"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
Brett Young ripped the game-winner (Monte Dutton photos). That moon rising above left-center field wasn’t a bad one at Clinton High School. The Red Devils rose with it in a 7-6 Class 3A playoff baseball victory over Wren on Thursday evening. The ecstatic final moment occurred with two out in the bottom of the seventh …
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Laurens outfielder Jaedon Goodwin. (Monte Dutton photo) Things are looking up in Laurens County. The District 55 school board took an action. Elsewhere, it’s life. Some gotta win. Some gotta lose. What goes up must come down. Once playoffs and tournaments get started, one happy team is eventually going to remain. The dream is very …
Owen Pridgen had a slam. (Monte Dutton file photo) GREENWOOD – Though not in the same Class 4A region, Laurens and Greenwood played for the third time on Wednesday night in the baseball playoffs. The kill shot in the 11-9 upset was a fourth-inning, two-out grand slam by Laurens first baseman Owen Pridgen. Also significant …
Zane McLendon was 4-4 with three extra-base hits. (Monte Dutton photos) Zane McLendon’s smooth batting stroke played particular dividends in Clinton’s 11-3 first-round playoff victory over Broome on Tuesday night. How smooth? Smooth as butterscotch pudding. A first-inning triple, a double in the second, a single in the fifth and another double in the sixth. …
Mason Hamby had three hits and two stolen bases. (Monte Dutton photo) As first home runs of a season go, Laurens’ Hunter Nabors demonstrated exquisite timing. With one out and one run in, one ball and one strike, the Raider second baseman hammered a blast to right field to give Laurens (15-9-1) a 4-0 lead …
In the town of Clinton, there are two entities: the Clinton High School Red Devils, who win the games, and the Presbyterian College Blue Hose, who lose them. These are their stories. PC and Clinton used to be damn near one and the same. People in Clinton with no formal means of connection used to …
Preparing to pose for photos are, from left, Caleb Taylor, Justin Copeland, Wilson Wages, Jalen Barnhill and Zach Fortman (Monte Dutton photo). The plan was to watch a baseball game Friday night, but the rains on Thursday, throughout Laurens County, were too severe for play, and I drifted into the Clinton High School cafeteria in …
I have some thoughts regarding here, there and yonder. Every NFL team that needs a quarterback better have a reliable backup, too. Quarterbacks who run are popular. Defenders who want to clobber them are, too. The only quarterback I’ve ever seen who was more physical than the men trying to tackle him was washed up …
Clinton's Jayden Robinson runs away from Laurens defenders. (Monte Dutton photo) I’ve held this blog back a couple of days while I first informed people who needed to know. Laurens County Sports is no more. Furman All the Time! is no more. I pulled the plugs two days ago. I’d been thinking about it for …
UNION – Clinton put an emphatic claim on the Region 4-3A baseball title with a 6-1 victory over Union County, the only remaining obstacle in its path. Wil Stewart gave up a single and a walk to the Yellow Jackets in the bottom of the 1st but struck out Andrew Latham to end the inning …
Nightrider's Lament 