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Presbyterian names new athletic director

By Nick Herman | July 31, 2019

Presbyterian College’s search for a new athletic director is over. Robert Acunto, most recently the senior associate athletic director for development and external relations at the University of Texas at El Paso, was named the new athletic director at PC on Wednesday. He replaces Danny Sterling, who left for a position with VCU earlier this…

Laurens Majors’ quest for Williamsport comes to an end

By Nick Herman | July 25, 2019

The Laurens Majors Little League baseball team’s dreams of making it to next month’s World Series have come to an end. Laurens had its chances, loading the bases in the first and fifth innings, but could not do enough damage and suffered a 4-2 loss to Northwood in the championship game of the state tournament…

Laurens Majors keeps state title hopes alive

By Nick Herman | July 24, 2019

The Laurens Majors Little League baseball team stayed alive in its hopes for a state championship Wednesday night, eliminating Irmo 11-8 in Summerville. With the victory Laurens advances to a rematch with Northwood in the championship round on Thursday night. If Northwood wins, it would give the team a state title. If Laurens wins, it…

Laurens Majors suffer first loss

By Nick Herman | July 22, 2019

The Laurens Majors Little League All-Star baseball team will have to win three games in three days if it hopes to win a state championship. Laurens held a 4-1 lead through the first inning before Northwood rallied with the final seven runs – including a five-run fourth inning – as it handed Laurens an 8-4…

Clinton DY baseball team eliminated

By Nick Herman | July 17, 2019

The Clinton AAA Dixie Youth baseball team’s hopes of winning a state championship came to an end Tuesday evening – an ending that was swift and sudden. Pineview scored nine runs in the top of the sixth inning Tuesday night, erasing a 9-8 Clinton lead in the process, and eliminating Clinton from the state tournament…

Phoebe Carles captures Girls’ SC Junior Match Play title

By Nick Herman | July 12, 2019

Clinton’s Phoebe Carles had to go the extra mile – and the extra hole – but by doing so she won the South Carolina Girls’ Junior Match Play Championship at Berkeley Country Club. Carles won on the 19th hole against Anna Grace Brock of Greenwood. It is the first time Carles has won the tournament,…

Clinton names McCarthy as baseball coach

By Nick Herman | July 10, 2019

Clinton High’s search for a new baseball coach is over – and in filling the spot they stayed in house. Clinton announced the hiring of Sean McCarthy as the new head varsity baseball coach Wednesday. McCarthy, who was formerly the head softball coach and has been an assistant with the varsity football and girls’ basketball…

Blue Hose basketball camp draws closer

By Nick Herman | July 9, 2019

Presbyterian College’s women’s basketball program is hosting a kid camp for kids in the first through sixth grades on August 5-6. The camp is co-ed and free of charge to all who take part. It will run each day from 9 a.m. to noon, and concessions will be sold during the camp. To register for…

Laurens’ Walker resigns as boys’ basketball coach; Chavis takes over

By Nick Herman | June 27, 2019

Laurens will have a new boys’ head varsity basketball coach next season. Ryan Walker resigned his post with the Raiders to take a job at North Myrtle Beach High School, according to district athletic director Ed Murray. The announcement was made in a release Thursday. Walker leaves the Raiders’ program after two years as the…

PC and the Blowfish

By Nick Herman | June 18, 2019

Summer break for college baseball players isn’t just for working on their tans or summer jobs. For some, summer gives players a chance to continue working on their games. Four Presbyterian College baseball players know this very well. Zacchaeus Rasberry, Jimmy Marcelli, Ashby Smith and Grayson Stoneking all have taken the trip down I-26 to…