By MONTE DUTTON Laurens Academy's Caleb Hardy digs for the end zone (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Oh. My. God. I have a friend who used to say that all the time. What a rotten weekend. It started slowly, if Friday counts. I went to see Laurens Academy play and enjoyed it. If I had …
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County Signs: Off to the wilds of Laurens Academy
By MONTE DUTTON Moon over Todd Kirk Field (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I went back and forth all week long. I wanted to go to Landrum, where I have never seen a football game but once played in a scrimmage. Also, I wanted to get to another Laurens Academy game because the Crusaders entered …
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County Signs: A namer, a Hobson’s choice and a Mike Ayers
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I can’t write well enough for people to read me anymore. It’s a common problem for those of my age. Maybe I’ll become a pharmaceutical namer. I could start with familiar adaptations. Paladinofed. Redevilac. Redsoxanyl. Many people don’t think it’s the World Series unless it’s the Dodgers versus the Yankees. …
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County Signs: Landrum poses a stern test for Red Devils
By MONTE DUTTON Rhett Gilliam hits the hole against Chesnee (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Lest anyone fall victim to overconfidence – and what fan doesn’t? – Friday night’s football game in Landrum matches two of the top 10 in Class 2A according to the S.C. Media Poll. What's important is that the Red Devils …
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County Signs: Why I ramble, not gamble
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. It’s a good thing I don’t bet. I thought South Carolina had no chance in Tuscaloosa a week after Vandy beat the Tide in Nashville. I thought the Commodores would be unable to recreate the magic in Lexington, Ky. I was wrong on both counts. The Gamecocks didn’t win, but …
County Signs: Fun on Friday, done on Saturday
By MONTE DUTTON Javaye Suber evades Southside's Zaccheaus Dickson (photo courtesy John Clayton). Click here. I haven’t read The Agony and the Ecstasy, by Irving Stone. I saw the movie starring Charlton Heston. It doesn’t matter. The chronology was off in Laurens County football this weekend. The ecstasy came first. For the first time, all …
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Zoom, zoom, zoom go the Red Devils
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook zooms through the Eagles (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Everything was back to normal at Wilder Stadium on Friday night. The Clinton offense was in high gear, zooming about in a 46-21 conquest of Chesnee that opened the Red Devils’ Region 1-2A schedule. “Zoom” is what running back Javen Cook …
County Signs: Storms of life and ballgames
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. In the aftermath of Helene hell – and as Milton the monster departs Florida as if it was Godzilla – is there anyone out there who still doesn’t believe in climate change? It is almost always cheaper to fix a problem than it is to clean up a mess. We’ve …
County Signs: Fresh air and Friday night
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Provided the Upstate can avoid further natural disasters, if not political ones, high-school football returns on Friday night. This week the meteorological disaster is presumed to be hitting Florida. God bless them. What kind of name for a hurricane is Milton? At least Helene was appropriately hell. …
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. …
Nightrider's Lament 