Area Sports

CLEMSON – A five-run first inning propelled No. 19 Clemson to a 12-0 win over the Presbyterian College baseball team on Tuesday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Zacchaeus Rasberry led the Blue Hose with a pair of hits including a double. Jackson Lindley (1-0) got the win on the mound for Clemson. Starter Clark Dearman (0-2)…

Host Charleston Southern shot almost 60% in the second half and hit 13 three-pointers to earn the 81-64 win over the Presbyterian College men’s basketball Tuesday night team in the first round of the Big South Men’s Basketball Championship. Cory Hightower led the Blue Hose with 16 points, with Sean Jenkins tops on the boards…

Laurens Academy’s dynastic run through the SCISA Class 1A girls basketball tournament ended Tuesday night with a 43-38 loss to Dorchester Academy at Heathwood Hall in Columbia. The Raiders handed LA its first state tournament loss since the 2017 finals. Since then, the Crusaders have won back-to-back state championships and were on the cusp of…

Furman, Flying Fleet on Blue Hose schedule The Presbyterian College football team will play five home games as a part of its 2020 schedule announced by athletic director Rob Acunto on Tuesday. The Blue Hose will play the 2020 season as an NCAA D1 FCS independent before transitioning to the non-scholarship FCS Pioneer League in…

The defense Clinton has relied upon all season was no match Monday night for a Keenan team led by an explosive freshman who has long had the rapt attention of NCAA Division I programs. MiLaysia Fulwiley, who surpassed the 1,000 career-point plateau for the Raiders in her third varsity season in January, scored a game-high…

The last two local basketball teams left standing advanced in state playoff action this weekend. Clinton held on for a 34-28 home win over Pendleton Friday night in the Class 3A playoffs, while Laurens Academy rallied for a 48-45 victory over Lowcountry Prep in Sumter Saturday afternoon to advance to the SCISA 1A quarterfinals Tuesday.…

The Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame will induct five members into its fourth class on April 30, 2020. The induction ceremony will be held at The Ridge at Laurens at 6:30 p.m. The process of selecting the 2020 class of the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame began in the summer of 2019. Nominations…

Laurens District High School got its man – and didn’t have to look far to find him. Daryl Smith was named the Raiders’ head football coach Tuesday, ending a search to replace former head coach Chris Liner that lasted around a month. School and District 55 officials confirmed the hire Monday. An official announcement is…

Snowfall in areas of the Upstate has resulted in the cancellation of some athletic events scheduled for tonight, including the Region 1-5A basketball games between Laurens District High and Easley. From Laurens District High Athletic Director Tommy Spires: “Due to weather conditions in Pickens County and schools letting out early, the (LDHS) varsity basketball game (at…

A pair of victories this past Thursday night in a quad meet in Greenwood left the Laurens District High School wrestling team with a shot to win the Region 1-5A championship. A victory against Greenwood at Greenwood this Thursday would clinch the title for the Raiders (19-12 overall, 6-0 region). The match is set to…