By MONTE DUTTON Click here. On Sunday night, I watched a healthy portion of Believers: Boston Red Sox, a documentary that centers on the 2004 World Series. At the same time, I was switching to a basketball game between Charleston and UNC Wilmington. The Cougars came from 15 points behind and won. I watched Miami …
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Hose have hope for Johnson City
By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce had 20 points and 10 rebounds (Monte Dutton photo). Would’ve. Could’ve. Should’ve. Presbyterian (14-17, 7-9 Big South) outshot the Eagles (.463-.368) and outrebounded them (39-36). Presbyterian went cold down the stretch and fell, 74-70, to Winthrop (21-10, 13-3) in the final regular-season men’s basketball game on Saturday at Winthrop Coliseum. …
Road game at Western Carolina looms large
Cooper Bowser (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Furman concludes the regular season and looks to improve its seeding for next week’s Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship when the Paladins travel to Cullowhee, N.C., to battle Western Carolina on Saturday. Tipoff between the Paladins and Catamounts is slated for 5:30 p.m. at the Liston B. Ramsey …
PC’s comeback falls short, 79-73
By MONTE DUTTON PC's Carl Parrish sets up the offense against Cam'Ron Fletcher (11) (Monte Dutton photos). All was in place for memorable upset on Thursday night. National TV on ESPNU. By far the biggest crowd of the season. Huge comeback by the Blue Hose. PC even brought in a pep band from Clinton High …
Furman balance vanquishes The Citadel, 72-51
By MONTE DUTTON Charles Johnston (left) looks ready to pounce (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. As the Southern Conference men’s basketball regular season winds down, the Ingles SoCon championships, March 6-9 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, get more wide-open. Furman held The Citadel to just 20 second-half points as the Paladins claimed a 72-51 win on …
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Clinton girls fall hard in 2A quarterfinals
By MONTE DUTTON Nahshia Wright (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. On Tuesday evening, the Clinton High boys’ basketball invaded the lane and attacked the backboards. The Red Devils played at home. Had it been the side of a barn, Clinton (27-2) couldn’t have hit it. Landrum (20-8). Delaney Caldwell scored 24 points. Katie Fortner added …
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The Bulldogs come to town
Cooper Bowser (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Furman hasn’t lost twice to The Citadel in the same season since 2012-13. The Bulldogs haven’t won in Greenville since 2014-15. The Paladins conclude their 2025-26 home schedule and celebrate their senior class on Wednesday night when they entertain Southern Conference and rival in general The Citadel (9-20, …
Clinton boys ousted by ALA
Nyterian Smith (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. American Leadership Academy showed Clinton the door to the Class 2A boys’ basketball playoffs on Monday night. The door was at Lakeside Middle School in Lexington, where the Patriots won, 80-56, in the Upstate semifinals. There are worse things. Had the Red Devils lost on a tip-in at …
Clinton girls tame Wildcats, 42-28
By MONTE DUTTON Symiah Floyd (2) finds an open teammate (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. High-school basketball playoffs remind me of a scene from Hoosiers. The Hickory bus is rolling down a road, fields of corn on both sides, dozens of cars following them to a pulsating soundtrack. The beat goes on. Clinton High School …
All is well in Spartanburg, 76-67
By MONTE DUTTON Asa Thomas hit his first six three-pointers (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. SPARTANBURG – The late Tom T. Hall wrote a song called “I Like Beer.” I drank two once in the past year. It was the national college-football championship game on TV at a Mexican restaurant. No doctor told me not …
Nightrider's Lament 