Sports

Yes, Virginia. Christmas does come in July--sometimes. At Greer High School, head football coach Will Young found an unexpected gift in his stocking when a defensive lineman transferred in to start pre-season football practice last week.

Blue Ridge will host its first scrimmage Friday morning against Chesnee, but the Tigers still have plenty of work to do beforehand.

Head coach Shane Clark said his team wasted no time getting back into the swing of things Monday as August practices kicked off.

Kickoff against Northwestern is still more than two weeks away, but the Byrnes football team is already game planning for revenge.

The Rebels picked up their only regular season loss to the Trojans in 2013, falling 42-35. Monday morning, Byrnes, led by new coach Brian Lane, took to the field for the team’s first full week of practice.

This is the most athletically gifted team Eastside football coach Jeff Thomason said he has put on the field in the last four years.

The Eagles hope to show off some of that ability during summer practices, which got underway this week.

For coach Phil Smith and the Riverside Warrior football team, it’s time to forget about the past and get to work.

Riverside began practice this week and will host Easley in a scrimmage Friday at 8:30 a.m.

Getting a first look at his new team, Blue Ridge cross country coach Paul Garrigan said he is excited for the fall.

Garrigan will coach the Tigers for the first time this season, and he said he already has some good pieces in place.

A few years ago Fred King, the owner of Lakeview Golf Club, tried something new.

Austin Dillon had to work hard in the final 10 laps, then work overtime to claim his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season.