"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)
By MONTE DUTTON Kadon Crawford and family, surrounded by Red Devils (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Technically, Kadon Crawford is signed to be a PWO at Coastal Carolina University. PWO stands for “preferred walk-on.” It’s a walk-on with fringe benefits. It’s how another Clinton High player, Peyton Pitts, signed with Clemson two years ago. In …
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(PC photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ High-school basketball in Laurens County is down to the girls’ team at Laurens Academy, but the Presbyterian College seasons are still going strong. The Crusaders (24-1) take on Curtis Baptist (21-5) at 5:30 in Columbia at Cardinal Newman in the SCISA Class A semifinals. Inevitably, thoughts turn to baseball, where the Blue …
By MONTE DUTTON Mylayja Thompson (5) and Nah'shia Wright gave it their all. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. One successful season ended at Clinton High School on Saturday, and another stayed alive in Columbia. West-Oak (19-6) found its shooting touch in the latter half and knocked Region 4 champion Clinton out of the Class 3A …
Tushawan Richardson draws lots of attention. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges An odd boys’ basketball game broke out at Clinton High School on Tuesday evening, where Southside knocked the Region 4-3A champion Red Devils out of the playoffs. The game was frantically and inefficiently played. Both teams played hard but sometimes to cross purposes. At the …
By MONTE DUTTON Two years ago at the Southern Conference Tournament (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ One of NASCAR’s more familiar truisms is that the best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start out with a large one. That’s the modern path of journalism. In my case, it’s small fortune to none. …
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By MONTE DUTTON (Steamers photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Well, I woke up [Wednesday] morning with no way to hold my head that didn’t hurt. I didn’t have a beer for breakfast that wasn’t bad so I had one more for dessert. At my age, it would’ve likely made things much worse. Apologies to Kris Kristofferson, who wrote …
(Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants I thought of an old Lefty Frizzell song while watching basketball Tuesday night: “I’m an Old, Old Man (Trying to Live While I Can).” I staked out a place on the front row. I need a seat because I take stats on a legal pad while I’m shooting photos. As the …
By MONTE DUTTON The Red Devils ransacked Chester. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Clinton girls’ basketball coach John Gardner said, “It’s been a crazy week.” The Red Devils and the Chester Cyclones played a pair of crazy Region 4-3A varsity basketball games at CHS on Tuesday night. They were crazy in good ways for Clinton and …
By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson fueled a Clinton comeback with 37 points against Union County. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges The basketball played by boys and girls is not the same. There are small differences. No games, played back to back, ever differed more than the ones played at the varsity level on Friday night at …
By MONTE DUTTON Zay Johnson's next stop is the University of Cincinnati. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges School’s out for Zay Johnson. Until January, that is. Clinton High School’s Shrine Bowl defensive back graduated on Tuesday morning. He’ll enroll at the University of Cincinnati in January. He has been unwavering in his commitment to the Bearcats …
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