By MONTE DUTTON Matthew King won at No. 1, 6-4, 6-2 (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. It is admirable for a coach to eschew excuses with a stiff upper lip, and that’s what Clovis Simmons did after Clinton’s victory 4-2 over Saint Joseph’s Catholic in the Class 2A/3A Upstate boys’ tennis championship. The non-denominational Red …
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Clinton wins playoff opener, 6-1
By MONTE DUTTON Isaac Cain answered the call (Monte Dutton photos). Click here Clinton needed someone to lean on in its 6-1 victory over Liberty in opening game of the Class 2A baseball playoffs on Tuesday. That someone was Isaac Cain, who held the line on the mound for six innings. The righthander – the …
Fountain Inn ends Clinton streak
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Clinton High School’s baseball team needed to step up the competition in preparation for the Class 2A playoffs. The Red Devils found a bridge too far to cross on Monday when 4A power Fountain Inn came to town and left with a 7-0 victory. It was a …
Big Red rolls across Low Country
By MONTE DUTTONg Luke Young (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Clinton High got off to a strong start at the Hanahan Invitational, a spring-break tournament near Charleston. The Red Devils began with a 10-7 victory over Hickory Grove Christian (Charlotte, N.C.), led by red-hot catcher Luke Young. Young, who had homered twice in his previous …
It’s a merry go-round
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Wilkins (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. This is a bit jaded by the institution on my diploma – but … In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Furman kept it close for most the game before losing to Connecticut. In the final, the same with UConn against Michigan. The Paladins, …
Lander to seek Div. II title on CBS
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I have been remiss in overlooking what may be the sports story of the year. It’s been happening across the lake, where Lander University is playing on Sunday afternoon for the NCAA Division II national championship in men’s basketball against Gannon. Who is Gannon? It’s in Erie, Pa., where fans …
In dreams and reality
By MONTE DUTTON When I awakened this morning, nature called. Nothing unusual about that. It’s my interior alarm clock. I keep forgetting to buy a new one. Last night I spent an hour talking with an old NASCAR chum. The first Darlington race of the season was Sunday. My friend and I laughed at stories …
Finally basketballed out
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. In a week of moping around, dealing with things that would not work and dreaming impossible dreams, life gets back to normal, or didn’t I write that last week? Notes from watching too many basketball games: Gunfighters shoot from the hip. Politicians shoot from the lip. Basketball players shoot from …
Anatomy of an upset
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Wilkins (Furman photo) Click here. Furman must go into Friday night’s game against Connecticut with illogical expectations. A cynic would call it delusions of grandeur. The Paladins must believe they are going to win. Period. There’s no other way. When Furman hits the Xfinity Mobile Arena floor, every corner of the …
Cats claw Paladins on boards, 86-67
By MONTE DUTTON Eddrin Bronson led Furman with 16 points (Furman photo). Click here. Cullowhee was awful on Saturday. Instead of rounding into shape for the Ingles SoCon Men’s Basketball Champions, Furman fell into a latter-half trap that was unexpected but common of the regular season’s final day. Four of the top seven schools lost, …
Nightrider's Lament 