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 find an extra way at The Citadel, 82-79

(Monte Dutton photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ CHARLESTON – For a half, Furman died by the three-point shot. For another half plus, the Paladins lived by it. The result? An 82-79, overtime victory Wednesday night over The Citadel that was ripped from the jaws of defeat in front of the kind of raucous McAlister Fieldhouse crowd (4,117) that …

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‘Go where you wanna go, do what you wanna do’

By MONTE DUTTON Furman's PJay Smith gets a helping hand from J.P. Pegues. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Here’s a scoop. There are things out there that I can’t figure out. I can’t figure out why it apparently bothers so many people that the world’s best tight end is seeing the world’s most famous woman. Traaaaviiiis …

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Paladins need a pick-me-up in Charleston

By MONTE DUTTON J.P. gives PJay a hand. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Life was but a dream until Furman happened upon Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. As it relates to the Napoleonic palindrome: Able was I ere I saw Elba. A 10-point loss to the Terriers did not negate the five victories that preceded it. It …

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Good news in Greenville for Furman women

Paraskevi Koilia (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It would be a dank night in Spartanburg, but at least joy reigned in Greenville on Saturday afternoon. Sydney James came through for the Paladins in an exciting Southern Conference victory, 58-56, over Mercer at Timmons Arena. The 6-foot senior from Ocala, Fla., scored 10 of her 12 points in …

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Terriers back up the bark, 77-67

By MONTE DUTTON Furman couldn't get the crucial stops. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ SPARTANBURG – When Furman plays Wofford, basketball is like a box of chocolates. One never knows what one is going to get. Oh, wait, it’s more than basketball. A football game comes to mind. The Terriers made a gooey mess of the …

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Paladins head to Wofford with joyful identity

By MONTE DUTTON J.P. Pegues (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Bob Richey and his band of Dins are playing Spartanburg on Saturday at 6 p.m. It’s a one-night stand at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Thrills! Chills! Gangs of screaming lads wearing khakis and light-blue button-downs! And tastefully dressed lasses, tossing all decorum aside. But I stereotype. …

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Samford women win at Timmons

Niveya Henley (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The Samford women’s basketball team gained a measure of recovery at Timmons Arena from its men’s misadventures the night before by claiming a 66-60 victory over Furman on Thursday night. Kennedy Langham scored 26 points for the Bulldogs. The freshman guard connected on 9/17 shots, which she combined with nine …

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SoCon realigns one way, SCHSL another

Samford's Achor Achor and Furman's Marcus Foster (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Wednesday was momentous. I knew the high-school region assignments were imminent, but I was occupied all afternoon and evening. I’m not much of a multi-tasker – the Samford at Furman basketball game had my undivided attention until 2:30 a.m. – but a friend asked …

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Samford streaking no more

By MONTE DUTTON Garrett Hien was clean behind the scenes. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Had you attended Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game at Timmons Arena and known that one team had the nation’s longest winning streak without knowing which one it was, you likely would have picked the one wearing gray. You would have been …

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