By MONTE DUTTON Click here. On Wednesday morning, I had some time on my hands because a plumber was at the house, so while waiting to see how much the damage was – answer: a lot – I watched part of the Susan Smith parole hearing on TV.I have an offbeat memory from that time.The …
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Paladins win best (and biggest) of three
(Furman photo) Click here. ASHEVILLE, N.C. – They’re at wit’s end in nearby Cullowhee. Furman eliminated Western Carolina in overtime at the Ingles Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championships for the second season in a row, 79-76, on Saturday night. Once again, J.P. Pegues was the culprit for the Catamounts and Braveheart for the Paladins. The …
Furman falls in Timmons finale, 82-75
By MONTE DUTTON J.P. Pegues seeks an opening. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman has a week to get its groove back after falling to Mercer, 82-75, in the final game of the regular season in front of 2,457 at Timmons Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Paladins don’t have a Southern Conference Tournament game until next …
Paladins hope to provide Timmons a big send-off
By MONTE DUTTON J.P. Pegues against Mercer a season ago (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Alas, old Timmons, we knew her well. This is no Hamlet. Timmons Arena is just going away as the home of the Furman Paladins for a season. After Furman (16-14, 10-7 SoCon) closes its men’s basketball regular season against Mercer (14-16, …
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County Signs: Blue Hose split with USC Upstate
Tilda Sjokvist led the Blue Hose . (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ On a crucial Wednesday evening, with the Big South Conference winding down, Presbyterian basketball experienced mixed results in games against USC Upstate. The women’s team slipped past the Spartans at Templeton Center, while, at Spartanburg’s G.B. Hodge Center, Upstate delivered a crushing blow to …
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Pegues is not enough in Cullowhee
J.P. Pegues scored 35 points and surpassed 1,000 career points. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Furman could not win on J.P. Pegues alone. That’s a bit unfair. Pegues scored a career-best 35 points on Wednesday night in Western Carolina’s 85-77 victory over the Paladins, which raised the Catamounts into a fourth-place tie with …
County signs: Five added to sports Hall of Fame
Walter Todd at the Laurens County Amateur at Lakeside in 2022. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Anthony Downs, Charles Peterson, Walter Todd, Jean Hammond Whitfield and Robert P. Wilder are the five new members of the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame. The Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame will induct five members into its …
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Countdown to Asheville visits Cullowhee next
By MONTE DUTTON Furman took a hardfought, 65-62, victory over Western Carolina on Jan. 20. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The Furman Paladins have had their ups and downs, highs and lows, and wins and losses in an exciting, if erratic, ongoing defense of their Southern Conference championship in men’s basketball. Knock on wood. Or, at …
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Knight errantry: Latter half dooms women’s hoops
Sydney James (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ I’m getting soft. I’m sitting here watching a replay of Saturday’s Chattanooga-Citadel game, and I find myself rooting for the Bulldogs. I fear that an important consequence of a Furman education is fading away. I know how it’s going to turn out. It’ll pass. Not everyone was at Timmons Arena, …
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Paladins exact revenge on Terriers, 82-67
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Vander Wal launches a three. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Gosh, it was glorious. Packed house. Timmons Arena rocking. Band playing. Young women dancing about. The Paladins gallantly resisted the onslaught of Terriers yapping about and dispatched them, 82-67, on Saturday afternoon. If you want to go literal, the neighboring rivals, Furman …
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