Area Sports
Red Devils drop Patriots, Raiders rained out
Red Devils travel to Chapman at 7 p.m. Saturday POWDERSVILLE – Davis Wilson and Jaylin Alexander hit back-to-back home runs to spark a six-run fourth inning Thursday as Clinton opened the Class 3A Upper State Championship round with an 18-11 victory over Powdersville. With the win, the Red Devils will travel to Chapman for the…
Read MoreSpecial bond between PC player and LPD cop on display at Senior Day
Patrick Ward couldn’t make it for Senior Day Saturday. Not with a cross-country flight from California and the seemingly ever-present threat of COVID-19 anymore. And not with the leukemia he has been battling for the past four years. His daughter, Presbyterian senior Taylor Ward understood – because the past four years have made her tougher…
Read MoreClinton takes 2 of 3 from Bulldogs, advances
Visiting Pendleton took Clinton deep into the night Monday before the Red Devils were able to claim the Class 3A District 3 championship. The Bulldogs snapped Clinton’s 16-game winning streak with a 12-10 come-from-behind win in Game 1, which forced a final elimination game. In Game 2 of the doubleheader, a second Pendleton seventh-inning rally…
Read MoreSnakebit no more: Raiders oust Copperheads
It’s not like Jackson Edwards could forget how Laurens District High School’s baseball season ended last season. It’s just that he didn’t want to, keeping a sign in his locker this year with the “4-0” loss he took on the mound for the Raiders against Lugoff-Elgin. That loss opened the door for Lugoff-Elgin to force…
Read MoreThursday Playoff Action: Red Devils, Raiders baseball keep winning
LDHS, Clinton stay unbeaten in district tourneys Clinton girls soccer loses PK playoff heartbreaker Clinton and Laurens remained in the winners’ bracket as district play in the Upper State high school playoffs continued Thursday night. The Red Devils stopped visiting Pendleton 11-8, while LDHS went on the road and defeated top-seeded Catawba Ridge 5-2. Both…
Read MorePC announces lacrosse incident conclusions, punishments
Presbyterian College President Matthew vandenBerg announced Thursday that four students have been expelled and a fraternity has been permanently banned from campus following an investigation into an incident that occurred at a women’s lacrosse game this past February. According to the release from PC, an independent investigation conducted by attorney Cindy Crick validated reports that…
Read MoreSpring Playoffs Update: CHS golfers move on, LDHS to host
LA baseball stays alive The Clinton High golf team advanced to the Class 3A Upper State Tournament with a second-place finish in the Region 3-A Tournament Monday at Three Pines Golf Club in Woodruff. Clinton shot a 349, edging Chapman (356) by seven strokes for second place behind region champion Woodruff. The Wolverines dominated the…
Read MorePlayoff Roundup: Raiders, Red Devils open district playoffs with wins
* Baseball: Raiders hold on; Red Devils dominate again; LA downed * Softball: LDHS stifled by Westside * Girls Soccer: Clinton scores shutout vs. Berea Update: Raiders 9 head to Catawba Ridge; Red Devils host Pendleton ANDERSON – Laurens held off a seventh-inning rally by host Westside for a 7-6 victory Tuesday in the opening…
Read MoreLocal teams set for postseason push
The postseason for the county’s high schools are now in focus with Region 3-3A baseball champion Clinton hosting the opening round and Laurens, the No. 3 seed from Region 2-4A, heading to Westside. The Red Devils tennis team, a 4-2 victor over Seneca Thursday, is also set to host its third-round playoff match against Wren…
Read MoreRed Devils dispatch Panthers in 11 for region title
Clinton scored four runs in the 11th inning to to come away with a 6-2 win over Chapman and claim the Region 3-3A championship Tuesday night at Woodruff. The two teams split their two regular season meetings, forcing the one-game playoff to determine the region champion and the top seed for the upcoming Class 3A…
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