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Where everybody knows your name …

On January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 By wastedpilgrimIn SportsLeave a comment

By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Some play football because they love it. Some play because it runs in the family and is expected of them, some because girls seem to like it. Some like to hit and not be hit. Some just love to get after it. It has been Buddy Bridges’ frequent observation that …

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‘Piercing’ Upstate’s armor

On January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 By wastedpilgrimIn SportsLeave a comment

By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce (Monte Dutton photos) Jonah Pierce is a redshirt senior from Sanford, Fla., on the Presbyterian College basketball team. A knee injury cost him most of the 2024-25 season. He is back with a vengeance hidden by a perpetual smile on his face. Pierce didn’t beat USC Upstate, 86-77, by himself …

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