County Signs: Clinton wrestler commits to PC

Sandro Guzman answers questions from WLBG's Mike Hughes (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Sandro Guzman has only wrestled competitively for two years. He came in when Clinton High School started a team. That’s not where it stops. The Red Devil senior signed a letter of intent on Tuesday to grapple with the Blue Hose of …

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County Signs: Blue Hose go title-hunting in High Point

By MONTE DUTTON Shortstop Brody Fahr (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Presbyterian College is headed to High Point seeking another one. The top-seeded Blue Hose open the Big South Conference Baseball Championship on Thursday at 1 p.m. against fourth-seeded Charleston Southern (21-30). The tournament is being conducted at Truist Point in High Point, N.C., home …

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County Signs: Beat Catawba Ridge … check

By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. PROLOGUE Sometimes it rains. Sometimes it doesn’t. I like it better when Mother Nature makes up her mind. I’ve watched the weather. Laurens and Clinton have crucial high-school baseball games Friday night. The Raiders are (or by the time you read this, maybe were) undefeated in the …

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County Signs: A mostly bleak night on the diamonds

By MONTE DUTTON Zane McLendon has that sinking feeling. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. A Furman release revealed that the Paladins have signed two “rising juniors.” I thought, Thank God, they aren’t falling juniors. Yes, I know, “rising” refers to someone in the next class. It’s spring, and those two promising athletes are sophomores now, …

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County Signs: Old home night in the valley

By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. It’s hard to beat fun at the old ballpark. Somehow, in addition to snapping over 300 photos – deleted about 200, used 15 or so, saved the rest for future use – I managed to engage in friendly conversations with friends and foes alike. Furman assistant football …

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Red Devils nail down another region title

By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The games that begin next week mean everything, but the one played Friday night at Clinton High School was pretty darn close. The Red Devils’ 2-0 baseball victory over Union County was pretty darn close in general. By winning, Clinton (13-10, 6-2) won Region 4-3A for the …

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