Category Archives: Sports
Easley High School announces HOF class
EASLEY — With high school football season now here, Pickens County high schools have begun releasing their 2022 athletic Hall of Fame classes.
At Easley, three former athletes have been selected to join the Easley High Athletic Hall of Fame — Kelly Bossert, Bert Owens and Joey Pankake.
The ceremony for their induction will be held during halftime of the Green Wave’s football game against J.L. Mann
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Local teams get final tuneup for season
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — In their final tests before the regular season begins, three of Pickens County’s four high school football team took part in the Easley jamboree on Friday night.
Pickens High School opened the evening taking on the Wade Hampton Generals in a game that was electric from
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2022 Preseason FOOTBALL FRENZY (COMPETE SECTION)
Exclusive to the Pickens County Courier this week is the start of our FOOTBALL FRENZY editions. Below is the our annual preview edition.( Available to online subscribers) The issue is full of information on your favorite team,
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Blue Flame hope stout group up front will lead to improvement
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Following a strong start to the 2021 campaign, the Pickens Blue Flame football team faltered down the 
stretch, going just 1-7 over their final eight contests due to a combination of injuries, lack of depth and complications from the COVID-19 pandemic.
With Blue Flame head coach Chad
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Liberty looks to move forward with returning group
By Ryan Davenport
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — The rebirth of Liberty Red Devils football program is coming together, piece by piece.
Year two of the Paul Sutherland era at Liberty means the Red Devils have a full offseason under their belts. While 
this year’s Devils will be led by a small six-man senior class, each class behind them contributes at
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Easley seeks to build on strong ‘21 campaign in Durrah’s third season
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — There is a lot of optimism around the Easley Green Wave football program as head coach Jordan Durrah enters his third season.
After making the playoffs last season, finishing as region-runner up and hosting a state playoff game for the first time in many seasons, there is hope that the wins keep coming this year.
The Green Wave had a tremendous summer, winning the Pendleton
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Lions aiming to be 3A’s first three-time consecutive state champion since 1965
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After taking home back-to-back Class 3A state championships, the Daniel Lions enter the 2022 
football season with a chance to do something no other team in school
history has done before — win three state titles in a row.
In fact, should the Lions take home the championship again this year, they would be the first 3A team in the state since the 1963-65 Gaffney Indians to complete the accomplishment.
However, Daniel head coach Jeff Fruster doesn’t see that as his primary motivator this
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Caribbean champs Puerto Rico win Senior League World Series
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Following a week of play, the Senior League World Series came to an end on Saturday with Caribbean regional champion Radamés López Little League of Guayama, Puerto Rico, taking the title in a 10-5 win over Southeast regional champion Fleet Park Little League of Norfolk, Va.
From the start, Radamés López was able to build an advantage as Joey Rivera stole home after a pickoff play at
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City of Pickens hosts players, families for dinner
PICKENS — The city of Pickens hosted a dinner at the Doodle Market Pavilion last Wednesday, Aug. 3, for Senior 
League World Series participants, with more than 400 players, coaches and family members in attendance.
Players and families from around the world attended, including teams from the U.S. Central Region (Burbank, Ill.), Southwest Region (Houston, Texas), Southeast Region (Norfolk, Va.), West Region (Maui, Hawaii), Asia Pacific (Guam), Caribbean (Puerto Rico), Europe Africa (Italy) and Latin America (Panama).
Mayor Fletcher Perry kicked off the evening by welcoming everyone to Pickens, then speaker Jan Cubbage — wife of former Major League Baseball player Mike Cubbage — gave an uplifting speech about “staying the course,” adding that “big things are possible.” The players loved getting to hold Mike Cubbage’s championship rings, including two World Series rings.
Entertainment was supplied by the Matt Phillips Band.
The event was planned by the Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce, and food was provided by SouthCack Taproom, Iron Horse Steamers and 2 Bros Pizza. The Pickens Fire Department helped serve the guests and made sure they were able to safely board their buses after a summer storm moved in.
