Steven is an award-winning sportswriter and the Sports Editor for The Daily Journal / Daily Messenger. He won first place for Spot Sports Story in all daily papers with circulations of less than 26,000 at the 2007 South Carolina Press Association awards and second place in the same category in 2008. Steven has worked for The Daily Journal/Messenger since the fall of 2004, after graduating from Clemson University with a BA in English that summer.

Steven paginates the sports section, edits copy and coordinates the sports department. He also writes a weekly column, 'On The Beat,' and helps with the reporting duties. In his spare time, Steven enjoys watching and playing sports and spending time with his beautiful wife, Melissa.

Recent Stories

• Tiger seniors aim to wrap home careers with division crown
  Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
  Clinching the program’s first-ever division title in their final game at Death Valley would certainly be a storybook ending for the members of No. 18 Clemson’s senior class, and something they may just get the chance to do on Saturday (3:30 p.m., ABC) against Virginia. | Read more

• Division title now within Tigers' grasp against Virginia
  Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
  Following a convincing 43-23 win at N.C. State on Saturday, and needing just a Boston College loss at Virginia to clinch the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Atlantic Division, many Clemson fans were likely tracking that game’s progress quite intently. | Read more

• Tigers' offense suddenly firing on all cylinders
  Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
  At one point this season, the Clemson offense had scored just two touchdowns over a 13-quarter span, and in a loss to Maryland that dropped the Tigers’ record to 2-3, was unable to produce so much as a point given three fourth-quarter chances inside the Terp 31 to win the game. | Read more

• Overcoming mistakes key to Clemson's marquee win
  Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
  The Clemson football team’s performance in its 40-24 win over Florida State on Saturday night wasn’t always pretty. And it certainly wasn’t error-free. But according to Tigers coach Dabo Swinney, the beauty of the victory was in its flaws. | Read more

• Spiller’s supporting cast outstanding in Clemson win
  Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
  The focus coming out of Clemson’s 40-24 win over Florida State on Saturday night will almost undoubtedly be the Heisman highlight reel that C.J. Spiller performed live on national TV for the whole country to see. | Read more

• Spotlight on Spiller in Tigers' showdown with FSU
  Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
  In the winter of 2005, C.J. Spiller was the top football recruit in the state of Florida and a lifelong fan of Florida State, which had won or shared 12 of the last 14 Atlantic Coast Conference championships. | Read more

• Tigers turn focus to FSU's high-flying attack
  Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
  Clemson leads the ACC by a wide margin in both pass defense (146.2 yards per game) and interceptions (15) and allowed just 27 yards through the air in its 49-3 win over Coastal Carolina on Saturday. | Read more

• Tigers insist focus is fully on Coastal Carolina
  Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
  Coming off the biggest win of his tenure and with his team set to host struggling FCS foe Coastal Carolina, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has repeatedly proclaimed today’s contest as “the most important game of the year.” | Read more

• Heisman hype for Clemson's Spiller picking up steam
  Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
  When Clemson launched a campaign touting C.J. Spiller for the Heisman Trophy prior to the season, some scoffed at the notion and most considered it a long shot at best. | Read more

• Swinney: Clutch plays key to Tigers’ big win
  Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
  Clemson coach Dabo Swinney spent much of the first half of the season preaching the need for his Tigers to “learn how to win,” particularly in close games against tough opponents.
  
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