Athletics

Coaching Team

Toriano Lawyer has previously been our assistant football coach and is in his first year as lead coach for our BLMS Mustang football team.

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Coaching TeamCorry Thompson is entering her 18th season coaching volleyball and 7th season as Bluffton Middle School’s coach. Coach Thompson started the volleyball program in 2017 and has not looked back since. Thompson led the Mustang volleyball team to a county championship in 2018 followed by county runners-up in 2019, 2020, and 2021. On top of her decorated resume, Coach Thompson is an extremely successful coach for Low Country Volleyball Club. Inside the Bluffton Middle School doors, Corry teaches Earth Science, General 8th grade science, and creates our school’s yearbook. 

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Kelly Kirkland is our head cheerleading coach and the BLMS Special Education Department Chair. Her passion, kindness, and organization will allow our cheerleaders to have an outstanding season.

See the cheerleaders at the home games!

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Toni Bruin & Odell Joiner will coach our boys basketball team, teaching skills necessary to improve game play.

Joan Doctor & Bridgett Mullen will coach our girls basketball team, helping build concepts and tactics to engage our athletes.

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Kelly Kirkland is our head cheerleading coach and the BLMS Special Education Department Chair. Her passion, kindness, and organization will allow our cheerleaders to have an outstanding season.

Julie Welch is our assistant coach and a 6th grade ELA teacher here at BLMS. 

See the cheerleaders at the home games!

Coaching TeamJohn Perry will be coaching our wrestling team for his second season. Mr. Perry is our 8th grade Guidance Counselor and is involved with multiple school events throughout the year.

Coaching TeamTrey Austin was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH.  Coach Austin is in his second year here at BLMS teaching Social Studies for 7th grade. He played soccer at the high school, collegiate, and semi-pro level. He coached at the club level for 3 seasons in Cincinnati before moving to Bluffton. He is very passionate about the game and loves coaching kids to play in what he calls the best sport in the world!

Kristy Campos was born and raised in Hilton Head Island, SC. She started as a Teacher Assistant and is now one of our Special Education teachers for 6^th-8^th grade.  Coach Campos gets her passion for soccer from her dad who introduced her to the sport when she was younger and has played at the high school level. This is her 2^nd year coaching for the BLMS Girls Soccer team. She is excited to train with and develop the soccer skills of our students!

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Jamie Bazzel is a native to Low Country and has lived in Bluffton area since 2002. He is involved in Bluffton Youth Sports (BYS) organization for the past 7 years as a board member and the president of that group of volunteers for the past 3 years. His experience with BYS has been that of coach/assistant coach for both his son James' baseball team and daughter Ashlee's softball team over many years. Coach Bazzel really enjoys the game of softball/baseball because it teaches kids of all ability levels to work together as a team to reach a common goal.

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Dwon Fields Sr. is entering his 8th season as our boys head baseball coach and 23rd year coaching. Coach Fields was another trailblazer for the Bluffton Middle School athletic department as he was the first coach for our Mustang football team. Coach Fields brings a plethora of knowledge to our program, but nothing is more evident than his advocacy for his players. Outside of Bluffton Middle School, Coach Fields founded the Bluffton Bulldogs- a program started to engage the youngsters of Bluffton to participate in contact football. Coach Fields is our schools Behavior Management Specialist and assists with multiple school events and functions throughout the year. 

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Darren Weingart is entering his 2nd season as Bluffton Middle School’s head track coach but has been coaching the sport for the past 10 years. Coach Weingart’s experience and knowledge about track and field is something most schools would dream of having. During the 2021 season, Coach Weingart led the boys team to a 2nd place county finish and a county championship for the girls team. Outside of Bluffton Middle School’s 8-lane track, you can find Coach Weingart jogging the streets of Bluffton or teaching Physical

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