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Clinton advances, Raiders fall in tennis playoffs
The Clinton High School girls tennis team continued its Class 3A state playoff journey Tuesday with a 6-0 victory over visiting Seneca. Meanwhile, Laurens’ playoff run ended Tuesday with a 6-0 loss at top-seeded A.C. Flora. The Raiders finished as the No. 2 seed in Region 2-4A and won their opening-round match 6-0 over Lancaster…
Read MorePC names baseball field after Coach Pollack
Presbyterian honored its Big South Conference 2021 championship baseball team with a ring ceremony Saturday morning. PC head coach Elton Pollack, who was also a standout player during his collegiate career with the Blue Hose, also received a different diamond of sorts. PC officially named its baseball field after Pollack. It is now called “Elton…
Read MorePC purchase of Capitol Theatre potential pacesetter
Laurens Mayor Nathan Senn believes the partnerships behind Presbyterian College’s purchase of the Capitol Theatre in Laurens could serve in the future as a model for small communities attempting to build their futures while paying homage to their pasts. PC President Matt vandenBerg, Senn and other local leaders announced that PC had purchased the Capitol,…
Read MoreRecent CHS grad dies after saving grandparents
• Family accepting donations, fund at Wells Fargo A recent Clinton High School graduate died Friday at the Augusta Burn Center, three days after he ran into a burning house to save his grandparents from a fire that engulfed their West Pitts Street home in Clinton. Willie “A.J.” Gary, 20, rushed into the two-story home…
Read MoreBoo at the Park moves indoors
Laurens, South Carolina – Due to a 100% chance of rain Thursday evening, Oct. 28, the City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Department is moving Boo in the Park to the Ridge at Laurens. “We don’t want to take the chance of waiting to the last minute and having to cancel,” said Parks and Recreation…
Read MoreSan Diego takes down Blue Hose, 69-28
San Diego senior running back Terrance Smith scored three rushing touchdowns as the Toreros sent Presbyterian to its fifth straight loss Saturday and spoiled the Blue Hose’s homecoming weekend. The Toreros opened the game with 23 straight points en route to a 69-28 win over the Blue Hose. After opening the season with four straight…
Read MoreRaiders get late scores to edge White Knoll
LEXINGTON – Zy Todd scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 9-yard run with 10 minutes, 45 seconds left in the game, and visiting Laurens outlasted White Knoll 19-14 in a nonconference game Friday night. After forcing a White Knoll punt on their next possession, LDHS held the ball for over six minutes of game time,…
Read MoreRed Devils score shutout at Emerald, 47-0
GREENWOOD – Jykorie Gary and Bryson James ran for two touchdowns apiece and Clinton’s defense recorded its second shutout of the season Friday night in a 47-0 win over host Emerald. With the victory, the Red Devils (8-1 overall, 3-1 Region 3-3A) rebounded from their only setback of the season, a 27-26 loss to Chapman…
Read MoreComplete with kilt, inauguration establishes Dr. Matthew vandenBerg as 19th Top Hose
Clinton, South Carolina – Leading up to Friday morning’s inauguration of Dr. Matt vandenBerg as the 19th president of Presbyterian College, he has repeatedly clarified that in his view an inauguration is not about a particular person as president, but rather it’s about the college’s shared past, it’s present and, in the case of PC,…
Read MorePC launches Service Entrepreneurship scholarship initiative for high school seniors
Clinton, S.C. – Presbyterian College is searching for entrepreneurs – not just those seeking to simply better their future bank accounts, but rather entrepreneurs who want to better the world. On Monday in front of the Peace Center in downtown Greenville, PC President Dr. Matt vandenBerg held a press conference in which he put forth…
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