By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. As another day of chipping away begins, I am relieved that perhaps Debby won’t be as much a downer as was thought. Staff meteorologists tend to get a bit giddy. But my heart bleeds for Thursday. If the weather outside is frightful, it might cost some scrimmages …
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County Signs: Raiders go for the rebound
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Down in the soccer holler, where the Raiders practice football, it’s exciting. Greg Porter and his staff are agitating a bunch of kids previously aggravated. A whole lot of shaking was going on, not to mention grunting, yelling, cheering and that inimitable sound of pads popping. Porter …
County Signs: Olympics or laughs or both?
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Based on my experience, some athletes belie their public image and others reflect it. One of the better examples is Bill Elliott, whom I like. Elliott, though, is far from his Huck Finn image. He is one of the moodier athletes I’ve ever known. Sometimes Elliott would …
County Signs: Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Sometimes I judge television shows on the basis of how well I can work with it in the background. Sports watching isn’t efficient, but it’s convenient. Just bear down on the words until announcers start yelling. Take a break to watch the replays. A writer develops a …
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Furmanology: Time to make perfect
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Practice is about to start, not just at Furman, other colleges and high schools, and not just football but a wide range of other activities involving men and women, boys and girls, sticks, balls, helmets, clubs, racquets, mats, nets, etc. As a direct result, less of my …
Furmanology: Olympic fear, loathing and humor
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. I’m leery of initialisms and acronyms. A history professor walked into a classroom and printed on the chalk board “fufn.” First usage, full name. During the regrettable times I wrote about local news, obscure terms crashed in waves from the podiums. We paid for this with an …
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Furmanology: The eyes of the SoCon …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The Hotel Hartness is a fantastic venue that is hard to find. Sure, I went there last year. This time my pickup recommended a course that was blocked by construction. That’s why I go places annoyingly early. I drove by The Real Estate Gallery. Yet it was …
County Signs: Schauffele rides with Captain Kirk
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) Click here. I’m out of big thoughts, so I’ll string together some little ones. The Open is a Russian novel. By the time one gets the names straight, there’s a whole new cast. “The secret is how he looks at the putting line with his eyes.” As opposed to his …
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Furmanology: Quips from across the pond
By MONTE DUTTON Garrett Hien (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Myths spread by golf announcers: “The straight putts are always the hard ones.’ No. I never displayed much prowess on the links, but I don’t believe my experience was so radically different. “He has never been better mentally on the golf course.” You should have …
County Signs: Two Blue go pro
By MONTE DUTTON Daniel Eagen (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Two Presbyterian College baseball players had magnificent springs. Unsurprisingly, the big leagues took notice. Presbyterian College’s fire-balling ace, Daniel Eagen, was selected on Monday in the third round of the MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Eagen was the 102th overall pick, making him the …
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