Category Archives: Sports
Green Wave lose heartbreaker to Berea on 80th-minute goal
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — For the first 65 minutes of its match with Berea last Tuesday, the Easley Green Wave boys’ soccer team seemed likely to keep its hold atop Region I-4A.
That is until a controversial penalty kick tied things at 1-1 and swung the momentum in favor of the Bulldogs.
Easley did its best to hold out and make chances over the final 14 minutes, but struggled to regain control, and the game looked destined for overtime as Berea prepared for a corner kick a little more than three
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DWD runners compete at national event
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
BOSTON — New Balance held its national indoor track championships last week in Boston, and four Daniel High School athletes proved their merits amongst the best the nation had to offer at the event.
Daniel’s Bryce Emerson, Sam Proffitt, Ashby Williams and Lizah Williams all competed at the event in their respective age groups and earned personal records at the
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Liberty’s Aiken goes the distance to beat county rival Blue Flame
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Taking on a Pickens team with seven college signees, Liberty High School head coach Trey Ulmer gave junior pitcher Elijah Aiken the daunting task of taking on the Blue Flame.
Aiken proved to be more than capable in the role, with one of the best performances on the young season, pitching a complete-game three-hitter while striking out five Pickens batters in a 2-1 Liberty win on Saturday afternoon.
“I’m very proud of Elijah Aiken,” Ulmer said. “He’s a very cerebral, intelligent young man. He works so hard, and I’m just happy to see his hard work
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Daniel’s Hoover named North-South All-Star
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After a standout senior season and career at Daniel High School, Destiny Hoover will have the chance to represent the Lions one more time after she 
was selected for the North-South Girls’ All-Star Basketball game.
The game, which anually pits the best seniors from the upper and lower parts of the state against each other, will be
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Green Wave softball overcomes early deficit to top Seneca
EASLEY — Coming off the first district championship in school history, the Easley Green Wave softball team entered the 2023 season on a cold streak with five straight losses to end the preseason and a 3-1 loss to Seneca to open the regular season.
Taking on the Bobcats again on Thursday, it seemed the Green Wave were going to falter again after falling behind 3-1 in the top of the third.
Instead, the Green Wave found their groove in the batter’s box, scoring five runs in the third and fourth
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Top-ranked Daniel outlasts No. 2 Patriots in home opener
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — With 11 minutes left in the top-ranked Daniel High School boys’ soccer team’s Class 3A Upper State championship rematch with second-ranked Powdersville on Wednesday, forward Eddie Merck blew by the Patriots’ defense in what seemed like a surefire goal-scoring situation.
However, Merck pulled the trigger just seconds too late, allowing Powdersville keeper Luke Bramblett to make the save and keep things tied
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EHS looking for new boys’ hoops coach
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Five years after bringing in former Tusculum College coach Mike Jones to lead the Easley High School boys’ basketball team, the Green Wave are once again on the search for a new coach, according to a job listing posted by the School District of Pickens County on Feb. 28.
The listing, which says the school is looking for someone with coaching experience, comes after a tough season that saw Easley finish 6-18 with Jones only coaching the first half of the season before being absent for “personal reasons,” according to Easley athletic director Gil Payne. Assistant coach Brian Smith
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Red Devils can’t keep up with Palmetto
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — With region play opening up on Friday, the Liberty High School baseball team hosted Palmetto on Monday night hoping to build some momentum.
Instead, the Red Devils were plagued by mistakes throughout the night on the way to a 13-2 season-opening loss in five innings.
“Things just kind of piled up on us,” first-year Liberty head coach Trey Ulmer said. “I thought our pitchers did a good job throwing strikes at times tonight, but we
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Easley boys finish 2nd in state tournament
Led by head coach Eugene Jolley, the Easley Parks and Recreation Department’s 14U boys’ basketball all-star team participated recently in the 2023 South Carolina Athletic Programs (SCAP) basketball tournament in Pickens. The boys started the weekend off strong with a 43-23 win against East Columbia in the first round on Saturday. The victory sent them to the second round, where they fell to Florence, 40-10, but the boys were able to move to the consolation bracket, where they beat Charleston Peninsula 52-44. The boys moved on to the championship game on Sunday with a rematch against Florence. Despite playing hard, they came up short once again, falling 47-32 to end their season.
Hunters who harvest a tagged coyote can earn free lifetime license
COLUMBIA — The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) released 16 more tagged coyotes statewide recently as part of the Coyote Harvest Incentive Program.
The program was created in 2016 by the General Assembly, which directed SCDNR to develop and implement a coyote tagging and reward program.
Annually, SCDNR traps, tags and releases four coyotes per game zone (16 total). Anyone who successfully takes and reports a tagged coyote will be rewarded with a free lifetime hunting license. The person reporting the tagged coyote has the option to designate anyone for the lifetime license such as a child, relative or friend.
For more information on the Coyote Harvest Incentive Program, visit dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/coyote/coyoteincentive.html.
