Category Archives: Sports
Blue Flame sweep Riverside at home to open postseason
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — After receiving a first-round bye, the Pickens High School volleyball team kicked off its postseason push on Monday night with a visit from Riverside, and the Blue Flame seemed well on their way to a strong title defense, taking down the Warriors in straight sets, 3-0.
“It really surprised me,” Pickens senior Lauren Dow said of the Blue Flame’s commanding win. “Our region has not necessarily been the
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Daniel downs Fountain Inn, Chapman to set up Wren matchup
CENTRAL — With its first region title in a decade in tow, the Daniel High School volleyball team looked to keep its momentum going in the first round of the playoffs last Wednesday against Fountain Inn.
The Lions did just that, overpowering the Fury in three straight sets, winning 3-0 by scores of 25-8, 25-12 and 25-12 to advance to the second round.
“This past week, we’ve just been focusing on being the best Daniel we can be on
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Blue Flame fire on all cylinders in win over Berea
By Cheri Anthony
Special to The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens High School celebrated homecoming Friday night, and the Blue Flame football team didn’t disappoint the enormous 
crowd in attendance, dominating Berea from the start in a 49-0 victory.
The Blue Flame were able to bounce back from a lopsided loss to Greenville and gain some confidence heading into the final week of the regular season. It was obvious from the beginning of Friday night’s contest that all three
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Red Devils shut out by Landrum on the road
By Matthew Kannarney
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
LANDRUM — Coming off a hard-fought overtime loss at Ninety Six the previous week, Liberty failed to get back into the win column on the road Friday at Landrum.
The Cardinal front seven stymied Liberty’s offense, allowing only 62 total yards in a 21-0 shutout.
The Red Devils also didn’t do themselves any favors, however, losing three fumbles that gave Landrum the ball in
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Green Wave struggle to keep up with Westside
EASLEY — The atmosphere was tense Friday night after Westside took a 41-20 win over Easley on the gridiron to clinch second place in Region I-4A and earn a first-round home playoff game.
After Westside lined up and went for a two-point conversion up 41-13 with 3:31 left in the game, the Rams spurned the handshake line at midfield, instead sprinting to the locker room when the final whistle sounded.
“I don’t understand the decision,” Easley coach Jordan Durrah said. “But that’s the way he wanted to do. I’m just
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Lions set record with fourth straight region title
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — During Jeff Fruster’s seven-year tenure as head coach, the Daniel High School football team has set a number of records.
Against Pendleton on Friday night at Singleton Field, the Lions added one more by winning their fourth
consecutive region championship for the first time in school history with a 51-13 throttling of the Bulldogs.
“Any time that you get a chance to do something
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Tigers claw back from two-score deficit to top Syracuse
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — For the fifth time this season, the Clemson Tigers entered into a game where both teams were undefeated, and for the fifth time this season, Clemson were the ones walking away with the win after coming from behind to drop No. 14 Syracuse 27-21.
However, Saturday’s win at Memorial Stadium featured more adversity than the fifth-ranked Tigers (8-0, 6-0 ACC) had seen to this point in
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This week in FOOTBALL FRENZY
DANIEL DOMINATES 8TH-RANKED SENECA IN ALL FACETS, GREEN WAVE PUMMEL BEREA berea 3B, DEVILS DOWNED IN OT BY NINETY SIX 4B, PICKENS FALLS TO GREENVILLE 5B, TIGERS WIN IN TALLAHASSEE 7B
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Wave bounce back with blowout win over Berea
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
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GREENVILLE — It was a record-setting night Friday night as Easley shut out Berea 56-0 last week.
Easley sophomore quarterback Kalab Sutton passed for six touchdowns, all in the first half, as the Green Wave clinched a state playoff berth 
with the win.
The six touchdowns was the most thrown in a game by an Easley player in the last three decades.
The six scores gave Sutton 28 touchdowns for the
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Pickens drops third straight in loss to Greenville
By Ryan Davenport
Special to the Courier
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GREENVILLE — It is tough to beat the experience of Friday night football at Greenville’s iconic Sirrine Stadium.
Then again, it was probably an experience the 2022 Pickens Blue Flame would rather forget. Greenville’s Red Raiders scored on all but one offensive possession to solidify their spot at the top of Region I-4A, finishing off
Pickens 56-0 under a second-half running clock to send everyone home a little earlier than usual for Friday night lights.
Pickens (3-5) now effectively sits in last place in
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