With warmer weather comes spring sports at Camden County High School: baseball, soccer, tennis, golf, and track and field are now underway.
On the diamond, the Wildcats baseball team of coach Chuck Seymour is off to a hot start losing only one game through the month of February and into March. Region play started against Region 1-AAAAAAA foes Tift, Lowndes, and Colquitt. There will be a fundraiser at Ops Pizza in Kingsland on Thursday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m.
Camden Baseball Schedule
2/13 @ Glynn Academy
2/17 vs. Jenkins High
2/18 @ Brunswick High
2/21 @ Wayne County
2/25 vs. Statesboro High
3/1 vs. Glynn Academy
3/4 @ Effingham County
3/6 vs. Pierce Co
3/10 @ Tift County
3/13 @ Pierce Co
3/17 vs. Colquitt County
3/21 @ Yulee High
3/24 vs. Lowndes Co
3/28 @ Baker County
3/30 @ Fernandina Beach
3/31 @ Ware County
4/4 @ The Bolles School
4/7 vs. Tift County
4/11 vs. Brunswick High
4/14 @ Colquitt County
4/19 vs. Wayne County
4/21 @ Lowndes County
The boys soccer team of coach Robert Gabriel got off to a 2-2 start and will start region play in mid-March along with the Lady Wildcats of coach Pam Agler. One of the senior leaders on the boys team is Eduardo Merino, who has come back from a devastating injury his sophomore year.
“He is an outstanding player and is a great student athlete,” Gabriel said.
Boys Soccer Schedule
2/14 @ Richmond Hill
2/17 vs. Brunswick
2/24 @ Savannah Christian
3/1 @ Ware County
3/4 @ Westminster Schools of Augusta
3/17 vs. Tift
3/18 vs. Lambert
3/21 @ Brunswick
3/24 @ Lowndes
4/7 @ Tift County
4/14 vs. Lowndes
4/18 vs. Pierce County
4/21 @ Colquitt County
On the links, the boys golf team of coach Brian Benton and the girls team of coach Tim Youngblood got started with the Camden Classic in late February. Juniors Chase Weathers and Thacher Neal, who both helped lead the Wildcats to a region championship last year, lead Benton’s boys team this year.
At one point, Weathers tied his previous school record of 70.
“Neal came in the group behind him and shot 69 the same day set a new school record,” Benton said. “Chase has won multiple junior golf tournaments on varying tours throughout and is our team captain. He always makes sure that the other players are accountable and focused on the team goal of winning a state championship.”
Freshman James Ballato joined Weathers and Neal in Camden’s top three this season.
“James has won multiple junior golf tournaments in 2017 alone and played in the junior world championship at Torrey Pines in middle school,” Benton said.
Camden Boys Golf
2/25 Camden Classic @Osprey Cove
3/4 Johnny Paulk Tournament @Jekyll Island – Pine Lakes
3/9 Frederica Match @Sea Island
3/14 Wayne Match @Pine Forest
3/18 Viking Invitational @Kinderlou
3/23 Ware/Pierce Match @Okefenokee Country Club
3/25 Packer Invitational @Sunset Country Club
4/11 Wayne/Brunswick Match @Osprey Cove
4/20 Ware Match @Osprey Cove
4/27 Pierce Match @Lakeview
Camden Girls Golf
3/4 Red Terror Ryder Cup @Jekyll Indian Mounds
3/11 Braselton @North Gwinnett
3/14 Glynn Academy @Jekyll Island
4/1 Colquitt @Colquitt
4/18 Glynn Academy
4/20 Ware County @Osprey Cove
5/1 REGION TOUR @Tifton’s Springhill
5/22 STATE TOUR @Braselton’s Chateau Elan
The track and field teams of Coach Steven Humphrey also got underway in February. Sprinter Chala Carey signed a letter of intent to run for Georgia Southern University next year.
Track and Field Schedule
2/16 vs. Wayne
2/23 vs Brunswick & Glynn
3/2 vs. Glynn & Wayne
3/11 Swamp Relays in Waycross
3/18 Bob Hayes Invitational in Jacksonville
3/25 Viking Invitational in Valdosta
4/19-4/22 Region Track Meet in Tifton
On the tennis courts, the boys and girls teams of coach Dan Vonk started play last month at Colquitt County.
Tennis Schedule
2/3 @ Colquitt
2/11 @ Lowndes
2/14 @ Fernandina
2/17 @ Tift
2/18 vs. Lowndes
2/21 vs. Bishop Kenny
2/24 vs. Tift
2/28 @ Ponte Vedra
3/7 vs. The Bolles School
3/10-11 Lowndes Tournament
3/14 vs. Episcopal
3/16 vs. Fernandina
3/17 vs. Colquitt
3/20 vs. Brantley
4/4 @ Episcopal
4/6 @ Coffee
4/12 REGION TOURNAMENT @ Tifton
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Written by: Rob Asbell
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