Sports

The Greer boys basketball team split a pair of region games last week, falling to Greenwood before bouncing back against Eastside.

“The Greenwood loss was huge,” head coach Devin Liferidge said. “We knew they were a team we had to go through if we had playoff aspirations, which we still do. Now, we’re just in a must-win situation.”

A year ago, as the world scrambled to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020 spring sports season for local high school athletes came to an abrupt end.

“We’re still seeing the impacts of that now,” Blue Ridge Athletic Director Shane Clark said.

The North Greenville athletic department has released Phase 1 of its COVID-19 Spectator Guidelines for Pepsi Stadium and Ashmore Park.
These guidelines are scheduled to be revisited every two weeks based on local guidelines, Conference Carolinas, and NGU policies.

North Greenville Track & Field head coach Cameron Stober has named Lane Fletcher the newest assistant coach for the program.

The Greenville Drive, a Single-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, has been honored as the nation’s top Single-A baseball team as the recipient of the 2020 Bob Freitas Award by Baseball America.

By Alex Dodd
The Clemson Insider

Elijah Henderson took to the long road to a prominent spot in Clemson’s lineup.

According to his account, he stepped onto campus weighing 150 pounds soaking wet. Henderson stood out at Blue Ridge High School and earned a bid to play for the Tigers.

The Yellow Jackets suffered back-to-back losses last week, falling to Greenville (55-29) and Riverside (47-46).

Now 1-1 in league play, Devin Liferidge’s team will get the chance to bounce back this week against Greenwood and Eastside.

Liferidge said he was not pleased with his team’s performance against Greenville.

The Greer girls basketball team picked up two impressive wins last week, topping Greenville, 54-44, and knocking off Class AAAAA rival Riverside, 61-48.

Now 10-1 under head coach Demarcio Downs, Greer is 2-0 in region play.