By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Most everyone who watches sports overreacts. When I wrote about NASCAR for a living, occasionally I drew the ire of a famous driver (or owner, family member, sponsor, PR rep, etc.) for something I wrote. “You think I’m tough? Read my mail,” I’d say. “I’m Fans Light.” Back …
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Furman hits the mountains flat
(Furman photo) Click here. Not only did Furman not come to play at Western Carolina. As it turned out, I didn’t come to watch. I followed the Presbyterian game electronically. It started at 1 p.m. – PC has played at 1 the last four weeks – and the plan was, to borrow from the TV …
Another shade of purple reigns, 52-20
By MONTE DUTTON Colton Hinton (Furman photo) Click here. It took three plays for Western Carolina to score a touchdown at the beginning, but things got worse. The Catamounts, led by quarterback Cole Gonzales, rolled up a Southern Conference record 801 yards of total offense in a 52-20 victory over Furman on Saturday that dampened …
Catamounts pose next Furman challenge
By MONTE DUTTON Trey McLeod (Furman photo) Click here. Progress. Its definition is a burning issue in election politics. It’s simpler to process in college football. Progress means victory in Saturday’s 2 p.m. game between visiting Western Carolina and Furman at Paladin Stadium. Furman didn’t fare well on the home turf last week in a …
Blue Hose Blurbs: Catamounts end PC streak
Joel Dragoo (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. On Tuesday night, I was busily going through all the high-school results, monitoring Clinton High, Laurens and Thornwell Charter. Laurens Academy wasn’t playing, but I saw the baseball team at Dempsey’s Pizza. Friday figures to be busy. PC is playing baseball and the spring football scrimmage at the …
Which Paladins are going to show up in Asheville?
By MONTE DUTTON Furman still has its eyes on the prize. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Furman could win the Ingles Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship. The Paladins could also exit in the quarterfinal round against Western Carolina at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C. Furman (16-15, 10-8 SoCon) have …
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Pegues is not enough in Cullowhee
J.P. Pegues scored 35 points and surpassed 1,000 career points. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Furman could not win on J.P. Pegues alone. That’s a bit unfair. Pegues scored a career-best 35 points on Wednesday night in Western Carolina’s 85-77 victory over the Paladins, which raised the Catamounts into a fourth-place tie with …
Countdown to Asheville visits Cullowhee next
By MONTE DUTTON Furman took a hardfought, 65-62, victory over Western Carolina on Jan. 20. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The Furman Paladins have had their ups and downs, highs and lows, and wins and losses in an exciting, if erratic, ongoing defense of their Southern Conference championship in men’s basketball. Knock on wood. Or, at …
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Furman women tame Catamounts late
(Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ A three-point play in the final minute led Furman to a 58-53 victory over Western Carolina and an end to a three-game losing skein. The game, originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, was played instead on Sunday at Timmons Arena. Session's fast break layup, assisted by Tate Walters off a steal by Sydney …
Pegues buries trey of the day
By MONTE DUTTON J.P. Pegues made the difference ... literally. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman and Western Carolina played so hard on Saturday that the crowd was sweating … and crying tears of joy when J.P. Pegues buried Western Carolina with a pristine triple with 0.8 seconds on the clock, 65-62. Pegues hit it, but …
Nightrider's Lament 