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Sports Report for Friday, 3-29-2024

Friday, March 29, 2024

Local Notes

Clinton HS

  • Varsity Baseball: Clinton 11- Chesnee 2… The Red Devil varsity baseball team was in action yesterday as they hosted the Chesnee Eagles… The Red Devils scored 8 runs in the first two innings to take an 8-1 lead and then rolled on to an 11-2 win… The Red Devils outhit the Eagles 10-4 and took advantage of a few Eagle errors… Brett Young was the only Red Devil with more than one hit as he went 3 or 3 with 3 RBIs and stole a couple of bass to boot… Camden Finley pitched the first three innings giving up 1 unearned run on 3 hits while striking out 3 and walking 2… Freddie Lopez finished the game giving up 1 unearned run on 1 hit while striking out 4 and walking just 1… The Red Devils are now 6-5 on the season and will travel to Woodruff today for a 6:30 region game with the Wolverines.
  • JV Baseball: Clinton 10 –Chesnee 0 (5)… Before the varsity game yesterday, the JV team also hosted the Eagles of Chesnee and the news is good here also as they took a 10-0 win over the Eagles… The Red Devils wasted little time dispatching the Eagles as they scored 7 runs in the 1st inning and never looked back… The Red Devils simply outhit the Eagles 6-0 and 2 Eagles errors, 7 walks issued by two Eagle pitchers as well as 5 wild pitches all aided the Red Devils cause… Rhett Gilliam was the only Red Devil with more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 2 with 2 doubles and drove in one run… Talon Campbell picked up the win pitching 4 innings striking out 4 and walking none and Angel Vargas pitched the last inning striking out 1 and walking none… Click here to see the box score of the game… The team is now 7-3 on the season.
  • Golf Wins Tri-Match… The Red Devil golf team was in action on Tuesday this week as they hosted Broome and Union… Good news once again as the Red Devils shot a 173 to defeat Broome (184) and Union (198)… Like McMurray led the Red Devils with a 40… Aiden Bragg shot a 43, Gabi Carles 45 and Josh Rochester 45… Broome’s Alex Weathers was the Match Medalist shooting 29… For a little more information on this match, click here.

Laurens HS

  • Softball: Woodruff 16 – Raiders 3 (5)… The Raider softball team made the short drive up to Woodruff yesterday to take on the Wolverines… The Wolverines put 11 runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the 1st inning and then went on to take a 16-3 win over the Raiders… The Wolverines had 10 hits in the game to the Raiders 4 and two Raider pitchers issued 6 walks, hit a couple of batters and 2 Raider errors helped the Wolverines produce their 16 runs… Kasey Morris was he only Raider with more than one hot as she went 2 for 2 with a RBI in the third inning where the Raiders scored all 3 of their runs… The other two runs in the 3rd inning came on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Addison Trevino… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… Note: Woodruff is listed as KMJ on those sheets, don’t ask me why… The team will be in action again tonight when they host the Greer Yellow Jackets in a 6:00 pm contest that we do plan on broadcasting it here on Real Radio WLBG.
  • Baseball: The Raider varsity baseball team will be at home tonight hosting Greer at 6:30… Each team has won a game in the three-game series and this will be the tie breaker and the winner will be in good shape where the region race is concerned.
  • JV Baseball: JL Mann 6 – Laurens 2… For the second time in 48 hours the Raider JV baseball team took on the Patriots of JL Mann this time in Greenville… I wish I had better news for Raider fans but I must report that the Patriots took a 6-2 win over the Raiders handing them only their second loss of the season… The Raiders scored both their runs in the 1st inning when Samuel Adams drove in both runs with a single… The patriots got their first 4 runs in the 2nd inning and then went on to take the 6-2 win… Three walks and a double accounted for the Patriots runs in the 2nd inning… The Raiders actually outhit the Patriots 7-6 but some untimely walks and clutch hitting by the Patriots were keys to their win… Logan Martin and Samuel Adams were the only two Raiders with more than 1 hit as they had 2 each and one of Adam’s was a double… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… The Raider JVs are now 8-2 on the season and scheduled to travel to Westside tomorrow to take on the Rams at 11:00 am.

Thornwell

  • Softball: Dixie 15 – Saints 0 (3)… The Saints softball team was on the road yesterday traveling to Due West to take on the Dixie Green Hornets… Dixie scored 11 runs in the 1st inning and never looked back as they took a 15-0 win over the saints… Dixie only outhit the Saints 8-3 but 8 Saint errors helped the Hornets claim the win in 3 innings… No Saint had over 1 hit… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
  • Baseball: Dixie 29 – Saints 0…While the softball team was over at Dixie, the baseball team hosted the Green Hornets which traditionally has a strong baseball program… It looks like they might have one again this season as they held the saints hitless while they banged out 25 hits and rolled to a 29-0 win over the Saints… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored .

 

Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

  • Friday, 3-29… Softball host Greer at 6:00 pm

 

Local Sports Schedules: All schedules subject to change right up to game time.

  • 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 varsity and middle school baseball schedule click here… To see the varsity & middle school softball schedule click here.
  • Thornwell:  To see the Thornwell varsity baseball schedule and results click here.… To see the Saints softball schedule and results click here.
  • PC Sports Calendar… To see the PC athletics sports calendar, click here.

College Sports: For any game mentioned below, click on the score for more details if available.

 March Madness has Arrived… On Sunday (3-17-24) the NCAA announced the brackets for both the men and women teams that will be participating in the chase for the National Championship we call March Madness

  • Men’s Basketball… If you want to see the official bracket as released by the NCAA, click here… It will update with scores as the games finish. ,,, If you click on the pairing you are interested in it will give you time, TV availability and other information about the game or teams.
    • Clemson Wins 2 and Headed to Sweet 16
      • Clemson 77 – New Mexico 56… Last Friday (3-22) the Tigers defeated the Lobos of New Mexico 77-56 in first round action in the NCAA Basketball Tournament
      • Clemson 72 – Baylor 64… Then on Sunday (3-24) the Tigers held off a stubborn Baylor Bears team taking a 72-64 win and thus advancing to the sweet 16 where they will be playing the Arizona Wildcats at 7:09 pm this Thursday (3-28) on CBS… Arizona was seeded # 2 in the West Bracket and Clemson a #6 seed… To see a comparison of some key stats of these two teams click here.
      • Clemson 77 – Arizona 72… Thursday night (3-28) the Clemson Tigers punched their ticket to the Elite 8 as they took a 77-72 win over #2 seeded Arizona… This is just the second time in program history that the team has made it to the Elite 8… Be sure to click on the score at the start of this section for more details on the gams… They will now face Alabama this Saturday (3-30) in the finals of the west Regionals… That game is scheduled to tipoff at 8:49 and can be seen on TBS… For a quick comparison of Alabama and Clemson, click here… Go Tigers!

 

  • Women’s Basketball… If you want to see the official bracket as released by the NCAA, click here… It will update with scores as the games finish… If you click on the pairing you are interested in it will give you time, TV availability and other information about the game or teams.

    • South Carolina
      • South Carolina 91 – PC 39… Last Friday (3-22) the Gamecocks ended PC’ from the tournament by taking a 91-39 win over the Blue Hose… PC has nothing to be ashamed of as they did beat Sacred Heart but then had to play the #1 ranked team in the nation.
      • South Carolina 88 – North Carolina 41… The on Sunday the Gamecocks demolished the Tar Heels of North Carolina beating them 88-41… Like I said above, when you see this score you realize PC had nothing to be ashamed of… The Gamecocks move on to the Sweet 16 taking on Indiana which defeated Oklahoma 75-68 game played Monday, 3-25… They will travel to Albany, NY for that game this Friday (3-29) with tipoff scheduled for 5:00 pm and it can be seen on ESPN.

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

Atlanta Braves Opener Today… The Atlanta Braves finally get their season started this afternoon as they start a three-game series with the Phillies up in Philadelphia…  If you would like to see the Braves, click here… I believe Bally Sports South will be televising the game today.

NBA

  • Scores… To see the latest scores in the NBA and games up next, click here
  • Standings… To see the current standing and records in each of the NBA Conferences click here.

NASCAR

  • William Byron Wins Second Race of the Season… William Byron became the first NASCAR driver to win more than one Cup Series race this season as he took the win at Austin’s Circuit of The Americas road course Sunday, holding off the field by less than a second… This was his 12th Cup Series win of his career… Click here to go to the NASCAR website where there is much more about this including the final race results.
  • Standings… Martin Truex Jr. now leads the Driver standings in the Cup Series while last week’s leader as Kyle Larson drops down to fifth… Ty Gibbs checks in at #2 and Ryan Blaney at #3… To see the driver standings for the Cup Series click here… Once you get there you can also click on links to see the standings in Xfinity and Truck Series.
  • Schedule… This weekend NASCAR goes to Bristol with the Cup Series race taking place on Sunday at 7:00 pm. and the Xfinity race on Saturday at 1:30 No truck racing this weekend … To see the racing schedule for this weekend click here… To see the entire NASCAR Schedule for 2024 click here…Once you get to the posting on the NASCAR website, you can select the schedule (default) for the Cup Series, Xfinity or Craftsman Truck Series using tabs in the upper right corner of the posting.
  • NASCAR on TV this Week… NASCAR has several things being televised this week including race practices and qualifying, the race itself and assorted other things… To see the TV schedule for each day of the week click here.

NFL

  • New Rule Changes Include Major Kickoff Change… The NFL recently approved a series of rule changes for the upcoming season with the kickoff rule change being very different than what we are used to and very interesting… It involves placement of the majority of the players until the kicked ball is touched or hits the ground in the receiving are… Rather than me trying to explain it, click here where there is a better explanation than I can give plus a chart or two to help explain it… I’m looking forward to see how this works out.

This & That:

Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame… Recently the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame announced the five members of its fifth class which will be inducted on Thur., April 25th at Laurens County Museum on courthouse square at 6:30 pm… The five new members are Robert Wilder, Anthony Downs, Charles Peterson, Walter Todd and Jean Hammond Whitfield… Now to read more about each of the inductees and to learn how they were chosen click here… You will also find out who the members of the first four classes were as well as general information about the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame… Tickets are now on sale for $30 and include a catered meal… To purchase your ticket, click here… No tickets will be sold at the door.

 

 

 Ticketing Information and Other Important Information for Red Devil Spring Sports… The Red Devil athletic department has released information about ticketing including how to buy ahead of time and policy for purchasing at the gate… Also information about what passes will be accepted as well as other information you need to know before you go… To see all of this and more, click here

 

 

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