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1 week ago | 
upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor
When freshman infielder Marian Collins bashed a game-winning, solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against No. 12 South Carolina on Tuesday night in Clemson, it could have just been a big moment in a big game for a young player. But for the 19th-ranked Tigers (35-11, 14-4), it meant so much more. “I love our team.
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1 week ago | 
upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor
CENTRAL — A big night from freshman Grayson Newton powered the Daniel High School girls’ soccer team to an 11-0 blowout of rival Seneca on Monday in Central. Five different Lions — Newton, Jaden Fleming, Riley Grogan, Katie Connolly and Harper Reynolds — bagged a brace each in the match, with Gibson Yoder chipping in one score. Meanwhile, Newton assisted three goals in the second half as the Lions (10-3-1, 7-0 Region II-4A) kept up the momentum from a 6-0 lead at the break.
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1 week ago | 
upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor
SENECA — It would have been easy for Seneca High School softball players Olivia Gray and Kylie Kalchthaler to take their feet off the gas heading into their senior seasons. Both players committed to play college ball in the summer — Kalchthaler is heading to Anderson, and Gray is bound for Belmont Abbey — but with one final season in blue and gold, neither is letting up, as they’ve helped the Bobcats to a 12-6 record, including 5-1 mark in Region II-4A play.
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3 weeks ago | 
upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor
WALHALLA — A hat trick from junior Emerson Martinez had the Walhalla High School boys’ soccer team well in front of visiting Seneca on Thursday night, but a world-beater goal from sophomore Blake Bankson equalized it late for the Bobcats, who won out in a 4-2 penalty shootout.
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4 weeks ago | 
upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor
CLEMSON — The Clemson football team made waves this winter when it got with the times of modern college football. The only non-military team that hadn’t fully embraced the transfer portal finally dove in, as head coach Dabo Swinney picked up some notable additions and has since been pleased with the results during spring practice.
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1 month ago | 
upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor
One year ago, the Clemson men’s basketball team entered the NCAA Tournament as the sixth seed in the West Region after a disappointing outing in the ACC Tournament. But the Tigers, of course, got hot at the right time, as they dispatched New Mexico, Baylor and Arizona on the way to reaching the Elite Eight.
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1 month ago | 
yourpickenscounty.com | Ian Taylor
By Ian TaylorCourtesy The [email protected] — Seeded third in the Upper State in the Class 4A playoffs, the Daniel High School girls’ basketball team was playing at home in the second round on Friday night. And while they were leading at halftime against sixth-seeded A.C. Flora, the 23-19 advantage was not the levelYou must be logged in to view this content. Subscribe Today or Login Username or Email Address Password Remember Me
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2 months ago | 
upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor
WALHALLA — Despite entering the Class 3A playoffs ranked as the top team in the classification and the No. 2 overall seed in the Upper State, the Walhalla High School girls’ basketball team was guaranteed nothing other than a first-round game against 15th-seeded Christ Church at home on Monday night. Razorbacks head coach Byron Wimphrie said the team was well aware it would have to earn another game, and it did that with a 75-50 blowout of the Cavaliers.
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2 months ago | 
upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor
CENTRAL — After senior Ashlyn Land of the Daniel High School girls’ basketball team nailed a three to beat the halftime buzzer, the Lions and visiting Seneca went back to the locker rooms tied up at 29-29 on Thursday night. Playing just two days after they had secured the Region II-4A title with a win over Blue Ridge, the fifth-ranked Lions needed to pull out all the stops in the second half if they wanted to secure an undefeated run through the region.
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2 months ago | 
upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor
SENECA — Having led by seven points at halftime of its home matchup against Greer on Friday night, the Seneca High School girls’ basketball team looked set to secure its third win in a row and continue its momentum in a tough region. But going into the fourth quarter, the Bobcats were staring down a two-point deficit, had just given up 18 points to Heavenly Moore and Tootie Moody in the third period alone and were struggling against the Yellow Jackets’ press.
