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 …
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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 …
Earley stresses character in TD Club visit
Scott Earley (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges The new executive director of the S.C. Athletic Coaches Athletic Coaches Association, Scott Earley, spoke to an audience of many familiar faces on Thursday at the Laurens County Touchdown Club. Earley, a S.C. high-school football coach for 27 years, spoke of his relationships with several coaches in the room, …
Region title on line as Chester visits Clinton
Clinton defeated the Cyclones, 48-20, last season at Chester. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants It’s hard for a high-school football game to be more important at this stage in the season than Chester and Clinton at Wilder Stadium this Friday night. The rivalries were earlier. The playoffs are later. For Oct. 20, this is about as …
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A ripsnorter of a football weekend
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants It’s been quite the football weekend. I’m sort of overwhelmed. Clinton won. Laurens won. Furman won. Presbyterian won. (Oh, wait. This just arrived via Pony Express. King beat Laurens Academy, 26-22.) Thornwell lost, 59-0, to a team called the Anderson Cavaliers. Oh, the Saints are just starting out. …
Raiders get Generals to lay down arms
(John Clayton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges It’s a streak! Laurens won for the second week in a row, wrapping up a playoff berth with a 23-13 Region 2-4A victory over hapless Wade Hampton on Friday night at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Quarterback Nick Danciu passed for 49 yards and rushed for 44, scoring a touchdown both ways, and …
Only Clinton hits road, and Woodruff isn’t far
Kendarius Copeland finds a hole. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges High-school football is figuratively a matter of walking down a street. At one end are activities such as weightlifting, spring practice, scrimmages and jamborees. At the other end is the state championship. They all start. Only one finishes. Come to think of it, in one form …
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Raiders’ Goodwin alone at the top for a week
Josh Goodwin led Laurens to its first victory. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges It came as no surprise when a Laurens District High School player earned Player of the Week from the Laurens County Touchdown Club. On Friday night, the Raiders were the only county team playing. Josh Goodwin would have won it, anyway. First of …
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Ayers grabs the kids’ attention
By MONTE DUTTON Mike Ayers successfully coached the Wofford Terriers for 30 years. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Mike Ayers is a cure for what ails you. The ex-Wofford head coach, whose career was extraordinary by any measure, eschews microphones at his speaking appearances. Listening to Ayers address the Laurens County Touchdown Club on Thursday reminded …
