St. Andrews, Loudon, and the Clemson Spieths
Perhaps I could use some reflection. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, July 16, 2015, 9:15 a.m. No, I didn’t get up at 4 a.m. to watch the British Open, though I left the TV on...
View ArticleJust Another Small-Town Saturday Night
Laurens County Speedway, Laurens, South Carolina. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, July 26, 2015, 10:38 a.m. As I sat on the hard, fourth-turn concrete of Laurens County Speedway,...
View ArticleWhy This Stupid Story Must Last Forever
(Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 11:34 a.m. First of all, a brief story. Some years back, I was in Florida early for Speedweeks, and the New England Patriots were...
View ArticlePrecious Memories, How They Linger …
No one loved the Clinton Red Devils more than my old man. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, August 3, 2015, 5:18 p.m. When I played high school football, my father never missed a...
View ArticleAre You Ready for Some Football?
Furman’s Bruce Fowler and I know each other pretty well. (Monte Dutton sketch) Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, August 7, 2015, 10:02 a.m. For every ending is there a beginning. And vice-versa. Monte...
View ArticleInformal Football Rules of Survival
Near the center of the photo is the new Clinton High head coach, Andrew Webb. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 10:24 a.m. On Tuesday evening, I sat in the...
View ArticleWhen This Old Town Seems Young
Keith Richardson FIeld is ready. (Photo courtesy Tex Glenn and Dale McWatters) Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, August 21, 2015, 11:27 a.m. Tonight Clinton High School opens its varsity football season...
View Article‘Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut, Sometimes You Don’t, Almond Joy Has Nuts,...
Little did Clinton captains Charlie Craven, Daniel Moore, and Riley Seals know they were walking into an ambush. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Saturday, August 29, 2015, 10:55 a.m. When...
View ArticleJust Let ‘Shoeless Joe’ Rest in Peace
Greenville’s Fluor Field includes a small museum devoted to native son Shoeless Joe Jackson. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 7:27 a.m. I heard last night the...
View ArticleJet Lag Requires No Jets
Friday night. Little did they know. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, September 6, 2015, 12:31 p.m. I’m proud of myself. I managed to sleep until 10 a.m. this morning. This morning...
View ArticleWords That Never Got Spoken
Before the deluge Friday night, the Red Devils get ready for the kickoff. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, September 7, 2015, 3:57 p.m. On Friday night, the Clinton High School...
View ArticleIt’s All a Matter of the Weather
Peyton Manning. I’m assuming he won’t play until Sunday. Yeah. The Ravens at home. (Monte Dutton sketch) Clinton, South Carolina, Thursday, September 10, 2015, 9:49 a.m. A National Football League game...
View ArticleAll in All, a Lovely Weekend It Was
W.L. Varner Stadium, Woodruff, S.C. (Monte Dutton photo) Monte Dutton Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, September 13, 2015, 4 p.m. Nice people live in Woodruff. If they were any nicer, undoubtedly,...
View ArticleThe Caravan Stops Here
Curtis Bey (98) and Ugonna Akoh look to the sidelines for guidance. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, September 20, 2015, 11:54 a.m. Monte Dutton Saturday night’s...
View ArticleHear Shouts of Triumph Echo Through the Sky
Paladin Stadium, Furman University (Monte Dutton) Clinton, South Carolina, Monday, September 22, 2015, 10:01 a.m. “There isn’t a much better feeling in the world.” Monte Dutton I was watching a video...
View ArticleMemories Are Made of These
Paul Menard, coming at you. (Garry Eller/HHP photo for Chevy Racing) Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, September 25, 2015, 9:44 a.m. Monte Dutton I’m fond of walking into a tumultuous atmosphere,...
View ArticleWhat Emerged from the Mist
This photo is from a couple of years ago on a weekend when conditions were considerably worse than this one. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, September 27, 2015, 12:31 p.m. Ever...
View ArticleBring on the Weather
Clinton’s Tay Cook (3) squares off against his Broome counterpart, James Hall. (Monte Dutton photo) Monte Dutton Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, October 2, 2015, 11:51 a.m. The Red Devils are now past...
View Article‘I Don’t Think the Heavy Stuff’s Coming Through for Quite a While’
Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia.(Monte Dutton photo) Watery Hell, South Carolina, Saturday, October 3, 2015, 10:35 a.m. I’d like to just sit at home like I am now, wearing sweats and a “Republic of...
View ArticleThe Roots of My Writing
Some of it’s a blur, and some of it isn’t. (Monte Dutton photo) Clinton, South Carolina, Saturday, October 10, 2015, 4:18 p.m. Monte Dutton Vince Lombardi said that winning isn’t everything. He really...
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