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Green Wave pitching staff dominating
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Sitting at 14-1 with more than half the season done, the 2021 baseball season has been a breeze thus far for the ninth-ranked Easley Green Wave.
Led by a dominant collection of bats that have scored less than seven runs just twice on the season, the Green Wave are a force to be reckoned with, and if you somehow manage to slow down their offense, good luck getting a hit on their pitching staff.
On Monday night, the Easley pitching staff picked up its third no-hitter of the year, as senior ace Josh Woody mowed down Walhalla batters
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Local volleyball team wins tourney
ATLANTA — During a grueling three-day event, Carolina One 16 Elite Pickens went 10-0 to win the 2021 Mizuno Big South National Qualifier Tournament on April 2-4 at the Georgia World Conference Center in downtown Atlanta.
The event is the largest girls’ junior indoor volleyball tournament held over a single weekend
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Lions sweep county track meet
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Liberty High School hosted the annual Pickens County Track and Field Championships on Thursday, with winners coming from 
all four of Pickens County’s high schools.
However, the big winner on the day was the Daniel High School track program, which won both the girls’ and boys’ meets.
The Lions were well ahead of the competition, taking both by more than 20 points, with the boys scoring 121.5 points and the girls scoring 110.83.
Two of the biggest reasons for Daniel’s big day were the performances of TraVon Lay and Jeffery Davis. The two were named co-MVPs of the meet for their contributions on the day.
Lay, a record holder at the county meet in both the 100- and 400-meter hurdles, took first in both events on Thursday, while also taking first as a member of the 4×400-meter team alongside Ally Wilson, Graycen Sanders
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Balawi remembered at Pickens County track championships
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Thursday’s Pickens County track championships saw athletes from around the county compete to be named the best — and for one race, the legacy of one of the area’s top runners lives through it.
The second annual Abraham Balawi One Mile Run was run at Thursday’s championship, with Daniel’s Ally Wilson and Liberty’s Isaac Esuary coming out on top.
The race is named for one of Pickens County’s best and brightest young athletes, who died
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Pickens volleyball team takes second in major tourneys
PICKENS — The Pickens Carolina One 18 Elite volleyball team placed second among many powerful teams in the Big South National Qualifier in Atlanta and at the USA Volleyball Palmetto Region State Championship at the Rock Hill Sports and Event Center.
The Pickens Carolina One club volleyball team, which goes by the name “Pride,” features upper-level players from four area high schools — Pickens, Easley, Powdersville and Seneca. Pride is coached by Pickens’ Nikki Anthony, who won four state volleyball championships during her playing days at
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Daniel football, soccer athletes sign with colleges
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — With their time at Daniel High School inching toward a close, four Lion athletes signed to advance their educational and athletic careers on Friday morning.
Two members of the Lions’ 2020 state championship football team signed, with Nick Hapeshis inking with Western Carolina and Josiah Benson signing with Limestone.
Hapeshis earned all-state and all-region honors for his play on the offensive line during his senior year with the Lions, setting the tone up front for one of
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Devils beat Pickens for first win
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — After weeks of growing pains, the Liberty High School baseball team finally saw the fruits of its labor on Saturday as the Red Devils topped county rival Pickens 3-0.
“These guys have worked so hard,” Liberty head coach Scott Kerwin said. “It’s been a growing process, but they’ve worked their tail off and they haven’t let 0-9 affect them at all.”
Picking up their first win of the season, the Red Devils were put in a position to succeed behind the play of shortstop Nolan Evatt.
Evatt put the Red Devils ahead in the second with a two-RBI double and shut
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Blue Flame’s Bolding among top prospects
PICKENS — Extra Inning Softball released its 2025 Extra Elite 100 Player Rankings earlier this month, and Pickens County was represented 
on the list by Kaylee Bolding.
Bolding, an eighth-grader who plays varsity softball for Pickens, was ranked the 31st best player in her class, according to the website’s list.
Bolding’s ranking should be no surprise to the Pickens community after her play on the diamond.
Already in her second year as a starter for the Blue Flame, Bolding impressed in the Liberty
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Pickens’ Gage Anthony signs with Mars Hill football
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — After having two football players sign in February, Pickens High School added a third to their midst on Friday, as Gage Anthony
signed to play football at Mars Hill University.
“He’s been an ambassador for Pickens High School and Pickens
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Lions receive state title rings
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Nearly four months after their 52-31 state champion
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