"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)
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. We’re in an oddly opportune, not in bad way, place for hurricanes. The little desk is made of wood. I’m knocking on it. Most Atlantic hurricanes bore into the coast and curve upward instead of clobbering us with a direct hit. Most Gulf hurricanes weaken, particularly where the land is …
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By MONTE DUTTON Bailey Memorial Stadium will be under the lights again (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Steve Englehart likens Presbyterian College’s first four football games to exhibitions. No surprises, thus far. The Blue Hose were outmatched in the opener, a 63-10 loss to Southern Conference member Mercer (4-0). Then, as expected, they defeated Erskine, …
Continue reading County Signs: Davidson regularly gets in a rush
By MONTE DUTTON This isn't Ron Green Sr., but it is a golf writer. Click here. Oh, I’m doing what I’m usually doing on Fridays this time of year: cranking out some stories to get ahead and looking ahead to a long night. It’s a long way to Daniel for someone’s who’s got work to …
By MONTE DUTTON Clay Hendrix (Furman photo) Click here. I had an easy day on Thursday at the Laurens County Touchdown. I first got to know the guest speaker more than 40 years ago. When Clay Hendrix played football at Furman University, I worked there. I went off to chase stock cars. Hendrix went off …
Continue reading County Signs: Hendrix, Furman are one and the same
Javen Cook (3) hits the hole (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Clinton High School’s football team takes a 3-1 record into Friday night’s game at Daniel. Both the Red Devils (3-1) and the Lions (2-1) have one loss. Both are ranked prominently in the S.C. Media statewide polls, Clinton second in Class 2A and Daniel …
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Sundays are lazy days, which is one of many reasons why the National Football League is so popular. The days leading up to it weren’t so bad. I went to Inman to watch Clinton play Chapman, but rain moved it up to Thursday. I was up till 2 …
Continue reading Furmanology: Ain’t a whole lot to my Sundays
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. The week accelerated due to the prospect of tropical-spreading rain, but by the time Saturday at Paladin Stadium rolls around, by gosh, I’ll be relatively refreshed. The Clinton High game at Chapman moved from Friday to Thursday, which in turns, moves me to Inman a night early. I’m …
Continue reading Furmanology: Weekend to arrive a bit sooner
By MONTE DUTTON Lots of flags fly above Wilder Stadium. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Have you ever seen a presentation of That Championship Season? It was a play and movie about old teammates getting together. That tale takes a dark turn. Nothing dark happened at Clinton High School on Saturday night. It was all …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The Hotel Hartness is a fantastic venue that is hard to find. Sure, I went there last year. This time my pickup recommended a course that was blocked by construction. That’s why I go places annoyingly early. I drove by The Real Estate Gallery. Yet it was …
By MONTE DUTTON A Slawson slam (Elena Davidson photo) Click here. I’m looking forward to football. At the moment, I’m learning even more about Caitlin Clark. Nothing wrong with that. I’m a fan, and it’s hard to avoid because the Indiana Fever is on TV three times a week. Plus, what used to be called …
Nightrider's Lament 