Long-time educator and retired National Guardsman Bill Rhodes was presented the state’s top civilian honor during a halftime ceremony at Friday night’s football game between Clinton and Chester at Wilder Stadium. Rhodes, 86, who retired in 1997 as a sergeant major in the U.S. National Guard, has been an educator and a coach for more…
The Clinton girls tennis team advanced to the third round of the Class 3A state playoffs Tuesday with a 4-2 victory over visiting Seneca. The Red Devils will face Belton-Honea Path at 5 p.m. Thursday in Belton. BHP defeated Walhalla 7-0 Tuesday. Here are results from Tuesday’s second-round playoff match: Clinton 4, Seneca 2 Singles:…
Laurens Academy won its second straight SCISA Class 1A state volleyball championship Monday night with a 3-1 (25-20, 25-17, 18-25, 25-21) victory over Cambridge Academy at Erskine College’s Belk Arena. LA also defeated Cambridge to claim the state championship a year ago. The Crusaders jumped out to early leads in the first two games as…
Laurens Academy clinched a spot in the SCISA Class 1A 8-man playoffs Friday night with a 32-20 victory over visiting Newberry Academy at Todd Kirk Field. Garrett Murphy ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries before exiting the game late in the first half due to an injury, but it was enough…
The Laurens Academy volleyball team cruised through the SCISA Class 1A tournament over the weekend, setting up a finals rematch with Cambridge Academy Monday night at Erskine College for the state championship. After an opening-round bye in the tournament at Myrtle Beach, the Crusaders defeated Curtis Baptist 2-0 (25-7, 25-8) Friday and then defeated St.…
Clinton captured its second straight Region 4-3A championship Friday night with a 14-6 victory over No. 8-ranked Chester at Wilder Stadium. The 14 points scored by the Red Devils was the fewest scored this season, but the Clinton defense was up to the challenge, forcing the five turnovers on downs and intercepting Cylones quarterback Trooper…
Eastside held off a furious fourth-quarter comeback attempt by Laurens Friday night, escaping with a 36-34 victory over the visiting Raiders. The Eagles jumped out to a 24-0 lead by halftime, but the Raiders scored 26 points in the fourth quarter to pull within two points with 2:10 left in the game. Eastside stopped a…
The drive for a second straight SCISA Class 1A state volleyball title begins in earnest this weekend for the Laurens Academy varsity volleyball team. The Crusaders defeated Cambridge Academy 3-1 Tuesday night to capture the Region 4 championship and the No. 1 overall seed in this weekend’s state tournament in Myrtle Beach. Cambridge (23-2-1) became…
King downs Crusaders, 26-22 Visiting W.W. King Academy took an early lead and held off Laurens Academy 26-22 on Homecoming Friday night at LA’s Todd Kirk Field. King sent the Crusaders to their fourth-straight on-the-field loss. According to MaxPreps, LA (3-6 overall, 1-2 Region 4-1A) was awarded a forfeit win over Conway Christian on Oct.…
Laurens rallied with 23-straight points in the second half en route to a 23-13 victory over visiting Wade Hampton Friday night at K.C. Hanna Stadium. With the win, the Raiders (2-7 overall, 2-1 Region 2-4A) picked up their second straight victory after starting the season 0-7 in non-region play. LDHS weathered a bit of steady…