Category Archives: Sports
Scholarship golf tourney continues to be successful
PICKENS — Twelve teams participated in the 17th annual Charles F. Rogers Scholarship Award Golf Tournament held at Southern Oaks Golf Club on May 22.
The event, which is held annually, raised money for scholarships that will be awarded to Pickens High School basketball team members who plan to further their education. A senior from the varsity girls’
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Blue Flame finish spring on high note
PICKENS — Spring practices have finally come to an end for the Pickens High School football team, and after a disappointing finish to last season, the Blue Flame are more than ready to rebound following a solid session over the past 
month.
“I think it went good,” Pickens head coach Chad Smith said of spring practice. “We were able to bring in coach (Allen) Sitterle and made some changes. It was definitely more disciplined this spring.”
The addition of Sitterle — who led Daniel to four
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Green Wave feeling good after spring practice
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — What a difference a year makes for Easley football.
Last year, with COVID-19 restrictions, first-year Green Wave head coach Jordan Durrah was having to hold virtual 
meetings with players and didn’t get to do many team functions.
“Being able to have a spring practice and being around the guys have made a big difference,” Durrah said. “We feel like we have a culture now. We feel like we have guys that understand what we are preaching, our core values, our work ethic, our discipline and just being together as a team. Being able to build relationships and physically being together instead of virtual has made a huge impact on our program.”
Friday night, the team capped off a successful spring season
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Porter, Scott named all-state in softball
COUNTY — Two county softball stars received some of the highest accolades in the state last week as they were named to the South Carolina Softball Coaches Association All-State team.
Easley’s Mary-Katherine Scott and Liberty’s McKenzie Porter were named members of the 4A all-state team and 2A all-state team, respectively.
Scott, a University of Maryland softball commit, was a dominant force for a Green Wave softball club that made the district playoffs.
On the year, Scott led the team in batting with an average of .442, while also bringing
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Green Wave hire director of soccer
EASLEY — Ross Goodacre has been announced as the new director of soccer at Easley High School effective July 1.
Goodacre will oversee all aspects of both the boys’ and girls’ soccer programs at Easley while assuming the role of head varsity boys’ soccer coach as well.
Goodacre was a four-year letter winner as a member of the men’s soccer program at Clemson University from 1998-2001 and was recognized as a
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Daniel’s title defense begins with solid spring
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Coming off an undefeated state championship season, the Daniel Lions finished up spring practice on Friday night, and by all accounts it was a successful spring for the Lions.
“We’ve been challenging them here for the last week and some change,” Daniel head coach Jeff Fruster said. “We told them about the importance of auditioning and putting their best foot forward every time they get a chance to step on the field, and I thought that’s what they did.”
The Lions got a great day from their defense despite missing key contributors like Brodey Conn, Logan Lasher
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County golf teams compete at state
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Over the weekend, athletes from all four of Pickens County’s high schools took part in the South Carolina Track and Field State Championships for their respective classifications, and it proved to be a very fruitful day, with three teams placing amongst the top 10 and three county athletes winning individual
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County athletes take titles at state track championship
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Over the weekend, athletes from all four of Pickens County’s high schools took part in the South Carolina Track and Field State Championships for their respective classifications, and it proved to be a very fruitful day, with three teams placing amongst the top 10 and three county athletes winning individual state titles.
The big winner over the weekend was Daniel High School, which placed both its boys’ and girls’ teams within the top 10 in Class 3A.
The Daniel girls were the closest to winning the title, finishing third with 64 points behind Waccamaw, which finished with 70 points, and region foe Seneca, which brought home the state title with 74 points.
The Lions were led on the day by senior stalwart Ally
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Pickens’ Clark named all-state
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The 2021 season was a rebuilding year for a Pickens Blue Flame softball squad that featured no senior players.
However, there should be plenty of optimism for the Blue Flame next year, especially after Amber Clark’s recent
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Golf fundraiser scheduled for June
PICKENS — A fundraiser golf tournament sponsored by the Carolina One 16 Elite Pickens volleyball team will be held at the Rock Golf Club and Resort, located at 171 Sliding Rock Road in Pickens, on Saturday,
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