Sports Report for Tuesday, 12-29-2020

Local Notes:

Laurens Academy:

  • Crusaders have Change in Varity Schedule… The Crusaders have been forced to cancel the Laurens Academy Christmas Round Robin that was due to be played later this week due to a number of issues and a COVID situation… In place of the Round Robin, the Crusader varsity teams will play a non-region game on Tuesday December 29 at home vs. Greenwood Christian…. The girls’ game will start at 5:00 pm and the boys game at 6:30 pm… If all goes as scheduled the Crusaders first game in 2021 will be on Tuesday, Jan. 5th at Cambridge Academy


PC Notes:

Men’s Basketball… The PC men’s basketball team has a 2-2 record at this point of the season… They are a perfect 2-0 at home this season so far and have dropped 2 road games… They have canceled 1 game with Wofford and postponed 3 games that they hope to makeup later all due to COVID-19 situations…. To see their complete schedule click here.

  • Wins… PC’s wins came against Carver College 85-46 and SC State 62-56 at home earlier this month… To see a recap of those games click on their scores.
  • Losses… Their two losses were to Jacksonville University 65-78 and to the Citadel 82-94 both on the road… Again to see a recap of those games click on their scores.
  • Next games… The team will be in action tomorrow and Thursday as they host the 3-5 Radford Highlanders in a pair of games at PC with tomorrow’s game scheduled to tipoff at 5:00 pm and Thursday’s game at 3:00 pm…. Both can be heard on the PC Broadcasting network and seen on ESPN+
  • Men’s Basketball to be on ESPNU in January… Also a note that the Blue Hose will also have some of their games televised on ESPNU starting January 4th when they travel to UNC Ashville… For more on this story including dates that they can be seen click here.

Women’s Basketball… The PC women’s team is also 2-2 on the season and they also have had 3 games cancelled due to COVID-19 situations… To see their complete schedule click here.

  • Wins… Their first win came at East Tennessee State University where they defeated the Bucs 68-38 and the second came at home a few days later at home where they took a 69-60 win over the Runnin Bulldogs of Gardner Webb…    To see a recap of those games click on their scores.
  • Losses… Now the day after taking the win over G-W the two teams played again at PC and this time G-W took a 44-47 win over the Blue Hose… PC’s first loss was to Clemson back on Nov. 27th at Littlejohn Coliseum where they fell 47-92… Again to see a recap of those games click on their scores.
  • Next Games… The team will be back in action tomorrow and Thursday and just like the men’s team they will be taking on the Highlanders of Radford… The big difference here being they will be on the road with tomorrow’s game tipping off at 4:00 pm and Thursday’s game at 2:00 pm… Both games will be available on ESPN+


College Notes:

Football… For more information on any specific game(s) mentioned below, click on the score at the beginning

  • Covid-19 Football Update… The COVID-19 virus continues to causes changes in the football schedule for this week… If you want to keep up with the schedule changes click here to go to the NCAA website where they post the latest on information on the subject
  • Football Bowl Schedule Information and Results… To see the schedule of upcoming college football bowl games that includes opponents, dates, times and TV information click here… You can also find the results of bowl games already played there also

Men’s Basketball… For more information on any specific game(s) mentioned below, click on the score at the beginning

  • Covid-19 Football Update… The COVID-19 virus continues to causes changes in the men’s basketball schedule for this week… If you want to keep up with the schedule changes click here to go to the NCAA website where they post the latest on information on the subject
  • Men’s Basketball Scores… To see the latest men’s basketball DI scores or check on upcoming games by clicking on the date you are interested in, click here.
  • Rankings… To see the latest AP men’s DI rankings once they start) click here. 

Women’s Basketball… For more information on any specific game(s) mentioned below, click on the score at the beginning

  • Women’s Basketball Scores… To see the latest women’s basketball DI scores or check on upcoming games by clicking on the date you are interested in, click here.
  • Rankings… To see the latest AP men’s DI rankings once they start) click here.


Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the score at the beginning.

 NFL

  • Schedule and Scores … To see the NFL schedule for the past week (until Wednesday each week) and then the upcoming games for this weekend (starting on Thursday) click here.

NBA

  • Scores… To go to the NBA website where they list the most recent scores click here and you can also find the box score for the games there also.
  • Schedule… To see the upcoming NBA schedule and TV availability if at click here…  There are a few games on the schedule for tomorrow.
  • Standings… To see the current NBA standings click here.


This and That

  • Tae Kwon Do Returns to Laurens YMCA… Tae Kwon Do classes are returning to the Laurens Family YMCA starting on October 5, 2020… These classes are for youth 7-15 years old and are $25 per month… Classes will be held each Monday from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm… If you have more questions call the Y at 984-2626

 

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