Greer 76ers head coach Warren Taylor summed up Sunday’s State Championship match succinctly.
“It was a great match and a gut-wrenching loss,” he said of the 17-13 final.
Defense ruled the first half as the 76ers shut out the Oceanside Sharks from Mount Pleasant and took a 6-0 lead on two penalty kicks.
Area high schools finished the basketball season last week with both Blue Ridge and Eastside girls falling in the third round of the state playoffs.
The Greenville area now has an all-female rugby team called Carolina Villains that welcomes adult women of all ages between Greenville and Asheville.
In January, the team held an interest meeting and gained five new players.
On June 15, Eastside football coach Andre Woolcock and other coaches are hosting their first annual women’s football clinic.
Woolcock said the women’s football clinic will be like a ladies night out for those interested in learning about the football program.
The North Greenville Crusaders women’s basketball team fell just short of completing a double-digit comeback in the second round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament, falling to the Trojans of the University of Mount Olive with a final score of 72-69 in Mount Olive, North Carolina.
A pair of sisters on the Blue Ridge High School (BRHS) girls’ basketball team have been recognized for their accomplishments and hard work on the court.
AAAAA RESULTS
(Top 5 in points)
1 - Fort Mill
2 - Dorman
3 - Chapin
4 - Byrnes
5 - TL Hanna
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1st Place: Aaron Wilburn of Gaffney (Won weight class by Fall)
2nd Place: Ethan Smith-Cook of TL Hanna
3rd Place: Hampton Higdon of Byrnes
4th Place: Jacob Nally of Fort Mill
This weekend, Bob Jones University (BJU) will begin pre-season for their second year of beach volleyball.
Vickie Denney, beach volleyball coach, said mid-March is when the team will have their first official match of the season.
By Jake Korol
For the Greer Citizen
On Friday night, 13-12 Byrnes traveled to Mauldin to challenge the 20-5 Mavericks in a girls’ state playoff game.
The 4th annual Greer Centennial Lions bass fishing tournament is coming back to Lake Robinson in April to help raise money for Camp Buddy, a Prisma Health summer camp for children with Type 1 diabetes.
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