"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. This morning brings confusion, upon awakening, over where I am. I’m in Johnson City, Tenn., writing about Asheville, N.C. I really wish I were still in Asheville, where in a little over an hour, the Furman University women’s basketball team – which is seeded higher than the …
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By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – A lot goes on at a college basketball tournament. This one in the Big South Conference is just getting started. The games on Wednesday matched the worst teams: eighth-best versus ninth. Winning it from here is similar to plowing a field that happens to be …
By MONTE DUTTON (PC photo) Please release me. Let me go. I’ll catch up with the county when I get back from the mountains. Maybe nighttime baseball won’t be cold by then. I spent Tuesday packing, leaving some stuff at the storage unit and bringing some back to the camper-trailer, which, no, I’m not towing …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. What’s that commercial? Head for the mountains! I spent Tuesday packing, leaving some stuff at the storage unit and bringing some back to the camper-trailer, which, no, I’m not towing to the mountains. I’ll be in cheap motel rooms. I won’t be doing anything there but sleep. Once I was …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. On Sunday night, I watched a healthy portion of Believers: Boston Red Sox, a documentary that centers on the 2004 World Series. At the same time, I was switching to a basketball game between Charleston and UNC Wilmington. The Cougars came from 15 points behind and won. I watched Miami …
By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce had 20 points and 10 rebounds (Monte Dutton photo). Would’ve. Could’ve. Should’ve. Presbyterian (14-17, 7-9 Big South) outshot the Eagles (.463-.368) and outrebounded them (39-36). Presbyterian went cold down the stretch and fell, 74-70, to Winthrop (21-10, 13-3) in the final regular-season men’s basketball game on Saturday at Winthrop Coliseum. …
By MONTE DUTTON Eddrin Bronson led Furman with 16 points (Furman photo). Click here. Cullowhee was awful on Saturday. Instead of rounding into shape for the Ingles SoCon Men’s Basketball Champions, Furman fell into a latter-half trap that was unexpected but common of the regular season’s final day. Four of the top seven schools lost, …
By MONTE DUTTON PC's Carl Parrish sets up the offense against Cam'Ron Fletcher (11) (Monte Dutton photos). All was in place for memorable upset on Thursday night. National TV on ESPNU. By far the biggest crowd of the season. Huge comeback by the Blue Hose. PC even brought in a pep band from Clinton High …
By MONTE DUTTON Charles Johnston (left) looks ready to pounce (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. As the Southern Conference men’s basketball regular season winds down, the Ingles SoCon championships, March 6-9 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, get more wide-open. Furman held The Citadel to just 20 second-half points as the Paladins claimed a 72-51 win on …
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By MONTE DUTTON Nahshia Wright (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. On Tuesday evening, the Clinton High boys’ basketball invaded the lane and attacked the backboards. The Red Devils played at home. Had it been the side of a barn, Clinton (27-2) couldn’t have hit it. Landrum (20-8). Delaney Caldwell scored 24 points. Katie Fortner added …
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Nightrider's Lament 