Local Notes:
Clinton HS:
- Tennis: Clinton 6 – Union 0… Yesterday the second day in a row the Red Devils boys’ tennis team was on the road and for the second day in a row they came home with a 6-0 win with yesterday’s win coming over the Union County Yellow Jackets… Ike Waldron, Anders Orr, Connor Donley, Nathan Meade and Edwin Orr again all took one-sided wins over their opponents in single’s action… In doubles action, only the #2 doubles team composed of Eli Brewer and Henry Curtis played yesterday and they took a comfortable 2-set win… The team is now a perfect 6-0 on the season and 5-0 in region play… They will be right back in action today as they host the Emerald Vikings at 5:00 pm on the courts at CMS.
- JV Baseball: Clinton 12 – Emerald 2… Yesterday in the first game of JV-Varsity doubleheader at CHS, the Red Devil JV team took a 12-2 win over the Vikings in 5 innings… The Red Devils put 3 runs on the board in the first inning and that would prove to be all they needed but went ahead and added runs in each inning but the third… The Red Devils outhit the Vikings 11-1 and four different Red Devils had 2 hits in the game… Two of the four were Zane McClendon and Harrison Moore who both had a double and a single and drove in at least 2 runs… To see the box score and associated statistics on the game click here.
- Varsity: Clinton 11 – Emerald 1… In the varsity game I do believe that the Red Devils were victorious over the Vikings by a score of 11-1 in five innings… The reason I say believe is that I have not heard anything “official” for any of my usual Red Devil sources and I am getting my information from the Emerald GameChanger account… According to that source the Vikings scored their only run in the first inning and Clinton scored all their runs in the last 3 innings putting 3 runs on the board in the third, 2 in the fourth and 6 in the fifth thus ending the game on the 10-run rule… If I get more “official” details on the game I will pass them on to you later.
- Softball Drops Pair to Broome… The Red Devil softball teams were in action last night as they hosted the Broome Centurions… Now all I have on their games is the final scores and I hate to have to tell you that it is not good news for Red Devil fans as the JV team lost 13-7 and the varsity 14-0 to the Centurions… Now the Red Devil softball teams will be in action today as they travel to Laurens to take on the Raiders in a JV-Varsity doubleheader starting at 5:00 pm… we do plan on broadcasting the varsity game on Real Radio WLBG and streaming live on the internet at wlbg.com starting about 7:00 pm… This will be the “rubber game” of the season as the Red Devils defeated the raiders in a preseason tournament at CHS and then the Raiders defeated the Red Devils in their regular season game at Clinton.
Laurens HS:
- Raider Varsity Baseball Adds Game to Schedule… Earlier this week Coach Tori Patterson was able to add another game to the Raider varsity baseball schedule… The Raiders will be traveling to Blue Ridge tonight to take on the Tigers with first pitch scheduled for 6:00 pm… I believe Blue Ridge scores their game live on GameChanger and if that is the case I will try to keep you updated on how the game is going during our broadcast of the Clinton at Laurens varsity softball game tonight which starts about 7:00 pm.
Laurens Academy:
- Baseball: LA 13 – Oakbrook Prep 1… The Laurens Academy Crusader baseball team traveled up to Spartanburg yesterday to take on the Knights of Oakbrook Prep… The ride back most likely seemed shorter than the one going up as the Crusaders took a 13-1 win over the Knights in 5 innings… The game was tied 1-1 after one inning of play but after that it was all Crusaders as they scored in every inning but the last (fifth) and the big inning was the fourth where they plated 7 runs… The Crusaders outhit the Knights 13-6 and were aided by 5 Knight errors… Judson Watkins led the Crusaders at the plate as he went 4 for 4 with a double and drove in 5 runs… To see the box score and associated statistics on the game click here… The Crusaders are now 7-9 on the season and are scheduled to travel to Heathwood Hall tomorrow.
- Softball: Union Christian Day 15 – LA 0… The Crusader softball team was also in action yesterday as they travelled over to Union Christian Day School to take on the Eagles… All I have on that contest is the final score and I hate to have to report that the news is not good for Crusader fans as the Eagles took a 15-0 win… The team is scheduled to host Spartanburg Christian tomorrow at 5:00 pm.
Broadcast Schedule: all of the following are weather and COVID dependent and are varsity games
- Wednesday, 4-14-21, Softball host Clinton, 7:00
- Tuesday, 4-20-21, Baseball host Eastside, 7:30
- Wednesday, 4-21-21, Baseball host Westside, 7:30
- Friday, 4-23-21, Softball host Eastside, 7:00
Local Sports Schedule: All schedules subject to change right up to game time due to COVID 19
- School District 55: To see the sports schedule for this week at LDHS, click here.
- School District 56: To see the sports schedule for this week at CHS and CMS, click here
- Laurens Academy: To see the baseball schedules click here and to see the softball schedule click here.
- PC Sports Calendar… To see the PC athletics sports calendar click here.
Ticket Information
- Clinton HS… Clinton HS has released information and guidelines concerning fan attendance at all home athletic contest this spring… To see their press release concerning this click here… One of the things mentioned is the option to buy season tickets for each individual spring sport and the fact that tickets must be bought online ahead of time and that no tickets will be sold at the gate. To purchase tickets for home contest at Clinton HS click here.
- LDHS… Laurens District 55 HS has released information and guidelines concerning fan attendance at all home athletic contest this spring… To see their press release concerning this click here… One item in the release is that tickets must be purchased ahead of time online and will not be sold at the gate… To purchase tickets for home contest at LDHS click here.
- LDHS Baseball Season Passes Available… Recently it was announced that season passes of various types are available for those wishing to attend the regular season home games of the various Raider baseball teams… For more information about this click here.
General College Notes:
DI College Baseball… For more information on any specific game(s) mentioned below, click on the score at the beginning
- DI Baseball Scores… To see the latest DI baseball scores click here…. You can sort by conference when you get there.
- DI Rankings… To see the latest DI baseball rankings click here.
DI College Softball… For more information on any specific game(s) mentioned below, click on the score at the beginning
- DI Baseball Scores… To see the latest DI softball scores click here…. You can sort by conference when you get there.
- DI Rankings… To see the latest DI softball rankings click here.
FCS College Football… For more information on any specific game(s) mentioned below, click on the score at the beginning
- FCS Football Scores… To see the latest FCS football scores click here…. You can sort by conference when you get there.
- FCS Rankings… To see the latest FCS football rankings click here.
Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the score at the beginning.
Major League Baseball
- Braves… To see the schedule for the Atlanta Braves and recent scores click here.
- Scores and Schedules… To see the latest scores and daily schedule for all of MLB click here.
- Standings… To check on the division standings for all of MLB 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.
- Standings… To see the current NBA standings click here.
NASCAR
- NASCAR Schedule and Results… If you click here it will carry you to the NASCAR website where the Cup Series schedule and results are posted… Once you get there if you look near the top of the page you can change to the Xfinity schedule and results or the Camping World Truck Series schedule and results by clicking on the appropriate icon.
- Driver Standings… If you click here it will carry you to the NASCAR website where the Cup Series driver standings are posted… Once you get there if you look near the top of the page you can change to the Xfinity driver standings or the Camping World Truck Series driver standings by clicking on the appropriate icon.
- NASCAR TV Schedule… Now for those of you who like to watch the various NASCAR events, replays and other programing on TV, click here to go to the NASCAR website where this week’s TV schedule is posted.
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