Area Sports
Crusaders end series slide with win at Wardlaw
Laurens Academy defeated Wardlaw Academy for the first time since the 2020 season Friday night, leaving Johnston with a lopsided 34-8 victory. LA improved to 2-0 on the SCISA 8-man season with the win. Wardlaw fell to 0-2 this season. No other details from the game were immediately available.
Read MoreRed Devils blank Raiders with 50-point outburst
Clinton continued its recent dominance of Laurens in its annual rivalry game Friday night in dominating fashion, beating the Raiders 50-0 at K.C. Hanna Stadium to win its fifth straight game in the series. Angelo Cromer ran for two touchdowns and and caught a 45-yard scoring strike from Owen Glenn as the Red Devils (1-1)…
Read MoreWolverines thwart Red Devils in battle of ranked teams
Woodruff defeated Clinton in a season opener for the second time in as many years Friday night, downing the Red Devils 21-13 at W.L. Varner Stadium. The game revisited an old Class 3A rivalry between the Wolverines and Red Devils, but it was also a battle of ranked teams – Woodruff is No. 3 in…
Read MoreSecond half onslaught dooms Raiders, lifts Rams
The football season couldn’t have started much better for Laurens – and the season opener couldn’t have ended much worse Friday night. LDHS scored on its first two possessions and twice had leads in the first half, but host Hillcrest dominated the second half in a 56-17 victory. The Rams (1-0) outscored LDHS 28-0 over…
Read MoreCrusaders cruise past Newberry Academy; Saints relaunch spoiled
Laurens Academy dominated the first half and cruised to a 30-14 victory over visiting Newberry Academy Friday night in the season opener for both teams. The Crusaders (1-0) led 30-0 at halftime. Much of the second half was played with a running clock, which was agreed to by both teams. LA also dedicated a new…
Read MoreThornwell’s Dean ready to take on Saints’ challenge
Thornwell Charter School is set to return to the football field this year as the school attempts to restart the sport at the varsity level. Earlier this year, Thornwell announced the hiring of Adams Dean, a Laurens native, Laurens District High graduate and former offensive coordinator at Greenwood and LDHS, as the second head coach…
Read MoreRaiders get new streaming home, new play-by-play voice
High school football teams around the county and state will report for summer practices beginning Thursday for a season filled with new players and new challenges on the gridiron. The press box at Laurens’ K.C. Hanna Stadium will also feature a new lineup with former LDHS baseball standout Jackson Edwards taking over play-by-play duties for…
Read More3 Daniel players attack teammate during FCA camp at PC
A Daniel High School football player claims that he suffered life-altering injuries after being attacked and beaten in a Presbyterian College dorm room by teammates during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes 7-on-7 camp in early July. A video allegedly of the event recorded by the victim has been circulating widely on the internet and depicts…
Read MoreClinton OL Aiken makes commitment to N.C. State
Surrounded by family, friends, teammates and coaches, Clinton offensive lineman Tre Aiken made his college choice at a commitment and early graduation party Saturday afternoon at the Ole Blue Truck Farm in Gray Court. Aiken, who has been a literal big cog in the Red Devils’ vaunted running game for the past three seasons, committed…
Read MoreMid-Carolina ends Red Devils’ playoff run with 2-0 victory
Mid-Carolina ended Clinton’s baseball playoff run Saturday afternoon, defeating the Red Devils 2-0 and eliminating them from the Upper State round of the Class 2A playoffs. Clinton ended its season with a 21-8 record and the Class 2A Upper State District 1 championship. “I thought at times we over-achieved, for sure, ut I also thought…
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