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This is an extract from the following web site which covers all SC High School Spring sports:

http://goupstate.us/index.php/preps/2008/05/20/all-region-teams-announced

Girls Soccer
All Region II-4A
Boiling Springs: Amanda Newell
Byrnes: Macy Hayes, Liz Kinney
Dorman: Nathalie Emplit, Alix Zongrone, Kim Kesler, Sarah Robinson, Becca Miller
Mauldin: Gracie Boswell, Sarah Schaidle, Merrick Fisher, Kristie Hirt
Spartanburg: Aley Russell, MacIntyre Hargrove, Claire Hodge, Anne Breeden

If anybody had any doubt that Region II is toughest region...wow! just look at that list!

By far the deepest region in the state, not just in terms of team strength but individual player strength as well.

Reviewing the "All Region" listing for the Region II AAAA I wonder how many of these selected excellent players will be returning for subsequent seasons.

On the Mauldin squad this is the current scholastic year for each of the selected players.

Gracie Boswell Freshman
Kristie Hirt Sophomore
Sarah Schaidle Junior
Merrick Fisher Senior

This suggests the team has potentially six more years of existing known talent to play at the top level of SC High School soccer.

How do the other teams in this region compare to Mauldin

I don't know about Region II, but I'll offer this up on behalf of Region III.

Of the 22 girls that will start next year for Region III heavyweights Clover and Fort Mill, at least 20 of them will be underclassmen. Both of these teams should be in the Top 10 in 2009 and each could be in the hunt for the top prize in 2010.

Remember, Clover tied Dorman this past season and Fort Mill held the Region II champ scoreless for 105 minutes in the state quarterfinal match in Roebuck.

Mauldin has no more excuses; with the local club environment that they have and the success they had this year it would be disappointing if they didn't win several state championships in the next few years. Mauldin went through much of this season underachieving from the Viking Cup to the playoffs; previously Lexington beat Mauldin three years in a row before this year; now that Lexington is rebuilding it will be interesting to see in the next few years how Mauldin responds to being the team that everyone is focused on beating.

BULLSEYE!

Shibumi,

The injury bug hit Mauldin this year. A ACL, MCL, knee clean up (previous knee injury), foot (previous broken foot), and a player returning late in the year from a ACL injury in the fall. The last half of the year Mauldin had two forwards playing in the defense to fill in for the injuries. Even with all the injuries they came together and made a great run to the title game. Mauldin would love to have a "no excuse" year in 2009. Since Mauldin only had 2 seniors on this years team the future is bright. And with the Mauldin JV girls going undefeated this would lead one to believe they are ready for next year.

mavsupporter,

I'm pretty sure the Wando Girls JV team went undefeated this year as well, and they might not have given up a goal.