By MONTE DUTTON Timmons Arena, as we now know it, will soon be no more. (Monte Dutton photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ I was at Furman on Monday for Bob Richey’s biweekly media availability. I am one of journalism’s more absurdly punctual practitioners. When I drive from Clinton to Furman, I factor in the possibility of a flat …
County signs: Clinton baseball opens with loss
Brett Young Click here. Saturday seemed awfully strange at Templeton Center because the Blue Hose weren’t playing basketball there. On most Saturdays in Big South play, either the men or women are at home, with the other playing the same school on the road. The previous Saturday, both were at home. With the conference schedule …
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Knight errantry: Latter half dooms women’s hoops
Sydney James (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ I’m getting soft. I’m sitting here watching a replay of Saturday’s Chattanooga-Citadel game, and I find myself rooting for the Bulldogs. I fear that an important consequence of a Furman education is fading away. I know how it’s going to turn out. It’ll pass. Not everyone was at Timmons Arena, …
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Paladins exact revenge on Terriers, 82-67
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Vander Wal launches a three. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Gosh, it was glorious. Packed house. Timmons Arena rocking. Band playing. Young women dancing about. The Paladins gallantly resisted the onslaught of Terriers yapping about and dispatched them, 82-67, on Saturday afternoon. If you want to go literal, the neighboring rivals, Furman …
Blue Hose fall Canisius-ly, 8-6
Joel Dragoo (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Among other lessons left in Clinton by Canisius University’s baseball was that not all the teams touring the South are Saint Peters. Presbyterian (4-2) opened the season with four consecutive blowouts, by a total margin of 58-12, over the Peacocks, but the Buffalo, N.Y., Golden Griffins escaped Elton …
Here come those pesky Terriers again
Marcus Foster scores over Wofford's Kyle Filewich. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Wofford College is a pesky rival. The Southern Conference’s remarkably similar Upstate members warily eye each other as if they are gunfighters squaring off at high noon in a town not big enough for the both of them. In truth, Furman (15-13, 9-6 SoCon) …
Furman women can’t quite catch up
(Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman’s two-game, women’s basketball win streak ended in Macon, Ga., with a thud but not without a fight. Mercer (12-16, 6-6 SoCon) escaped with a 55-50 win after building a 42-22 three minutes into the second half. The Paladins executed a persistent comeback in spite of a flawed performance. Five Furman players …
Hose blast Eagles, home and away
Bryanna Brady led the Blue Hose with 23 points. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ As Willie Nelson wrote and sang, “Miracles appear in the strangest of places. Fancy meeting you here.” The Presbyterian College women’s basketball team popped Big South rival Winthrop on Wednesday evening, while, a 90-minute bus ride away, the men’s team was similarly …
Bulldogs pull it out on a bark and a prayer, 74-72
J.P. Pegues played a dazzling second half. (Elena Davidson photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ HOMEWOOD, Ala. – J.P. Pegues almost stole a game for Furman at Samford on Wednesday night. In fact, he did steal it. It’s just that the Bulldogs’ Jermaine Marshall stole it right back. After Pegues, who scored a career-best 33 points, gave the Paladins …
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Crawford ready to play some ball at the beach
By MONTE DUTTON Kadon Crawford and family, surrounded by Red Devils (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Technically, Kadon Crawford is signed to be a PWO at Coastal Carolina University. PWO stands for “preferred walk-on.” It’s a walk-on with fringe benefits. It’s how another Clinton High player, Peyton Pitts, signed with Clemson two years ago. In …
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Nightrider's Lament 