Tushawan Richardson (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Initial indications suggest improvement in the basketball prospects of Laurens County schools. Clinton’s girls’ and boys’ teams swept the games in Prosperity against Mid-Carolina. Laurens fell to Hillcrest, but the improvement over last year is evident. Laurens Academy swept Spartanburg Christian. John Gardner’s Clinton girls improved to 3-0, holding …
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Here’s to you, Aumar Robinson
Aumar Robinson on the move versus Aiken (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Senior defensive and tight end Aumar Robinson, naturally from Clinton High School since the Red Devils are still playing, is the Laurens County Touchdown Club Player of the Week. Robinson’s performance was emblematic of a great Clinton showing in a 38-7 victory over Broome, …
Crawford earns the trifecta
By MONTE DUTTON Kadon Crawford (5) hauls in a pass against Aiken (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges When a player is named Laurens County Touchdown Club Player of the Week, it means he had a great game. When that player wins it three times in one season, he’s had a great season. Such is the case …
Raiders book no Northwestern passage
(Courtesy John Clayton) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges ROCK HILL – District 3 Stadium is where Raider football seasons go to die. Few were surprised. Northwestern (10-1) eliminated Laurens from the Class 4A playoffs, 57-0, on Friday night. The Vikings haven’t lost to a team from South Carolina, let alone a fourth seed in the first round. Laurens (2-9) …
Expect touchdowns … lots of ’em
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Here’s some advice regarding Friday night’s high-school football games involving Laurens County teams. Take the Over. Most of the state’s opening round of playoffs exist principally for gate receipts, and a nice nest egg is likely to be tucked away in the aftermath of the game at Wilder …
Big Red’s Richardson wings it when needed
Tushawan Richardson let eight go, hit six. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Clinton High’s football team relies heavily on the rush. Few Red Devil teams have passed as effectively. By and large, Clinton passes when it wants to, not when it has to. The Red Devils’ junior quarterback, Tushawan Richardson, is splendid. He is shifty. He …
I’ve been a fool
https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain … -- lyrics by Paul Anka In the spring, when I shut down Laurens County Sports and Furman All the Time, and eliminated monthly fees, I knew it would require help from the readership. From the very first article here, a message …
Two straight for LA!
2023 SCISA state champions (LA photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges It took a spirited four-set match against a familiar opponent, Cambridge of Greenwood, for Laurens Academy to nail down its second straight SCISA Class A volleyball championship. Erskine College in Due West hosted the state championship match. The Crusaders took wins in the first two sets, 25-20 and …
A lot was great, and all was interesting
By MONTE DUTTON Purple was prevalent in Cullowhee. (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The only way the weekend could have been better was for me … to be … in Cullowhee. I am mindful of my custom experience being dissimilar to many South Carolinians. While I was preoccupied with writing about Paladins and Blue Hose Saturday night, …
No happy ending in Eastside story
(Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges They never gave up. Eastside picked up a 36-34 decision in Taylors, which did not knock Laurens out of the playoffs but did put an end to the Raiders’ hopes of a home game in first round. The Raiders trailed 24-0 early and 36-8 relatively late, but when a last-minute onside …
Nightrider's Lament 