Daily Archives: 08/14/2018
Courier Obituaries 8-15-18
WILLIAM A. “BUTCH” WALDROP
LIBERTY — William Allen “Butch” Waldrop, 65, of 110 Byrnes St., died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Clyde and Betty Carver Waldrop. Butch enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing and camping. He was a member of Liberty Church of God of Prophecy.
Surviving are two daughters, Rebecca Gossett of Anderson and Kendall Waldrop of Panama City, Fla.; a son, Kevin Waldrop of Liberty; two sisters, Selena Moore of Liberty and Debra Loggins of Gaffney; a brother, Larry
Hope on the horizon
Smith’s Blue Flame counting on success after year of work
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — The Pickens Blue Flame enter the 2018 season with hope on 
the horizon.
Second-year head coach Chad Smith is coming off a disappointing first season, as the Blue Flame finished 2-8 and winless in Region I-4A. However, Smith is looking to take the experiences from last season to complete the rebuild at his alma mater.
“We have great kids,” Smith said this week. “They’ve been working really hard this offseason and they are just a really tough group. The main thing
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Getting their shot
Talented young players to be key for Red Devils
By Ryan Davenport
Special to The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Youth and inexperience serve you well in football if it breeds 
hunger and excitement.
The 2018 edition of the Liberty Red Devils aim to put that formula to use as they embark on a formidable schedule in Region I-3A, a classification higher after a realignment in place until at least 2020.
Though the Red Devils will return several players who saw significant playing time or scattered starts, the team will feature plenty of guys looking to make their mark. Liberty returns only two full-time starters on offense and six on defense, so the
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Time for a turnaround
After back-to-back 5-6 finishes, Green Wave aiming higher in 2018
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Easley Green Wave are hoping for a reversal of 
the 2017 season.
Last season, the Green Wave battled major injuries on an almost week-by-week basis and finished a second consecutive 
season with a 5-6 record.
The Green Wave did advance to the Class 5A playoffs, losing to Gaffney, a team that advanced to the state title game.
Easley had significant losses from the defensive line from last season and in the secondary. Add in do-it-all kicker Nathan Baker, a Limestone College signee, and there are opportunities for playing time on this year’s team.
Quarterback shouldn’t be a question for the Green Wave this
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Back on the right track
Lions looking to bounce back after disappointing ‘17
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — The Daniel Lions had one of their worst seasons in recent 
memory in 2017. Coming off an above-average season in coach Jeff Fruster’s first year at the helm, the Lions had no idea of the adversity they would face last season, as they finished just 2-9.
However, Fruster believes the lessons learned from last season’s debacle will put the Lions back on the right track as he enters his third season as coach.
“I learned quite a bit from last season,” Fruster said. “Last year we had to deal with adversity, we learned about falling short of our goals, but there were also positives to be taken away from last year.
“We looked at every game with a blank-slate-type mentality and just tried to
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