Category: Sports
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40 Years on the Diamond: A History of North Greenville Softball
The softball program at North Greenville began in 1985 under the direction of Coach Jan McDonald. Coach McDonald had a strong background in softball after playing in college for Erskine College. After graduating from Erskine, Coach McDonald attended Furman University, where she received a Master’s Degree. In August 1983, she…
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A History of North Greenville Men’s Basketball
“Experiencing winning and losing is valuable to a person. Being part of the basketball team helped me gain this valuable experience.” – Randy McMillan The Academy Years (1906-1930) The first record of a men’s basketball team at North Greenville was in the 1915-1916 school year. Little is known about the…
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Ashmore Park: Home of North Greenville Baseball
North Greenville has consistently had a baseball team since 1953. Prior to 1953, the school fielded teams off and on, but it was not consistent. We are not sure when it was built, but there was a crude baseball field down the hill from Neves Hall that was completely redone…
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From Moonshiners to Trailblazers: A History of North Greenville Mascots
The Moonshiners (1920-1949) Prior to 1920, we have no evidence of any school mascot. There were sports teams, but they were always called by the school’s name in news stories and in the yearbooks. In 1920, North Greenville printed the first yearbook since 1913 and titled it, “The Moonshiner”. While…
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Lassies, Mountainettes, Mounties, and Crusaders: A History of Women’s Basketball at North Greenville
“You’re not going to remember wins and losses near as much as you’re going to remember the fun times you had with your team.” -Coach Jayne Arledge The Academy Years: Basketball is the longest-running women’s sport at North Greenville. It was in October 1919 when the women on campus decided…
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The Hayes Gymnasium: Home to Over 70 Years of North Greenville Athletics
Athletics have long been a part of the North Greenville campus, but before 1950, all athletic activities had to take place outside or at another local school. The men’s basketball team had to use local high school gyms for practices and home games and physical education classes had to work…
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Football Across A Century: A Look Back at North Greenville Football (1922-2022)
The Moonshiners: North Greenville Baptist Academy’s High School Team (1922-1929) 1922 marked the first year North Greenville Baptist Academy fielded a football team. During the first season of “Moonshiners” football, H.C. Hester was the school principal, Tigerville Baptist Church hadn’t been built yet, the campus only had a few buildings,…
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