By MONTE DUTTON Carter Szydlowski takes a fumble to the house (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. In all honesty, I could make neither hide nor hair of Presbyterian College’s spring football scrimmage at Bailey Memorial Stadium on Friday evening. Following the theme of honesty, I was sitting in the front row of the stands, and …
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Another loss in the ranks
By MONTE DUTTON Al Pearce Click here. When I first started writing regularly about NASCAR as a way to make a living, I quickly gained acceptance in the media centers and press boxes because of two friends, Mike Hembree and Al Pearce. Back in 1993, the NASCAR media corps was hard to penetrate. Veterans – …
Clinton’s Richardson to howl with the Wolves
By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I am of the belief that Tushawan Richardson is going to be something special at Newberry College. I am not objective, but neither am I ignorant nor naive. Richardson, the mixologist of Red Devil offense and quarterback of the Class 2A state champions, signed up …
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In hindsight, Mocs are looking pretty good
By MONTE DUTTON PJay Smith (0) battles Chattanooga's Honor Huff in Asheville (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Chattanooga, one of three Southern Conference members invited to participated in the National Invitation Tournament, is playing in the finals on Thursday at 9 p.m., making it the first SoCon school to reach this level. Furman (25-10) and …
Clinton takes care of Raiders in softball
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Clinton claimed the Laurens County championship in softball by defeating Laurens, 22-6, on Wednesday evening. The Red Devils won the first game between the rivals, 7-2, on March 14. Third baseman Kamryn Campell went 5/5 with base hits in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth innings. …
Red Devils keep Cyclones quiet
By MONTE DUTTON Camden Finley (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Three Clinton pitchers – Isaac Cane, Jaydon Glenn and Camden Finley – combined for a three-hit shutout, and the Red Devils completed a sweep of Chester by a score of 10-0 on Friday night in the home valley. None of the three – Cane pitched …
Six-run deficit? No problem for Raiders
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Will wonders never cease? Not on Wednesday night for the Laurens Raiders, who have come from behind repeatedly in the early part of the Region 1-4A baseball schedule. After falling behind, 7-1, Tristan Buzbee singled in Jireh Brown with the winning run in the bottom of the …
WLBG leaves a lifetime of memories
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I wonder if I will live to see the elimination of humanity in everything. God, I hope not. When word broke that WLBG is apparently signing off for the last time at the end of the month, it took me by specific but not general surprise. It’s the way of …
Clemson gets ‘Cowboyed up’
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Now, I’m kidding, okay? The last two times I’ve watched Clemson play basketball, the Tigers have come from hopelessly behind to losing barely. Against Louisville, if not for an unbelievable “no call,” they may well have won. Against the McNeese State Cowboys on Thursday, Clemson was way back. Yet the …
North Texas wins as Paladins cool in latter half
On the bright side, Eddrin Bronson didn't miss a shot (Furman photo). Click here. DENTON, Texas -- Furman played hard, as it did all season. North Texas played great defense, as was its reputation. In the second half, the Paladins’ shots stopped falling with the same frequency, and the result was a 75-64 victory by …
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Nightrider's Lament 