(Monte Dutton photo) Clinton and Laurens are both three victories into the baseball playoffs, but both are still playing familiar foes. The Red Devils are 2-0 against the Union County Yellow Jackets, and the Raiders are 1-2 against the Greenwood Eagles. In 3A, Clinton (21-3) is playing at Union in game one of the Upstate …
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Jack Gorman (PC photo) CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Presbyterian College baseball has its back to the wall, but Tuesday night’s 7-6 loss to Western Carolina had little to do with it. Nor did the weekend series at powerful Miami – the Hurricanes prevailed at a three-game clip of 37-7 and surely a generous stipend was involved …
It’s me again …
(Elena Davidson photo) By Monte Dutton Greetings, nice people. I’m still here. Spring is winter on the Furman landscape. Anna Morgan was the first-round leader in district women’s golf. Riley Ludlam is the SoCon softball Player of the Year. The runners win far and wide. Men’s basketball signed a 6-10 recruit out of Woodbridge, Va., …
Clinton engine purs, 11-1
Justin Copeland's right on it. (Monte Dutton photo) It all worked out rather nicely in hindsight. Four nights earlier, Clinton had opened awfully in its second playoff baseball game, coming from six runs behind to win, 7-6, over Wren. The Red Devils awakened dramatically to a wake-up call. Thus chastened, the Red Devils pounded Pendleton, …
The sport of kings
(Pixabay photo) On Saturday, when I awakened, King Charles III was getting his crown. While writing with the TV on, I half-watched the horse races leading up to the Kentucky Derby and then the derby itself. They were a perfect pair. The Coronation and the Derby were British and American versions of Rich People Looking …
Still a long way from over
Clinton's Wil Stewart (Monte Dutton photos) The baseball teams of Clinton and Laurens high schools have won their share of laughers, but now the playoffs have arrived and the going’s gotten tougher. Both the Red Devils and Raiders have proved themselves tough. On Thursday night, Clinton (20-3) spotted Wren six runs and roared back to …
Raiders storm back in late innings
Owen Pridgen (Monte Dutton file photo) NORTH AUGUSTA – Comebacks are in style. Owen Pridgen’s two-run single in the top of the seventh inning gave Laurens an 8-6 Class 4A baseball playoff victory Friday night over North Augusta after the Raiders trailed by five runs after an inning. A night earlier, Clinton came from six …
Clinton comes off the deck like a prizefighter
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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Here and there, in and out, up and down …
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 …
Raiders knock off Greenwood, 11-9
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 …
Nightrider's Lament 