By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Some of the cooler things I’ve ever done: No particular order. Watching part of the Rolex 24 in Daytona Beach, Fla., at midnight from a Ferris wheel. Driving the Pacific Coast Highway in a car full of scribes when we pass a restaurant on the water. Out front, a man …
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A star Spanglered night at the ballyard
By MONTE DUTTON Tommy Spangler (Furman photo) Click here. At about the same time I arrived in the baseball valley on Tuesday, a familiar figure in a red shirt and a purple cap yelled my name. He brought someone with him. Was it a Clinton fan with Saluda roots? The only such person I know …
Two ex-Paladins drafted by NFL teams
(Furman graphic) Click here. The Paladins showed up in the NFL Draft. Micah Robinson and long snapper Julian Ashby were selected in the seventh round. Both played four years for the Paladins, graduated from Furman and played their final years elsewhere. Robinson was selected by the Green Bay Packers as the 21st pick of the …
Golfers deployed to Oklahoma
(Furman graphic) Click here. Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain … Norman is where the Furman women’s golf team is headed for regional play at Jimmie Austin Oklahoma University Golf Course on May 5-7. The Paladins, who are the No. 11 seed in Norman, are part of a 12-team regional field that …
Furman winding up spring nicely
(Furman photo) Click here. For a school that doesn’t field a baseball team around which to anchor its spring, the weekend’s sporting contests were rather exciting. The Paladins were shotmaking in golf, exuberant in tennis, dominating lacrosse, and so on and so forth. With the score tied at 3-all, senior Marissa Pennings defeated Alessandra Caceres, …
Ryu leads Paladins to another SoCon title
(Furman photo) Click here. As is quite often the case, Furman is the Southern Conference champion in women’s golf. Audrey Ryu, at even par, was individual medalist, and Furman (+34) won the team title by nine strokes at the Solina Golf Club in West Columbia. The Paladins, who have won eight of the last 10 …
Paladins charge the net as SoCon’s top seed
(Furman photos) Click here. And then there was one. Furman claimed the Southern Conference regular-season title in women’s tennis with a 5-2 victory over East Tennessee State, previously the only other undefeated team in league play. The Paladins (18-3, 7-0 SoCon) earned the No. 1 seed in next weekend’s league tournament. Furman, which won its …
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In hindsight, Mocs are looking pretty good
By MONTE DUTTON PJay Smith (0) battles Chattanooga's Honor Huff in Asheville (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Chattanooga, one of three Southern Conference members invited to participated in the National Invitation Tournament, is playing in the finals on Thursday at 9 p.m., making it the first SoCon school to reach this level. Furman (25-10) and …
Paladins put football season tickets on sale
Clay Hendrix (Furman photo) Click here. Step right up! Get your Furman season tickets! Or, more likely, make a call (864-294-3099) or get on the web (FurmanPaladins.com). Season tickets start at $155 and include all six regular season games. Bleacher seats, bench seats and purple chair back seats on the west (home) side of Paladin …
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Red Devils keep Cyclones quiet
By MONTE DUTTON Camden Finley (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Three Clinton pitchers – Isaac Cane, Jaydon Glenn and Camden Finley – combined for a three-hit shutout, and the Red Devils completed a sweep of Chester by a score of 10-0 on Friday night in the home valley. None of the three – Cane pitched …
Nightrider's Lament 