volleyball
LA volleyball drops five-setter to King
The Laurens Academy Crusaders’ varsity volleyball team put on a heck of a show Tuesday night against W.W. King, bouncing back from a set down on two occasions to eventually force their region battle to a winner-take-all fifth set in Laurens. W.W. King, as it turned out, had just a little bit extra when it…
Read MoreLaurens VB wins first region match
Laurens returned home after being swept in a road tri-match Wednesday night, held at T.L. Hanna, and found the home court was much more satisfying for the Raiders. Laurens rallied from deficits in each of the three sets contested Thursday night against the Greenwood Eagles, pulling out a 25-15, 25-21, 25-22 victory that moved the…
Read MoreLaurens VB suffers pair of defeats
The Laurens Raiders’ volleyball team saw its skid reach four straight matches Wednesday after being swept in both halves of a tri-match at T.L. Hanna, losing to both Easley and the host Yellow Jackets. In the match against Easley, which the Green Wave won in two sets (25-21, 25-14), Brielle Macatiag had 14 digs. Hanna,…
Read MoreWade Hampton girls’ tennis shuts down Laurens
Laurens girls’ tennis player Abby Davis watched a forehand from her opponent, Alexis Broderick, land inside the court for a winner and was so impressed by it she put her left hand to her racquet head in applause. Davis did that a number of times in her match Tuesday at Laurens High, while Broderick sparked what…
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