Category Archives: Sports
‘Now it’s showing’ : Easley girls win first playoff game since ’05
EASLEY — When Ivan Raymond took over an Easley High School girls’ basketball program that had gone 10-86 over the previous five years in May 2019, playoff basketball must have seemed like a distant dream to the Green Wave.
On Wednesday night, that dream became a reality as the Easley girls took on Eastside in their first playoff game in 15 years, thrashing the Eagles in a 57-38 win.
“We knew this was big for our girls,” Raymond said of the Green Wave’s playoff win. “They’ve worked so hard. They spend five days a week either lifting or in the gym. The commitment they made didn’t show in year one, didn’t show in year two, but they kept going and now it’s
Lions take down Seneca in OT
Michael Crouchley
Courtesy The Journal
michael@upstatetoday.com
SENECA — Despite leading by four points with just eight seconds left, the Daniel High School girls’ basketball team found itself heading to overtime on the road against Seneca with momentum against it on Friday night.
Deena Hassan hit a free throw for the Bobcats to cut Daniel’s lead to three with eight seconds left in regulation, and the
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Daniel boys drop region tiebreaker against Wren
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PENDLETON — When Wren leading scorer Isaac Humphries picked up three fouls less than a minute into Monday’s second-place region tiebreaker matchup against the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team, the Lions had to feel good about their chances to secure a home playoff spot.
However, defensive struggles throughout the night and some late scoring woes will send the Lions on the road to start the playoffs after a 75-66 loss to the Hurricanes in a neutral-site game at Pendleton High School.
“The execution wasn’t there defensively tonight,” Daniel head coach Ben Touchberry said. “We had
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PHS senior athletes ink with Saints
PICKENS — With signing season in full swing, Pickens High School saw two of its top senior athletes sign on the dotted line Friday to continue their athletic 
careers in college.
Blue Flame standouts Calie Covey and Andon Rogers both signed with Limestone University and
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County athletes sign with colleges
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Pickens County high schools had a successful National Signing Day last week, with 22 seniors inking to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level.
At Daniel High School, more than a dozen student-athletes signed
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Red Devils take down Greenville Tech
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — With their playoff push in full swing, the Liberty Red Devils got off to an ugly start against the Greenville Tech Eagles last week.
Leading just 23-19 against the 1-10 Eagles, Liberty head coach Jonathan Dilworth was hoping his players would respond to their less-than-ideal start.
“We got into them at halftime,” Dilworth said. “We told them at halftime that we had to
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Liberty girls top Warriors
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — After a punishing start to the season, the Liberty High School girls’ basketball team has gotten back on track in region play, evidenced with a 40- 
17 win over the Greenville Tech Warriors on Feb. 1.
“It wasn’t quite as good as we played against Ninety Six, but we played better defensively,” Liberty head coach Gregg Thomas said. “Offensively, we struggled
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Pickens girls split pair of region games as season nears end
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame girls’ basketball team defeated region foe Travelers Rest last week, but lost to cross-county region rival Easley.
“This was another big learning week for us,” Pickens coach Rikki Owens said. “We saw the grit developed from losing close games help us to pull ahead and win against Travelers Rest. We underperformed against Easley, but every loss is a learning experience and helps
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Daniel boys dominate Bulldogs
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Coming off a heartbreaking region loss to Wren, the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team responded with a whistle-to-whistle 65-37 pounding of Pendleton last week.
“This group is a resilient group that bounces back quickly,” Daniel head coach Ben Touchberry said after the Jan. 25 game. “They showed a relentless pursuit defensively, and it generated a lot of easy opportunities on the offensive end.”
The Lions’ bounceback was fronted by star point guard Bobby Taylor, who said his mentality was to go for the throat coming off the close loss to Wren.
Taylor did just that, putting up 23 points on a variety of looks, including four three-pointers as he led the Lions in scoring.
Taylor’s shot making also opened things up for seniors Caleb Owens and Jahiem Lawson, who
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Blue Flame basketball swept by Razorbacks
PICKENS — With the playoffs closing in, the Pickens Blue Flame took the court against Walhalla on Friday night hoping to improve their standing.
However, both the boys’ and girls’ teams couldn’t take advantage of the opportunity, getting swept by the Razorbacks.
The Pickens girls opened up play on the night, overcoming an early deficit to take the lead in the third quarter, before falling in the final quarter, 45-40.
The Blue Flame stayed close in the opening quarter, with forward E.G. Lawton
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