Area Sports
LA falls to Winn again; Raiders get help, No. 1 seed
Richard Winn Academy left Laurens Academy’s Todd Kirk Field with a 58-28 victory Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. It was the second time the Eagles defeated LA this season, and this one was a SCISA Region 1-1A contest. LA finished its season at 4-6 overall and 1-3 in region play. Richard…
Read MoreRed Devils finish unbeaten regular season with 37-6 win
Clinton punctuated the final chapter in its perfect region championship season Friday night with a 37-6 victory over Emerald at Wilder Stadium. The Red Devils (10-0 overall, 4-0 Region 4-3A) clinched their first region championship since 2007 last week with a win over Chester, so the only trophy to claim against Emerald was an unbeaten…
Read MoreSports Extra: Chapman again ousts Red Devils from playoffs
All roads for the Clinton girls tennis team seem to end with Chapman. The Region 3-3A champion Panthers ended Clinton’s playoff run for the third straight postseason, beating the Red Devils 5-1 Thursday in the third round of the Class 3A state playoffs. The two teams are quite familiar with one another. Prior to realignment…
Read MoreSports Extra: James finalist for South Carolina Mr. Football; CHS tennis advances
Clinton High’s Bryson James is among seven finalists for the South Carolina Mr. Football Award. James, a do-it-all running back, linebacker and kick returner for the Red Devils, is the first Laurens County finalist for the annual award since Laurens District High running back-linebacker Duane Martin – now a tight end at Louisville – in…
Read MoreLA downs Cougars for SCISA state volleyball title
DUE WEST – Laurens Academy weathered an early onslaught from Cambridge Academy and defeated the Cougars 3-1 (15-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-21) to claim the SCISA Class 1A state volleyball championship Monday night at Erskine College. The Crusaders defeated Cambridge in all five meetings between the two teams this past season, including twice with championships on…
Read MoreRaiders down Eastside 24-15 to keep title hopes alive
This time, Laurens made its first-half lead stand up. The Raiders jumped out to a three-touchdown lead by halftime and hung on for a 24-15 Region 2-4A victory over Eastside Friday night at K.C. Hanna Stadium. LDHS ends its regular season at 4-6 overall and 3-1 in region competition. The victory comes a week after…
Read MoreRed Devils storm by Cyclones, win region title, 48-20
Clinton clinched the Region 2-4A championship Friday night with a 48-20 victory at Chester. The Red Devils, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, got 100-yard rushing performances from Jishun Copeland, Bryson James and Jaden Robinson, who ran for a career-high 181 yards with two touchdowns on 13 attempts, scoring on runs of 9 and 28…
Read MoreBertoli leads LA scoring explosion, 68-27; volleyball heads to finals
– LA volleyball headed to state tourney finals, see below NEWBERRY – Senior running back Clarence Bertoli scored seven touchdowns as Laurens Academy defeated Newberry Academy for the second time this season, beating the Eagles 68-27 Friday night. The victory snapped a four-game skid for the Crusaders (4-5 overall, 1-2 SCISA Region 1-1A) Bertoli scored…
Read MoreRed Devils top Broome in 1st round of tennis playoffs
The Clinton girls tennis team began a familiar journey Thursday, opening the Class 3A state playoffs with a 5-1 victory over visiting Broome. The Region 4-3A Red Devils won four out of five matches on the singles ladder and winning at No. 2 doubles to down the Centurions, the No. 4 seed from Region 3-3A.…
Read MoreKnights extend Crusaders’ skid to 4 games
W.W. King Academy sent visiting Laurens Academy to its fourth-straight loss Friday night, downing the Crusaders 68-12 in Batesburg-Leesville. The Knights led 28-0 before LA got on the scoreboard with a Garrett Murphy touchdown catch in the second quarter. King (7-1 overall, 4-0 SCISA 8-man Region 1-1A) then reeled off 40 unanswered points in the…
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