"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 Myion Hicks was Furman's leading rusher (Furman photo). Click here. Back in the previous decade, when Clinton High School was going through hard times, it occurred to me that being a fan is not a fantasy. It’s short for fanatic. Back then, I decided that whether the team, my team, your team, …
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By MONTE DUTTON Javaye Suber evades Southside's Zaccheaus Dickson (photo courtesy John Clayton). Click here. I haven’t read The Agony and the Ecstasy, by Irving Stone. I saw the movie starring Charlton Heston. It doesn’t matter. The chronology was off in Laurens County football this weekend. The ecstasy came first. For the first time, all …
Continue reading County Signs: Fun on Friday, done on Saturday
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook zooms through the Eagles (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Everything was back to normal at Wilder Stadium on Friday night. The Clinton offense was in high gear, zooming about in a 46-21 conquest of Chesnee that opened the Red Devils’ Region 1-2A schedule. “Zoom” is what running back Javen Cook …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. In the aftermath of Helene hell – and as Milton the monster departs Florida as if it was Godzilla – is there anyone out there who still doesn’t believe in climate change? It is almost always cheaper to fix a problem than it is to clean up a mess. We’ve …
By MONTE DUTTON Eli Brasher (Furman photo) Click here. In itself, Furman’s 17-16 victory at The Citadel last Saturday was not a precursor of further success. It was an aversion of disaster and an escape from a rival’s ambush. A switch flipped in the fourth quarter at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Man, was it sweet. Man, …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Provided the Upstate can avoid further natural disasters, if not political ones, high-school football returns on Friday night. This week the meteorological disaster is presumed to be hitting Florida. God bless them. What kind of name for a hurricane is Milton? At least Helene was appropriately hell. …
By MONTE DUTTON Quante Jennings rushed for 52 yards at San Diego (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Criticize it if you will. Bemoan the absence of scholarships. The Pioneer Football League is a tough slog for every school in it. Presbyterian College is 0-2 after competitive losses to two PFL powers, Davidson and San Diego. …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. It’s Oct. 7, and I don’t know where my sports are. Even on the Fourth of July, I don’t think I knew less about what was happening and where. The games are almost listed as “day to day,” which as Vin Scully used to say, is just like everything else. …
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. On Saturday I was duly impressed by Vanderbilt’s upset of top-ranked Alabama. I was saddened by Presbyterian’s late implosion in San Diego, Calif. It was nice to have power restored at my home after nine days without it. On Sunday morning, I enjoyed the first hot shower in …
By MONTE DUTTON (PC photo) Click here. On Saturday morning I shaved for the first time in a while and prepared for what has become the bane of my existence, the cold shower. Then, however, I noticed a truck parked in my overgrown front yard. It was from Front Royal, Va., meaning either that it …
