County Signs: Raiders spring forward, Hose fall back

By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. At the end of Laurens’ spring football game on Thursday evening, head coach Greg Porter took microphone in hand to thank the attendees for being at K.C. Hanna Stadium. It was rather hot and airless, and the baseball team had fallen in the state finals the night …

Blue Hose Blurbs: PC still in thick of baseball hunt

By MONTE DUTTON Jack Gorman (1) congratulates Eli Lazio after a Saturday home run. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. On Sunday night, I watched my favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, play for the first time this season. Anyone who picked the Red Sox, who have won more World Series than anyone else in …

Blue Hose Blurbs: Spartans even series with 5-3 win

By MONTE DUTTON Eli Lazio just speared a pop off his shoestrings. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I don’t know anything about new Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales – I only recently learned what he looks like – but I’ve noticed from his remarks on the NFL draft that he is a major-league “you-knower.” …

Blue Hose Blurbs: PC wins barrage of batters

By MONTE DUTTON (PC photo) Click here. It’s been almost 40 years since lights were installed at Wrigley Field. I can still immediately identify a night game there. Shadows cover the backs of all the players. The Friendly Confines have no light stands over the outfields. One reason I’m a good speller is that I …

County Signs: Blue Hose split with USC Upstate

Tilda Sjokvist led the Blue Hose . (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ On a crucial Wednesday evening, with the Big South Conference winding down, Presbyterian basketball experienced mixed results in games against USC Upstate. The women’s team slipped past the Spartans at Templeton Center, while, at Spartanburg’s G.B. Hodge Center, Upstate delivered a crushing blow to …

County signs: Five added to sports Hall of Fame

Walter Todd at the Laurens County Amateur at Lakeside in 2022. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Anthony Downs, Charles Peterson, Walter Todd, Jean Hammond Whitfield and Robert P. Wilder are the five new members of the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame. The Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame will induct five members into its …

Blue Hose pull one out, 80-73

Kaleb Scott (PC photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Two men’s basketball teams that began the Big South season with high hopes played at Templeton Center on Wednesday night trying to pick up some pieces. Marquis Barnett picked up his share. The 6-4 junior guard from Saginaw, Mich., hit 8/10 (3/5 from three-point range) shots, scored 20 points, handed …

Both teams need turnarounds in a hurry

Marquis Barnett (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Two teams whose seasons are slip-sliding away face each other at Templeton Center on Wednesday night at 7. Presbyterian (9-13, 1-6 Big South) has lost six Big South men's games in a row. USC Upstate (6-14, 1-6) has, like the Blue Hose, lost an inordinate number of close games. …

Williams leads Furman past BJU

Alex Williams (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Junior Alex Williams merely picked up the slack, not that there’s anything easy about 31 points and eight rebounds. Furman’s leading scorer, Marcus Foster, is out until at least mid-January due to an injury suffered against Princeton. Williams led the Paladins in similar style during Saturday afternoon’s 100-58 victory over …