"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)
By MONTE DUTTON Charlie McDaniel (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Not enough people realize what Presbyterian College baseball has just done. Going to work on the Blue Hose’ sweep of UNC Asheville on Friday, I anxiously awaited the local news. PC won the Big South regular season for the first time in history, that being …
Continue reading County Lines: PC baseball deserves more than it gets
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I’ve seen a lot of celebrations. This spring the most uncontrolled was when the Clinton High baseball team won its region for the third straight year. The Red Devils attempted to build a skyscraper in the infield grass. It was a human pyramid without order and support. …
By MONTE DUTTON Charlie McDaniel (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. When Presbyterian College won the Big South women’s basketball tournament, the Blue Hose were seeded fifth and pulled three upsets in a row. When PC won the league’s baseball tournament in 2021, the circumstances were similar. Next Thursday, when the Big South Championship baseball tournament …
Daniel Eagen just missed a no-hitter (PC photo). Click here. On Friday, beginning at 11 a.m. at Elton Pollock Field, Presbyterian takes on UNCA Asheville in a doubleheader that could give the Blue Hose the Big South regular-season baseball title. Entering the final two games, Presbyterian (27-25) and High Point (30-24) are tied at 16-6 …
Continue reading Eagen fuels PC bid for Big South’s top seed
By MONTE DUTTON Senior Xavier Stephens anchors the defensive line. (Furman photo) Click here. Old movies reveal habits from the past. For instance, back when automobiles didn’t have consoles and bucket seats, drivers got in the passenger side and slid across the bench seats. Have you ever tried to get in the passenger side and …
(Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The Class 4A Upstate baseball championship, and the accompanying opportunity for statewide glory, belongs to the Laurens Raiders, who came from four runs behind to eliminate Easley (25-6) on Wednesday night by a score of 7-6. Right fielder Avery Madden drove in what proved to be the tying and winning …
Continue reading Madden completes Raider comeback and it’s on to state
By MONTE DUTTON Greg Porter (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Particularly since the Laurens High baseball team was playing afterward, I chose an overcast Monday to pay a visit to the Raiders practicing football earlier and down below. I waited a while because I wanted to see new head coach Greg Porter lead the charges …
Continue reading County Signs: Porter in charge on practice field
By MONTE DUTTON Owen Pridgen lays down a bunt. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Coleman Coker walked on a full count with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday night. As a result, Zee Williams walked off, and Laurens won the first of a possible three baseball games …
By MONTE DUTTON Zay Pulley is a dangerous leadoff man and a fine center fielder. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. A lot of my early trips to Darlington Raceway were in the spring. The first race I saw there was on Labor Day, but I was occupied practicing football on that Monday for the next …
By MONTE DUTTON Jordan Hudson overpowered Catawba Ridge. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I fooled around and fell in love. With the NBA. I barely watched pro basketball as long as the colleges were playing. My brief watches left me thinking the players were just going through the motions. A schedule of 82 games is …
Continue reading County Signs: Raiders oust Copperheads, move on
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