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Blue Ridge is picking up where it left off last season, topping Travelers Rest in a two-game series to extend its region win-streak to 13 games.

Freshman Jamie Williams got his first win for the Rebel baseball team, as Byrnes topped Greer 2-1 Monday night.

Williams also had the go-ahead RBI in the game, sealing a much-needed win for his team.

Freshman Jack Thompson also had a strong outing for the Rebels, going 2-3 from the plate during the defensive battle.

The week didn’t go according to plan for head coach Travis Pitman and the Riverside baseball team.

“Scheduling last week was a nightmare,” Pitman said. “The storm dropped a ton of rain and hail on our field, so we had to cancel Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s games and reschedule our region game with Hillcrest on Saturday.

The Byrnes softball team took care of business last week, shutting out Dorman and Gaffney for two solid region victories.

The Rebels scored eight runs in the second inning against Dorman, but did not score again until the fifth, when Byrnes broke free for four more runs to end the game.

The North Greenville football team recently added 11 signees to its 2017 class, inking several players from around the area.

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire
Kyle Larson kept polesitter Joey Logano at bay after a restart with four laps left in Saturday’s Service King 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Auto Club Speedway and held on to win by .127 seconds.

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire
What a difference one position makes.
After three straight second-place finishes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Kyle Larson finally found Victory Lane, pulling away after an overtime restart to win Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.

By Mark Vasto
For the Greer Citizen
Prediction: It’s gonna happen.
Bonus prediction: Floyd Mayweather will beat Conor McGregor.
Suggestion: Bet on McGregor because I may have the worst track record in history when it comes to predicting anything.