Sports

Mazzie Drummond, born and raised in Greer, was a basketball coach at Greer High School (GHS) from 2010 to 2019.

As a GHS graduate and long-time varsity head coach for the girls basketball team there, he was happy to come up from his current home in Jacksonville, Florida, with the San Jose Prep basketball team.

Riverside High School athletes signed Letters of Intent on Fall Signing Day.

In total, eight students signed a document to indicate their commitment to attend a specific college for a minimum of one academic year in exchange for an athletic scholarship.

Top high school prospects from both Carolinas took each other on in the annual Shrine Bowl game at Spartanburg High School this past Saturday.

It was unlike your garden-variety all-star game as the players played at peak intensity, which created lots of great action as well as penalty flags.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Greer fell to #7-ranked Greenville Thursday in a non-conference game by a score of 45-75.

Greer was facing a 5-0 Greenville team and had hoped to improve on their 7-1 season.

Greer lead once in the first quarter at 4-3; however, the Red Raiders then took the lead at 18-9 at the end of the first quarter.

The Eastside High wrestling team continues their champion streaks and reputation as a competitive team this season.

Jack Kosmicki, Head Wrestling Coach and Athletic Director, said Eastside Wrestling is currently number one in AAAA pre-season, and they are currently holding their Region Championship title for the 30th year in a row.

The undefeated Greer Yellow Jackets took on the 5-1 Byrnes Rebels on Friday night.

Byrnes was in total control the entire game and handed Greer its first loss of the season 74-50.

Offense started out slow for both teams but soon picked up for the Rebels.

Greer High’s annual holiday basketball tournament will continue this year running December 21-23. The event is named for longtime Yellow Jacket Coach Jeff Neely.