Marcus Foster scores over Wofford's Kyle Filewich. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Wofford College is a pesky rival. The Southern Conference’s remarkably similar Upstate members warily eye each other as if they are gunfighters squaring off at high noon in a town not big enough for the both of them. In truth, Furman (15-13, 9-6 SoCon) …
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Hose blast Eagles, home and away
Bryanna Brady led the Blue Hose with 23 points. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ As Willie Nelson wrote and sang, “Miracles appear in the strangest of places. Fancy meeting you here.” The Presbyterian College women’s basketball team popped Big South rival Winthrop on Wednesday evening, while, a 90-minute bus ride away, the men’s team was similarly …
Bulldogs pull it out on a bark and a prayer, 74-72
J.P. Pegues played a dazzling second half. (Elena Davidson photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ HOMEWOOD, Ala. – J.P. Pegues almost stole a game for Furman at Samford on Wednesday night. In fact, he did steal it. It’s just that the Bulldogs’ Jermaine Marshall stole it right back. After Pegues, who scored a career-best 33 points, gave the Paladins …
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Injury hampers LA in semifinal loss
Rylee Ballard (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Laurens Academy fell a game short in its bid to for a state championship in girls' basketball, and powerful Clemson escaped a mild upset bid by Presbyterian College on the baseball diamond on Tuesday. LA lost its best player, Olivia Huck, to ankle injury, and try as they might, …
Furman takes hot hand to Samford for rematch
Samford's Achor Achor (left) and Furman's Marcus Foster (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Bob Richey’s resurgent Furman Paladins are off to another stern men’s basketball test in the abode of the Southern Conference leader. The last time Furman (15-12, 9-5 SoCon) and Samford (23-4, 12-2) played, the Paladins ended the Bulldogs’ 17-game winning streak with a …
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A brand-new Timmons Arena is straight ahead
(Furman depiction) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Timmons Arena is leaving as a caterpillar and returning as a butterfly. While Furman’s basketball home of nearly three decades is metamorphosing in 2024-25, the Paladins’ men’s team is playing mostly at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville. The women are to play at nearby North Greenville University. Then, by the …
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No need for rash decisions
By MONTE DUTTON Carter Whitt whips a pass. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ I sure missed being at Timmons Arena on Sunday. Undoubtedly some friends figured I stayed home so I could watch the Daytona 500 since I spent 20 of the seasons in my life at the Daytona 500, but that’s not true. If I’d …
Paladins get their groove back
J.P. Pegues and his teammates were at their best. (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman may have exposed its destiny on Sunday afternoon. The Paladins may have previewed a glorious future. Or, maybe not. Oh, Doctor, as Dan Scott likes to say and Red Barber used to. J.P. Pegues was brilliant, and no one was bad, and …
Dragoo on homer-a-game pace as Blue Hose roar
(Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Presbyterian College was colder inside than outside on Saturday. Elton Pollock’s baseball team polished off some strange snowbirds – Peacocks – with three straight victories to open the season. What’s more, Saint Peter’s is playing the Blue Hose again on Sunday at noon. A quarter mile or so away, the …
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Girls become women … and win
Malayja Thompson (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges It was the fairer sex that was better at playing basketball on Wednesday night. At Clinton High School, the girls’ team was winning its first-round playoff game over Southside. A couple miles away and across the railroad tracks, Presbyterian was polishing off UNC Asheville. However, in far Asheville, northward …
Nightrider's Lament 