By MONTE DUTTON J.P. Pegues is moving along. (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Ain’t gonna be no more Willie Totten to Jerry Rice at Mississippi Valley. Walter Payton blazing a trail at Jackson State? Ken Anderson quarterbacking Augustana? Walt Frazier at Southern Illinois? Centenary’s Robert Parish? Get outta town! Maybe this is how it should …
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Furmanology: No baseball … but lacrosse wins
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. I conducted some web research and have confirmed that Connecticut’s Donovan Clingan is not a Klingon, though, in fairness, I did find some disreputable site that claimed he was, as well as Purdue’s Zach Edey and N.C. State’s D.J. Burns. The Wolfpack had quite a run. I can’t …
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County Signs: Devils’ bats heard, Hose drop third
Carson Glenn (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Once, when we experienced science fiction and special effects, the quality was such that we had to imagine it was real. Now it looks so real that we have to imagine that it isn’t. Who wants to see Iowa play LSU? How about LSU-South Carolina? South Carolina-Iowa? I …
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Blue Hose Blurbs: Miracles don’t always happen
(PC photo) Click here. It has been established that Presbyterian College sports teams are capable of extraordinary surprises. The Blue Hose went to the Big South women’s basketball tournament as the fifth seed and won it, thus earning a berth in the NCAA. There they ended Sacred Heart’s 15-game winning streak. They could muster no …
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Blue Hose make most of harsh lessons
Tilda Sjokvist (PC photo) Click here. COLUMBIA – Even the most ruthless of Gamecock fans had to look at the outwomaned Presbyterians and think, Hate it for you. A little? It could not have happened any other way. The No. 1 team in the nation, South Carolina, defeated the onetime fifth seed of the Big …
Wide-eyed Blue Hose keep miracle alive
(PC photo) Click here. COLUMBIA – The Blue Hose led all night long with their backs to a wall. Presbyterian College, the smallest school, 8-8 in the Big South Conference, surprise tournament champion, defeated Sacred Heart, 49-42, for not only the first NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament (First Four) victory but in the first game. Ever. …
Blue Hose to face daughters of Pioneers
By MONTE DUTTON Tilda Sjokvist (4) (PC photo) Click here. What it mainly was on the YouTube live feed was heartwarming. Right now, on the likely eve of destruction, Presbyterian College is proud of its women’s basketball team. Alaura Sharp was sitting right where she always wanted to be, coaching a team in the NCAA …
Blue Hose Blurbs: Impossible Dream gets more so
(PC photo) Click here. The Big South women’s basketball champion is preparing for greener pastures but thick, long grass that is going to be difficult and likely impossible impossible to penetrate. Still, the opportunity is unprecedented. PC has never won a championship before. Click here. Presbyterian College is holding a watch party on Sunday at …
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Paladins win best (and biggest) of three
(Furman photo) Click here. ASHEVILLE, N.C. – They’re at wit’s end in nearby Cullowhee. Furman eliminated Western Carolina in overtime at the Ingles Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championships for the second season in a row, 79-76, on Saturday night. Once again, J.P. Pegues was the culprit for the Catamounts and Braveheart for the Paladins. The …
Ruminations on what makes Furman special and PC not
By MONTE DUTTON Mike Bothwell, the man of a thousand expressions (Elena Davidson photo) Click here. It’s Saturday morning, and somehow it’s nearly 11, and I’ve been up since 8:30 after getting as much as I could on last night’s one-point loss to Gardner-Webb by Presbyterian and inserting more details. I updated it this morning. …
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Nightrider's Lament 