Sports

By Mark Vasto

For The Greer Citizen

Here’s a conversation nobody really cares about: whether or not Alex Rodriguez deserves a plaque in the New York Yankees’ Memorial Park.

Five area teams will be in action Friday night, as regular season high school football gets underway in Week 0.

Blue Ridge will be on the road taking on one of its toughest opponents on the schedule.

Head coach Shane Clark said Belton-Honea Path looks very strong on film for a team that went 8-3 last season.

The Lady Crusaders basketball team will add a coach to its bench this winter.
North Greenville women’s basketball coach Jayne Arledge recently brought Willis Holliday on staff to fulfill the role of associate coach.

Like teaching a toddler to swim by throwing him into the deep waters, Greer dives headlong into the 2016 football season against Class AAAAA power Westside at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dooley Field.

The South Carolina Football Coaches Association recently announced its 2016 Hall of Fame inductees for its third Hall of Fame class.  Inductees include: Bob Biggerstaff, Julian Davis, Jackie Hayes, Bobby Ivey, Bill Pate, Gerald Moody and Forest Kendall.

The Hall of Fame, for any sport, can be a bit of a buzzkill.

Registration open
for OctoberFAST 5K
Registration is now open for the Benson OctoberFAST 5K on Oct. 1, 8:30 a.m., Greer First Baptist Church, 201 W. Poinsett St.
Sign up at go-greenevents.com. Register by Sept. 15 to receive a race shirt.

Only four races remain until the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, beginning with the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 20.