"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)
John Gardner's Red Devils look for a third victory over Eau Claire (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Inevitably, when one team – any team – sweeps another in a season and plays it again in playoffs, the same cliché is going to invoked.It’s hard to beat a team three times.When region rivals play the second …
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By MONTE DUTTON (PC photo) Click here. At one time, Presbyterian lost seven of eight Big South men’s basketball games. How times have changed.Entering this week’s Hercules Tires Big South Championships in Johnson City, Tenn, and coming on the heels of Saturday’s 68-57 victory over Gardner-Webb (10-19, 5-11 Big South) at Templeton Center, PC (14-17, …
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Kory Mincy leads the PC resurgence (PC photo). Click here. Presbyterian College’s sports teams take a lot of lumps, but the Blue Hose have a flair for the dramatic and a penchant for miracles.Last year’s long-odds advance of the women’s basketball team into the NCAA Tournament was a vivid example. Alaura Sharp’s final team entered …
By MONTE DUTTON Bryanna Belton led the way (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Clinton High knows what it’s up against as it attempts to nail down a state girls’ basketball championship.At home for the third straight time in the Class 2A playoffs, John Gardner’s Red Devils defeated Region 3 rival Fairfield Central (11-12) for the …
Kobe Stewart (PC photo) Click here. The ballgames played against type this weekend.The college reaped the dividends. The high schools took the lumps.While Presbyterian College was laying waste to Radford’s homecoming in Virginia, Laurens Academy was falling in Sumter at the SCISA girls’ basketball state title game, and Clinton was ending its boys’ basketball playoff …
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Tushawan Richardson (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Clinton’s first Class 2A boys’ basketball playoff game was a bit less tense than the final score indicated.Saluda (15-8) fell by a fast-closing 54-49 score. The Red Devils, also 15-8, led 44-25 entering the fourth quarter. Clinton also started slowly, trailing 8-5 after the first eight minutes.Led by …
Kory Mincy (PC photo) Click here. NORTH CHARLESTON – Presbyterian scored 11 points in the final 30 seconds of a men’s basketball game on Wednesday night. It would have been a lot of points for the final frame of a bowling match.Yet the Blue Hose lost, 71-70.Presbyterian trailed Charleston Southern, 66-59, with 30 seconds on …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Football is over. It’s unconditional. High schools ended way back in December, and since Clinton won the state championship, it was a shame to see it end, but then there were the college playoffs and all the bowl games. I was in the hospital, waiting for emergency surgery and out …
Steve Englehart (PC photo) Click here. One cannot evaluate Presbyterian College’s football recruiting efforts in the same manner as other schools simply because the Blue Hose do not award scholarships.There is no getting around that. Within the obvious limitations, Steve Englehart is making progress. He announced 38 additions on Wednesday, and they are geographically diverse …
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Kory Mincy (PC photo) Click here. Presbyterian played its heart out on Saturday afternoon against High Point in men’s basketball at Templeton Center.Strong effort is a hallmark of the Blue Hose. It’s winning that typically eludes Quinton Ferrell’s team. The Panthers took control and won, 84-72, after PC threatened in the waning minutes.High Point (19-5, …
Continue reading County Signs: Blue Hose’ upset bid slips away
Nightrider's Lament 