Sydney Ryan (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ East Tennessee State utterly dominated the second half and put Furman away, 79-54, in women’s basketball on Thursday evening at the Bucs’ Brooks Gym in Johnson City. It took a three-pointer by ETSU’s Courtney Moore to give the Buccaneers a 34-30 halftime advantage. The façade of competitiveness ended in the …
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Raiders fall, Devils off, LA girls streaking
(Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants At Presbyterian College and Laurens District High School, basketball season to date has been a matter of being better but not better enough. Both Blue Hose teams dropped Big South games on Saturday at Radford. Those are detailed under separate cover. USC Upstate (6-14, 1-6) is tied with Presbyterian (9-13, 1-6) …
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Laurens hires Porter to lead Raider football
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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Blue Hose to face challenge at High Point
Kory Mincy is Big South Freshman of the Week for the third time. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian College must nip a sinking feeling in the bud, particularly in men’s basketball. The Blue Hose have lost three Big South Conference games in a row after winning at Charleston Southern in their opener. A year ago, …
Once there was no raining in basketball
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants School was rained out Tuesday. Basketball games were rained out. They’re contested inside. This is an e-learning day, which I suppose anyone who e-learns could do by reading this. I’d humbly recommend John Steinbeck. They’ll e-learn more from the late great. The obvious choice for a basketball game …
High schools get back to work
Martineze Shaw (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Laurens County’s high schools resumed play after the holidays on Wednesday night to a mixed bag of results. Clinton and Laurens Academy split their boys’ and girls’ games with the local girls coming out on top both times. Laurens District dropped both games at Greenwood. Oddly, but significantly, Clinton …
Old year’s still got hoops left in it
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 …
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 …
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 …
Nightrider's Lament 