Area Sports
Organizers hope baseball can again be a hit for Joanna
Like so many small textile towns scattered around the Carolinas, Joanna was home to a teeming mill with workers who punched the clock and then competed fiercely in textile baseball leagues when they were off of it. And like the mills themselves, the teams and the leagues have fallen into the bins of history, but…
Read MoreThe Real Dillard: Clinton hurdler headed to AAU Junior Olympics
An oval track is taking Jabari Dillard from here to Grovetown, Georgia to Iowa. Dillard, a rising junior at Clinton High School, is headed to Drake University in Des Moines, at the end of July for the AAU Track and Field Junior Olympics and will compete in the 110m high hurdles after a personal record-setting…
Read MoreTeen Summer Nights returns with Laurens Parks & Rec
The Laurens Parks and Recreation Department will host its Teen Summer Nights programs on Mondays and Thursdays in July. The three-week-long event, which begins on Thursday, July 6, will feature several different sports and activities, including Ultimate Frisbee, basketball, Wiffle ball, pickleball, dodgeball and kickball. Teen Summer Nights will run through July 20. Each event…
Read MoreAnnual 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…
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