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Meet Our Featured Writer CLAY BONNYMAN EVANS
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Clay Bonnyman Evans was born at the foot of the Rockies and having lived all over the West, has always been a “mountain boy.”
He’s climbed to 18,000 feet hiking the Annapurna circuit in Nepal and has summited all but one of Colorado’s 54 14,000-foot peaks. He’s also “thru-hiked” the 2,292-mile Appalachian Trail, 2,653-mile Pacific Crest Trail and South Carolina’s gorgeous, 77-mile Foothills Trail, among others.
For the past six years, he’s lived near the beach with his wife and dogs, a good 100 miles away from a hill higher than a sand-trap berm — and he loves it. He runs on the beach, writes books and freelance articles and volunteers for Pinckney Island and Hospice Care of the Lowcountry.
His long career in journalism includes working at such papers as the Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register. Evans is grateful to Monthly for giving him the opportunity to explore his adopted home and share a few of its fascinating people, places and stories with readers.
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LOWCOUNTRY STARS STAND OUT IN ALL-STAR GAME
The local football season provided another highlight at the Blitz Border Bowl at Savannah’s Memorial Stadium.
The contest between senior all-stars of the Lowcountry and Coastal Empire was a tightly contested game, with the Lowcountry prevailing 14-13.
The Lowcountry was paced by Wade Hampton’s Jamian Risher (MVP) who caught a 59-yard touchdown pass and threw the go-ahead 36-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Gilliam of Hilton Head High.
The winning score came on a reverse as Risher rolled left and fired to Gilliam.
The go-ahead extra point was booted by Hilton Head Prep’s Trevor Weldon.
The Lowcountry rallied from a 13-0 deficit.
Risher was recently named to the prestigious 2021 South Carolina Football Coaches Association Palmetto Champions Team with Alvin Wilson and coach Bryce Lybrand of Beaufort High.
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