BRIEFS

Clemson Club

to meet Feb. 25

The Cherokee County Clemson Club will hold its spring meeting on Monday Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Clemson Extension Office in Gaffney. Clemson Football Recruiting Coordinator Billy Napier will speak. A barbecue supper will be served for $10 per person. Call David Parker at 864-489-3141, ext 113 (office) or 864- 489-6338 (home) or email him at dprkr@clemson.edu to make reservations.

USC Upstate to host

soccer tournament

The ninth annual International Soccer Tournament will be played at the University of South Carolina Upstate on Sunday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Youth County Soccer Fields. The tournament is organized by the USC Upstate Center for International Studies and the German-American Club of the Carolinas.

In past years, international teams have included Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, El Salvador, South Africa, Belarus, Russia and Vietnam, and more teams representing different nations are invited to participate. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.

For more information or to register a team, call Kathryn McLaughlin- Rojas in the USC Upstate Center for International Studies at (864) 503- 5675.

Saint swimmers

finish third

The Limestone swim teams wrapped up competition at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center on Saturday. The Saint men finished third among 12 teams while the Lady Saints were fourth.

Saint swimmers

finish third

The No. 19-ranked Limestone wrestling team was edged by Mercyhurst, 18-16, and lost to No. 12 Gannon, 26-9, on Saturday afternoon.

Limestone falls to 15-4-1 this season with the losses.

In the Saints match against Mercyhurst, Limestone's Brent Clausing picked up a 6-4 victory at 141-pounds, while Mikel Bush won a 9-6 decision at 157 pounds.

Limestone's Joby Schreckhise won a 13-3 major decision in the 174- pound weight class.

Dan Scanlan won his matchup in the 184-pound division with an 8-3 decision, and Trey Moss defeated his heavyweight opponent 5-2.

Three Saints recorded wins against No. 12 Gannon. Casey Bradley got a 5-3 win at 165-pounds, while Scanlan picked up a 7-3 decision in the 184- pound weight class, and Moss edged his opponent in the heavyweight division.

Limestone heads to the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional on February 29-March 1 in Johnstown, Pa.

Mickelson wins

at Riviera

It has been 20 years since Phil Mickelson first stepped inside the ropes at Riviera, a 17-year-old amateur in awe of the fabled course off Sunset Boulevard, inspired by names like Hogan, Snead and Nelson that were on the trophy.

Lefty finally joined them on Sunday, adding to his impressive collection of PGATour titles on the Left Coast.

Mickelson made two clutch putts on the back nine, seized control when Jeff Quinney self-destructed with the putter, and took a relaxing walk up the 18th fairway with a victory he felt was a long time coming.

He closed with a 1-under 70 for a two-shot victory, the 33rd of his career, with 16 of those in California and Arizona.

''The fact I haven't won this and it has taken me so long to win makes it that much more special,'' Mickelson said.