Category Archives: Sports
County players honored
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — High school basketball season has come to an end in Pickens County, and with it has come numerous accolades for many of the county’s top performers.
Sixteen Pickens County athletes were selected to all-region squads and even more impressively, two athletes were selected to their class’s all-state teams.
Daniel senior guard Sincere Hicks was named to her
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Red Devils reign at Upper State
COLUMBIA — Liberty High School sent 10 wrestlers to the Upper State championship meet at C.A. Johnson High School on Saturday, and more than half returned home as state qualifiers.
The Red Devils had three athletes finish as the top wrestler in their weight divison in Blake
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Local club volleyball team finishes third in tourney
ATLANTA — A local club volleyball team put on an outstanding performance Feb. 20-21 at the 
prestigious invitation-only Beast of the Southeast tournament held in Atlanta.
The 16 Open Division featured 24 top teams representing eight USAV regions in 10 different states. Carolina One 16 Elite Pickens, known as
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Wave deal with growing pains against Hillcrest
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — For the first time since COVID-19 shuttered spring sports in March of last year, Easley 
softball took to the diamond for a preseason scrimmage against Hillcrest on Thursday.
Going up against a perennially tough Rams team, the Green Wave struggled to get anything going as they fell
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Lions add former Clemson lineman Thomas to staff
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
esprott@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — After stepping away from football last year to get his body healthy after a six-year NFL 
career, Brandon Thomas got the itch to return to the game in a new capacity.
And for the former Clemson standout, the timing couldn’t have been any better.
The wheels actually turned so fast, Thomas could hardly
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Liberty names athletic director
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Nearly one month after hiring a new head football coach, Liberty High School has made another key hire within its athletic department, announcing last Friday that Hal McManus will 
become the school’s new athletic director.
McManus joins Liberty High School fresh off a stint at Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach, but he carries plenty of ties to the Upstate.
A 1990 graduate of Byrnes High School, McManus won a state title on the hardwood for his father, legendary Byrnes coach Harold McManus. Following his time at Byrnes, McManus
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Pickens Rec baseball, softball signups open
PICKENS — The Pickens Recreation Department is offering registration for baseball and softball season through Friday.
To sign up, visit the Pickens Recreation Center on Sangamo Road in Pickens.
Coed age divisions include instructional (4 year olds), tee ball/coaches pitch (5 and 6 year olds) and coach pitch (7 and 8
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Daniel girls stung by Hornets in playoffs
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Just three days after winning their second straight region championship, the 10th-ranked Daniel Lions’ girls basketball team seemed to have momentum working in their favor during 
Monday night’s matchup against the fourth-ranked Lower Richland Diamond Hornets.
However, despite a 29-27 halftime lead, the Daniel offense fell apart down the stretch, leaving the Lions trailing 38-33 with four minutes left in the game.
With time winding down, Daniel senior Sincere Hicks willed the Lions back, drawing two trips to the line and making all four of her
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3 Daniel football players, coach earn all-state honors
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA. — Even a couple of months after achieving its ultimate goal of a state championship, the Daniel High School football team continues to receive honors.
Last week, the South Carolina Football Coaches Association announced its annual Palmetto Champions All-Star Football Team, and three Daniel players and coach Jeff Fruster were selected
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Wave fall at Flora in first round
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — The 10th-ranked Easley Green Wave boys’ basketball team drew arguably the 
toughest assignment in the state playoffs, having to travel to Columbia to face A.C. Flora in the first round after losing to Travelers Rest on Feb. 12.
The Falcons, ranked first in Class 4A in the final SCBCA poll, proved to be just as tough as their ranking indicated, beating Easley 67-47 to eliminate the Green
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