Visiting Berea produced one of the biggest upsets in the opening round of the state basketball playoffs Monday night, beating Laurens 60-58 on a last-second layup. With Destin Eichelberger’s driving layin just before the final buzzer, the No. 13-seeded Bulldogs stunned fourth-seeded LDHS. “It wasn’t the outcome we wanted or the outcome we expected,” said…
Both Laurens and Clinton will be hosting first-round playoff games as theSCHSL boys and girls basketball state tournaments get started Monday and Tuesday. The LDHS boys, the No. 4 overall seed in the Class 4A Upper State bracket, will host No. 13 Berea (11-12) at 7 p.m. Monday. The Raiders finished the season with a…
The Laurens wrestling team made school history Wednesday night, advancing to the Class 4A state duals championship and simultaneously winning the Upper State title for the first time. To get both the finals berth and the Upper State championship, LDHS defeated Fountain Inn 43-29 in a rematch between Region 1-4A foes. The Raiders are set…
It all came down Wednesday night to senior Jonathan Pagoada, whose victory at 157 pounds lifted the Laurens wrestling team over Travelers Rest and into the Class 4A Upper State finals. With Pagoada’s 9-6 win over Jordan Williams, the Raiders edged the Devil Dogs 34-33 and will host Fountain Inn at 7 p.m. Wednesday in…
Below: LDHS, CHS wrestling to host playoffs Saturday Thornwell Charter School announced Wednesday the hiring of former Laurens offensive coordinator Adams Dean as its head football coach. Dean, a Laurens native and former Raider player, becomes the third head coach since Thornwell began competing at the varsity level prior to the 2023 season. “We are…
Photo gallery at end of story Red Devils win 9th state title, first since 2009 Defense, big plays spur victory ORANGEBURG – Clinton won the ninth state championship in the history of the Red Devil football program Thursday afternoon with a 35-6 victory over Barnwell at South Carolina State’s Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. The Red…
The Clinton football team punched its ticket for a state championship appearance for the first time in 15 years Friday night with a 32-21 victory over Fairfield Central. The Red Devils will face Lower State champion Barnwell at 2 p.m. Thursday for the Class 2A State Championship at S.C. State’s Oliver C. Dawson Stadium in…
Clinton is headed to an Upper State championship game for the second time in three seasons. The Red Devils stunned previously unbeaten Batesburg-Leesville, the No. 1-ranked team in Class 2A, 31-14 Friday night behind a dominant second half to advance to the Class 2A Upper State finals. Clinton will host Fairfield Central (12-1), a 48-28…
Clinton advanced to the third round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday night with a 48-20 victory over Chester at Wilder Stadium. The Red Devils (9-2) will next host unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Batesburg-Leesville, a 49-14 winner over Andrew Jackson in Friday night’s second round of the playoffs. The Panthers improved to 12-0 with their…
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE – Richard Winn Academy left no doubt Friday night, ending a perfect season with a dominating 43-6 victory over Laurens Academy and the SCISA 8-man State Football Championship. Winn quarterback Charlie Bonds ran for a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and threw for three scores, including two – 35 and 48 yards – to senior…