Presbyterian football fans got a first look at the Blue Hose under new head coach Kevin Kelley Saturday during Fan Day, which featured the final live scrimmage before the season starts on Sept. 4. And, as promised, there wasn’t a single punter in sight. Kelley arrived at PC soon after the Pioneer Football League’s spring…
Laurens District High School Athletic Director Tommy Spires is set to take on duties as head basketball coach this coming season. Spires, a former LDHS multi-sport athlete and assistant coach, said he is hoping to bring stability back to the Raiders program after employing three head coaches over the past eight seasons. “I want to…
The scoreboard clock at Clinton’s Wilder Stadium wasn’t working Friday night – the apparent victim of an unfortunate lightning strike earlier in the week – but the Red Devils scored plenty anyway. Clinton jumped out to an early lead, dominating most of the game en route to a 48-24 home win over Pendleton in the…
T.L. Hanna, ranked No. 4 in Class 5A, snuffed out an upset bid from visiting Laurens Friday night with a late fourth-quarter touchdown drive to escape with a 23-17 victory. The Yellow Jackets (1-0) drove 80 yards in 10 plays, capping the game-winner drive with a Fletcher Cothran 9-yard touchdown run followed by a 2-point…
The Presbyterian College football team will hold its annual Fan Day this Saturday beginning at noon at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Gates will open at noon with the second scrimmage of the fall set for 1 p.m… Following the scrimmage, First-year PC Head Coach Kevin Kelley will address fans and that will be followed by an…
Presbyterian’s Kevin Kelley jumped into his first college practice as a head coach this past week as most of the Blue Hose reported to the opening day of workouts Friday. PC is set to begin its season on Saturday, Sept. 4 against St. Andrews at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Here are three takeaways from the first…
So far, so good. Sort of. A return to a normal football preseason for local high school teams is hoped by coaches, players and fans to be a prelude to a normal regular season. But the uptick in COVID-19 cases with its Delta variant across the state is cause for concern as Laurens and Clinton…
By Monday morning, all three county high school football teams were back on the practice field in preparation for their respective 2021 seasons. Laurens District High, Clinton High and Laurens Academy begin their regular seasons on Friday, Aug. 20 and will be taking part in jamborees the previous week. “Every day we’ve got to get…
Laurens Academy head baseball coach Luke Tollison resigned from his post with the Crusaders Tuesday morning. “We wish Coach Tollison and his family the best,” LA Athletic Director Travis Plowden said in a release from the school. “And we appreciate everything he has done for our program. We will immediately begin the search for his replacement.”…
At one point during Greenwood Post 20’s American Legion playoff victory over visiting Easley Monday night at John Nave Field, the bases were loaded with former Raiders. And Zach Faulkner, Zak Rice and Aidan Pridgen – all former Laurens District High standouts – all made it home, scoring on a calamity of pitching and defensive…