The Laurens Raiders boys’ basketball team won the Emerald City Classic Championship Friday night, getting 12 points and six boards from tournament MVP Chandler Todd to help lift the Raiders to a 72-67 victory over the host Emerald Vikings. Christian Anderson also had 17 points, seven assists and three steals to help the Raiders, who…
The Laurens Academy girls’ basketball team, along with both the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams at Clinton and Laurens, returned to the court Thursday for holiday tournament play. Laurens Academy opened the day with its first loss of the season, a 48-22 defeat at the hands of Fort Mill, at the Lowe’s Roundball Classic in Chesnee.…
The Laurens Raiders and Clinton Red Devils’ basketball teams opened holiday tournament play Wednesday afternoon. In Laurens, the Clinton girls opened the Raider Rumble by knocking off Belton-Honea Path, 39-33. De’Shanti Watts led Clinton with 21 points, including nine points in the fourth quarter to help deny the Bears’ last-gasp comeback hopes. Clinton later played…
LAURENS – Cali Heisey scored 10 of her 21 points in the second quarter, while teammate Qua Fortson scored 15 points and hit 6 of 8 free throws in a 2:41 stretch in the fourth quarter to help the Raiders knock off Spartanburg 54-51, Thursday night in Laurens. Laurens (4-5) trailed by as much as…
LAURENS – Former Laurens Academy baseball player and assistant coach Luke Tollison has been named the new head coach of the Crusaders, replacing former head coach Darryl Halbert. LA Athletic Director Travis Plowden said Halbert formally resigned the post two months ago, ending a nearly 20-year career that saw him coach at LA and Southside…
Reindeer Run is coming to town. The annual Reindeer Run will make its holiday trek through downtown Laurens Saturday as runners take on the 5K course, while others will go through the 1K run/walk. The race entirely takes place on West Main Street, heading west toward Laurens Middle School before turning back toward downtown. It…
Clinton High School’s football team took the top honors at the annual Laurens County Touchdown Club season-ending banquet Wednesday night at The Ridge in Laurens. Clinton running back Mark Wise was named the County Player of the Year at the banquet, while Red Devil head coach Andrew Webb was named the Coach of the Year…
LAURENS – The Laurens Raiders’ basketball teams each picked up victories Friday night over the rival Clinton Red Devils in Laurens. Laurens won 50-36 in the girls’ game, while the boys picked up a 58-52 victory in the nightcap. In the girls’ game the Raiders jumped out to a 12-3 lead and held the Red…
J.C. Younger hit a running jump shot as time expired Tuesday, giving the Presbyterian College men’s basketball team a 74-72 victory over North Carolina-Greensboro at the Templeton Center in Clinton. Younger took an inbound pass from Reggie Dillard with 1.2 seconds to go and, while just inside the 3-point line, got off the winning shot…
Ricardo Hernandez sent the Presbyterian College men’s soccer team to the Big South Tournament final with a game-winning goal in a shootout. Now he’s sent the Blue Hose to heights they’ve never reached before. Hernandez made the game-winning goal in the shootout as PC made its final four goals to clinch the shootout, 4-3, against…