"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)
(Furman photo) Click here. Away from the bright lights of Harrah’s Cherokee Arena, a great runner made second-team All-America status, and Furman lost a one-run softball game and a tennis match at home to Wake Forest. Furman rallied for two runs in the seventh inning but came up short in a 3-2 defeat versus Jacksonville …
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(Monte Dutton photos) Click here. As dreary and drizzly as the Friday weather was in Laurens County and hereabouts, the games were rather spectacular, even thereabouts. The Laurens baseballers took the over while the softballers took the under. Translation: The Raiders won in extra innings in baseball and by run rule in softball. The Presbyterian …
Continue reading County Signs: Raiders, PC win in varied fashion
Jordan Hudson was stout on the hill. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. All was well at Laurens 55 on Thursday as the Raiders swept to victories in baseball and boys’ tennis. Behind a strong performance from lefthanded starter Jordan Hudson, Laurens bettered nearby rival Greenwood, 4-2, at Ed Prescott Field. Third baseman Coleman Coker’s sacrifice …
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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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(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 …
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 …
Continue reading County Signs: Red Devil softball remains undefeated
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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(Furman graphic) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Tuesday was a busy day in the Furman athletics department. The Paladins earned All-Southern Conference decorations in women’s basketball, produced quality performances in men’s and women’s golf, North Carolina overpowered Furman in softball, and women’s tennis lost the first match in its spring-break trip to Florida. Four Furman women’s basketball players, three …
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(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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Laurens versus Catawba Ridge last season (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Laurens happened upon Catawba Ridge, which eliminated the Raiders from the Class 4A Upstate finals and went on to capture the state title. The meeting was in Georgetown on Sunday at the International Paper Baseball Classic, where the Copperheads of Fort Mill managed to …
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