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2010 Pioneer Sports
9/2/2010

SMC Dominates USC Lancaster

SPARTANBURG, SC - Freshman, Emily Tucker (Chapman HS) scored two goals to lead the SMC Pioneers to a 3-0 victory over USC Lancaster to improve to 2-0 for the season.  More details
8/29/2010

SMC Soccer Opens Season with Wins

SPARTANBURG, SC - The SMC Pioneers soccer teams both opened their season Sunday with at-home wins over Andrew College. More details
8/28/2010

Volleyball Opens Season, Goes 1-4 in Wallace State Tournament

HANCEVILLE, AL - The SMC Lady Pioneers volleyball team went 1-4 for the weekend to open their season on the road in the Wallace State College (at Hanceville) Tournament.  More details
8/5/2010

SMC Volleyball Ranked No. 22 in Pre-Season Poll

SPARTANBURG, SC -- The SMC Volleyball team received good news Wednesday with its selection as No. 22 in the NJCAA Division I Volleyball pre-season poll.  More details
7/19/2010

SMC Alum Gantt Leads Way for NJCAA All Stars

HARLAAM, NETHERLANDS -- Japan used a nine-run eighth inning to defeat the NJCAA Baseball All-Stars 16-6 on Sunday afternoon on the final day of the 2010 Haarlem Honkbal Tournament. The win locked up third place for Japan while the United States team finishes fourth.   More details
6/29/2010

SMC’s Gantt Selected to NJCAA All Star Baseball Squad

SPARTANBURG, SC- Marty Gantt, a two-time All Region 10 team member and 2010 Spartanburg Methodist College alum, has been selected to play for the NJCAA Baseball All-Stars and will play for the United States at the 2010 Honkbal Tournament.   More details
6/16/2010

Kurt Owings Named SMC Men’s Golf Coach

SPARTANBURG, SC- Dorman High School and Anderson University graduate Kurt Owings has been named the head men’s golf coach at Spartanburg Methodist College.   More details
6/9/2010

SMC Alums Hembree and Black Drafted by MLB

SPARTANBURG, SC - 2009 graduates Heath Hembree and Taylor Black have both been drafted in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, in the 5th and 28th rounds respectively.   More details
6/2/2010

SMC Selects Brookman as Men’s Basketball Head Coach

SPARTANBURG, SC - Spartanburg Methodist College has chosen Jeff Brookman, a three-year assistant coach from Anderson University, to take the reins as its newest head coach of the Pioneers’ men’s basketball team.   More details
6/1/2010

SMC Alum Trout Headed to NCAA Women’s Softball World Series

ATHENS, GA – Former SMC softball player and 2009 graduate Laura Trout has helped lead the University of Georgia to the 2010 NCAA Division I Women’s Softball College World Series.  More details
5/20/2010 SMC Women's Golfers Both Finish Nationals In Top 50
DAYTONA BEACH, FL -- The SMC women's golf team's first-ever trip to the NJCAA National Championship ended with both of its golfers finishing the event Thursday in the Top 50.   More details
5/12/2010

Men's Tennis Out in Consolation Round of Nationals

PLANO, TX – The SMC men’s tennis team ended its third national tournament appearance with each of its doubles pairs making it up to the quarterfinals of the consolation round on Wednesday.  More details
5/11/2010 SMC Doubles Still Alive in Men's National Tennis Tournament
PLANO, TX -- The Spartanburg Methodist men’s tennis team is still alive at the NJCAA Division I national tournament, with a set of consolation draw doubles on their plate Wednesday.  More details
5/8/2010 Pioneers Fall in Region X Tournament
BURLINGTON, NC – SMC could not get the bats going Saturday afternoon and was eliminated from the NJCAA Region X baseball tournament with a 6-1 loss to USC Sumter at the Burlington Athletic Park.  More details
5/8/2010 Burke Leaves for Citadel Job
SPARTANBURG, SC -- Rob Burke has stepped down as head men’s basketball coach at SMC to become an assistant coach at The Citadel.   More details
5/6/2010 SMC Holds On To Win Region Opener
BURLINGTON, NC- Top-seeded Spartanburg Methodist barely survived its first-round game late Wednesday night in the Region X baseball tournament in Burlington, N.C.   More details
5/5/2010 Men’s Tennis Sending 6 to Nationals
SPARTANBURG, SC --  The Spartanburg Methodist College men’s tennis team will be sending its largest contingent ever to the NJCAA Division I nationals May 10-14 in Plano, TX.   More details
5/3/2010 Lady Pioneers Hopes Dashed For Return Trip to Nationals
GREENVILLE, NC -- The SMC Lady Pioneers’ hopes of a third consecutive appearance at the NJCAA Fastpitch Division I National Tournament ended in a heartbreaking 3-0 loss Sunday at the hands of Pitt Community College. More details
4/24/2010 No. 7 Pioneers Sweep Guilford Tech
Greensboro, NC – The No. 7 Pioneers swept a doubleheader against Guilford Tech Community College on Saturday.   More details
4/20/2010 Men’s Golf Ends Season 7th At District Tournament
BIRMINGHAM, AL - The SMC men’s golf team ended its season on Tuesday with a seventh place finish in the NJCAA District IV tournament.   More details
4/20/2010 Lady Pioneers Go 3-4 Against Patrick Henry
SPARTANBURG, SC –The Pioneer softball team continued their home stand  over the weekend with two days of doubleheaders against Patrick Henry CC. More details
4/18/2010

Pioneers' Winning Streak Snapped In Sunday Split Against Pitt

SPARTANBURG, SC  –The SMC Pioneers ended a 30-plus game winning streak Sunday with an afternoon split against Pitt Community College. More details
4/17/2010 Pioneers Up to 31 Wins in a Row
FLORENCE, SC –The SMC Pioneers battled to extend their winning streak on Saturday, tacking two more onto that with a pair of wins over Pitt Community College. More details
4/12/2010 Two Lady Pioneers Qualify For NJCAA Golf Nationals
FORT BRAGG, NC  –Two members of the Lady Pioneers golf team qualified on Sunday to represent SMC in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s women’s golf national championship.    More details
4/11/2010 Pioneers' Winning Streak Grows to 29
FLORENCE, SC – The SMC Pioneers baseball team extended its winning streak to 29 on Sunday with two more wins over and a weekend sweep of Florence-Darlington Technical College.   More details
4/11/2010 Softball Sweeps Stanly To Go 4-0 on Weekend
SPARTANBURG, SC  –The Lady Pioneers posted a pair of wins over Stanly Community College on Sunday to cap off their first 4-0 weekend of the season.  More details
4/10/2010 SMC Posts Tight Wins Over Florence-Darlington
FLORENCE, SC – The SMC baseball put up a pair of tight wins over Florence-Darlington Tech on Saturday to add to their winning streak. More details
4/10/2010 Softball Posts First Shutout Of Season, Sweeps Southeastern
SPARTANBURG, SC –The Lady Pioneers softball welcomed Southeastern Community College to town on Saturday with a big set of wins in front of the home crowd and SMC’s first shutout of the season.  More details
4/3/2010 No. 8 Pioneers Sweep Series with USC Salkehatchie
SPARTANBURG, SC  – The SMC Pioneers closed off the weekend at home with a sweep of USC Salkehatchie on Saturday.   More details
4/3/2010 Pioneers Softball Splits Against Louisburg College
LOUISBURG, NC – The Lady Pioneers softball team continued a tough road schedule on Friday with a split against Louisburg College. More details
4/2/2010 Pioneers Have a Good Friday
SPARTANBURG, SC – The SMC Pioneers got off to a good start for Easter weekend with a 4-0 win over USC Salkehatchie.   More details
3/31/2010 Harding Leads Pioneers to Win Over Catawba Valley
SPARTANBURG, SC-  The SMC Pioneers baseball  team continued its winning streak on Wednesday with a 15-6 win over Catawba Valley Community College. More details
3/28/2010 Baseball Extends Winning Streak to 18
SPARTANBURG, SC –The Spartanburg Methodist College Pioneers baseball team topped off a 16-game winning streak with another two wins on Sunday against New River Community College, despite an early start time with a forecast for rain.   More details
3/28/2010 Men's Tennis Takes Region Title
LANCASTER, SC -- The SMC men's tennis team (2-7) posted their biggest win of the season Saturday with a 6-3 upset over USC Lancaster, to take the Region X title and qualify for the NJCAA Division I National Tennis Tournament in May. More details
3/27/2010 Pioneers Post Pair of Wins Over New River
SPARTANBURG, SC -- The Spartanburg Methodist College Pioneers baseball team started a weekend series against New River Community College on Saturday with a pair of wins in an afternoon doubleheader.   More details
3/26/2010 Men's Golf Finishes 4th in Milligan Shootout
ELIZABETHTOWN, NC -- The SMC men's golf team picked up a fourth place finish Thursday in the Milligan College Spring Shootout. More details
3/21/2010 SMC Sweeps Surry in Weekend Series
SPARTANBURG, SC – The SMC Pioneers completed a four-game series sweep Sunday afternoon against the Surry Community College Knights in dramatic fashion and on a rain-soaked field.   More details
3/20/2010 Pioneers Post Pair of Wins Over Surry CC
SPARTANBURG, SC – Riding a 10-game winning streak, the SMC Pioneers opened up a weekend series against Surry Community College on Saturday with a pair of wins. More details
3/19/2010 Pioneers Sweep Coker JV
HARTSVILLE, SC -- The Pioneers took a doubleheader sweep of the Coker Cobras in Hartsville Thursday afternoon.  More details
3/18/2010 Pioneers Pound 33 Hits in Sweep of Newberry JV 
NEWBERRY, SC -- The Pioneers used a nine-run first inning in game one to set the tone for the day in route to a 15-4 game one victory on Wednesday.  More details
3/17/2010 Men’s Golf Finishes 6th at Montreat Invitational
BREVARD, NC – The SMC Men’s golf team finished in 6th place Tuesday at the Montreat College Spring Inivitational.  More details
3/16/2010 Former SMC Wrestler Wins NCAA DII Wrestling Title
OMAHA, Neb. – A 2007 Spartanburg Methodist graduate and wrestling alum has won the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II Wrestling Championship in the 157-weight class, for Anderson University. More details
3/5/2010 SMC Opens Up Region X Tournament With Victory 
FORT MILL, SC- The SMC Pioneers started the 2010 NJCAA Region 10 tournament Thursday night one step closer to a region title with a 71-55 victory over the Denmark Tech Panthers. More details
3/1/2010 Jones Earns All-American At Wrestling Nationals
CONYERS, GA –The Spartanburg Methodist College wrestling team came home from nationals this past weekend with a Top 30 finish and its newest All-American. More details
3/1/2010 Pioneers Clinch 2nd Place With Win Over USC-Salkehatchie
SPARTANBURG, SC- In front of a near capacity crowd, the SMC Pioneers pushed through to a 70-64 win Saturday night over USC Salkehatchie and finished the regular season No. 2 in the NJCAA Region X. More details
3/1/2010 Pioneer Tennis Comes Up Short During Long Weekend
CONYERS, GA – The SMC tennis teams both suffered on-the-road losses over the weekend, with two close matches on the men’s side. More details
2/23/2010 Win Over Denmark Tech Snaps Pioneers’ 3-Game Skid
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GA- The SMC Pioneers basketball team is headed into its last regular game of the season after having notched an at-home 76-72 victory Monday night over Denmark Tech. More details
2/22/2010 Softball Goes 3-3 For Weekend At Ringor Tourney
AIKEN, SC- The SMC Lady Pioneers kicked off their season over the weekend with a 2nd place finish in the silver bracket of Aiken Tech’s Ringor Tournament and a 3-3 record for the event. More details
2/22/2010 Men’s Tennis Edges Emmanuel College
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GA- The SMC men’s tennis team posted its first win of the season this past weekend with a 5-4 win over Emmanuel College, while the women’s team still struggled to get a foothold on the season. More details
2/22/2010 Pioneer Baseball Splits With Walters State
MORRISTOWN, TN -  The SMC Pioneers' first road trip of the season ended Sunday with a weekend split against No. 7 Walters State Community College. More details
2/18/2010 Pioneers Lose Tough Battle Against Cape Fear
SPARTANBURG, SC- SMC poured it on Thursday, but the injury-stricken Pioneers didn’t hold up to the the No. 1 ranked team in NJCAA Region X and walked away with a 61-68 loss to the Cape Fear Sea Devils (9-1). More details
2/18/2010 Lady Pioneers Can't Hold Off Guilford Tech
SPARTANBURG, SC- The Lady  Pioneers’ four sophomores walked back into the locker room disappointed Wednesday night at their 48-78 loss to Region X foe Guilford Tech, but proud of what they and their team have accomplished this year. More details
2/13/2010 Four Pioneers Qualify for Wrestling Nationals 
SPARTANBURG, SC- Four members of the Spartanburg Methodist College wrestling team qualified Saturday on their home turf to represent their squad at the National Junior College Athletics Association’s 2010 national tournament. More details
2/12/2010 Softball Looks To Make Run For 3rd Nationals Appearance 
SPARTANBURG, SC- The SMC Lady Pioneers softball team will be tested right off the bat on Saturday as they open their season with an on-the-road scrimmage against NCAA Division I Gardner Webb College.  More details
2/12/2010 SMC Baseball Announces All Decade Teams
SPARTANBURG, SC- The Spartanburg Methodist  College Pioneer baseball program has honored its players of the last 10 years by naming its All-Decade Teams for the 2000s. More details
2/11//2010 Lady Pioneers Clinch 2nd Place in Region X 
SPARTANBURG, SC- The SMC Lady Pioneers one-upped Clinton Junior College in their Region X record Wednesday night with a 65-54 win at home in Bridges Arena.  More details
1/29/2010 Men’s Hoops Take Down Aiken Tech
SPARTANBURG, SC- The Spartanburg Methodist College Pioneers vaulted to the top of the Region X standings over regional rival Aiken Tech Thursday with a 61-50 win. More details
1/20/2010 Pioneer Men Open Region Play With Back-to-Back Wins
SPARTANBURG, SC- The Spartanburg Methodist College Pioneers men’s basketball opened their 2010 Region X play with back-to-back wins this week. More details
1/15/2010 Men’s Basketball Wins Big Over Anderson
SPARTANBURG, SC- The Spartanburg Methodist College Pioneers took home a 33-point win Thursday night over Anderson University’s junior varsity team. More details
1/15/2010 Lady Pioneers Steal Win from Denmark Tech Panthers
SPARTANBURG, SC- The Spartanburg Methodist College Lady Pioneers posted a 78-68 win Thursday night over the Denmark Technical College Panthers. More details
1/12/2010 Lady Pioneers Lose At Home to Roane State
SPARTANBURG, SC- The Spartanburg Methodist College Lady Pioneers had a tough 66-54 home court loss to Roane College Monday night. More details
1/11/2010 Pioneers' Comeback Efforts Fall Short Against CVCC
SPARTANBURG, SC- In their first post-holiday break game, the Spartanburg Methodist College Pioneers men’s basketball team took a tight 70-66 loss Friday night to the Catawba Valley Community College Buccaneers. More details
1/8/2010 Pioneers Baseball Ranked 8th In NJCAA Preseason
SPARTANBURG, SC- The SMC Pioneers baseball team is ranked in the Top 10 of Division I National Junior College Athletic Association programs in the latest pre-season polls. More details
1/7/2010 SMC Triumphs Over Australian Possums
SPARTANBURG, SC- The SMC Lady Pioneers basketball team ended their 23-day holiday break Wednesday night with a 75-50 win over the HSE Possums, of Australia. More details