"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 Keith Richardson won six state championships and 239 games as Clinton head coach (photo courtesy John Clayton). Click here. Many times I have expressed the opinion that my life is seldom mediocre. Either everything goes right, or everything goes wrong. That’s not the way life is. It’s just the way it seems. …
Continue reading Good times, great oldies, the Devils and the deep blue sea
By MONTE DUTTON B.J. Jones takes on Clinton defenders Maison Tinsley (13), Jaydon Glenn (1) and Noah Garrett (12) (photo courtesy John Clayton). Click here. It would be a gross exaggeration to claim that Newberry’s Kenton Caldwell defeated Clinton by himself. The senior gave the Red Devils what they seldom ever get: Hell. The Bulldogs …
By MONTE DUTTON Jaydon Glenn is the latest Player of the Week (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Whoever heard of playing the three biggest rivals in the first three football games? Does Alabama open with Auburn, Tennessee and Ole Miss? Florida with FSU, Miami and Georgia? The Philadelphia Eagles with the Ravens, Bills and Chiefs? …
By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson scores two of his 31 points (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. The Carolina Panthers have won four games, and somehow it seems like a good year.They could be a legitimate spoiler. The remaining games are against the contending teams in the NFC South, Atlanta and Tampa Bay.Looking for a competitive …
Continue reading County Signs: Richardson’s 31 highlights Clinton sweep
By MONTE DUTTON Off to the races goes Javen Cook (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. NEWBERRY – Clinton has fallen behind in the first half of all three football Fridays and come back to win two of them. The Red Devils retained the CNNGA Battle of the Belt by winning for the fourth time in …
Continue reading Clinton tightens belt in second half, 23-14
By MONTE DUTTON The Battle for the Belt went Clinton's way last year (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Clinton is playing its third rivalry in as many weeks. Seriously. This Friday’s game is at Newberry, which, like Woodruff and Laurens, has been lining up in anger opposite the Red Devils for more than a century. …
Continue reading County Signs: Devils hope to tighten grip on Belt
Clinton's Corey Fountain (left) and Newberry's Cedrick Jeter share the belt ... for now. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges I didn’t get much done on Monday. It began with a trip to Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority for an announcement of a new commemoration of the rivalry between the Red Devils and the Bulldogs over a week. …
Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, February 9, 2018, 10:18 a.m. I must be getting old. I haven't seen it all, but I've seen most of it. Perhaps I could estimate with some degree of accuracy all the stock car races and ballgames I've attended and described, but it would be a waste of time and probably …
Clinton, South Carolina, Wednesday, February 7, 9:33 a.m. For the second consecutive game night at Clinton High School Gymnasium, both varsity basketball games were decided by the same margin. On Friday, the boys and girls both beat Broome by 11. Last night, the boys won, but the girls lost, both by eight. Coincidence? Definitely. The …
Clinton, South Carolina, Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 9:04 a.m. The late Keith Jackson would have called it “a barn burner.” The neighboring rivals Clinton and Newberry played a boys’ basketball on Tuesday night on the Bulldogs’ home floor that was a triumph of determination for the Red Devils. The 53-51 victory locked the two at …
Nightrider's Lament 