(Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Apart from Clinton, where the Red Devils ran Chester out of the building, the rule in Laurens County on Tuesday was split decisions. The big news was the Laurens boys’ first Region 2-4A victory since 2021-22. The Raiders split. The Crusaders split. The Presbyterian men and women play on Wednesday, men …
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Clinton finds flaws in Cyclones
By MONTE DUTTON The Red Devils ransacked Chester. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Clinton girls’ basketball coach John Gardner said, “It’s been a crazy week.” The Red Devils and the Chester Cyclones played a pair of crazy Region 4-3A varsity basketball games at CHS on Tuesday night. They were crazy in good ways for Clinton and …
Blue Hose to face challenge at High Point
Kory Mincy is Big South Freshman of the Week for the third time. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian College must nip a sinking feeling in the bud, particularly in men’s basketball. The Blue Hose have lost three Big South Conference games in a row after winning at Charleston Southern in their opener. A year ago, …
Furman finds fun in winning identity
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Williams launches. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ A season ago, Furman really started rolling when head coach Bob Richey started talking about joy. The Paladins started talking about how it was important to have fun, and sure enough, nothing was more fun than winning, and off they went to see the Wizard …
The wild, mild world of sports
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants The National Football League is fantastic at playoff time. Early in the season, the best players look rusty, as if they didn’t play in exhibition games. In most cases, this is because they didn’t. To summarize, at the beginning of the regular season, most all the teams looked like …
Spartans end Paladin women’s streak
Kate Johnson (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The team ranked best defensively in the Southern Conference lived up its billing on Saturday afternoon as UNC Greensboro ended Furman’s four-game, women’s basketball winning streak, 70-55, at Fleming Gym. Jayde Gamble scored 13 points to lead UNCG (13-4, 2-0 SoCon) past the Paladins, who got 19 points and eight …
Blue Hose toppled, home and away
Bryanna Brady (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Ever since Presbyterian College began playing Big South Conference basketball games this season, the problem has been winning at home until Saturday. The Blue Hose fell to Gardner-Webb at both Templeton Center (women) and Paul Porter Arena (men). Gardner-Webb bettered the Blue Hose, 72-58, in Clinton, and, 76-60, in …
Paladins let the good times roll
By MONTE DUTTON Carter Whitt was all over the floor. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Maybe it’s the gray uniforms. Maybe it’s the coaching staff dressed casually at home. Or maybe, just maybe, Furman has regained its health, wealth and Southern Conference men’s basketball groove. That’s how it looked in Saturday’s 82-73 conquest of East Tennessee …
Beating ETSU crucial for Paladins’ rise
J.P. Pegues (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ One game does not turn a season around. It takes more to qualify as a turnaround. Perhaps one began at Timmons Arena on Wednesday when The Citadel was satisfactorily repulsed. An encore is important. Furman gets a chance to make another action louder than words when East Tennessee State visits …
Young women step up on court
(Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges In basketball season to date, results favor the fairer sex. In every instance in Laurens County and at Furman University – i.e., all the teams about which I write – the girls’/women’s team is better so far. The only exception is Thornwell Charter School, whether neither of its fledgling varsity teams …
Nightrider's Lament 