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Photo submitted All Twist and Shout competition teams are pictured with their trophies.
Twist and Shout to add two new teams
UNION — The first competitive, traveling cheer teams from Union have had an award-winning year, and plans are already in place for next year. The Twist and Shout Cheer and Dance Center began competition cheering in August 2012 and had three teams this year. The “Minis” team is for ages eight and under; the “Juniors” team is for ages 14 and under; and the “Senior” team is for ages 18 and under. The teams attended four competitions over the...
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Union County ousted by Daniel
The Lady Jackets’ softball season came to an end on Thursday night when they suffered a 5-3 loss at the hands of Daniel. With the win, the Lions claimed the 3A Upperstate title. Union County struck first, pushing a run across in the top of the first inning. Pitcher Payton Martin drew a lead-off walk and received a courtesy runner. Kristin Giles took Martin’s place on first and Dexlie Inman moved her to second with a sacrifice bunt. Cece M...
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times Abby Allen stands at first base after drawing a walk during Tuesday's upperstate contest versus Daniel. Allen hit a 2-run bomb during Wednesday's 13-8 win over Seneca to help Union County advance to the fourth round where it will face Daniel in a re-match to decide the 3A upperstate champion.
Union County drops Seneca, set for rematch with Daniel
UNION — Union County trailed by as many as four runs before the bats lit up and the Lady Jackets claimed a 13-8 win over Seneca to advance to the Upperstate finale where they’ll get a rematch with Daniel. In the third round of Class 3A playoffs, Seneca took a 4-0 lead in the first inning but Union County cut the margin in half on the bottom of the third when Abby Allen belted a 2-run homer over the left field fence. The Lady Jackets piled...
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Photo by Dawson Powers/IPTAY Media Trey Sailors is introduced to Clemson fans during Saturday's baseball game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Sailors, a 10-year-old cancer survivor, was welcomed onto the field during the fifth inning and allowed to steal second base.
Clemson Tigers honor local cancer survivor
CLEMSON — Clemson University brought a dream to reality on Saturday for local cancer survivor, 10-year-old Trey Sailors. The Tigers’ athletic department hosted Sailors and his family for an evening of baseball that included a couple of perks for its guest of honor. Sailors was brought into the Clemson dugout prior to Saturday’s game where he was introduced to the players as well as Coach Jack Leggett. Sailors took pictures, received autogra...
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Daniel’s Hoover stuns Union County
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Errors Daniel 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 UC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Right hander Carley Hoover kept Union County off balance for seven innings on Tuesday night, allowing just two hits to lead Daniel a 4-0 win in the second round of 3A upperstate playoffs. Payton Martin went 1-2 for Union County with a single and a walk while Tanijah Hunter singled in the sixth inning. Daniel’s Jenna Carnes hit a two-run homer in the top...
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times Trey Sailors, a cancer survivor, gets support from his teammates who wore gold hats during Thursday's Dixie Youth game.
Sailors playing baseball after beating cancer
So you’ll go out in joy, you’ll be led into a whole and complete life. — Isaiah 55:12 Trey Sailors wants to be treated like any other player on the baseball field, and he should be, after all, it’s been seven years since he beat cancer. Sailors, a 10-year-old Jonesville Elementary/Middle School student, was born with a small discolored spot on his lower back which raised concerns for his parents, Dennis and Tiffany Sailors. “The ...
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Sports Briefs
SC Jewels Travel Basketball Teams Sponsoring Car Wash UNION — SC Jewels Travel Basketball Teams sponsor a car wash Saturday, May 11 at Advance Auto Parts, 405 N. Duncan Bypass, Union, from 10 a.m.-until, rain or shine. There will also be fish, hot dogs, and dessert. Coaches are Rick Smith and Marion Eison. For call in orders call Sheila Eison at 415-7234 or Tasha Jennings at 706-4516. Slow Pitch Softball At Legends Stadium WHITMIRE — Co...
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Upperstate playoffs halted pending decision
Union County and Daniel made it as far as the second inning of Wednesday’s second round of the Class 3A upperstate softball tournament before a phone call halted play. After a request was made by Chapman High School for the High School League Office to allow the completion of Tuesday’s first round game that was shortened due to rain, the Panthers and Spartanburg School District 1 petitioned for a declaratory relief which set up Wednesday’s ...
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Jackets wrap up golf season despite conditions
GREENVILLE — Despite the inclement weather that has lingered throughout the upstate for nearly a week, the Union County golf team traveled to Southern Oaks Golf Course in Greenville on Monday to compete in the Upperstate golf tournament where it finished with a disappointing team total of 372. “We picked a bad time to play our worst golf of the season,” said Union County Head Coach Rocky Cooper. “Unfortunately that’s golf I guess; some days...
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times USC Union's David Henderson makes the throw down to second base during a regular season game.
Bantams eliminated in championship game
After a weekend of cold, blustery baseball at the NCBA Division II District IV Playoffs in Clemson, USC Union’s first year club baseball team was eliminated, in the championship game, by Kennesaw State which, as a result, earned the No. 1 seed in the World Series later this month. “Kennesaw State is ranked #1 in the Nation and has been all year,” said USC Union Head Coach Paul Wilkes. “They are on the West side of our conference and I knew ...
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Photo submitted The Union County softball team poses for a picture after winning the 3A District 4 title last Friday night.
Union County drops Seneca with seventh inning surge
Union County turned a defensive battle into a hitting clinic in the bottom of the seventh inning en-route to a 5-2 win over Seneca in the first round of 3A upperstate playoffs on Monday night. After four innings of scoreless softball, Cece Moorman jacked a 2-run homer over the right field fence to give Union County a 2-0 lead in the fifth. Seneca evened things up with two runs on two hits and a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning but the Lady...
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‘Tenacity in the off season’
UNION — Two days after Union County concluded the 2012 football season with a state championship appearance, Head Coach Steve Taneyhill had his team in the weight room, focused on conditioning until the spring months when helmets were brought back out. The 2013 Yellow Jackets are a stronger, faster squad as a result of their tenacity in the off-season. “Its been a long few months of lifting four days a week but we’re so much stronger and ...
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times The Union County infield congratulates freshman pitcher Payton Martin after a strikeout during Friday night's District Championship Game.
Union County hangs on to win District title
UNION — Leading 6-4 with runners on the corners in the bottom of the seventh inning, Union County’s hopes of securing the District 4 title hung in the balance as Palmetto’s Brooke Ellison drove a long fly ball into right-center field. In a scramble to make the play, Union County outfielders Cece Moorman and Tanija Hunter roughly collided. Moorman reeled it in, though, and hung on for out number three as she and Hunter crashed to the ground ...
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Union County golf team headed to Upperstate
CHESTER — Despite Monday’s blustery conditions, the Union County golf team took the course in Chester to compete in the Region 3-3A Tournament where it qualified for Upperstate with a third place finish. Hunter Parks turned in a score of 75 to lead the Jackets and was selected to the All-Region Team. Union County Head Coach Rocky Cooper said he expected nothing less from the senior co-captain and Spartanburg Methodist signee. “Given the...
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times Union County ninth grade second baseman Dexlie Inman has turned in impressive performances during the first two rounds of Class 3-A playoffs including a walk-off 2-RBI hit that won last Friday's game against Palmetto. The two teams will square off again tonight in the District Championship at the Timken Sports Complex.
Young talent leads Union County to district championship
UNION — If Union County is crowned District Champions tonight on the softball field it will be due, in large part, to the production of the team’s youngest players. Since the start of Class 3-A playoffs, some of Union County’s biggest game-changers have been eighth- and ninth-graders. “These girls are young but they’ve played all their lives so they know how to deal with the pressure of big games,” said Coach Jay Allen. “We know if we pla...
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times Union County's Recus Hughes delivers a pitch during Tuesday's second round playoff game against Chapin.
Union County routed in 10th inning
Union County dropped a heart breaker to Chapin on Tuesday night in extra innings and was eliminated from post-season play. Tied at 1-1 after seven innings, Union County held Chapin off for two more innings before the Eagles got the bats going in the 10th inning, scoring three runs that led to a 4-1 win. The Jackets took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on a forced run. After a pop out to start the inning, Recus Hughes and Dust...
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times Union County’s Ashley Vinson rounds second base after smashing a homer during Friday’s first round playoff win over Palmetto.
Lady Jackets cruise into District Championship
The Union County softball team put itself in the driver’s seat of District 4 on Tuesday night when it defeated Chapin 4-1 on the road to advance to the tournament finale. Payton Martin pitched a complete seven innings game for the Lady Jackets and allowed just three hits. Every player on the Union County line-up contributed at least one hit. Dexlie Inman led the way with three doubles and Abby Allen went 2-4 at the plate. The Lady Jackets...
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tTiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times Teammates gather around Union County defensive end Jamarcus Henderson as he hits the bench press station during Saturday's Lift-A-Thon. In addition to bench press, the players tested in power clean and parallel squat.
UCHS Football Lift-A-Thon
UNION — The Union County High School football team will take the field today for the first official Spring practice. The Jackets are coming off a state championship appearance and look to get on top again this year with a stronger, more physical team that’s had since last February to adjust to second-year head coach Steve Taneyhill’s strength and conditioning program.
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Union County goes into extra innings against Chapin
Tuesday’s baseball game between Chapin and Union went into extra innings with the score tied at 1-1. A hit-by-pitch forced in Recus Hughes for the 1-0 lead in the third inning. Chapin then tied in the top of the 7th inning forcing the game into extra innings. Look for the results of Tuesday’s game in Thursday’s edition of The Union Daily Times and online at www.uniondailytimes.com Softball In softball action, Union County girls defe...
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times Jay Allen, Assistant Softball Coach for Union County, gets high fives from players as they race to greet Dexlie Inman after her game-winning hit.
Clutch hitter propels Lady Jackets past Palmetto
Union County was one out away from being sent to the loser’s bracket by Palmetto on Friday night when the two squared off in the first round of 3A softball playoffs. Down 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, the Lady Jackets needed a hero. Freshman Dexlie Inman waited in the on-deck circle and Coach Jay Allen could be heard encouraging his young player to stay focused. “All you should be thinking about is hitting,” he said. When Payton Marti...
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Photo submitted Soccer action Union County soccer player Ivy Murphy battles for the ball against Mid-Carolina defenders on Tuesday night. Murphy contributed a goal toward the Lady Jackets 4-0 victory over the Rebels.
Soccer action
Union County beat Mid Carolina in soccer Tuesday.
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times Hunter Parks recently signed with Spartanburg Methodist College to play golf. On Monday, Parks and the Union County golf team will enter the Region III-AAA Tournament as twice-defending champions, looking to earn its third consecutive title.
Parks peaking at the right time
UNION — When Union County rolls into the Region III-AAA golf tournament on Monday in search of its third consecutive title, all eyes will be on senior Hunter Parks. “He’s really been a leader for us,” said UCHS Head Coach Rocky Cooper. “He’s consistent, he’s dedicated and I expect him to do well in the tournament.” Parks, who recently signed with Spartanburg Methodist College to play golf, averages a score of 38 and has been a source of d...
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Union County loses to Woodruff, beats Broome
Union County (11-4) closed out its 2013 tennis season with a 4-2 loss to Woodruff and a 4-3 win over Broome to finish third in Region III-AAA. Woodruff 4, UC 2 #1 Stinnet (W) def Matt Haney (UC)6-3, 6-3 #2 Bbercombe (W) def Andrew Adamo 7-6, 2-6, (10-8) #3 Lanford (W) def Dale Patterson (UC) 2-6, 6-4, (10-8) #4 Belcher (W) def David Kicidis (UC) 7-6, 4-6, (10-7) #5 Tyler Gregory (UC) def Bonds (W) 7-6, 4-6, (10-7) In Doubles ...
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UCHS golf team ties with Broome
The Union County boys golf team (6-7-1) ended Wednesday’s Region III-AAA match-up versus Broome tied in a 188-188 stalemate. The Jackets traveled to Chester Thursday evening for the last tune-up before the Region Tournament next Monday. Wednesday’s Final Score: UC 188-Broome 188 Medalist: Hunter Parks — 37 Harrison Kelly — 48 Wes Vassey — 50 Caleb Henderson — 53
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Tiffany Grady-Hudgins|Daily Times Roche Pharmacy softball player Keiasia Salter gets some help with her shoelaces from an umpire during Tuesday night's Dixie Girls game.
Scenes from Dixie Youth
Dixie Boys and Dixie Girls played Tuesday.
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