Sports

A trip to Columbia continues to elude the Rebels, who have now fallen in the Upper State title game each of the last four seasons.

Dorman knocked off Byrnes 21-14 last Friday night at Nixon Field, pulling the upset and cutting the Rebels’ postseason run one game short.

The Eastside wrestling team muscled its way to a top five finish at the Steadman Hawkins Southern Slam Invitational over the weekend, finishing fourth out of more than 30 teams.

The Greer boys basketball team is off to a 2-3 start, splitting a pair of non-region games last week.

The Jackets opened the week by defeating Spartanburg Christian (SCA) 68-38.

The Lady Rebels now sit at 2-2 after their second week of non-region competition.

Byrnes defeated Laurens 50-42 before dropping a 68-42 decision to Greer last week.

Head coach Stacey Parris said her team has shown plenty of effort, but lacks experience from time to time.

After dropping three-straight games in the Greenville County Thanksgiving tournament, the Blue Ridge boys basketball team bounced back last week to defeat Riverside and Carolina.

Head coach Ray Riley said, with the wins, his team accomplished something it failed to do last season.

The top-ranked Greer Lady Yellow Jackets made a statement last week, blowing out Spartanburg Christian (77-36) and Byrnes (68-42) in non-region competition.

Head coach Mazzie Drummond said he was pleased with his team, but believes there is still plenty of work to be done.

Four players scored in double-figures for the Crusaders as NGU shot a season high 36 three-pointers en route to a 70-52 win over Bob Jones University, Friday night in Hayes Gymnasium.

The Byrnes boys basketball team continued its early hot streak last week, topping Laurens (78-46) and Greer (87-54) in non-conference matchups.

With the pair of victories, the Rebels are now 4-0 on the season.

Byrnes got things rolling with a 16-0 first quarter start against Laurens.