"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. NINETY SIX – Softball ran its course for Clinton High on a hot Monday evening as Ninety Six eliminated the Red Devils from the Class 2A Upstate bracket, 8-2. Clinton (19-7) banged out seven hits, among them doubles by Alyssa Young and Sierra Templeton, but couldn’t group …
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By MONTE DUTTON Symiah Floyd (2) finds an open teammate (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. High-school basketball playoffs remind me of a scene from Hoosiers. The Hickory bus is rolling down a road, fields of corn on both sides, dozens of cars following them to a pulsating soundtrack. The beat goes on. Clinton High School …
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