By MONTE DUTTON Me-Me Smith Click here. Clinton (18-4) picked up a clutch, tense, 4-1, victory in its second Class 2A softball playoff game, basically making the most of about everything in Lancaster against Buford (14-9) on Friday. Me-Me Smith pitched a tenacious masterpiece after spotting the Yellow Jackets a 1-0 lead in the bottom …
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A mad, mad, mad, mad ballgame
By MONTE DUTTON Gaffney's Brady Smith is safe at second (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. A remarkable facet of baseball is how often lifelong fans, veterans of thousands of games, see things they have never seen before. Naturally, on Wednesday night in the bottom of the sixth inning at Clinton High School, a full moon …
Things go bad in a hurry at CSU
By MONTE DUTTON Matthew Rollison (PC photo) In the midst of a rough season, Presbyterian College’s baseball team hit a new low on Friday in North Charleston. I was following the game. The Blue Hose took a 12-5 lead over Charleston Southern entering the bottom of the ninth inning. I read a book for a …
Anatomy of an upset
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Wilkins (Furman photo) Click here. Furman must go into Friday night’s game against Connecticut with illogical expectations. A cynic would call it delusions of grandeur. The Paladins must believe they are going to win. Period. There’s no other way. When Furman hits the Xfinity Mobile Arena floor, every corner of the …
The Bulldogs come to town
Cooper Bowser (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Furman hasn’t lost twice to The Citadel in the same season since 2012-13. The Bulldogs haven’t won in Greenville since 2014-15. The Paladins conclude their 2025-26 home schedule and celebrate their senior class on Wednesday night when they entertain Southern Conference and rival in general The Citadel (9-20, …
Wilson leads PC charge, 72-65
By MONTE DUTTON Triston Wilson took over (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. During the first half of Thursday night’s Big South men’s basketball game at Templeton Center, the Blue Hose looked listless and preoccupied. Presbyterian trailed at the half, 37-25. They shot .391 from floor, missed all five three-point attempts and half their 24 free-throw …
Furman tries to gain ground in SoCon race.
Alex Wilkins (Furman photo) Click here. It’s likely too late for Furman to track down East Tennessee State in the Southern Conference men’s basketball standings. Since it’s the March 5-8 conference tournament that determines the SoCon bid to the NCAAs, Wednesday night’s game at Timmons Arena plays an important role in tournament seedings. The game …
Furman women coast past Catamounts
Pierre Curtis (Furman photo) Click here. At the moment, in basketball, the Furman women are outshining the men. Alyssa Ervin scored 20 points and Furman used strong work in the second and third quarters to forge a big lead en route to a 60-51 win over Western Carolina in at Ramsey Center in Cullowhee on Thursday …
Paladins can’t shake a 2nd-half lead
By MONTE DUTTON Cooper Bowser (Furman photo) Click here. Unfortunately, the week-in and week-out progress of the Furman men’s basketball program has carried with it a disquieting pattern. The Paladins have been unable to hold leads in the latter halves of Southern Conference games. They win some. They lose some. East Tennessee State rallied from …
High noon is 7 p.m. in Johnson City
By MONTE DUTTON Charles Johnston (Furman photo) Click here. Furman entered the weekend tied for third in the Southern Conference and exited it tied for second. A win in Johnson City Wednesday night and the Paladins are tied for tops. Currently in a three-way tie for second place, Furman (16-7, 7-3) visits league-leading East Tennessee …
Nightrider's Lament 