2023 SCISA state champions (LA photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges It took a spirited four-set match against a familiar opponent, Cambridge of Greenwood, for Laurens Academy to nail down its second straight SCISA Class A volleyball championship. Erskine College in Due West hosted the state championship match. The Crusaders took wins in the first two sets, 25-20 and …
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By MONTE DUTTON Purple was prevalent in Cullowhee. (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The only way the weekend could have been better was for me … to be … in Cullowhee. I am mindful of my custom experience being dissimilar to many South Carolinians. While I was preoccupied with writing about Paladins and Blue Hose Saturday night, …
Huff, Roberto run free in Cullowhee
Tyler Huff leaves Western Carolina in a hurry. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Tyler Huff! One could almost hear the late Larry Munson yelling it from the remote mountains of Western Carolina. With 53 seconds remaining, guarding a six-point lead, Huff dashed 53 yards to put away the Catamounts, 29-17, on Saturday in front …
Great homecoming, except for the game …
By MONTE DUTTON Dealo Parson turns upfield. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ On a perfect autumn Saturday, in front of Presbyterian College’s largest crowd (1,921) in recent memory, Marist ruined Homecoming at Bailey Memorial Stadium. The Red Foxes managed to win, 19-10, without scoring an offensive touchdown. PC head coach Steve Englehart said he believed his …
Red Devils nail down region crown, 14-6
By MONTE DUTTON D.J. Clark turns the corner with resistance. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Clinton’s 14-6 victory over Chester was a great one but also an unusual one on Friday night at Wilder Stadium. The Red Devils nailed down Region 4-3A in what was probably considered an upset to most outside the knowing boundaries of …
No happy ending in Eastside story
(Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges They never gave up. Eastside picked up a 36-34 decision in Taylors, which did not knock Laurens out of the playoffs but did put an end to the Raiders’ hopes of a home game in first round. The Raiders trailed 24-0 early and 36-8 relatively late, but when a last-minute onside …
Earley stresses character in TD Club visit
Scott Earley (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges The new executive director of the S.C. Athletic Coaches Athletic Coaches Association, Scott Earley, spoke to an audience of many familiar faces on Thursday at the Laurens County Touchdown Club. Earley, a S.C. high-school football coach for 27 years, spoke of his relationships with several coaches in the room, …
Region title on line as Chester visits Clinton
Clinton defeated the Cyclones, 48-20, last season at Chester. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants It’s hard for a high-school football game to be more important at this stage in the season than Chester and Clinton at Wilder Stadium this Friday night. The rivalries were earlier. The playoffs are later. For Oct. 20, this is about as …
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Furman’s next challenge resides in Cullowhee
By MONTE DUTTON Luke Shiflett (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The toughest part of Furman’s Southern Conference football schedule lies ahead, most notably in the game on Saturday at Western Carolina and the one on Nov. 4 at Chattanooga. When those two played, the Catamounts defeated the Mocs, 52-50, in their stadium, and that’s why, when the …
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A ripsnorter of a football weekend
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants It’s been quite the football weekend. I’m sort of overwhelmed. Clinton won. Laurens won. Furman won. Presbyterian won. (Oh, wait. This just arrived via Pony Express. King beat Laurens Academy, 26-22.) Thornwell lost, 59-0, to a team called the Anderson Cavaliers. Oh, the Saints are just starting out. …
Nightrider's Lament 