Area Sports
PC football adds game with Mercer for Saturday
The Presbyterian College football team will not have this week off, as it turns out. PC announced Monday it had added a game with Mercer for Saturday afternoon, at 2 p.m., at Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton. It is now the team’s regular-season opener and will be part of a now three-game homestand to open…
Read MoreLaurens opens 2019 season with shutout of Clinton
Nothing – not two early turnovers, not a brief power outage at K.C. Hanna Stadium – could derail the Laurens Raiders’ football team in its season-opening rivalry game against the Clinton Red Devils. Quarterback Ryan Campbell rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another, Laurens gained 390 yards rushing as a team, and the…
Read MoreClinton volleyball can’t get going versus Broome
The Clinton Red Devils’ volleyball team fell to 0-2 on the young 2019 season Thursday after being on the wrong end of a one-sided score against the Broome Centurions in Clinton’s home opener. Clinton scored eight points on its own serve in the entire match and did not run off at least four points in…
Read MoreClinton JV gamble goes bust in Laurens victory
The Laurens and Clinton JV football teams got back to action Wednesday evening in the 2019 season opener for both teams, a game that ultimately came down to one fourth-down roll of the dice. Clinton, facing fourth-and-2 from its own 35-yard line, went for the first down instead of punting to the Raiders with nearly…
Read MoreCHS, LDHS cross country teams set to carry rivalry game ball this Thursday
Laurens County, SC – Wilder Stadium’s ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the offseason renovations and construction isn’t scheduled until Sept. 6, but fans won’t have to wait that long to see the first football carry inside the stadium. Clinton High’s cross country team will relay with Laurens High’s runners for the third straight year…
Read MoreLaurens VB downs rival Clinton in season opener
On a night when the Laurens Raiders’ volleyball team seemed to have full command of its season-opening match with the Clinton Red Devils Tuesday night, it took one final scoring burst to eventually put away its rival and leave its home court a winner. Mackenzie Ward had nine kills and three blocks, Rebekah Smith had…
Read MorePC men’s basketball announces non-conference schedule
The Presbyterian College men’s basketball team announced its non-conference slate for the upcoming season, featuring 13 games – nine on the road – and three Power 5 opponents. PC will open the season Nov. 7 when it visits Clemson. The Tigers won 20 games last season and advanced to the NIT. Later in the month…
Read MoreRaiders’ Rally & Sports Preview set for tonight
The Laurens District 55 High School Athletic Booster Club is hosting the second annual “Raiders’ Rally & Sports Preview” on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 5 p.m. inside K.C. Hanna Stadium at Laurens District 55 High School. The 2019 Raiders’ Rally & Sports Preview event will continue to bring our elementary, middle, and high school students,…
Read MorePC women’s basketball announces non-conference schedule
The Presbyterian College women’s basketball team announced its 2019-20 non-conference schedule Wednesday, featuring its first-ever game against a Big Ten squad. PC opens the schedule Nov. 5 with a road game at South Carolina State, then follows with a trip to West Virginia to face the Mountaineers on Nov. 10. The West Virginia game is…
Read MorePC football nets six conference honors in Steele publication
The Presbyterian College football team earned some high preseason praise Wednesday as six players were selected to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-Big South Team. Linebacker Colby Campbell earned second-team selection, while five players – wide receiver Keith Pearson, offensive lineman Eli Teeselink, linebacker Jarrett Nagy, and defensive backs Dirk Cureton and Rod Haygood – were third-team…
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