I wanted to update the website this morning, but the ISP is still trying to get some issues resolved so I thought I would post this contribution from Bill Tooley in this thread.
Fort Mill Ready for the Carolina Classic
Fort Mill High School boys head coach Lloyd Chalker is a true �glass half-full� optimist. He gets visibly excited when he thinks about his Yellow Jackets� prospects for the 2008 season.
�We�re young but the work ethic has been better than ever. I�m very impressed with the team�s attitude. We have great team speed and we are strong in the back, with very solid goalkeeping�.
Chalker, in his third season at the helm, led Fort Mill to a 15-8-1 record in 2007 and a #12 final ranking in 4A. Last year the Yellow Jackets finished 2-2 in the Carolina Classic. This year, Fort Mill will be hard pressed to win two games in the Mt. Pleasant preseason tournament which kicks-off the boys spring season. Chalker�s squad has weekend dates with #1 (4A) Spring Valley, #7 (4A) Wando, and #2 (1A) Academic Magnet.
Chalker�s assistant coach, Mike Cahill, welcomes the challenge. �I�m looking for the team to show well. Like everyone else, we�re going to Mt. Pleasant to find out what we got, and how we are going to compete for the rest of the year�.
Fort Mill returns seniors Eric and Ryan Fielden. Eric was All-Region 3 in 2008 and his twin brother Ryan exhibits tremendous pace, evident by his ninth place finish in last fall�s SCHSL Cross Country 4A State Championship meet. The midfield will be anchored by junior Tyler Vukoder, a member of the highly-successful Discoveries �90 club team.
Defensively the Yellow Jackets will feature senior Matt Balint, junior Christian Datz, sophomore Austin Chalker and freshman David Walas. Between the pipes is sure-handed junior goalkeeper Sean Van Etten and leading the offensive attack will be junior Chris Landvik-Larsen.
