It’s back! One of our most loved events, Guest Appreciation Festival is returning this year just in time for our 50th year in adventure.

Full of great sales, adventure, paddling, live entertainment, vendor booths and more, GAF is has been our most popular event for decades.

Stay tuned for details…

It’s back! One of our most loved events, Guest Appreciation Festival is returning this year just in time for our 50th year in adventure.

Full of great sales, adventure, paddling, live entertainment, vendor booths and more, GAF is has been our most popular event for decades.

Stay tuned for details…

It’s that time of year! Greer Relief is holding the Annual Pelham Medical Center Golf for Relief Tournament at the beautiful Cherokee Valley Course in Travelers Rest. This year’s teams and sponsors are excited to golf for a great cause. Register your team or support Greer Relief with a sponsorship. The tournament will be Captain’s Choice with a shotgun start. Lunch, beverages, and snacks are provided.

• Free parking is available in at USC Upstate. Locations will be relayed later in the season.
• Please ensure girls arrive by 8:30 AM to happy their hair, bling their bib, and warm up with team!

Each season comes to an end with a celebratory 5K. This closing event gives program participants of all abilities a tangible sense of accomplishment. Crossing the finish line instills confidence through completion and is a joyful moment program participants always remember! Every child in our program receives a commemorative medal to celebrate this incredible achievement.

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The Greenville Swamp Rabbits are much more than a professional hockey franchise playing in Upstate South Carolina; it is truly Greenville’s hockey team. Formerly known as the Road Warriors, the club rebranded to the Swamp Rabbits on August 26, 2015 in an effort to really ingrain itself in the fabric of the community. The name is inherently Greenville – specific to the city and unique in the sports world.

It’s the electrifying energy and unstoppable passion of Swamp Rabbits fans inside The Well combined with the award-winning game presentation that make attending a Swamp Rabbits game the BEST fan experience in the ECHL! From the moment you step inside the arena, you’ll find FREE concourse activities for the whole family, including sign-making, temporary tattoos, interactive games, music and there’s always a good chance you’ll run into the Swamp Rabbits mascot Stomper! Throughout the season, fans can also expect a lineup of special theme nights and exciting giveaways.

The 2nd annual Furman women’s basketball “Hoops & Heels” fundraising and women’s empowerment event is scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville.

National and Olympic champion coaching great Dawn Staley is the featured speaker for the event, which gets underway with a VIP cocktail hour at 6:00 p.m., followed by the dinner and program beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Registration and multiple sponsorship and ticket opportunities are detailed HERE. 

“We are extremely excited to welcome National and Olympic Champion Dawn Staley as our speaker for this year’s “Hoops and Heels” event,” said Furman head coach Jackie Carson.  “The interest in women’s basketball, particularly in the state of South Carolina, is at an all-time high due to Dawn’s program at the University of South Carolina. She is not only an amazing leader on the court but personifies true servant leadership with her civic and community engagement across the country. Her words will empower all attendees, and we look forward to the Greenville and Furman communities joining us for a legendary evening.”

Fresh off a 2022 NCAA National Championship and a gold medal winning performance in the Tokyo Olympics as the head coach of the USA Women’s Basketball National Team, Staley is one of the most respected and successful coaches in the game of basketball. As a stand-out student-athlete at the University of Virginia and in the WNBA, she has exemplified greatness both on the court and the sidelines. Staley’s legacy on the basketball landscape was immortalized when she was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2013.

Carson ’00, who starred for Furman as a player over a brilliant four-year career, is entering her 13th year as head coach at her alma mater. The Paladins are coming off their most successful season in 22 years and competed in postseason play for the third time in four seasons.

The University of South Carolina Upstate will celebrate the start of the college basketball season with an event that aims to bring the excitement of Spartan hoops to the community. Morgan Square Madness will involve the installation of a half-court basketball floor in Spartanburg’s iconic Morgan Square.

USC UPSTATE FAMILY WEEKEND

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
6pm           Morgan Square Madness
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
10am         Fab Friday (USC Upstate Enrollment Services)
5pm           Rocktoberfest (USC Upstate Student Affairs)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
9am            Josh Lee 5K (Click here to register, fundraiser for USC Upstate Cross Country/Track & Field) ?
1:30pm       Open House (USC Upstate Enrollment Services)
2pm            Family Day Lecture
3pm            FamilyFest (Click here for details and to register, Lawn in front of the University Readiness Center)
4pm            USC Upstate women’s soccer vs. Longwood (Free admission, County University Soccer Stadium)
7pm            USC Upstate men’s soccer vs. Radford (Free admission, County University Soccer Stadium)
SUNDAY-TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9-11
All Day        Carolina Cup intercollegiate men’s golf tournament at Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg (presented by Taco Bell & BMW Performance Driving School)

This event is in memory of our dear friend and Spartan Josh Lee.  Proceeds from the race will be given to the Josh Lee Memorial Scholarship Fund at USC Upstate. The Scholarship Fund was generously set up by Johnny & Laurie, Josh’s parents and it directly benefits the USC Upstate Cross Country and Track & Field programs. We look forward to seeing you out there! For those that are not able to attend, please feel free to make a donation to this great cause.

Early Packet Pick Up- Friday Oct 7th 4pm-6pm at Hodge Building on USC Upstate’s campus, 800 University Way, Spartanburg SC 29303