Sports

The Riverside boys basketball team is hoping to build off its third-round postseason run in 2017, securing home court advantage for game one of the Class AAAAA playoffs.

Greer girls basketball coach Mazzie Drummond has seen his team accomplish a lot this season.

The Jackets secured back-to-back region championships, a No. 1 seed in the Class AAAA playoffs and helped their coach eclipse 50 all-time wins.

And they did it all with a primarily young team.

After a second place finish in the region, the Greer boys basketball team will host a home playoff game for the first time in seven seasons.

The Yellow Jackets will square off against Wren tonight (Feb. 14), and head coach Greg Miller said he is excited for his team to be playing in familiar territory.

The Eastside wrestling team locked up its 26th consecutive region championship last week and will host the dual Upper State title match on Wednesday against South Pointe.

The Eagles have cruised through the postseason, topping Daniel (84-0), York (64-12) and BHP (46-16).

Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Greer boys and girls basketball teams are aiming for top region finishes.

On the boys side, Greer will take on Union County and Blue Ridge in hopes of locking up second place and a home playoff game.

A group of cyclists gathered at Greer City Hall for a 50-mile ride on Saturday.

The ride was in celebration of Greer nurse Mandy Thompson’s 40th birthday.

Ian Cairns, of Greer, arranged the event, contacting Mayor Rick Danner, who is a known cyclist, to send off the riders with a pep talk.

Annual GMC fishing tournament set
The Greer Middle College Charter High School fishing team will host its annual fishing tournament on Feb. 17 and needs volunteers.

The North Greenville women’s basketball team took down Mount Olive on Saturday 87-85 on Saturday in a c Conference Carolinas showdown.
The Crusaders shot 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range as a team.