Area Sports
PC set for First Four, will face Sacred Heart
It didn’t take long for the Presbyterian College women’s basketball team to learn its NCAA Tournament fate Sunday night. PC will play Wednesday at Columbia’s Colonial Life Arena in the First Four against Northeastern Conference champion Sacred Heart (24-9). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. The winner…
Read MorePC schedules NCAA Women’s Tournament watch party for Sunday
Presbyterian College will host a watch party for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Selection Show Sunday at Templeton Center. The Selection Show, which will be broadcast by ESPN, will begin at 8 p.m. Doors at Templeton will open at 7:30 p.m. During the show, the NCAA Women’s Tournament brackets will be announced, so the Blue…
Read MoreTime to dance: PC punches ticket, wins Big South title
The Presbyterian College women’s basketball team won its first Big South Conference championship Sunday with a 60-37 victory over Radford at High Point University’s Qubein Center, earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. No. 5-seeded PC broke open a tight contest in the fourth quarter, ending the game with a 24-5 run behind…
Read More5 announced for Laurens County Sports Hall
Staff Reports The Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame will induct five members into its fifth class on April 25, 2024. The induction ceremony will be held at the Laurens County Museum on the historic square in Laurens at 6:30pm. The process of selecting the fifth class of the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame…
Read MoreSports Extra: West-Oak eliminates Red Devils; LA girls advance
Visiting West-Oak overcame a double-digit third-quarter deficit and held off Clinton 47-39 Saturday afternoon in the second round of the Class 3A girls basketball playoffs. The Red Devils turned a 21-15 halftime lead into a 25-15 advantage in the opening minute of the second half, but the Warriors answered with a 7-0 run over the…
Read MoreSports Extra: Clinton girls triumph, LA heads to state tourney
A swarming Clinton defense shut out Southside in the fourth quarter Wednesday night as the Red Devils advanced to the second round of the Class 3A playoffs with a 43-18 victory. The Red Devils ended the game on a 22-0 run over the final 9:40 of game time. Mylayja Thompson, who earned S.C. Basketball Coaches…
Read MoreSports Extra: Red Devils rule Region 4-3A hoops
Clinton clinched the boys and girls Region 4-3A championships Tuesday night with victories at Woodruff. The Clinton girls downed the Wolverines 44-18, while the boys outlasted Woodruff 52-47. Both Red Devils teams are unbeaten in region play at 6-0 and have two-game leads over second-place Woodruff with the head-to-head tiebreak advantage. In the boys game,…
Read MoreSCHSL announces region assignments for 2024-26
The South Carolina High School League announced its region assignments Thursday, the final part of its realignment plan for 2024-26. Schools have until Jan. 30 to present any plans to appeal the region assignments. Appeals are to be heard Feb. 6-8. Clinton, which moved to Class 2A from Class 3A, will play in Region 1-2A…
Read MorePorter hired as 10th head football coach at LDHS
Greg Porter was introduced Tuesday as the 10th head football coach in the 51-year history of Laurens District High School during a press conference in the school gymnasium. Porter, who led Greenville to back-to-back Class 4A Upper State finals appearances the past two seasons and won the 2014 Class 4A state championship at Hillcrest, takes…
Read MoreLDHS expected to hire Porter as head football coach
Greenville High School head football coach Greg Porter is expected to be named to the same position at Laurens District High School. The hire is pending approval by the Laurens District 55 Board of Trustees at its regular meeting tonight (Monday). An introduction with the new head coach is scheduled for noon Tuesday at the…
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