Happy 4th of July from Tiger Athletics!
#TigersTogether #AmericaTogether
CRESCENT TIGER SOFTBALL, POSTSEASON AWARDS! Several notable awards for our Tigers!
**AA State Player of the Year: Courtney Baldwin
**CAWS North/South All Stars: Jenna Davis and Emma Johnson
**AA All State: Courtney Baldwin and Emily Blackwell
**All-Region I-AA: Jenna Davis, Emma Johnson, Courtney Baldwin, Emily Blackwell, Jaylin Hart
**Region I-AA Player of the Year: Courtney Baldwin
**Crescent Softball: Undefeated Region I-AA Champion; District 1 Champion; Upper State Runner-Up
Individual awards are earned when TEAMS do well. SO PROUD of these young ladies on their individual honors and ALL of our girls! GO TIGER SOFTBALL!
On the eve of Memorial Day and two nights after our 2022 Crescent Graduation, a few thoughts. Feel free to scroll on…
I came back to school this evening to do a little work at the softball fields and run the campus afterwards. There are very few times when our campus is empty, but when it is at night are some of my favorite times. Tonight I decided to run the majority of campus. It was right at dusk, so I got to see the beauty of our campus and ponder some things as well. Considering that we said farewell to our Class of 2022 two nights ago, and the significance of holidays like tomorrow, tonight had a little more meaning to this sentimental guy.
As I ran, I saw and thought of several things that make me proud to be a Tiger:
**I passed our newly surfaced stadium, where we graduated Friday night in what was purposefully designed as the first major event on the field. Much more will happen there….football games, soccer matches, rec events, etc. Homecoming and Pumpkin Bowl queens will be crowned there, and there will be hundreds of celebrations and smiles and even a few losses and tears….MEMORIES will be made there, just as there have been at Crescent since 1956.
**I ran around our brand new track, and my mind thought back to this last season for our soccer and track teams. Our track season was meaningful in multiple ways, dedicated to David Richardson (more on that later), and many of our kids ran this year as tribute to him. I think in pride of our soccer teams and their parents and coaches…..who made this season work SUCCESSFULLY on a shared field. That’s one of the reasons why Crescent is great….folks make it work, and work well. That’s what Tigers do.
**I saw our state-of-the art, still new baseball facility, the one that very often puts our visitors in awe when they come to play here. That’s always a great sign! I always love to try to position myself when possible so I can watch reactions of first-time visitors to our “country” campus. The surprise on their faces is a joy and point of pride for me.
**I passed by the beautiful, modern Band Tower that sits along our “Crescent-shaped” curve on Highway 81. If you never knew how Crescent got the name, now you do! As I passed the band area, I thought with excitement about the enthusiasm of our incoming Band Director when he was introduced, how hard our band students work each year to be their very best, and the excitement on their faces and in their words as they remembered the good times this year and look forward to next year as well.
*I ran through our magnificent Ag Arena and - as always - shook my head in awe at what an AWESOME facility that is for our kids and our community. The annual Daniel Jarrard Rodeo wrapped up there a few weeks back. If you think that is simply a rodeo, come next year. It’s about LOVE and COMMUNITY in more ways than you can name or imagine.
**I ran by a dumpster container that has been placed in the last couple of days behind the school. Yes, a dumpster. At first thought, that means nothing but trash, but what it really means is PROGRESS. As we wrap up this school year this coming week, our leadership, our facilities folks, and our custodians are sitting on READY already preparing for next year. Always looking ahead to make things the best they can be for the students, faculty, and staff in our school and our district.
**I looked over and saw our beautiful pond that is likely one of the nicest scenes on the campus of any high school in the state. Just beautiful.
**Also tonight, I saw a banner at the track and a helmet sticker in the softball office dedicated to the memory and legacy of Coach David Richardson. A TRUE TIGER. David in so many ways epitomized what made our school and our community so special. A community that - in many ways like David was - is built on friendship, love, kindness, laughter, and the willingness and desire to compete and win.
**And I finished up - of course - at Gary and Kathy Adams Field. The signs across the outfield speak volumes about hard work, drive, and success. Two Tiger legends who epitomize in so many ways what it means to be a TRUE TIGER.
Nights like tonight make me THANKFUL to be a Tiger. I am thankful to be a Crescent graduate and an A3 employee and coach. If I never worked or coached here another day - or if I am here for a bit more depending on HIS will - I will always be proud to have been a part of a district where it’s leadership always puts STUDENTS first.
As we approach Memorial Day tomorrow, I am also THANKFUL for the ultimate sacrifices made by so many in the history of our nation so we can essentially take for granted so many of the things I mentioned above. Think of all the moments in history when our TRUE HEROES had literal life or death choices to make….and they made the decisions that led to their ultimate sacrifice to defend our country and the freedoms we have today.
As I came in from the run, I could hear the fireworks celebration in Iva commemorating
POSTSEASON HONORS FOR CRESCENT TIGER BASEBALL!
**AA All State - Caide Linker
**All Region I-AA - Caide Linker and Logan Shaw
CONGRATULATIONS to these two Tigers and to Crescent Baseball on another successful season!
PROUD and APPRECIATIVE of these Tigers at Iva Elementary Field Day this week….:.and to those who have put in work at Starr and Flat Rock as well!
TIGER ATHLETES……Summer strength schedule for athletes in district rising 7th and up. Workouts start June 6. Must have completed physical and all relevant paperwork. Link for paperwork here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eAlTxYRCZQzF3Z8vsfwKbapNcgSHn-BL/view?usp=drivesdk
CRESCENT TIGER SOCCER….
Postseason Awards announced for Tiger Soccer….CONGRATULATIONS to Crescent Senior Will Moore and Sophomore Garrett Bowen - 2022 All Region I-AA!
CONGRATULATIONS to Tiger Track Senior Eric White…..STATE CHAMPION in the 100 AND 200 Meters @ the AA State Track Meet! AWESOME!
CONGRATULATIONS also to our 4X100 Meter Boys Relay team of Eric White, Darius Latimer, Amiri Acker, and Rykevieus Fleming….AA Runner-Up! GO TIGERS!
GREAT JOB to CRESCENT TIGER TRACK at the Upper State meet on Saturday! The Girls finished 6th overall and the Boys finished 10th.
CONGRATULATIONS to the following who qualified for the AA State Meet at Lower Richland High School this Friday!
Girls:
**Zania McAlister in the 800
**Ella Wilcox in the 3200
**Ah'Niya Winfield in the 100 Hurdles
**Karziah Nance in the 100 and 400 Hurdles
**Allie Dickerson in the High Jump and Triple Jump
**Laziyah Hatten in the Discus
**4 x 100 relay of E'Senyce Patterson, De’Nasia Robinson, Nubian Martin, and Jazel Parker (Alternates - RoMyiah Lewis and Sadie Adams)
**4 x 400 relay of Zania McAllister, De’Nasia Robinson, Ah'Niya Winfield, Ny' Angel Boseman, (Alternates Jozie Stone and Karziah Nance)
**4 x 800 relay of Zania McAlister, Madison Watt, Ny'Angel Boseman, Jozie Stone (Alternates Ella Wilcox and Lydia Gray)
Boys:
**Eric White in the 100 and 200 meters
**Rykevieus Fleming in the Long Jump and Triple Jump
**Amiri Acker in the Triple Jump
**4 x 100 relay team of Eric White, Darius Latimer, Amiri Acker, Rykevieus Fleming (Alternates Tron Paul and Kiantae Parks)
**4 x 400 relay team of Amiri Acker, Tron Paul, Kiantae Parks, Dylan Dale (Alternates Will Moore and Aidan Rogers)
**4 x 800 relay team of Logan Doss, Matthew Mizell, Will Moore, JB Tripp (Alternates Gabriel Toney and John McCall)
PROUD of these girls/coaches. CRESCENT SOFTBALL - District 1 Champs! Tigers travel to Gray Friday for Game 1 of Upper State. High school sports should be about COMMUNITY, ours showed up tonight. Friday is as much/more about that. Find a way to get there, want a GREAT CROWD!
SOFTBALL DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SET!
Crescent Softball will be AT HOME on Wednesday vs Batesburg-Leesville, first pitch at 5:30. Tigers need to win one…. Winner to the AA Upper State Semifinal! PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR TIGERS!
TIGER SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR WEEK!
**Region Golf Match on Monday
**Softball District Championship HOME Wednesday
**Upper State Track Meet On Friday
**Tentative Softball Upper State on Friday
CRESCENT BASEBALL heads to Blacksburg in Round 3 of District AA State Playoffs Sat. 1st pitch @ 1pm, District Championship @ Gray on line! Tickets via cash @ gate/online at www.GoFan.co (search Blacksburg @ site). Address: 412 W. Pine St. Blacksburg, SC 29702
LET’S GO TIGERS!
Cannot imagine many more enjoyable, meaningful, and community-oriented things in Anderson 3 than the annual Daniel Jarrard Memorial Rodeo. Our FFA and everyone involved in making it happen always does such an AWESOME job.
CRESCENT TIGER SOFTBALL!
Gets the solid victory over Batesburg-Leesville tonight to advance to the DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP! Tigers will be AT HOME on Wednesday vs the winner of Andrew Jackson and Batesburg and will have to be beaten twice. Winner to the Upper State…..GO TIGERS!
CRESCENT TIGER BASEBALL!
Gets the STRONG win @ Blacksburg in Round 1 of the AA State Playoffs tonight! ONE GAME AT A TIME! Tigers face the winner of tonight’s Gray Collegiate/Central game Thursday. Will update later, but CELEBRATE the win tonight! TIGER PROUD OF TIGER BASEBALL!
PLAYOFFS!!
Crescent Tiger Baseball opens their playoff run on the road tonight at Blacksburg High. First pitch @ 6:30, link for tickets here: https://gofan.co/app/school/SC233
EXCITED to see this group do work over the next couple of weeks! ONE GAME AT A TIME! GO GET ‘EM TIGERS!
CRESCENT TIGER SOFTBALL!
GREAT SOFTBALL GAME tonight as Crescent and Palmetto wrap up regular season play with a close one at Kathy and Gary Adams Field. Tigers take a 1-0 walk off win over a well-coached and talented Palmetto team!
Next up….PLAYOFFS! Tigers will be at home on Wednesday in Round 1 of the state playoffs vs Brashier Middle College. First pitch at 6 pm.
SPECIAL THANKS to D Gregg Harrell, Brandi Williams, and Jackie's Starr Mart & Cafe for giving away freebies during the game! #COMMUNITY
From a season-ending injury during football to a State Championship in wrestling, CONGRATULATIONS to Crescent junior Elijah Richey, our PlaySafe Comeback Athlete of the Year! THANK YOU to the ABSOLUTE best in Chelsea Puckett, who takes great care of our athletes! TIGER PROUD!
CRESCENT BASEBALL!
BIG Senior Night win @ home vs Greenville Tech Friday. Tigers wrap up 3rd in region and travel to Blacksburg in Round 1 of District on Tuesday. SPECIAL NIGHT honoring seniors Gavin Ross, Kaden Caudell, Cody Drummond, Logan Shaw, & Caide Linker. TIGER PROUD!
