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The Blue Ridge Tigers will open their 2017 campaign at home this Friday against a team that went 11-2 last fall.

Belton-Honea Path hasn’t given up a point during the preseason, which is cause for concern for Blue Ridge head coach Shane Clark.

The Byrnes football team will open its season at home this Friday against Myrtle Beach, a team that topped the Rebels in 2016.

Under new head coach Reggie Shaw, Byrnes is hoping for a return to form this fall, coming off a season that did not yield a playoff appearance for the first time in more than a decade.

The Riverside football team is hoping to start this season the same way it started last season: with a win over Travelers Rest.

The Warriors will hit the road in Week 0 to take on the Devildogs, and head coach Phil Smith said his team will need to remain focused.

By Mark Vasto
For the Greer Citizen

If ever there was a more relevant irrelevant athlete in the history of sports, it is Pete Rose.

By Matt Crossman
NASCAR Wire

Sitting in his racecar during a red flag delay near the end of the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Kyle Larson pondered the possible routes to an overtime victory.

Greer High Accepting Hall of Fame nods
The Greer High Booster Club is accepting nominations for induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame.

High school football has returned and Byrnes kicked off the 2017 preseason with a win over Mauldin last week. Local teams will have one more week of scrimmages and jamborees before Week 0 begins regular season play.

New Eastside coach Dan Morgan is hoping his team can clean up some sloppy play before the 2017 football season kicks off in two weeks.

The Eagles scrimmaged Broome and Berea last week, but the team’s performance hasn’t been perfect.