A week after routing Southside, Laurens came crashing back to earth against yet another ranked opponent this past Friday night. Host Wren, ranked No. 8 in Class 4A, dismantled the Raiders 55-3, rolling up nearly 371 yards of total offense despite a running clock in the second half that shortened the game. Reese Price led…
COLUMBIA – Different division, same result. Laurens Academy won its third straight volleyball championship Monday night, dominating The King’s Academy much the same way the Crusaders rolled through the regular season. LA claimed the SCISA Class 2A state title with a 3-0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-19) at Cardinal Newman School. “This one just feels different because…
Slow starts have become the norm for the Clinton football team, but so have fast finishes. The Red Devils outscored host Landrum 42-12 over the final three quarters en route to a 56-22 Region 1-2A victory Friday night. With the win, Clinton stays atop the standings in its new Class 2A region. “It felt like…
Veteran Laurens play-by-play announcer Doug Holliday may have had the most interesting statistic of the game during the Raiders’ 45-0 win over Southside Friday night at K.C. Hanna Stadium. The game was the 1,000th called by Holliday over the course of his 42-year broadcasting career, which began at WLBG Radio. WLBG was the radio home…
Tushawan Richardson threw three first-half touchdown passes Friday night as Clinton won its Region 1-2A debut, defeating Chesnee 46-21 at Wilder Stadium. The victory ended a three-week layoff for the Red Devils (4-2 overall, 1-0 Region 1-2A) and Eagles caused by Hurricane Helene. Clinton head coach Corey Fountain said he was happy to see his…
Laurens picked up the first win of the Greg Porter era Friday night as the Raiders blanked Southside 45-0 at K.C. Hanna Stadium following a two-week layoff due to Hurricane Helene. Porter, who was hired this past offseason to turn around LDHS’s football fortunes, was off to a rocky start during a winless and injury-riddled…
The South Carolina High School League’s executive committee voted 9-5 to add a week to the high school football season and move the playoff schedule back one week. In separate votes, the committee also added a week to the volleyball and girls tennis seasons and adjust the playoff schedules accordingly. “I think (the SCHSL) did…
The South Carolina High School League has called a meeting of its executive committee at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) to discuss extending its fall sports schedule due to the effects of Hurricane Helene across the Upstate. Athletic directors from several Upstate regions and the executive director of the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association have all…
The executive director of the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association has written an open letter to leaders of the South Carolina High School League asking that the fall athletic schedule be suspended for two weeks while residents across the state recover from Hurricane Helene. Scott Earley, who took over as executive director of the SCACA…
The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has left the sports schedules of Laurens County Schools in flux at the very least. Most athletic events have been either canceled or postponed for this week. Laurens District High School shut down athletics, including practices, through Saturday. Rescheduling for games has not been announced. The change moves the Raiders’…