Category Archives: Sports
Flame return to Bruce Field for Spring Game
By Chad Keith
Special to the Courier
news@thepccourier.com
PICKENS —Pickens High School held its annual Spring football game on Thursday 
night at Bruce Field.
The historic venue was home of the Blue Flame for 60 years (1950-2010). It is currently used for football games by the Pickens Recreation Department. Among the notable teams who played on the field are the Rudy Hayes/Doug Grant teams of the early 1950’s (including the 1952 State
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Fury eliminate Pickens softball
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Facing off with Fountain Inn with their season on the line, the Pickens High School softball team sent the top of its lineup to the batter’s box in the bottom of
the seventh inning looking to pull off one more comeback as they trailed the Fury 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Kylie Thornall managed to reach base on a walk for the Blue Flame, but the team just
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Late surge sends Daniel to Upper State championship
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
FOUNTAIN INN — With a trip to their first Upper State baseball championship since 1997 on the line, the Daniel High School baseball team traveled to Fountain Inn on Saturday for game three of their series against the Fury.
Tied at 2-2 after five innings, the Lions looked like they were going to have to sweat out the clinching game. However, the Daniel bats came to life in the sixth with the Lions
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Blue Flame rally to drop Wren
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — With a trip to the Class 4A Upper State District 1 championship on the 
line, the Pickens High School softball team hosted Wren on Thursday.
After building an early advantage, the Blue Flame fell behind 7-3 in the fifth inning and looked likely to fall into the loser’s bracket of the district. Instead, the Flame rallied, scoring five runs over the next two innings including a go-ahead bunt single by Kylie Thornall to
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Gasic’s late goal pushes Daniel past Hurricanes
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — As time wound down on the Daniel High School boys soccer team’s 
second round playoff matchup with Wren on Saturday night, the Lions knew they had to find the net eventually.
The Lions pressure had come close down the stretch and free kicks from
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Daniel girls fall to Dreher in round 2
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After a lightning delay and near-disastrous start, the Daniel High School
girls’ soccer team needed to find its footing as it trailed 1-0 against Dreher at the half of Friday’s Class 4A second round playoff game.
The Lions came out of the break strong tying things up on a goal by Jaden Fleming in
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Blue Flame down Seneca for first region championship since 2012
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
SENECA — With a chance to claim the program’s first region title in over a decade, the Pickens High School softball team travelled to Seneca on Wednesday looking to add another achievement to their excellent season.
Down 4-0 after four innings, the Blue Flame bats managed to cut the lead in half in the fifth inning and loaded the bases in the sixth but were in danger of stranding the go ahead run with Kaylee Bolding
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McCrary’s gem pushes Daniel by Blue Ridge
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The Daniel High School baseball team had a familiar foe to open the Class 4A baseball 
playoffs on Monday night in region foe Blue Ridge.
Despite a slow day for the Daniel bats, the Lions were able to rely on an absolute gem from starting pitcher Ian McCrary to pick up a 2-0 win.
“What can you say at this point,” Daniel head coach Jarrod Payne said of his starter after the win. “He’s been phenomenal, and I
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Blue Flame knock down Daniel, move to first in Region 2-4A
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Heading into the final week of the regular season the Pickens High School softball team was closing in on a potential region championship clash with Seneca, but first, the Blue Flame had to make it through county rival Daniel on Monday night.
The Lions handed Pickens its lone loss on the season on April 1, but the Blue Flame
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Anderson named EHS basketball coach
EASLEY — Following the departure of former coach Derrell Jackson to Wren, Easley High School didn’t have to look far for its next boys head basketball coach.
The school announced last week that state championship winning coach Austin Anderson from Powdersville High School will take the reins of the program beginning this summer.
Anderson is currently the head basketball coach at Powdersville High School. Over the past five seasons,
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