"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)
(Furman photo) Click here. Away from the bright lights of Harrah’s Cherokee Arena, a great runner made second-team All-America status, and Furman lost a one-run softball game and a tennis match at home to Wake Forest. Furman rallied for two runs in the seventh inning but came up short in a 3-2 defeat versus Jacksonville …
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(Furman photo) Click here. ASHEVILLE, N.C. – They’re at wit’s end in nearby Cullowhee. Furman eliminated Western Carolina in overtime at the Ingles Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championships for the second season in a row, 79-76, on Saturday night. Once again, J.P. Pegues was the culprit for the Catamounts and Braveheart for the Paladins. The …
(Big South photo) Click here. HIGH POINT, N.C. -- On Saturday, Presbyterian College went where it has never been before. The Big South finals. The Blue Hose (19-14) ousted top-seeded High Point (20-11) on its home court, Qubein Center, by a score of 59-50, in the Hercules Tires Big South Championships. Led by Tilda Sjokvist …
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By MONTE DUTTON Mike Bothwell, the man of a thousand expressions (Elena Davidson photo) Click here. It’s Saturday morning, and somehow it’s nearly 11, and I’ve been up since 8:30 after getting as much as I could on last night’s one-point loss to Gardner-Webb by Presbyterian and inserting more details. I updated it this morning. …
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Trevon Reddish-Rhone saved one of his better games for last. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. HIGH POINT, N.C. – Gardner-Webb’s 61-60 men’s basketball victory over Presbyterian in the quarterfinals of the Hercules Tires Big South Championship on Thursday night was all too typical of the Blue Hose, who could just as easily be merely the …
(Monte Dutton photos) Click here. As dreary and drizzly as the Friday weather was in Laurens County and hereabouts, the games were rather spectacular, even thereabouts. The Laurens baseballers took the over while the softballers took the under. Translation: The Raiders won in extra innings in baseball and by run rule in softball. The Presbyterian …
Continue reading County Signs: Raiders, PC win in varied fashion
By MONTE DUTTON Furman still has its eyes on the prize. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Furman could win the Ingles Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship. The Paladins could also exit in the quarterfinal round against Western Carolina at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C. Furman (16-15, 10-8 SoCon) have …
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Jordan Hudson was stout on the hill. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. All was well at Laurens 55 on Thursday as the Raiders swept to victories in baseball and boys’ tennis. Behind a strong performance from lefthanded starter Jordan Hudson, Laurens bettered nearby rival Greenwood, 4-2, at Ed Prescott Field. Third baseman Coleman Coker’s sacrifice …
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(Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The women's basketball bracket at the Southern Conference tournament in Asheville, N.C., was a brief encounter for Furman. The Paladins won their women's tennis match over North Florida in Jacksonville. A Furman runner is competing at the NCAA Meet in Boston. The start was moved up a day for women's …
Jada Session (Monte Dutton photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It’s been an uphill climb all season for first-year head coach Pierre Curtis, but the Furman women’s basketball team advanced modestly toward the summit in the regular season. The Paladins tip off the Ingles Southern Conference Tournament as the seventh seed, meaning that their 1:15 p.m. quarterfinal pits them …
Continue reading Furmanology: Women to open tourney Thursday; Pegues, Foster earn men’s plaudits
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