Area Sports
Annual Laurens County Shrine Race set for June 13
The Laurens County Shrine Race, the local Shrine Club’s largest annual fundraiser for Shriners Children’s Hospitals, is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 at the Laurens County Speedway. Over the past 41 years, the race has raised over $1 million, including more than $80,000 in 2022, for the Greenville Shriners Hospital for Children. This year’s race…
Read MoreClinton wins 3A baseball title, downs Hawks 5-4
Clinton’s Justin Copeland had to be talked into playing baseball before the season began – a season that ended Tuesday night with Copeland scoring the game-winning run in a 5-4 victory over Hanahan for the Class 3A State Championship. The Red Devils swept the best-of-three series with a 17-2 victory Saturday and Tuesday’s nail-biter…
Read MorePower supply: Clinton bats hammer Hanahan
Clinton hit three home runs and opened the Class 3A State championship series with a 17-3 rout of host Hanahan Saturday night. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule. The 17 runs scored marked the third time this season the Red Devils had scored at least 17 runs in a…
Read MoreCopperheads send Raiders home; Red Devils off to Hanahan
Laurens’ baseball season ended Friday night one step short of the Class 4A Upper State championship with a 4-2 loss to Catawba Ridge at Ed Prescott Field. For the second straight game, Catawba Valley pitching was able to largely shut down the Raiders’ bats. Wofford commit Jake McCoy and closer Caden Glauber combined on a…
Read MoreLong time coming: Red Devils headed to 3A state championship
Clinton left no doubt on its way to its first state finals appearance in more than 50 years with a dominant 11-1 victory over visiting Seneca Wednesday. The Red Devils walked off with the Class 3A Upper State championship by scoring eight runs in the fifth inning to invoke the 10-run mercy rule and advance…
Read MoreSnakebit: Raiders blanked by Copperheads in Game 1
Catawba Ridge finally found the formula to beat Laurens in a playoff game Tuesday night, taking a 4-0 win over the Raiders in the opening game of the Class 4A Upper State Championship series, and it included a heavy dose of pitching. Copperheads starter Peyton Dhein and Caden Glauber combined on a two-hit gem. Dhein…
Read MoreClinton, Laurens continue playoff pushes with wins
The Clinton and Laurens baseball teams both moved closer to Upper State championships with home victories Saturday. LDHS won the Class 4A District 1 title with a 5-2 victory over rival Greenwood, beating the Eagles for the second time in the district round. Earlier, Clinton downed Seneca 6-3 to remain unbeaten in the Class 3A…
Read MoreRed Devils edge Union Co. in 3A Upper State; Raiders set to host Eagles
Clinton needed every run it could muster in its 7-6 playoff victory Thursday at Union County. With the victory, the Red Devils advance in the winners’ bracket of the Class 3A Upper State round and will host Seneca at 2 p.m. Saturday. Seneca defeated Belton-Honea Path 3-1 Thursday. But getting there by beating Region 4-3A…
Read MoreRed Devils bite Bulldogs again for district championship
Red Devils begin Upper State round at Union County Thursday The late-inning drama centered around whether Clinton could put a couple of runs on the scoreboard to end the Class 3A District 2 Championship Game Monday in the fifth with the 10-run mercy rule. Mission accomplished: The Red Devils, who were coming off of a…
Read MoreRaiders come from behind to down Yellow Jackets, 8-6
Twenty-four hours, 15 runs, two victories. That was the story of a pair of comeback playoff wins by Clinton and Laurens Thursday and Friday, respectively. Clinton rallied from six runs down to beat Wren 7-6 Thursday night in the Class 3A District 2 playoffs. Not to be outdone, LDHS came back from the same six-run…
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