Ian Taylor

2 weeks ago | upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor

CENTRAL — Earlier this season, the Daniel High School boys’ soccer team saw its region-game winning streak of 52 games get snapped on the road 3-1 by Greer — the Lions’ first loss in region play since 2019. So, when the teams faced off in Central on Thursday, there was already plenty on the minds of the Lions — fuel that was only added to by the fact that Greer was also in pole position for the Region II-4A title.

2 weeks ago | upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor

SENECA — Two more Seneca High School student-athletes are going to compete at the college level after Payson Jones and Celia Gully had their signing ceremony on Monday in the school’s auditorium. Gully will be competing on the track for Western Carolina, while Jones is set to play football for Erskine College.

2 weeks ago | upstatetoday.com | Ian Taylor

CLEMSON — Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney led players down the hill at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, as he has done countless times over the years. Current running backs coach and former star player C.J. Spiller celebrated a score on the field and the Tiger Band performed a halftime show in the field. No, it’s not the fall and the Tigers weren’t playing a second spring game. In fact, no football was being played at all.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.