By MONTE DUTTON Luke Young launches the game-winner (Monte Dutton photos). Some things are just meant to be. Clinton’s fourth baseball state championship – and second in the past four seasons – occurred at the right time, in the right place, by the right young man. I was in the dugout, camera hanging from my …
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Clinton goes a game up with 5-1 road win
By MONTE DUTTON Camden Finley (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Game one of the Class 2A state-championship series was memorable for Owen Glenn’s inside-the-park homer and Camden Finley’s virtuosity on the mound. Clinton’s 5-1 victory over Atlantic Collegiate puts the Red Devils a win away from their second state title in four years. Of Camden …
Big Red advances to state finals, 4-3
By MONTE DUTTON Jaydon Glenn drives in the winning run (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. The sun was still out, and the sky was still blue when Clinton won the Upstate Class 2A baseball title on Wednesday. The Red Devils had a loss to spare when Batesburg-Leesville arrived. The Panthers put up a fine effort, …
Clinton girls tame Wildcats, 42-28
By MONTE DUTTON Symiah Floyd (2) finds an open teammate (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. High-school basketball playoffs remind me of a scene from Hoosiers. The Hickory bus is rolling down a road, fields of corn on both sides, dozens of cars following them to a pulsating soundtrack. The beat goes on. Clinton High School …
Clinton hustle pays off, 56-49
By MONTE DUTTON Nyterian Smith (3) paced the Red Devils with 17 points (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Clinton’s 56-49 victory over Saluda in the second round of the Class 2A boys’ basketball playoffs was animated. It was hard-fought. At times the opposing players did not like each, and the refs handled some ire. Nothing …
County Signs: Devils to shoot for all the marbles
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook has rushed for 1,730 yards (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Playing for a state football championship is a rare opportunity, even in towns like Clinton and Barnwell, where the tradition is strong.The seasons of the Red Devils and Warhorses are already going to be revered for decades. The winner of …
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Nightrider's Lament 