Martinez Shaw (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges The county’s high-school basketball teams are on the verge of region play after the calendar rolls over, but Laurens conclude tournament play on Friday in Greenwood while Clinton’s boys and girls play on Friday and Saturday in Charleston. Presbyterian College hosts a couple weekend games. The men (7-7) face …
PC names 2nd coach ever
(PC graphic) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Matt Smith is filling some well-worn shoes. Presbyterian College athletics director Dee Nichols announced Smith’s hiring to succeed Brian Purcell, who held the women’s soccer reins for 35 years and was, until Wednesday, the only head coach in Blue Hose history, and for once, it wasn’t just the Division I era. A …
Football funnies and fun facts
(Pixabay photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ I love watching football. I loved playing football. I just wasn’t any good at it. Yet still I study those who are good at it. Either it’s weird or it’s natural. I’m addicted. Why else would I be noticing that even though Bowling Green has nothing to do with bowling, and neither …
Hard lessons for Kid Raider
By MONTE DUTTON Jayden McGowan streaks away from an Elon defender during his freshman year. (Vandy photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ One of the beliefs I’ve cultivated through lo these many years of sports writing is that there is only so far an observer should go. I know a lot about football but not more about a team …
Wright State defeats PC in Vegas, 66-60
(PC photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Mara Neira was fantastic, scoring 25 points, but Presbyterian College couldn’t quite track down Wright State in its final game in the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic. The Blue Hose lost both games in the Las Vegas, Nev., round robin, predictably played at South Point Arena on Thursday and Friday. The Fairborn, …
TyJ bombs away in OT
TyJ Jones scored 24 points to lead Laurens. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges TyJ Jones scored nine of his 24 points in overtime, leading Laurens to a 53-50 cliffhanger over Fountain Inn on Friday night at LDHS. Jones hit two free throws in the final seconds to ice the victory after hitting two of his first …
Stuff I’ll remember most from 2023
By MONTE DUTTON Clinton celebrates a state championship. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Everybody does the same thing this time of year, and I’m not referring to regifting a pair of socks. Everybody rates. The season’s best games. The year’s best stories. The best batches of chili. The worst slices of fruitcake. I’m not going to …
Defense keys taming of Bulldogs
(Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman used balanced scoring and dominant rebounding to overpower South Carolina State, 67-43, at Timmons Arena on Thursday. Sydney James and Kate Johnson scored 12 points apiece, and Furman (8-6) used strong defense to smother the Bulldogs’ women’s basketball squad. James, a senior forward who entered the contest averaging 5.0 points per …
Deacons pass collection plate in 2nd half
PC's Samage Teel (1), Marquis Barnett defend Furman's Carter Whitt. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ In Winston-Salem, N.C., Presbyterian was thinking upset for a half, but Wake Forest clobbered the Blue Hose in the second half of a Thursday matinee at Lawrence Joel Veterans Coliseum, won by the Demon Deacons, 91-68. Presbyterian (7-7) trailed by only three …
Red Devils may be headed to Class 2A
The Red Devils and Cyclones may play each other in Class 2A next fall. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Clinton High School has played its sports in Class 3A for more than half a century. No more, apparently. Under the preliminary realignment released on Tuesday by the S.C. High School League, Clinton is to be the …
Nightrider's Lament 