The COVID-19 pandemic took an entire season away from spring sports athletes one year ago.
Riverside Baseball Coach Michael Pettit said the time away came at a cost for both players and coaches.
Baseball and softball players from Greer and Eastside have begun spring practice sessions, as the season will get underway this month. Spring sports in South Carolina were canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits have announced additional promotional nights for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. Beginning with Wizard’s Night on February 27, live owls plus famous wizards and witches will be roaming the concourse as Greenville hosts the Allen Americans.
Former Greer Yellow Jacket Adrian McGee earned the best finish of the day, as the North Greenville men’s track and field team earned a fourth place finish at the Conference Carolinas Championship Monday night.
A 20-month layoff will come to an end as the Greenville Drive begin the season on May 4.
By Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire
Greer fell short in one of its final regular season tune ups, dropping a 54-49 decision to Riverside on the road last week.
The Yellow Jacket basketball team will now get ready for the start of the playoffs, where they will likely face South Pointe.
Six Rebels signed National Letters of Intent last week, making their college decisions official on Signing Day.
The group of signees included football standouts Brayden Blackmon (Western Carolina), NaNa Burris (Stetson University), and Robert Higdon (North Greenville University).
The Byrnes wrestling team is appealing its 31-30 loss to Northwestern, alleging that one of Northwestern’s wrestlers competed in the wrong weight class.
The Tigers are region champs.
Blue Ridge knocked off Southside, 42-39, in the region final last week, earning a No. 1 seed in the Class AAA playoffs.
“We knew Southside had a really great season and they were going to give us a fight,” Blue Ridge girls basketball coach Alex Smith said.
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