Clinton High’s playoff stay ended abruptly Wednesday night as visiting Powdersville stopped the No. 2 seed from Region 3-3A in the opening round of the Class 3A state playoffs, 68-59. The Red Devils (13-7) played from behind for most of the night, but tied the score at 30-30 on a Wil Stewart 3-pointer with five…
Basketball playoffs were little more than a rumor for local high school teams a year ago, but things have changed for the better a year later. The Laurens boys have returned to the playoffs after a six-year absence under first-year head coach Tommy Spires, while second-year head coach Aianna Kelly has the Raiders girls in…
• Investigation launched into students’ behavior prior to lacrosse vs. Howard • vandenBerg: Behavior an “abomination” Presbyterian College President Matthew vandenBerg released a statement Tuesday after the college announced it is launching an investigation into an incident that occurred prior to a women’s lacrosse game against Howard Friday at Bailey Memorial Stadium. According to reports,…
The Clinton boys basketball team beat Woodruff for the second time in as many days Tuesday night, clinching the No. 2 seed in Region 3-3A for the upcoming Class 3A state playoffs. The Red Devils topped Woodruff 55-34 Tuesday night in Clinton and are assured a first-round home playoff game. CHS (13-6 overall, 6-4 region)…
Basketball is getting a little smaller in Chrissy Floyd’s rearview mirror these days, but she made a familiar trek back to Clemson’s Littlejohn Colliseum Sunday for the latest of a string of post-career honors and accolades for a career well-played. Floyd’s No. 32 jersey was retired during a ceremony at Clemson’s 80-74 loss to Boston…
Steve Englehart has been here before. He saw Presbyterian College’s Bailey Memorial Stadium from the visitor’s sideline in 2016 in a less-than-memorable 24-7 Blue Hose loss to Florida Tech. But Englehart, who had started the Florida Tech program from scratch in 2013, never forgot his initial visit to Clinton and the PC campus. “I’m excited…
Presbyterian College hired its second head football coach in less than a year Monday with the announcement that former Florida Tech coach Steve Englehart will take over the helm of the Blue Hose. Englehart, who built the NCAA Division II program at Florida Tech up from nothing, becomes the 17th head coach in PC’s 109-year…
A year in sports in Laurens County that began with struggles with COVID-19 at every level ultimately included its share of successes, failures and controversies before all was said and done. Here is a list of our Top 10 Sports Stories of 2021: PC teams play to empty houses The Big South Conference took drastic…
The Kevin Kelley experiment at Presbyterian College lasted one season. Kelley resigned Saturday as head football coach at PC eight months after being hired to replace the fired Tommy Spangler. Kelley, known as “the coach who never punts” and his analytics-driven offensive system, went 2-9 in his only season at PC. The Blue Hose won…
The 22nd edition of the Laurens YMCA Reindeer Run 5k is shaping up to be the biggest one yet. Emily Dasher, vice-president of administration for the Laurens YMCA, said if early bird registration is any indication, the annual 5K road race that transverses West Main Street in Laurens should set a new record for participation…