"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)
PJay Smith was almost perfect behind the arc (Monte Dutton). Click here. This time the Petrels flew into the storm.Stormy Petrels are seabirds. Oglethorpe University of Brookhaven, Ga., adopted them as its mascot. Petrels are not migratory. Furman basketball is migratory this year and played Oglethorpe, a Division III school, at Legacy Early College’s Parker …
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By MONTE DUTTON Brett Young, then wearing No. 35, rushes Chester's Trooper Floyd in last year's game (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Chester (5-5) is neither the team ranked No. 1 in Class 2A before the season nor the one that lost its first three games.The visitor in Friday night’s playoff game at Wilder Stadium …
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By MONTE DUTTON Freshman Trey Hedden stepped back into the starting lineup and led the Paladins to victory (Furman photo). Click here. I spent the first half of Sunday catching up on this site, that and watching an old film noir titled “The Big Combo,” with Cornel Wilde and Richard Conte.As a measure of how …
(Monte Dutton photo) Click here. The day after Bob Richey and men’s basketball ride a three-game win streak into the home Well, where another 3-0 team visits, Clay Hendrix and his football team visit Johnson City, Tenn., hoping to shine some light on a dim season,It’s a tale of two teams, the best of times …
By MONTE DUTTON Bob Richey's Paladins are off to a fast start, and reinforcements are on the way (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. It turned chilly on Wednesday, but it didn’t start raining outside until after Presbyterian senior Kobe Stewart rained 6/7 three-pointers on Wofford in a 71-68 upset of Wofford.They’re both good teams. It …
By MONTE DUTTON Quinton Ferrell offers advice to Kobe Stewart, who didn't need much (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Kobe Stewart’s first name seemed pertinent on Wednesday night.Presbyterian College senior Stewart, an Augusta, Ga., product, led a 71-68 upset of Wofford by scoring 26 points, including 6/7 from three-point range. He was 2/7 inside the …
By MONTE DUTTON Clay Hendrix stays the course in the face of adversity (Furman photo). Click here. Clay Hendrix keeps his head up. Furman football, after consecutive 10-3 records, is in danger of having its worst season in 52 years.The Paladins’ precipitous slump is rooted in inexperience and injuries, which have ravaged the defense, in …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Without the Internet, there’s no telling how much less useless information I’d know.I know why passenger planes don’t fly over the Himalayas, that almost all of South America is east of the United States, why the Air Force bombed northern Japan while World War II surrender negotiations were underway and …
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By MONTE DUTTON Charles Johnston (1) made his presence felt (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Bob Richey brings a basketball team to a boil as if it were a fine Texas chili.This one required a greater heat. It was tasty, though. The ingredients were mostly fresh.A smiling Aussie, Charles Johnston, pumped in 25 points, hitting …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The world’s gone crazy.I’m going to confine it to sports, which is my habit.In college football, LSU and Georgia got hammered. Indiana, Army and Brigham Young are undefeated.I haven’t examined the numbers, but someone who notably has, Paul Finebaum, said this morning that eight teams could tie for the Southeastern …
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