The defending state champion Byrnes softball team suffered its first loss of the season last week, falling 5-3 to Ashley Ridge.
The Rebels are now 7-1 on the season with a 2-0 mark in the region.
A product of the City of Greer’s Tomahawk Wrestling club, Ridge Purvis recently finished as runner-up in the South Carolina Youth Wrestling Association (SCYWA) State Tournament in Lexington in the 8 and under age group. Purvis has traveled the state this season, competing in all the SCYWA regional tournaments.
Greer American Legion Post 115 will bring back its baseball team following a year off in 2017.
Post Commander Bob Starliper said plans are in the works to field at least one senior team, and possibly a junior team, for the upcoming summer season.
The North Greenville track and field team opened up its outdoor schedule last week at the 49er Classic.
Millie Klefsaas turned in a solid performance in her first collegiate outdoor meet, setting a new school pole vault record. Klefsaas launched herself a distance of 3.50-meters, finishing 14th overall out of more than 30 competitors.
Ramon Robinson, founder of the South Carolina non-profit company Elite Position Training (EPT) and RR Elite QB Academy, has been named the 2018 Humanitarian of the Year by the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF).
The Blue Ridge baseball team split a pair of games with Greenville last week, improving to 4-3 on the season.
The Tigers have now taken opponents into extra innings in four of the last six games, experience head coach Travis Henson says is valuable early in the year.
The Greer softball team topped Travelers Rest (6-5) on the road last week, improving to 1-1 in region play.
The Lady Yellow Jackets will face Southside this week before heading back into region play against Eastside on March 20.
Head coach Shane Craig said his team is young and is in need of game experience early in the year.
The Lady Yellow Jacket soccer team fell to 3-4 after a 2-0 losses to Woodruff and Byrnes last week.
Greer had 17 shots in the match against Woodruff, but could not get on the board, giving the Wolverines their first win of the season.
A professional soccer team is coming to the Upstate.
A Greenville company, Erwin Creates, has purchased the United Soccer League (USL) Division III franchise with plans for an inaugural season in 2019.
With spring on the horizon, the Crusaders are getting back to the grind.
North Greenville head football coach Jeff Farrington had his work cut out for him this off-season, having to hire a new offensive coordinator and a new leader for the defensive line after Joe Pizzo left for Mercer University.
