Davidson shocks Blue Hose, 14-13

(Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Never has Collin Hurst been more important to Presbyterian College’s football team. That’s because Hurst couldn’t play. PC didn’t advertise it, but reality trumped secrecy on an awful afternoon for the Blue Hose at Davidson College Stadium on Saturday. Davidson (2-8, 1-5 PFL) defeated Presbyterian (8-2, 4-2), 14-13, in an …

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When the Paladins play, don’t leave early

Trey Hedden threw for 358 yards (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. It’s going to be an exciting season at Paladin Stadium specifically and in the Southern Conference in general. Look out there. There is no Davidson of old. The lads had best be ready each week. The names, images and likenesses do not rival Texas …

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Storms are brewing in the SoCon

Ja'Keith Hamilton (Furman photo) Click here. The Southern Conference is getting organized. Each member is a squall drifting off the coast of Africa. The local meteorologists breathlessly give us the latest analyses of where each storm is headed and its chances of development. Furman (3-1, 1-0 SoCon) is coming off an impressive road victory at …

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Smith finds nothing but net at Wofford

By MONTE DUTTON The Terriers couldn't contain PJay Smith (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. A trip to Spartanburg is seldom easy for the Furman Paladins, whether it’s basketball, football or club rugby.As head men’s basketball coach Bob Richey said later, “We knew [Wofford wasn’t] going away.”The final 1.1 seconds of the Paladins’ 78-75 victory over …

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Furmanology: Furman women take Timmons’ final game (for now)

Kate Johnson jostles for position against ETSU's Meghan Downing. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ While the crowds gathered for two final regular-season basketball games, Friday rain made sports activity prevalent on campus Saturday. As it turned out, Timmons Arena, as now configured, did, in fact, go out with a victory. The final game, until the fall …

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Pegues, Paladins pull one out in Johnson City

J.P. Pegues (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The air in Freedom Hall was fraught with desperation as Furman fought to end a slump and East Tennessee State sought to keep a Southern Conference men’s basketball streak going. Junior J.P. Pegues scored seven of Furman’s final nine points, including four free throws in the …

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Women’s hoops seeks headway in the hills

Jada Session (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman women’s basketball is off to Johnson City, trying to make some headway in the Southern Conference race with a Thursday 7 p.m. clash with East Tennessee State. Coming off a 58-56 home victory over Mercer on Saturday, Furman (12-9, 2-3 SoCo) hits the road for its next two games. …

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Paladins let the good times roll

By MONTE DUTTON Carter Whitt was all over the floor. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Maybe it’s the gray uniforms. Maybe it’s the coaching staff dressed casually at home. Or maybe, just maybe, Furman has regained its health, wealth and Southern Conference men’s basketball groove. That’s how it looked in Saturday’s 82-73 conquest of East Tennessee …

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Beating ETSU crucial for Paladins’ rise

J.P. Pegues (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ One game does not turn a season around. It takes more to qualify as a turnaround. Perhaps one began at Timmons Arena on Wednesday when The Citadel was satisfactorily repulsed. An encore is important. Furman gets a chance to make another action louder than words when East Tennessee State visits …

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Confident Paladins getting ready for Homecoming

By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff made all the right moves. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Oh, Evan DiMaggio was the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week, and Tyler Huff miraculously wasn’t the offensive recipient.* Dominic Roberto plundered Western Carolina for the last time with perfect marks in his career against the Catamounts. Cally Chizik and Hugh …

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