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Nothing says South Carolina more than the tiny lovable little communities scattered all over our fine state. Some of them are just census-designated with seemingly no desire to incorporate into an official town. But we still use the word “town” interchangeably due to the sense of community found in these small places. Such is the case with the little “town” community of Cleveland, SC – where what you see is not what you get. This eccentric little community has plenty of delightful surprises. There are so many cool things to do in Cleveland, South Carolina.

Head west on one of the prettiest scenic highways in the Upstate, SC-11 – a.k.a. the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Byway, and you’ll find it ends at Highway 276 in Greenville County.

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Did you know Cleveland has so much to see and do? Did you know about the old moonshine still hidden under a waterfall? And what about that old Wild West Amusement Park? Do you know of some other great things to do in Cleveland, South Carolina? We’d love to know your thoughts in our comments.

For more Upstate fun, head to this waterfall campground for an unforgettable weekend getaway.

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The Richmond Kickers won their Second Round match of the 2023 US Open Cup, 3-2 over Cleveland SC. The three-time USL League One MVP and Golden Boot winner, Emiliano Terzaghi scored two goals and assisted on another by Dakota Barnathan in what would end up being a close match between the two sides.

This match was a test of endurance between the two sides and the fans. The cup tie was scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m., but storms would delay the match for a couple of hours. The initial kick off finally took place at 9:43 p.m., but after another delay, the match would not end until 12:49 a.m.

The win means that the Kickers will move on to Round 3 where they will travel to renew an old rivalry. Richmond will take on D.C. United of Major League Soccer for the seventh time in Open Cup play. It is the second most common matchup of the Modern Era, but the two teams haven’t met since 2013, when D.C. won in penalties.

Another angle on the Kickers’ goal while we wait…@RichmondKickers | @SoccerCLE | #USOC2023 pic.twitter.com/Xynjl8lXck

— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) April 7, 2023

From the kickoff, Richmond maintained possession and was on the front foot of the match. The Kickers had several good chances throughout the first half, but the first goal would not come until the 31st minute when Emiliano Terzaghi finished a chance provided by Matt Bentley across the face of the goal.

After Terzaghi’s goal, the game would enter its second weather delay. The stoppage began in the 35th minute and the game wouldn’t resume until 11:33 p.m. The resilience of the teams and the fans were tested as the Kickers and Cleveland SC would wait patiently in their locker rooms for over an hour. The delay would eventually come to an end and the teams would play the final 12 minutes of the first half before halftime.

After halftime the Kickers came out again on the front foot. They limited Cleveland’s ability to get on the ball while maintaining the majority of possession in the early part of the second half. After a few half chances, the Kickers would finally break through for their second goal. The Kickers had a streak of corner kicks that finally saw the ball ending up in the back of the net. Nil Vinyals fed a ball into the box to Terzaghi who would eventually put it away for the Kickers’ second goal of the night in the 59th minute.

The Kickers proceeded to attack Cleveland despite their 2-0 lead and they scored a third goal off the foot of Dakota Barnathan, an alum of the local university in Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University. Another corner kick was taken at the 79th minute and the ball would eventually land at Barnathan’s feet via an assist by Emiliano Terzaghi. Dakota put away his chance from the six yard box and Richmond held a 3-0 lead.

However, Cleveland SC fought hard to stay in the game. Immediately after Barnathan’s goal, Tom Beck scored a goal assisted by Kieran Toland after a string of beautiful passes down the left flank of Richmond’s defense. At the 80th minute, the score would be 3-1. Cleveland SC would make things really interesting at the 86th minute when Skye Harter scored from a free kick just outside the 18 yard box. Cleveland SC scored their second goal of the night and it would be 3-2. However, Cleveland would not threaten again after that point and the Richmond Kickers held onto their 3-2 lead to advance to the Third Round where they will face D.C. United.

The match initially appeared to be a dominant performance by the Richmond Kickers, but it would eventually become a survive and advance match for the home side. The Richmond Kickers head coach, Darren Sawatzky said, “it was a really interesting night, having the time off was really frustrating and difficult for all of us, tonight was about surviving and advancing and we’ll go back to the drawing board and get back to work.”

The US Open Cup invites teams to fight through adversity and eventually come out on the other side. The Richmond Kickers were able to fight through three hours of weather delays, maintain their focus, and secure a 3-2 victory over Cleveland SC.

With the win, Richmond has advanced 36 times in the US Open Cup in club history. The 1995 champions are now tied with the LA Galaxy for 7th most in the Modern Era (1995-present).

Cleveland SC claimed an opening round victory in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the second year in a row. On Thursday night, they defeated Lionsbridge FC 1-0 in front of their home fans in North Olmsted, Ohio.

With the win, Cleveland SC will advance to Round 2 where they will travel to take on a professional team from USL League One. This year, the opponent will be the Richmond Kickers on April 6.

This game was a defensive battle that ended in an all-out physical and emotional war as nine cards, including one red card, were given out during this game.

“We have to be smart and manage the game, some of those cards were cheap.” said Vlad Muresean on what he told his team on handling emotions.

Cleveland SC played near 20 minutes one man down as they held out for the win as Lionsbridge FC was on the attack.

Cleveland was fast from the jump thanks to a high press and a direct attack that kept Lionsbridge in their own end in the first half. Cleveland used their back four defenders to help move the ball up.

The home side tried various through ball attempts to the wings and striker trying to set up offense. Cleveland had more attempts in the first half with three shots on net.

Cleveland held possession for majority of the first half while Lionsbridge could do nothing but buckle down and buckle down they did. Cleveland controlled majority of the of the half while Lionsbridge started to control the ball and keep it away from Cleveland defenders.

Despite Lionsbridge finding their pace on offense, Cleveland found magic in a bottle after Chris Cvecko put one in the back of the net to give Cleveland their first lead in stoppage time. Kieran Toland delivered a through ball to Cvecko on the right side of the penalty area and the veteran forward ran onto it. On his way to the goal, he hit the brakes and cut the ball back to his left foot to avoid a sliding defender, and beat the keeper.

As Cleveland led going into the half there was a yellow card issued to the Lionsbridge bench, this was just the beginning of yellow cards issued.

The second half was a defensive showdown filled with high emotions. Both teams shared the same number of chances on offense. Around the 60th minute of play, the game turned into a heavyweight boxing match. Eight cards were earned in the second half by both sides with a red card received by Jannis Schmidt in the 73rd minute.

Defending for 20 minutes, one man down in an elimination game is a tall task, Cleveland rose to the occasion as Lionsbridge FC tried taking advantage of Cleveland’s misfortune. The visitors had a few golden chances to even up the game, they could not beat the Cleveland back line as time expired eliminating Lionsbridge FC and sending Cleveland SC to Richmond for the Second Round.

“We have nothing to lose … This is a very confident group,” Muresean said about advancing to Round 2 of the US Open Cup. If they are able to upset their first pro team in the next round, they would become the first amateur team from Northern Ohio to reach the Third Round in the Modern Era (1995-present).

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Skill matters, as the best soccer teams often show.

Attitude might be just as important, and that -- along with undeniable skill -- has launched the Cleveland Soccer Club into the National Premier Soccer League national semifinals.

“All of our players buy into our mentality,” coach Ryan Osborne says, “the mentality that we are very hard to beat, and that we have a ‘never say die’ attitude.”

Third-seeded Cleveland SC will play a national semifinal game against second-seed Miami FC at 7 p.m. Saturday (July 27) at Florida International University in Miami. The first-seed New York Cosmos and fourth-seed ASC San Diego will meet in the other semifinal, in Uniondale, N.Y.

The winners will play for the national championship on Aug. 3 in a game to be hosted by the higher seed.

Every player on Cleveland’s roster is from Ohio or played or is now playing collegiately in the state.

NPSL Eastern Conference champion Cleveland demonstrated its relentless comeback approach in its Midwest Regional wins at Detroit. The club rallied from a two-goal deficit in its semifinal victory over Rochester (N.Y) last Friday (July 19), and again in its 3-2 regional championship win over Detroit City FC on Sunday (July 21).

Cleveland tied the title game, 2-2, on second-half goals by Tom Beck (Youngstown Cardinal Mooney High School) and Antonio Manfut (St. Vincent-St. Mary).

Neither Cleveland nor Detroit could find the net through two overtime sessions, with Cleveland playing stout defense in front of its standout goalkeeper, Marijo Musa (Eastlake North).

Both teams made three of their first four penalty kicks before Vinny Bell (Valley Forge) netted the game winner.

“Coming back twice from being behind 2-0, we know that no matter what, it can be done,” Bell said. “There’s two left to win, so we’re pretty excited about it.

“We have a really diverse group. Everybody is from different backgrounds, has different personalities and different playing styles. We all bring something different to the table. We’re all good friends and enjoy being around each other. It’s fun and makes for a great atmosphere," Bell said.

Other top players include Boban Cancar (North Royalton), Corban McAvinew (Canal Fulton Northwest), Mike Derezic (Lakewood), Alec Nagucki (Akron Archbishop Hoban), Danny Koniarczyk (home-schooled) and Coletun Long (Kent Roosevelt).

The nucleus of the team was together in 2016, when it was known as the AFC Cleveland Royals, with AFC standing for “A Fan’s Club.” That season, the Royals won the NPSL championship with a 4-2 win over the Sonoma County (Calif.) Sol before a raucous, standing-room crowd of 2,205 at Independence High School.

The team‘s name was changed to Cleveland SC under the new ownership of Sam Seibert prior to the 2018 season. Its home games are played at Baldwin Wallace University.

Osborne, 29, is from Leeds, England. He came to the United States in 2009 and played soccer at the University of Charleston (W.Va.). Also an assistant coach at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, this is his second season as Cleveland SC’s coach. His assistant coaches are Atti Toth and Lewis Dunne.

“The coaching staff knew we had a good team,” he said. “It plays together very well. Our guys all enjoy each other on and off the field. I think that they believe that when the game is on the line, they’ll go the extra mile for each other.”

Earlier this week, the Charleston Library Society closed its doors at noon so that its staff members could enjoy a celebration together before going their separate ways over the holidays. The society’s director, Anne Cleveland, also left her office at 164 King St. for the last time, ending a transformative era that breathed new life into one of Charleston’s oldest and most important civic institutions.

“You may wonder if it is hard for me to ‘acknowledge’ that my tenure is ending. Will I have moments when I think I need to be at the library? Will I miss the bustle?” she recently wrote members. “Yes, there are things that I will miss — mostly the daily interaction with colleagues who are much more like sisters and children. ... However, the dominant feeling is one of genuine excitement for the future of the Library Society. I take credit for opening the doors to allow people to discover this treasure, but it has always been the team that we’ve created over time that is the driving force of change, improvement and success.”

This bittersweet moment was anticipated since January, when Ms. Cleveland announced she would depart at year’s end after steering the South’s oldest cultural institution for 13 of its 275 years, a time in which the society changed from a financially challenged, carefully guarded remnant of Charleston’s proud past to, in the words of reporter Maura Hogan, “a dynamic hub of contemporary intellectual life in Charleston.”

Under Ms. Cleveland’s tenure, the society’s membership grew about tenfold, to more than 4,000 members. In a digital era when some question the relevance of books, the society’s circulation figures rose. It launched a speaker series, attracting renowned authors such as David McCullough. It began offering small musical concerts and added the independent bookseller Buxton Books, which leases the society’s adjacent storefront at 160 King St. And the society underwent a $5 million renovation to its century-old King Street home, which suffered a major leak during Hurricane Matthew in 2016.

Founded in 1748, the Charleston Library Society is the nation’s second-oldest circulating library, with materials dating from the 15th century to this fall. Ms. Cleveland’s successor, Laura Pelzer, was promoted from within, and Ms. Cleveland has vowed to be her successor’s biggest cheerleader.

On her way out the door, Ms. Cleveland’s legacy also may include making possible a new city park next door, just north of the society’s building. Her advocacy for the idea helped lead to a proposal from Beemok Capital, which owns Charleston Place, to create a park on Dominion Energy’s surplus property that stretches from 141 Meeting St. to King, an exciting, civic-minded proposal we hope falls into place in 2023.

In an interview earlier this year, Ms. Cleveland humbly downplayed her role: “I just happened to be at the right place at the right time. All it took was saying ‘Come in and see this amazing treasure that has been under a cloud or cloak or fog or whatever for the last 40 years.’” Still, she says she’s leaving with a big smile on her face, and rightly so.