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Great Falls on fire in 56-0 shelling of Saints; LA falls to Raiders
Great Falls started the game with a kickoff return for a touchdown Friday night, and things only got worse for host Thornwell Charter School. The Red Devils rolled to a 56-0 win over the Saints, who were coming off their first win of the season. By the end of a near hour-long first quarter, that…
Read MoreHorseplay: Thoroughbreds upset Red Devils, 41-30
South Aiken handed Clinton its second straight loss as the previously winless Thoroughbreds stunned the Red Devils 41-30 Friday night. In the upset, South Aiken seemed to one-up the Red Devils at their own game, rolling up 489 yards in total offense, including 336 yards on the ground behind two 100-yard rushers. The Thoroughbreds (1-5)…
Read MoreT.L. Hanna continues woes for Raiders, 48-6
T.L. Hanna, ranked No. 4 in Class 5A, sent visiting Laurens to its sixth straight loss this season, downing the Raiders 48-6 Friday night at Yellow Jacket Memorial Stadium. LDHS took the opening kickoff and embarked on a nine-play, 51-yard scoring drive that was capped by quarterback Nick Danciu’s 1-yard run. But the Raiders’ 6-0…
Read MoreMusic and some literal wildlife set to entertain at Clinton’s Rhythm on the Rails
Clinton, S.C. – Children in Clinton will get a chance to see a wide variety of wildlife up close this weekend when the annual Rhythm on the Rails hosts a Greenville-based wildlife specialist. Among the entertainment that is new this year for the two-day, Sept. 22 and 23, festival is the interactive children’s program, “The…
Read MoreSummer Finally Fridays wrap up, followed by Main Street businesses’ wedding winner
The Downtown Laurens summer concert series concludes this Friday, Sept. 22, with the Lexington-based “Going Commando Band,” a Finally Friday event this weekend and sponsored by Main Street Laurens and the Commission of Public Works. The Going Commando Band features numerous instrumentalists and vocalists, and plays a wide variety of covers and original music. This…
Read MoreArmed suspect shot, hospitalized in LCSO investigation
Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigating gunfire near Smullen Drive in Laurens that resulted in stray bullets allegedly entering a home were involved in a confrontation that sent the suspect to the hospital after being shot. According to the LCSO, deputies arrived in the area around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and attempted to question a person…
Read More2 killed in wreck on I-385
A crash on I-385 in Laurens County killed two people Sunday morning just before 11 a.m. The crash occurred near mile marker 16 and involved a tractor trailer and a motorcycle. Laurens County Deputy Coroner Bill Williams identified the victims Monday afternoon as Laurens County resident Lindsey Diane Billings, 38, and James Scott Lewis, 55,…
Read MoreRehabbed owls have rapt audience for Lake Greenwood release
Cross Hill, S.C. – Three young barred owls were released last weekend near the shores of Lake Greenwood, much to the pleasure of an audience of a couple dozen people as they landed nearby and provided a lengthy photo shoot. It was the first public release of rehabbed birds since the Covid-19 pandemic, and PAWS…
Read MoreRun-heavy Patriots crush Crusaders, 30-6
Laurens Academy may have gotten more than it bargained for with senior running back Adrian Faust and Wardlaw Friday night in a 30-6 loss in Johnston. Faust ran for 169 yards, and Colt Bailey scored three touchdowns in the victory for Wardlaw. Meanwhile, the Crusaders (2-3 overall, 1-1 SCISA Region 4-1A) were never able to…
Read MorePanthers edge Red Devils in 22-21 classic
Clinton never led Friday night in a 22-21 loss to Chapman at Wilder Stadium, and the Red Devils came up short on a game-winning 2-point conversion attempt with no time left on the game clock that would’ve given them the lead when it mattered most. Junior quarterback Tushawan Richardson authored a 12-play, 99-yard drive that…
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