal Newman/Oral Roberts)

Caroline Tucker (River Bluff/Anderson)

Wrestling

Preston White (Ben Lippen/Lander)

This story was originally published November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM.

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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