"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)
Hunter Nabors (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Lots of laced spheres were bouncing around on Thursday, when Laurens won its first, Clinton won its first (albeit after two losses) and Presbyterian split a doubleheader. PC had a monopoly on the actual county in baseball as the Raiders played in a Georgetown tournament and the Red Devils …
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Greg Porter takes over a Laurens team that went 2-9 last season. (Monte Dutton photo) Greg Porter It’s been rumored not just for weeks but for years, dating back to when Greg Porter had just left Hillcrest for Greenville. Mark my words. Greg Porter’s going to be at Laurens next year. That was in 2019. …
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(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 …
By MONTE DUTTON Jeremiah Jackson (0), Braden Gilby (43) and Cally Chizik clobber a UTC runner. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Before football season began, I knew it would be good and thought it would be great. After the first Chattanooga game, I knew it was a clutch team capable of making big plays in all situations. …
(PC photos) Tilda Sjokvist led Presbyterian with 26 points in a 65-59 victory over Morehead State on Saturday afternoon, but it took two free throws by the sophomore from Huskvarna, Sweden, with seven seconds remaining to settle the verdict. The Blue Hose, who led 45-33 at halftime, went nearly seven minutes without a field goal …
(Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ A shocking Saturday loss to Wofford made it a bit more nervous and cost Furman a few seedings, but the Paladins are safely seeded seventh with a first-round bye in the playoffs of the Football Championship Subdivision. (It’s the same reason one should occasionally say the Pledge of Allegiance, just to make …
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https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain … -- lyrics by Paul Anka In the spring, when I shut down Laurens County Sports and Furman All the Time, and eliminated monthly fees, I knew it would require help from the readership. From the very first article here, a message …
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay) Baseball games are too long. College football games are too long. NASCAR races are too long. Soccer matches are too long. Why aren’t golf tournaments too long? Because it is the nature of the game. I wouldn’t want a round of the United States Open to be nine holes. Tastes of …
Justin Copeland (Monte Dutton photos) Do not be deluded into thinking Tuesday night’s game at Clinton High School is going to anywhere near as easy as the first game at Hanahan. Clinton won, 17-3, in the first game on the Hawks’ home field and is a victory away from the Class 3A state championship. A …
(Monte Dutton photos) By MONTE DUTTON In baseball, and most sports, the last cut is the deepest. On Friday night, at Ed Prescott Field, it was administered by the Catawba Ridge Copperheads, so perhaps it was a strike, but it was 4-2 and advanced the Fort Mill school to the Class 4A state finals. Laurens’ …
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