Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Behind a big performance off the bench from senior quarterback Connor Shaw, No. 20 South Carolina (6-2, 4-2 SEC) came back to take a 27-24 overtime win at No. 5 Missouri on Saturday evening. Shaw, who entered the game after the Tigers made it 17-0 on a third quarter, 27-yard field goal, went 20-for-29 for 201 yards and three TDs.
Read moreIn the game for bragging rights in the Golden Corner, the Seneca Bobcats beat the West-Oak Warriors 45-7 Friday night at Coach Tom Bass Field of Bobcat Stadium. At halftime, the #84 jersey of Seneca Bobcat, Clemson Tiger, and Pittsburgh Steeler legend Bennie Cunningham was retired. Elsewhere, the top-ranked Daniel Lions shutout the Walhalla Razorbacks, 49-0 to capture the Western […]
Read moreBrad Fowler of Pendleton won the Walmart Bass Fishing League (BFL) Regional on Lake Hartwell this past weekend with a three-day total of 15 bass totaling 34 pounds, 15 ounces. For his victory, Fowler won a Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard plus a Chevy 1500 Silverado and entry into the BFL All-American presented by Chevy. This […]
Read moreThe first BCS standings of the college football season were released this week. After knocking off Clemson on Saturday, Florida State edged out Oregon for the No. 2 spot behind Alabama. Oregon is ranked No. 2 in all the major polls, but Florida State benefited from its high ranking by the BCS computers to earn a slight edge over the […]
Read moreAfter South Carolina fought back to take a lead in the third quarter, Tennessee used two fourth-quarter field goals to gain a 23-21 win on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium. South Carolina had more yardage than Tennessee, 384 to 325, but the Gamecocks turned the ball over twice, while the Vols did not commit a turnover.
Read moreThe turnover battle had been a big part of the formula for success in Clemson’s unbeaten start to the season. It was just as key an ingredient in its loss to Florida State on Saturday night. In the first clash of top-five teams in Death Valley history, Clemson turned the ball over four times, as it fell to Florida State […]
Read moreAll three Oconee County high school football teams lost their homecoming games Friday night. The Seneca Bobcats fell 21-17 to the BHP Bears, the West-Oak Warriors lost 21-20 to the Palmetto Mustangs and the Walhalla Razorbacks fell 54-3 to the Wren Hurricanes. The Daniel Lions won their homecoming game against the Emerald Vikings, 35-28, to remain unbeaten on the season.
Read moreSeneca High is hosting the Western 3A Region Cross Country Championships today at Foothills Community Church. The varsity boy’s race starts at 5:15pm, girls start at 5:45pm and the JV Race starts at 6:15pm. The community is invited to come cheer for these runners.
Read moreFor the second time this season, ESPN’s iconic college football pregame show, College Game Day, will be in Clemson this weekend for the matchup between #3 Clemson and #5 Florida State. The excitement surrounding this game is a huge benefit to the local economy explains Seneca Mayor Pro Tem Ronnie O’Kelley, who also serves as the IPTAY Representative for Oconee County. […]
Read moreHoward’s Rock, the iconic rock Clemson University players rub before their run down the hill into Death Valley has been given a newly renovated home to keep it safe between games. The stronger case for Howard’s Rock follows an act of vandalism last June in which the old plexiglass cover was removed and a large piece of the rock stolen. […]
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