Presbyterian College released its 11-game 2022 football schedule Tuesday, as the Blue Hose begin play under first-year head coach Steve Englehart with a five home games. The 2022 PC schedule begins with a trip to Austin Peay of the Ohio Valley Conference in Clarksville, Tennessee on Sept. 3. The next week, the Blue Hose open…
Famed Heartbreak Hill was behind Laurens native Kristyn Dees Monday, but the Boylston Street finish line was a mile and a seeming eternity away. That’s when the tears began to flow for Dees. “I started crying when I hit the 25-mile mark,” said Dees of her final stretch in the Boston Marathon. “Everything just hit…
Clinton offensive lineman Peyton Pitts announced Friday on Twitter that he is committing to play football at Clemson. Pitts accepted a preferred walk-on offer from the Tigers over scholarship offers Southern Conference member VMI and several NCAA Division II schools, including North Greenville, Limestone, Carson-Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne. “Thank you to my parents and family for…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Presbyterian College men’s basketball season came to an end Wednesday night with a 75-72 double overtime loss to Campbell in the opening round of the Big South Conference Tournament. Campbell backup guard Milos Stajcic banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key with one second left on the clock…
Diamonte Grant, Laurens Academy’s high-scoring senior forward, and Tinique Austin, a force inside for Clinton High, have been named Laurens County Basketball Players of the Year. The Coaches of the Year are Eddie Romines of the Clinton boys and Jason Marlett of the Laurens Academy girls. The all-county teams are a joint project of LaurensCountySports.com…
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…