Area Sports

The Laurens Raiders’ varsity basketball teams each suffered tough defeats Tuesday night at home. Laurens’ girls gave up 10 straight points at the end of the first quarter and never trailed by less than 10 points for almost all of the final three quarters in a 59-43 loss. The loss stopped a three-game winning streak.…

The Laurens Raiders’ varsity basketball teams picked up solid victories Friday night against visiting Woodruff. In the girls’ game, Laurens got 29 points from Cali Heisey and 14 points from Ke’Ny-Ja Spurgeon as the Raiders won their third straight game, 67-53, over the Wolverines. The victory moved the Raiders to 4-2 on the season. As…

After splitting a doubleheader Friday night against the visiting Clinton Red Devils, the Laurens Raiders’ varsity basketball teams swept a road doubleheader at Clinton Tuesday night. Laurens’ boys rallied from 12 down toward the end of the third quarter ad used a 22-point fourth quarter to pick up a 62-55 victory over the Red Devils.…

The Laurens Raiders’ football team had six players named to the annual all-region team, which was announced Monday, while head coach Chris Liner was named the Region 2-5A Coach of the Year. Jalin Walker, Hunter Medlin, Summie Carlay, D.Q. Floyd, Taviar HIll and Braylin McBeth were all honored with selection to the all-region team. The…

The Clinton Red Devils got a big defensive stop on the final play of the boys’ basketball game, getting a blocked shot as time ran out to give them a 49-46 victory Friday at Laurens, in the first half of a home-and-home between the two teams. The two schools will meet again Tuesday in Clinton.…

The Laurens Raiders’ football team had its 2016 season come to an end Friday night with a 35-17 loss to the Spartanburg Vikings, in the second round of the SCHSL Class 5A playoffs, at K.C. Hanna Stadium in Laurens. The loss ends Laurens’ season with a record of 6-6. Troy Dendy and D.Q. Floyd each…

Presbyterian College has a new head football coach – and it’s a familiar face for those who have followed the program. Tommy Spangler, who was head coach of the Blue Hose from 2001-06, and has been defensive coordinator for the team since 2013, was promoted to head coach of the program Tuesday by athletic director…

Andrew Webb is no longer the “interim head football coach” at Clinton High School. He’s now simply the head football coach. David O’Shields, Laurens District 56 Superintendent, made the announcement in a press release Tuesday afternoon. In the statement O’Shields said Webb had done all and more asked of him as interim coach, a title…

Presbyterian College is searching for a new head football coach. Harold Nichols, who finished his eighth season with the Blue Hose with a 31-7 loss at South Alabama Saturday night, resigned his post Sunday. In a statement on the Presbyterian College Blue Hose website, Nichols said, “I have truly enjoyed my time as the head…

The Laurens Raiders’ football team took care of business in the first round of the SCHSL Class 5A playoffs Friday night, rolling past Woodmont 35-7 at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Laurens (6-5) scored touchdowns on the first two possessions of the second half, turning what had been a 14-7 lead into a 28-7 advantage that effectively…