Category: Sports

The City of Clemson Brush Grinder is currently down for repairs again.  No mulch is available for pickup, and brush pickup will be slower as crews must take the brush to Pickens County rather than to the city facility. Clemson apologizes for the inconvenience, and will update when the grinder is back up and running. Residents can still drop off […]

In his briefing late this afternoon, Gov. McMaster announced an executive order requiring all people coming into South Carolina to self-quarantine for 14 days—especially those coming from the virus “hot spots” including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New Orleans. Following McMaster, state epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell reports an additional 84 South Carolina infections and four deaths—brings to 13 the […]

Weekdays security officer Hugh Gorie watches over the Oconee Nuclear Station. On selected weekends, Gorie helps keep alive a South Carolina tradition of community baseball. South Carolina likely will never have a Major League team, but the state has a long tradition with the sport. At 52 years old, Gorie is one of the oldest players in the Community All-Star […]

A former standout softball player at Seneca High School can claim her part in the sports record books.  Addie Pate was credited with the first RBI in the first game at the new Clemson University softball stadium.  Pate’s Western Carolina team yesterday won the first game of a doubleheader with the Lady Tigers.  She is the daughter of Andrea and […]

The Westminster Recreation Department will have its tball, baseball and softball registration February 10-14. Registration will be held at the M D Cleveland Civic center from 12pm – 5 pm. First time participants must have birth certificate along with registration fee. You must register at the Civic Center and pay at City Hall with cash or check. Tball ages are […]

Former St. Louis Rams defensive end Michael Sam, the first openly gay man to play in the NFL, will cap Clemson University’s Black History Month when he gives the keynote address at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in the Class of 1944 Visitors Center Auditorium. Sam was a University of Missouri football star primed for an early-round pick in the […]

During this basketball season, the Walhalla Recreation Department has organized 32 teams that fill up the floors at two local gymnasiums.  The city mayor and council this week could only wonder how their recreation director, John Galbreath, does it all.  Mayor Edwards asked whether Galbreath hears the sound of bouncing basketballs when he closes his eyes at night.  Galbreath gave […]

The likeness of three of the best football players to come from South Carolina in recent years has been re-produced in the form of bobble head dolls. The three are former Clemson standouts DeAndre Hopkins and Deshaun Watson and former South Carolina great Jadeveon Clowney. All three are now making a mark for themselves in the NFL. Their bobble heads […]

The former school building in the heart of Fair Play that used to serve as the Fair Oak Youth Center is in a sorry state of repair and contains asbestos and lead paint, and no one at present seems to know what should be done with it. The property, still owned by the Fair Oak Youth Center organization, has been […]