By MONTE DUTTON Click here. In 1991, Rodney King said, “Can’t we all just get along?” In Matthew 5:19, Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” I don’t like Mondays. They make me catch up when I don’t want to. I spend most of the time on weekends …
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What’s next for Englehart?
By MONTE DUTTON Steve Englehart (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. The Football Championship Subdivision, the lower tier of NCAA Division I, named Presbyterian College’s Steve Englehart as one of five district winners of the American Football Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year race. Earlier this week, Englehart, 48, was named as one of the 15 …
Three go for 10
Clinton's Javen Cook (3) has rushed for 1,777 yards (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Guess what? This weekend three Laurens County football teams are going for their 10th victories. Clinton High School (9-3) hosts Fairfield Central (9-3) in the third round of the Class 2A playoffs. Laurens Academy (9-2) plays King Academy (11-0) at Greenwood …
Blue Hose come from behind in Atlanta
Jonah Pierce (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. The Blue Hose, men’s basketball variety, are rolling. After an uneven opener against Navy, Presbyterian has won three games straight. The latest was Monday night’s 63-61 victory over Georgia State in Atlanta, Ga. It was another game, another hero. Junior guard Carl Parrish, scored 22 points, including the …
Familiar faces at the Touchdown Club
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. As I sat in the audience at Thursday’s meeting of the Laurens County Touchdown Club, munching on a Groucho’s sub, I thought about the speakers whom I’ve known the longest. I narrowed it down to three: Robbie Caldwell, Phil Kornblut and Pete Yanity. Pete Yanity Caldwell, who is best known …
Perfection is elusive, but the dream lingers
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. After seven straight football victories, Presbyterian College fell, 35-19, in Dayton, Ohio, last Saturday. The game started at noon, so I watched it on my laptop while sitting in the Paladin Stadium press box. On Monday, PC head coach Steve Englehart said, “It wasn’t that we played …
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Ayers to bring his passionate message to TD Club
By MONTE DUTTON Mike Ayers (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. If you’ve never seen Mike Ayers speak to the Laurens County Touchdown Club – and there’s an opportunity every year – it’s time to experience the longtime Wofford College head coach from close range. It’s a lot like having Mike Ditka at The Ridge, though …
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County Signs: Hose hang in there
By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce (PC photo) Click here. Presbyterian kept its men’s basketball debut close but couldn’t pull out an upset as Charlotte upended the Blue Hose at the 49ers’ Halton Arena on Monday night.It was the nightcap of a women/men twinbill between PC and Charlotte.Jonah Pierce scored a game-high 22 points while grabbing …
County Signs: A namer, a Hobson’s choice and a Mike Ayers
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I can’t write well enough for people to read me anymore. It’s a common problem for those of my age. Maybe I’ll become a pharmaceutical namer. I could start with familiar adaptations. Paladinofed. Redevilac. Redsoxanyl. Many people don’t think it’s the World Series unless it’s the Dodgers versus the Yankees. …
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County Signs: Why I ramble, not gamble
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. It’s a good thing I don’t bet. I thought South Carolina had no chance in Tuscaloosa a week after Vandy beat the Tide in Nashville. I thought the Commodores would be unable to recreate the magic in Lexington, Ky. I was wrong on both counts. The Gamecocks didn’t win, but …
Nightrider's Lament 