Category Archives: Sports
Bobcats come back to top Easley
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Easley High School boys’ basketball team went big game hunting on Dec. 9, looking to 
pick up a second straight win as they hosted fourth-ranked Seneca on Friday night.
The Wave played lights out for the first half of action, building
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Easley girls fall to Seneca
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Easley High School girls’ basketball team hosted Seneca on Dec. 9 looking to pick up its first win of the season.
The Wave struggled to find their footing in the opening half, putting the game out of reach, but first-year Easley head coach Terry Patterson saw plenty of growth from his inexperienced squad down the stretch of the Green Wave’s 67-21 loss.
“We’re still just trying to teach the fundamentals, but
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Daniel, Easley athletes sign with colleges
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Two Pickens County high schools hosted signing ceremonies last month to celebrate athletes who are set to continue their academic and athletic careers at the next level.
Daniel’s Jackson Conley (basketball, Morehead State), Eli Payne (baseball, USC Sumter), Liam Purcell (baseball, Eastern Kentucky) and Miles Vischer (golf, North Greenville) and Easley’s Ayden Beeco (Spartanburg Methodist, baseball) and Walker Cox (baseball, South Carolina) were honored at their
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Red Devils take down Blue Flame again
Kerry Gilstrap/Courier
The Liberty and Pickens boys’ basketball teams met on the hardwood for the third time this season on Monday night at Liberty High School. Winners of the previous two matchups, the Red Devils reigned supreme once again on Friday night taking down the Blue Flame 70-50. Above left: Liberty’s Sidney Mongomery fades away on a shot during Monday’s game. Above right: Pickens’ Brooks Dow throws down a one-handed slam in the loss.
PHS grad Lucas earn All-Region recognition
FLORENCE — Francis Marion University senior middleblocker Caroline Lucas and junior outside hitter Madilyn Gartner have been named to the Division II Conference 
Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Volleyball All-Southeast Region Team for 2025, with both earning first-team accolades. Lucas was also tabbed as a first-team selection for the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Southeast Region squad, while Gartner was an honorable mention pick. Both teams were announced on Wednesday
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Lions outlast Liberty in overtime
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Four quarters of action wasn’t enough to decide the outcome on Friday night, when Pickens County’s two remaining unbeaten basketball teams (the Daniel and Liberty boys’ basketball teams) took the court at Liberty High School.
The Red Devils had tied the action at 49-49 on a Kendrick Jackson layup with 22 seconds left, and Daniel was unable to make either of last second attempts leading to a
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Daniel girls blast Devils
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The Daniel High School girls basketball team travelled to Liberty on Friday night looking to pick up its third win of the week as they took on the Liberty Red Devils.
The Lions had little trouble dismantling the Devils, swarming them on defense early to build a big lead and holding it the rest of the way in a 72-18 win.
“They came in and knew they had to take care of business,” Daniel head coach Cosandar Griffin said. “I was proud of the way they brought it on the basketball court.”
Defensively, the Lions were a menace from the start, forcing turnovers at will as the Devils attempted to advance the ball into the front
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Red Devils take down county foe Pickens
PICKENS — Leading by as many as 19 points in the second quarter of their matchup with Pickens last Wednesday, the Liberty High School boys’ basketball team looked to 
be on its way to a big victory.
However, the Blue Flame settled in behind a standout effort from Shepherd Smith to regroup and cut the lead to 46-39 going into the final quarter. Needing a strong finish to keep their early season winning streak alive, the Devils locked in defensively to hold Pickens to just seven points in the fourth quarter as they pulled out a 60-46 win.
“I told them it’s a frustrating win,” Liberty head coach Brenden Marcell said. “We were on the cusp of really breaking that thing open when we got the lead up
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Tigers outlast South Carolina in rivalry battle
By Will Vandervort
Courtesy The Journal
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COLUMBIA — Clemson was not about to let South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers beat it the way he did in Memorial Stadium last season.
A year after the South Carolina quarterback ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns in the Gamecocks’ stunning three-point victory in Clemson, the Tigers held Sellers to two rushing yards and sacked him five times in their 28-14 victory on Saturday at Williams-
Brice Stadium in Columbia.
Clemson also intercepted Sellers twice, both by safety Ricardo Jones, who returned his second interception 12 yards for a touchdown with 3:20 to play in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
“We had him uncomfortable all day, pressure-wise,”
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Klubnik earns second win at Williams-Brice
By Sam Walters
Courtesy The Journal
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COLUMBIA — After three full seasons as Clemson’s starting quarterback, Cade Klubnik played his final regular-season game on Saturday.
Not only did he play, but he won, helping the Tigers take down rival South Carolina by a
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