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By MONTE DUTTON Furman must keep its focus versus VMI. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The 2022-23 Furman basketball season was more predictable than this one. It was a season of historic greatness, seldom rivaled in the school’s annals. Not that a 28-8 record, Southern Conference championship and NCAA Tournament victory were without perilous moments. This …
Continue reading Paladins take ’em one at a time, as if there were any other way
(Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ A three-point play in the final minute led Furman to a 58-53 victory over Western Carolina and an end to a three-game losing skein. The game, originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, was played instead on Sunday at Timmons Arena. Session's fast break layup, assisted by Tate Walters off a steal by Sydney …
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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Bryce Stanfield (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ I was at a local hangout, and a friend asked, “How’s that Furman football player doing?” I told him Bryce Stanfield was apparently in bad shape, that I was praying for him and that he was a great guy. My friend, who is a Georgia fan, said, “I figured he …
Continue reading Furman mourns lost of Stanfield, a champion gone too soon
J.P. Pegues (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Now they know it’s a long, hard road. Actually, everyone in the Southern Conference who follows men’s basketball knows … but Nitty Gritty Dirt Band broke the song, written by Rodney Crowell, in 1984. Furman men’s basketball plays its third road game in its last four outings on Wednesday …
Continue reading Paladins pack for Mercer; Morgan packs trophy for home
Glory in the Cullowhee haze (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It’s a fine schedule: challenging, well balanced. The Paladins, coming off consecutive 10-3 seasons, have many replacement parts to install. They’re playing six at home and six away. As for the Southern Conference, Samford, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford are all coming to Paladin Stadium. The Paladins …
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By MONTE DUTTON Two years ago at the Southern Conference Tournament (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ One of NASCAR’s more familiar truisms is that the best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start out with a large one. That’s the modern path of journalism. In my case, it’s small fortune to none. …
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Marcus Foster is seven points shy of 1,000 career points. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ UNC Greensboro’s 89-87 victory over Furman on Sunday was a sweet form of sorrow for most of the 2,438 present at Timmons Arena. It hurt so good. The game was so fantastic, it was a privilege to lose. “Leaving the arena …
PJay Smith (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ After a couple raucous road games, Furman returns to Timmons Arena with righting an old wrong in mind. The Paladins have won six of their last seven games leading up to Sunday’s nationally televised game against UNC Greensboro at 2 p.m. on ESPNU. Furman (12-10, 6-3 SoCon) won a thrilling …
Sydney Ryan (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ East Tennessee State utterly dominated the second half and put Furman away, 79-54, in women’s basketball on Thursday evening at the Bucs’ Brooks Gym in Johnson City. It took a three-pointer by ETSU’s Courtney Moore to give the Buccaneers a 34-30 halftime advantage. The façade of competitiveness ended in the …
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