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Multiple arrests made in connection with 2021 shooting deaths
Nine men, including seven from Laurens, now face charges after arrests were made Friday connected to a nearly four-year-old I-385 shooting that left two other Laurens men dead. The multi-jurisdictional arrests were made The Mauldin Police Department announced the arrests Friday after conducting a joint operation with the following law enforcement agencies to apprehend all…
Read MoreCross defeats Crusaders for SCISA Class 2A state title
SUMTER – Cross Schools’ pressure defense finally cracked Laurens Academy, and the Stingrays downed the Crusaders 45-29 to capture the SCISA Class 2A girls basketball championship Saturday at the Sumter Civic Center. LA head coach Jason Marlett recognized his young team was the underdog heading into the finals, but was hoping his 18-8 Crusaders could…
Read MoreHard feelings: Red Devils ousted from playoffs, game called early
SPARTANBURG – The Clinton boys basketball season and the Red Devils’ playoff run ended two minutes, 42 seconds early Friday night at High Point Academy. High Point defeated Clinton 67-48 in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs in a tumultuous game that the officials stopped with 2:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. By…
Read MoreLA edges Dorchester to advance to SCISA title game
SUMTER – Freshman Sadie Bruyere hit the front end of a one-and-one free-throw attempt with 9 seconds to play in overtime to lift Laurens Academy to a 44-43 win over Dorchester Academy at Wilson Hall Thursday night and into the SCISA Class 2A state championship game. Brooklyn Senn and Bruyere combined for 24 points in…
Read MoreRed Devils overwhelm Cardinals, advance to 2A quarters
Clinton got off to a fast start Thursday night on its way to the quarterfinals of the Class 2A state playoffs, while the Red Devils’ stifling defense made sure visiting Landrum never really got started at all. The Red Devils advanced to the Round of 8 with a 45-19 victory over the defending Upper State…
Read MoreRed Devils slam Saluda to advance; Camden girls eliminate Raiders
Clinton’s Tushawan Richardson scored a game-high 24 points, and the Red Devils survived a fourth-quarter Saluda rally for a 54-49 victory Tuesday night in the Class 2A state playoffs. The Red Devils exploded for 26 points in the fourth quarter and took a 44-25 lead into the final period, but Saluda went on a 24-10…
Read MoreCrusaders head to Final Four, beat Sundevils 49-43
COLUMBIA – The Laurens Academy girls basketball team advanced to the SCISA Class 2A Final Four with a 49-43 victory over Charleston Collegiate Monday night at Cardinal Newman School. Sadie Bruyere scored a game-high 20 points, and seventh-grader Braylee Burke added 15 to lead the Crusaders (17-7), who received a first-round bye into the quarterfinals.…
Read MoreDoubled up Devils: Clinton pounds Liberty in opening round
In a rare postseason matchup between Red Devils, the Clinton girls basketball team cruised past Liberty 67-29 and into the second round of the Class 2A state playoffs. Bryanna Belton led four Clinton Red Devils in double figures with 17 points. Nah’shia Wrighg scored 13, Mylayja Thompson scored 12 and McKenzie Clark added 10 for…
Read MoreBerea stuns Raiders at buzzer, 60-58
Visiting Berea produced one of the biggest upsets in the opening round of the state basketball playoffs Monday night, beating Laurens 60-58 on a last-second layup. With Destin Eichelberger’s driving layin just before the final buzzer, the No. 13-seeded Bulldogs stunned fourth-seeded LDHS. “It wasn’t the outcome we wanted or the outcome we expected,” said…
Read MoreHoops playoffs to begin Monday in Laurens, Clinton
Both Laurens and Clinton will be hosting first-round playoff games as theSCHSL boys and girls basketball state tournaments get started Monday and Tuesday. The LDHS boys, the No. 4 overall seed in the Class 4A Upper State bracket, will host No. 13 Berea (11-12) at 7 p.m. Monday. The Raiders finished the season with a…
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