Category Archives: Sports
Daniel boys bash Travelers Rest
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After opening region play with a 22-point loss to Greer, the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team got back on track against Berea before hosting Travelers Rest last week looking to re-establish itself as one of the teams to beat in Region 2-4A.
The Lions looked the part on Jan. 14, overpowering the Devildogs throughout the night as they pulled out an 88-58 victory.
“The Greer game was a bad loss for us, but I felt like it showed
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Lions take region lead with OT win over TR
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Having watched their 11-point halftime lead slip away, the Daniel girls’ basketball team was on the verge of collapse when Travelers Rest’s Ellie Crain hit a three-pointer to put the Devildogs ahead 50-48 with under a minute to go on Jan. 14.
Needing to respond to stay atop Region 2-4A, the Lions turned to freshman Campbell Epting only for her to be fouled on a three-point shot with a chance to give Daniel the lead. Missing the first, Epting knew she had to come through on the next two attempts to tie the game.
“Honestly, I was just thinking, ‘You know how to do it, you’ve practiced
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Liberty’s Sutherland to lead 2025 SC Shrine Team
LIBERTY — Liberty High School head football coach Paul Sutherland has been named the head coach of the South 
Carolina team for the 2025 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, according to an announcement last week by the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association.
The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, established in 1937, is the nation’s oldest high school football all-star game, pitting top players from South Carolina against their
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Southeastern Championship Bullriding at T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena
Despite a Friday cancellation due to winter storms in the area, Southeastern Championship Bullriding returned to the area last weekend at Clemson University’s T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena. Saturday. The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena will be hosting the Clemson Monster Truck Wars on Saturday of this week.
Coach, players celebrate anniversary of Central Wesleyan’s 1984 tourney title
By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal
sports@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — Whether it was the 1987 movie “Hoosiers” about an Indiana high school team’s improbable run at a state championship, or the 1983 N.C. State or 1985 Villanova NCAA Tournament titles, basketball has produced its share of Cinderella stories through the years.
Locally, Central Wesleyan College — whose name was changed to Southern Wesleyan University in the mid-1990s — earned that magical status twice within a five-year span. In 1979 and again in 1984, the Warriors won the District 6 basketball
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Flame outlast Tigers in OT
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Taking a 12-3 lead in the opening minutes of its matchup with Southside on Wednesday, the Pickens girls’ basketball team seemed to be on its way to a big win when the offense went stagnant.
Slowly, the Tigers inched closer and closer until they took their first lead in the fourth quarter and had Pickens on the ropes with 15 seconds to go, up 37-34. With lead guard Gabi Sanchez fouled out, the Blue Flame quickly pushed the ball down the
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Jackson nabs first win with Devil girls
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — After a first half slugfest, the Liberty High School girls’ basketball team came out of the locker room with a 
purpose as it attempted to pick up its first win of the season in its region opener against Greenville Tech last Tuesday.
A Reagan Swofford three-pointer opened the quarter as the Red Devils went on a 13-3 run on the strength of their defensive intensity putting them out of reach of the Warriors and allowing them to pick up a 36-29 victory, their first under head coach Pat Jackson.
“We’ve been battling this and that, but I have an awesome coaching staff that told me to just hold on, it’s coming,” Jackson said after the win. “All those losses before, they hurt but we played hard, and we battled. My favorite saying is ‘Let’s go put on for the city’ and I said let’s go put on for Liberty.”
The Red Devils did just that, taking the lead in the opening quarter on a putback by eighth grader Madison Henderson and never relinquishing the lead the rest of the way despite multiple comeback attempts by the Warriors.
While Kameria Paul led the Devils in scoring on the night with 11 points, it was the play of senior guard Trinity Garrett that made arguably the biggest difference for Liberty. The senior guard finished with eight points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals, including back-to-back, coast-to-coast layups off steals all while battling numerous injuries.
“I was super proud of how Trinity Garrett stepped up,” Jackson said. “She’s been dealing with a bunch of issues with her ankle and shoulder, but she played hard.”
With the win, the Devils (1-6, 1-0 Region 1-2A) got off on the right track in region play and had a chance to keep it going on Friday against Blacksburg with results unavailable at press time.
Liberty boys survive GTC to open region
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Overcoming a slow start, the Liberty High School boys’ basketball team jumped ahead by as many as 17 points 
during the third quarter of its region opening contest against Greenville Tech last Tuesday.
However, the Red Devils struggled to maintain their big lead letting the Warriors battle back in the fourth before the Devils put them away in a 54-49 victory for Liberty.
“I want to be able to say I’m pleased with how we played minus our two leaders (Logan Smith and Kendrick
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