A lot of familiar faces have returned to the practice field for the Laurens Academy varsity football team, but there is also something starkly unfamiliar there. Depth. The Crusaders are suiting up 17 players this season for its trek through the South Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Class A 8-man football schedule. The deeper 2020…
Soon after the Big South Conference announced Wednesday that it would be suspending its fall sports seasons, Presbyterian College announced that its entire fall sports calendar was being postponed due to COVID-19. The decision means that in addition to cross country, volleyball and men’s and women’s tennis and golf, PC will not take the football…
Clinton and Laurens District high schools released revised varsity football schedules Thursday after the South Carolina High School League pushed back start dates for high school athletics due to COVID-19. Football and competitive cheer – both considered high risk for the spread of the novel coronavirus – will be the last two fall sports to…
Reagan Williamson graduated from Laurens Academy a couple of months ago, but her career with the Crusaders isn’t over quite yet. Williamson, a decorated all-state point guard with a pair of South Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association state championships on her resume, I set to join the LA basketball program as an assistant coach while…
A transition season as a Football Championship Subdivision independent between memberships in the Big South Conference and non-scholarship Pioneer League is proving to be a challenge for Presbyterian College during COVID-19. Conferences at all levels of college football are adjusting their schedules as they attempt to cope with COVID-19. Many of them have opted to…
Laurens District 55 High School athletes will have the option to begin voluntary fall workouts starting Monday. These workouts will initially be allowed for fall high school sports only. Football, girls tennis and cross country will be allowed to return to campus this coming Monday, while cheerleading and volleyball may return on Monday, Aug. 10. Only…
While the South Carolina High School League continues to struggle with what fall sports will potentially look like going forward in 2020, Laurens District 55 and Clinton high schools are taking different approaches. Both schools had suspended summer workouts in June due to increased numbers of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Laurens County until this week.…
Frank Coates won his 100th race at Laurens County Speedway Saturday with a Limited Late Model feature victory. All of Coates’ victories have come in the speedway’s Late Model division. Austin Watkins was second behind Coates and Steve Bowie was third. In other division: 602 Crate: 1. Colt Smith; 2. Colby Cannon; 3. Travis Morgan;…
Four people were injured Saturday night when a racecar crashed through a fence and into fans at Laurens County Speedway. Speedway officials confirmed the accident in a Facebook post Sunday morning. “There was an accident at the track tonight with a late model car. It did jump the wall and went through a fence and…
Local high school athletic teams have the green light to resume practices and workouts. Sort of. The South Carolina High School League released a three-phase plan for schools to resume athletic activities as early as Thursday, June 4 with safety precautions designed to protect students and staff from COVID-19. “We’ve had an initial discussion with…