Furmanology: Corbin Comet passes at 91

(Furman graphic) Click here. The Corbin Comet crossed the firmament on Tuesday morning at his home in Simpsonville. Frank Selvy was one of college basketball’s all-time greats. He was 91 years old. Selvy, a native of Corbin, Ky., led the NCAA in scoring twice during his Furman career career (1952-54) and averaged 41.7 points per …

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Blue Hose Blurbs: PC women advance in High Point

Tilda Sjokvist (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Presbyterian won its first-round tournament game for the first time in women's basketball since 2017. The Blue Hose eliminated Charleston Southern, a thorn in their side in the rgular season. A bevy of women's wrestlers are off to the national championship. Softball has a busy weekend in Florida. …

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Furmanology: UNCG takes down Paladin women

(Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The women's basketball bracket at the Southern Conference tournament in Asheville, N.C., was a brief encounter for Furman. The Paladins won their women's tennis match over North Florida in Jacksonville. A Furman runner is competing at the NCAA Meet in Boston. The start was moved up a day for women's …

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County Signs: Red Devil softball remains undefeated

Halleigh Luke (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Clinton High’s softball team remained undefeated, while down the hill, Class 5A J.L. Mann overpowered the Red Devils’ baseball team. Laurens picked up victories in softball, tennis and boys’ soccer, defeating Clinton in the last sport and playing the Red Devils to a stalemate in girls’ soccer. Joseph …

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Blue Hose Blurbs: Softball upends Wofford, WMU edges baseball

Brody Fahr (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian College placed both men’s and basketball players on All-Big South teams. Softball won a nail-biter over Wofford, and baseball lost one to Western Michigan. Acrobatics and tumbling performed expertly versus King in Bristol, Tenn. Elton Pollock’s Blue Hose took a lead after trailing by three runs early, but …

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County Signs: Tough loss for Raiders, Saints silence Bats

Zay Pulley Click here. Laurens took a second loss in a row, and Thornwell found out where the Clear Dot was in Monday-evening baseball. The Clear Dot Bats, of Columbia, didn't use them very well. Four Laurens batters stroked two hits each, but in spite of five hits to the Raiders’ 11, Fountain Inn managed …

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Blue Hose Blurbs: Big South tourney straight ahead

Trevon Reddish-Rhone (left) and Kory Mincy sweep the weekly Big South honors. (PC photo) Click here. Both Presbyterian College basketball teams enter the Hercules Tires Big South Conference Basketball Championship as long shots. Pretty dangerous long shots. Presbyterian (17-14, 8-8 BSC) is the fifth seed in the women’s bracket and opens on Thursday at 2 …

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Furmanology: One-run losses stymie Paladins

(Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ While the Furman basketball teams prepare for the Southern Conference in Asheville, N.C., other sports take the spotlight. Furman concluded its Paladins Softball Classic with a pair of excruciating losses, 3-2 to South Dakota and 4-3 to Akron. A comeback fell short against the Coyotes, whom the Paladins trailed, 3-1, after Rylie …

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Furmanology: Furman women take Timmons’ final game (for now)

Kate Johnson jostles for position against ETSU's Meghan Downing. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ While the crowds gathered for two final regular-season basketball games, Friday rain made sports activity prevalent on campus Saturday. As it turned out, Timmons Arena, as now configured, did, in fact, go out with a victory. The final game, until the fall …

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