CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jade Compton and Paige Kindseth combined for 45 points as the Presbyterian Blue Hose rallied to defeat the Winthrop Eagles 65-60 Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the Big South Conference Tournament at Bojangles Coliseum. Trailing by six with 2:45 left in the third quarter, PC went on an 11-2 run…
Laurens Academy couldn’t overcome a sluggish first quarter and were eliminated from the SCISA Class A boys basketball playoffs with a 53-46 loss to Cathedral Academy Tuesday in Orangeburg. The Crusaders were held to 2 points in the first quarter on 1-for-10 shooting and were never able to rally all the way back despite cutting…
Laurens Academy survived its opening-round opponent in the SCISA Class A state tournament Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, Laurens District High School was sent packing in the second round of the Class 4A tournament by defending state champion South Pointe. South Pointe 75, Laurens 28 South Pointe took a step toward defending its Class 4A state title…
Laurens Academy advanced to the SCISA Class A girls basketball quarterfinals Friday in Lexington with a 36-13 win over Holy Trinity of Beaufort. Olivia Huck led LA (17-10) and tied Holy Trinity’s total on her own with 13 points, and Payton Breen added 11. But the story of the game was the Crusaders’ defense. LA…
Below, LA to begin SCISA playoffs The Laurens basketball team advanced to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs Thursday with a 39-35 come-from-behind win over Easley. With the first-round win, the Raiders will take the same path through the playoffs that the football team took just a couple of months ago. Like the…
Clinton High’s playoff stay ended abruptly Wednesday night as visiting Powdersville stopped the No. 2 seed from Region 3-3A in the opening round of the Class 3A state playoffs, 68-59. The Red Devils (13-7) played from behind for most of the night, but tied the score at 30-30 on a Wil Stewart 3-pointer with five…
Basketball playoffs were little more than a rumor for local high school teams a year ago, but things have changed for the better a year later. The Laurens boys have returned to the playoffs after a six-year absence under first-year head coach Tommy Spires, while second-year head coach Aianna Kelly has the Raiders girls in…
• Investigation launched into students’ behavior prior to lacrosse vs. Howard • vandenBerg: Behavior an “abomination” Presbyterian College President Matthew vandenBerg released a statement Tuesday after the college announced it is launching an investigation into an incident that occurred prior to a women’s lacrosse game against Howard Friday at Bailey Memorial Stadium. According to reports,…
The Clinton boys basketball team beat Woodruff for the second time in as many days Tuesday night, clinching the No. 2 seed in Region 3-3A for the upcoming Class 3A state playoffs. The Red Devils topped Woodruff 55-34 Tuesday night in Clinton and are assured a first-round home playoff game. CHS (13-6 overall, 6-4 region)…
Basketball is getting a little smaller in Chrissy Floyd’s rearview mirror these days, but she made a familiar trek back to Clemson’s Littlejohn Colliseum Sunday for the latest of a string of post-career honors and accolades for a career well-played. Floyd’s No. 32 jersey was retired during a ceremony at Clemson’s 80-74 loss to Boston…