Category Archives: Sports
Local athletes compete in US Olympic Trials
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EUGENE, Ore. — Two of Pickens County’s finest athletes are competing among the nation’s best at the United States Olympic Trials this week.
Laurie Barton, a 2016 graduate of Daniel High School, will compete in the 800-meter run later this week, while Keyshawn King, a 2018 Liberty High School graduate, finished competition in the triple jump on Monday.
King began his run at the Olympic Trials on Saturday as one of
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Liberty girl headed to national rodeo finals
Joleigh Galloway of Liberty has been competing in rodeos since she was 3 years old and will now have a chance to compete against the country’s best at the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo. Galloway qualified for the finals in the events of pole bending, goat tying and ribbon roping. The event is set to
take place in Des Moines, Iowa, and will be held from June 20-26. “I am super nervous about nationals, but I’m going to try my hardest and give 110 percent,” Galloway said.
‘Fire’ golf tourney a success
PICKENS — The Carolina One Volleyball Club 16 Elite Pickens “Fire” Golf Tournament was a hit, according to organizers.
Eleven teams competed in the event, held June 5 at the Rock Golf Course and Resort. Team parent Steve Campbell organized the event, which raised around $3,000 for the team’s trip to the AAU Junior Volleyball Championship, which will be
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Pickens Recreation plans baseball camp
PICKENS — The Pickens Recreation Department is partnering with Total Game Preparation Baseball Academy to offer a 
summer baseball camp from 6-9 p.m. June 28-30.
The camp is for ages 7-12, and the cost is $70 per participant. The fee includes a camp T-shirt. Gregg Powell is the camp director.
Campers will receive instruction on hitting, fielding, base running, pitching and catching. For more information, contact Powell at (864) 419-9793 or the Pickens Recreation Department at (864) 878-2296.
All payment must be made at the Pickens Recreation Department, located at 545 Sangamo Road in Pickens. The camp will only be held if at least 30 campers register, according to officials.
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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