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County teams compete at Foothills Track Classic
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
TAYLORS — Over the weekend, athletes from Daniel, Easley and Liberty high schools took part in the Foothills Track Classic at Eastside High School, with 
athletes from each school managing to take first in their respective events.
Daniel High had a solid day on the track, finishing eighth in the boys’ competition and 15th in the girls’ competition.
Junior Jaylen Brown-Wallace had the strongest day of the Daniel athletes, taking first place in the triple jump with a jump of 41 feet, 7 inches, nearly half a foot ahead of his next closest competitor. Brown-Wallace also took fifth in the long jump.
Daniel also saw Nasir Geer (shot put), Morgan Pounds (javelin), Ashby Williams (1,600 meter run) and Emma Worley (400 meter hurdle) place in the top five of their respective events.
In the relays, the Lions saw top five finishes in the 4×100 and 4×800 meter relays for both boys’ and girls’ and a fourth-place finish for the boys’ 4×400 meter team.
Easley had a strong day in the field, with an 11th-place finish for the Green Wave girls and a 10th-place finish for the Easley boys.
Easley’s Dylan Arnold was the top performer for the Green Wave on Saturday, finishing first in the high jump with a jump of 5 feet, 10 inches. In addition to the high jump, Arnold also finished among the top 10 in the 110 meter hurdles and triple jump.
Among Easley’s other top finishers were Christopher Clemons (110 meter hurdles), Colin Craig (discus), Jorja Fox (pole vault), Lydia James (discus), Aamari Kelly (triple jump) and Meya McKinney (triple jump), who all finished in the top five of their respective events.
Easley also saw two relay teams finish among the top five, with the girls’ 4×100 and boys’ 4×800 both taking fifth place.
Finally, the Liberty Red Devils had arguably the best day despite a limited number of athletes competing, taking ninth in the girls’ competition.
Savannah Welborn continued to build on her championship resume, taking first in the shot put with a throw of 37 feet, 5.5 inches. Welborn also took second in the discus with a throw of 103 feet, 6 inches.
Fellow thrower Kendall Meinders also had a strong day, with top six finishes in the shot put, discus and javelin throws.
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Daniel shuts out Wave
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Coming off back-to-back victories, the fourth-ranked Daniel High School boys’ soccer team hosted county foe Easley on Monday night hoping to keep its winning streak going.
The Lions accomplished that goal, outmatching the Green Wave 2-0, but Daniel head coach Phillip Boyer still sees 
plenty of room for improvement for his team.
“I think we’re still figuring ourselves out a bit,” Boyer said. “We know how we want to play and what we want
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Fight to the Finish
Bryson leads Easley past BHP in extras
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — In many ways, Friday’s game against Belton-Honea Path was a trial by fire for Easley sophomore Brayden Bryson during the Green Wave’s 2-1 extra-innings win.
With the game going into extras and rain making the chilly spring night downright frigid, Easley head coach Gil Payne called on Bryson to pitch for the first time this season. Bryson responded with three shutout innings on
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Bowden back in town
More than 13 years after coaching his last game in the county, former Clemson head football coach Tommy Bowden returned to his former church, Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley, to serve as guest speaker at its 25th annual “Critter Cook” event on March 5. Bowden’s topic was biblical leadership. Bowden coached the Tigers for 10 years, compiling a 72-45 record, and returned to Memorial Stadium for a game for the first time since his 2008 resignation when Clemson honored his father, late Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, last fall.
Red Devils demolish West-Oak in five
LIBERTY — After a rough start to the Foothills Preseason Tournament, the Liberty Red Devil baseball team finished on a high note against West-Oak defeating the Warriors 11-1 as they move into the meat of the regular season.
The Red Devils lost three straight to kick off the tournament, but with Cole Garrick on the mound and a big day from the Red Devil bats, the Red Devils were able to upend the defending 3A state runner-up in five innings.
The game wasn’t always in the Red Devil’s favor, as West-Oak jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning off an RBI single by Braiden Moore. Liberty was unable
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New-look Lions blank Easley on pitch
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
esprott@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — Coming off a historic season, the expectations for the Daniel High School girls’ soccer team are as 
lofty as ever.
But this isn’t exactly the same group of Lions who ran roughshod over most of their competition a season ago.
After finishing 17-2 and advancing to play for a state championship for the first time in program history last spring
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Daniel boys bounce back vs. Walhalla
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — It had been a rough week for the Daniel High School boys’ soccer team heading into their matchup with Walhalla on Friday night.
The Lions had lost two close matchups with Powdersville and Greenville, but watching them run past the Razorbacks 5-1, it would be hard to fathom the Lions losing to anyone.
“I think we had a different approach today,” Daniel senior Ezra White said. “Recently we’ve been trying to play on the ground a lot
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Liberty wrestlers take state titles
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
ANDERSON — For the second consecutive year, the Liberty High School wrestling program boasts two state 
champions after Blake Chandler and Landon Teague took the gold during Friday and Saturday’s state wrestling championships.
Wrestling at the Anderson Civic Center, Chandler and Teague came out on top after battling through a battalion of South Carolina’s best Class 2A
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Lions fall short against Bailey, Blue Ridge
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
GREER — After falling behind 18-15 early in the second quarter, the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team 
battled to claw back against Blue Ridge and Class 3A Player of the Year Justin Bailey in a third-round playoff matchup on Wednesday night.
Every shot the Lions made was seemingly answered by the
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County basketball standouts receive all-region honors
COUNTY — With basketball season coming to an end for all four Pickens County high schools, players from the county’s teams have been honored with all-region recognition.
Two teams — the Daniel and Easley boys’ squads — lead the county with three picks apiece.
The Lions, who went on their furthest playoff run since 2013, saw
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