(Furman photo) Click here. First Furman shut down due to the ravages of Helena. Then the students went on fall break. Athletes are like sports journalists. They rarely get to go on holiday. Fifth-year senior Nieva Gaither netted the lone goal of the match in the 53rd minute and freshman Reese DeJong totaled six saves to …
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Young Paladins can’t round up usual suspects
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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Furmanology: Success amidst the ruins
(Furman graphic) Click here. Furman athletics has enjoyed a rather astounding week, emerging from the devastation of Helene. Life is returning to a semblance of normality in the Upstate. It’s nowhere near normal in western North Carolina. This week’s gut punches occurred mostly in Florida, where Milton landed. Paladins picking up the pieces as best …
What do the Paladins do for an encore?
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, …
Winding down the damage
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. …
Furmanology: Paladins take it to the limit
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 …
Furman, like Frampton, comes alive
Jackson Pryor looks it in (Furman photo). Click here. CHARLESTON – Furman freshman quarterback Trey Hedden portrayed Thomas Edison in the Paladins’ miraculous 17-16 victory over The Citadel on Saturday. A light came on, and Hedden wasn’t the only Paladin equipped with a bulb. Hedden, from Tampa, Fla., found Jackson Pryor -- yes, freshman of …
Furmanology: ‘Dogs almost always ornery in Charleston
A year ago at home (Furman photo) Click here. While Clemson continues its fated tour of storm-torn football locales, Furman returns to action, almost dipping its figurative toes in the currently stable Atlantic. The Tigers miraculously played – and defeated -- Stanford last week while surrounded by Helenic despair. This week’s game in in Tallahassee, …
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Furmanology: Weekend of Helene was hardly pristine
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Helene certainly took the measure of me. I’m not alone, but I’m a little unique. Everything being out – it still is because in any emergency, the folks on the monied side of town get their stuff repaired first – I drove to Furman for a football game …
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Furman, Samford both aiming for SoCon surge
By MONTE DUTTON Brock Chappell (Furman photo) Click here. What comes to mind when the football programs of Furman and Samford tee off? Southern Conference championships. The last two. The Paladins last season and the Bulldogs in 2022. It’s the opening SoCon game at Paladin Stadium on Saturday at 2 p.m. Furman is 1-3. Samford …
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