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No. 1 Falcons blank Raiders, LDHS to host Dreher
Raiders to host Dreher at 5 p.m. Saturday Three A.C. Flora pitchers combined for a two-hit 5-0 shutout Friday night, handing Laurens its first playoff loss in the Upper State Championship round at A.C. Flora. The game was postponed from Thursday night due to rain and got started nearly 90 minutes later than originally scheduled…
Read MoreRed Devils drop Patriots, Raiders rained out
Red Devils travel to Chapman at 7 p.m. Saturday POWDERSVILLE – Davis Wilson and Jaylin Alexander hit back-to-back home runs to spark a six-run fourth inning Thursday as Clinton opened the Class 3A Upper State Championship round with an 18-11 victory over Powdersville. With the win, the Red Devils will travel to Chapman for the…
Read MoreSpecial bond between PC player and LPD cop on display at Senior Day
Patrick Ward couldn’t make it for Senior Day Saturday. Not with a cross-country flight from California and the seemingly ever-present threat of COVID-19 anymore. And not with the leukemia he has been battling for the past four years. His daughter, Presbyterian senior Taylor Ward understood – because the past four years have made her tougher…
Read MoreBluesman Saye says festival’s ‘purpose’ drew him to Laurens
Related: Blues Festival set after long wait Aurora, Illinois native Joey J. Saye says he can’t wait to get back down South where “it’s green.” And coming to Laurens for the inaugural Piedmont Blues and Roots Music Festival is a bonus to the scenery and warm climate. Saye, a bluesman who has played with some…
Read MoreClinton takes 2 of 3 from Bulldogs, advances
Visiting Pendleton took Clinton deep into the night Monday before the Red Devils were able to claim the Class 3A District 3 championship. The Bulldogs snapped Clinton’s 16-game winning streak with a 12-10 come-from-behind win in Game 1, which forced a final elimination game. In Game 2 of the doubleheader, a second Pendleton seventh-inning rally…
Read MoreSnakebit no more: Raiders oust Copperheads
It’s not like Jackson Edwards could forget how Laurens District High School’s baseball season ended last season. It’s just that he didn’t want to, keeping a sign in his locker this year with the “4-0” loss he took on the mound for the Raiders against Lugoff-Elgin. That loss opened the door for Lugoff-Elgin to force…
Read MoreDeath of 3-year-old ruled accidental drowning
The death of a 3-year-old boy in Mountville on Saturday has been ruled an accidental drowning following an autopsy. The child was identified at Lucas David Love of Anderson. Laurens County Chief Deputy Coroner Patti Canupp said the child drowned in a private pool at a Edgins Circle residence in Mountville. EMS transported the child…
Read MoreFinally Friday, Movin’ on Main make for another busy downtown weekend
Laurens, S.C. – Assuming the potential rains clear out by this evening, the May 6 Finally Friday will continue to go on as planned with the City of Laurens stage at its new location at the North side of the Historic Courthouse. And then Saturday morning, runners and walkers signing up for this Saturday’s Movin’…
Read MoreThursday Playoff Action: Red Devils, Raiders baseball keep winning
LDHS, Clinton stay unbeaten in district tourneys Clinton girls soccer loses PK playoff heartbreaker Clinton and Laurens remained in the winners’ bracket as district play in the Upper State high school playoffs continued Thursday night. The Red Devils stopped visiting Pendleton 11-8, while LDHS went on the road and defeated top-seeded Catawba Ridge 5-2. Both…
Read MorePC announces lacrosse incident conclusions, punishments
Presbyterian College President Matthew vandenBerg announced Thursday that four students have been expelled and a fraternity has been permanently banned from campus following an investigation into an incident that occurred at a women’s lacrosse game this past February. According to the release from PC, an independent investigation conducted by attorney Cindy Crick validated reports that…
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