Category Archives: Sports
Wave fall to Science Hill in spring break battle
The Easley High School baseball team hosted Science Hill of Johnson City, Tenn. on Friday. After falling behind big in the third inning, the Green Wave rallied in the sixth inning, scoring six runs to cut the Science Hill lead to 9-8. However, the Easley comeback came up short as the Hilltoppers pulled out a 10-8 win. Pictured above: Easley’s Cooper Sears prepares for a pickoff attempt as a Hilltopper baserunner slides back into first base.
Daniel girls win Ga. track meet
ATHENS Ga. — The Daniel High School track team went across the border to Georgia on March 15 for the Loch Johnson Invitational.
The Lions managed a very successful day on the track with the girl’s team finishing in first place at the meet, while two
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Red Devil comeback falls short against Pendleton
LIBERTY — Coming off a brutal extra-inning loss to Landrum to open region play last Tuesday, the Liberty High School baseball returned to the diamond hoping to get back on track against the ninth-ranked Pendleton Bulldogs.
The Devils fell into a 7-0 hole in the contest but rallied to cut the lead to 7-4 in the fifth inning. However, Liberty was unable
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Singleton named to SC Athletic Administration Association HOF
CHARLESTON — Former Daniel High School football coach and athletic director Dick Singleton was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame over the weekend.
Singleton was the football coach and athletic director at Daniel from 1960 through 1989. He coached 335 games with a
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Red Devils fall to High Point at Upper State Championship
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
FLORENCE — In the midst of the best playoff run in school history, the Liberty High School boys’ basketball team travelled to Florence on March 4, looking to keep their run going in the Upper State 
championship against region foe High Point.
The Red Devils looked competitive early but were unable to overcome major offensive struggles against the
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Fruster leaves lasting legacy with Lions
There’s no way to describe it other than shocking. I did not think that Jeff Fruster would be the Daniel High School head football coach forever, however I would have thought you were crazy if you told me he 
was stepping down from the position prior to announcement on Thursday. While there will be plenty written and said about what comes next for the Lions, it’s important to understand the Herculean impact Coach Fru has made at Daniel.
A stalwart at Daniel since joining Randy Robinson’s staff in
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Easley girls take home shutout win over Daniel
EASLEY — The Easley High School girls’ soccer team hosted county rival Daniel last week in an early season showdown.
With senior Griffin Horn in goal for the Wave, Easley managed to pull out a 2-0 shutout win to open the
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Easy Bend Rodeo Company returns to T. Ed Garrison Arena
The 28th Annual Spring Championship IPRA Rodeo was held at Clemson’s T. Ed Garrison Indoor Arena over the weekend. Spectators were able to see eight different rodeo events including bullriding. The event also saw a very special guest in World Class Barrelman Tim “Wild Thang” Lepard.
Durham explores connection between Clemson, Daniel High School through new sports exhibit
By Phillip Sikes
Clemson News
news@thepccourier.com
CLEMSON — Jaquial Durham is a Ph.D. student at Clemson University, but a quick peek behind the curtain reveals a life much deeper than that … he’s also a native son of the Clemson area.
A multi-sport star at nearby D.W. Daniel High School, Durham has spent much of the past couple of years deep in exploration of his alma mater’s unique impact on the athletics footprint of the Upstate
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Liberty downs Central for Upper State bid
PAGELAND — Trailing 30-23 entering the final quarter of its third-round battle with Central, the Liberty High School boys’ basketball team needed to find its offensive footing fast keep its miraculous 
season on Wednesday.
The Red Devils had scored single digits in each of the first three quarters, but an 8-0 to open the final frame kickstarted another come-from-behind win
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