Local Notes
Clinton HS
- Softball: Clinton 12 – Newberry 1… The Red Devil softball team defeated the Newberry Bulldogs 12-1 at home last night… Both teams had 5 hits in the game but the Newberry pitcher issued 8 walks (she only struck out 2 Red Devils), hit 3 Red Devil batters and the Bulldogs as a team made 4 errors which the Red Devils took advantage of… The only Red Devil to get more than 1 hit in the game was Alyssa Young who went 2 for 3 with a triple and 3 RBIs… Cat Wilkie picked up the complete game win giving up the 1 earned run in the 5th inning while striking out 7 and walking just 1… 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 Raiders are now 6-5 on the season and 1-2 in region play… The Red Devil improve to 8-6 on the season and are scheduled to travel to Mauldin today for a 6:00 pm game.
- Baseball: Clinton 3 – Chester 1… The Red Devil varsity baseball team was also in action yesterday as they traveled to Chester to take on the Cyclones in an important region game… Good news here for Red Devil fans as they took a 3-1 win over the Cyclones… They scored single runs in the 1st, 2nd and 6th inning while three Clinton pitchers (Tanner Finley, Freddy Lopez and Carson Glenn) only gave up 1 unearned run in the in the 4th inning, gave up 4 hits and struck out 8 and walked just 1…The Red Devils had 7 hits in the game with Luke Young being the only Red Devil with more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 3 and both his hits were doubles….Carson Glenn drove in the first Clinton run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning driving in Brett Young… Camden Finley drove in Luke Young in the second inning with a single and Jayden Glenn singled in the 6th inning scoring Harrison Moore… The Red Devils are now 9-7 on the season overall and 2-2 in region play… They are scheduled to host Chester at 6:30 this Friday.
Laurens HS
- Softball: Riverside 11 – Laurens 1… Last night the Raider varsity softball team hosted the Riverside Warriors… Not a good night for the Raiders as the Warriors pounded out 18 hits to the Raiders 5 as they took an 11-1 win over the Raiders… The only inning the Warriors did not score in was the first… The Raiders only run came in the 2nd inning when Azaria Johnson hit a solo homer to lead off the inning… Makayden Livingston was the only Raider with more than one hit as she went 2 for 2… 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 Raiders are now 6-5 on the season and 1-2 in region play… They are scheduled to travel to Riverside this Friday for a
- Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDDHS… There is a lot of information you need to know be coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here…. The team is now 6-5 overall and 1-2 in region play and is scheduled to travel to Riverside Friday for a 6:00 pm game.
Laurens Academy
- Baseball: Crusaders 18 – Oconee Christian 0… Now in a score from Monday that I just received yesterday, the Laurens Academy Crusader traveled up to Oconee Christian to take on the Warriors… I think that the Crusaders might have carried their bats up there on top of engine or near the muffler because they came out swinging some hot bats as they scored 15 runs in the 1st inning and then rolled on to an 18-0 win over the Warriors in 3 innings… The Crusaders wound up with 14 hits in the game and they were all singles… I must also mention that that the Warriors did have 2 errors and their 2 pitchers hit 5 Crusader batters… All but 2 Crusader batters had hits the 14 hits with several having two hits… Elijah Hornberger drove in 4 runs of the Crusaders 13 earned runs with his two singles… Brayden Burke picked up the complete game win pitching a no-hitter while striking out 9 and walking just 4… 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 team is now 4-5 on the season and will host Richard Winn Friday at 7:00 pm.
Thornwell
- Softball: Ware Shoals 15 – Thornwell 5… The Thornwell Saints softball team traveled over to ware Shoals yesterday to take on the Hornets… I imagine the rise back seemed a little longer that the one going over as the Hornets took a 15-5 over the Saints… The Hornets only led 5-4 going into the bottom of the 4th inning where they broke the game open scoring 7 runs putting the Saints in a hole they just could not climb out of… The Hornets only outhit the Saints 8-3 but only 6 of the Hornets 15 runs were earned as the Saints made 5 errors to go along with a couple of hit batters… The Saints only had 3 hits in the game by 3 different player but Madi Landrith’s hit was a double that drove in 2 runs and Karleigh Porter also had 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 team is now scheduled to travel to High Point Academy today for a game at 7:00 pm.
- Baseball: Ware Shoals 12 – Thornwell 0… While the softball team was traveling to Ware Shoals, the baseball team hosted the Hornets… I hate to have to report that the news is no better as the Hornets took a 12-0 win over the Saints… Ware sholas simply outhit the Saints 13-2… The Hornets jumped out to a 45-0 lead after one inning of play and never looked back… All of the Saint hits were singles and Zach Crowe had both of them… 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 team is now scheduled to travel to Ware shoals Friday for a 6:00 pm game.
Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:
- We have no broadcast planned for this week as I cannot get a board operator… Contact me via email at: sports@wlbg.com or text me at 864-981-3470 if you would like to learn how to do this and make some extra money.
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.
College Baseball
- D-1 Rankings… The latest college baseball rankings according to D1BASEBALL.COM TOP 25 came out 4-7-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Arkansas (1), Clemson (2), Texas A&M (3), Tennessee (4) and Oregon State (5)… Coastal Carolina remains at # 20 and South Carolina dropped out of the top 25… If you wish to see the entire top 25 according to the poll click here.
- Scores… If you click here, it will carry you to a posting linked to the NCAA website where you can find the latest scores, past scores and future contest in D1 baseball… When you get there, it will list scores and contest by top 25 and if you scroll down, it will also list them by conferences… Enjoy!
College Softball
- D-1 Rankings… The latest college softball rankings put out by ESPN and USA Softball came out 4-8-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Texas (5), Oklahoma (1), Duke (2), Tennessee (4) and Oklahoma State (6)… The Clemson Tigers dropped a spot from #17 to #19 while South Carolina is tied at #25 with Arizona… If you wish to see the entire top 25 according to the poll click here
- Scores… Similar to baseball above, if you click here, it will carry you to a posting linked to the NCAA website where you can find the latest scores, past scores and future contest in D1 baseball… When you get there, it will list scores and contest by top 25 and if you scroll down, it will also list them by conferences… Enjoy!
Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores.
- Braves 6 – Mets 5… After losing the first game of a four-game series 8-7 Monday night, the Braves bounced back to take a 6-5 win over the Mets last night in Atlanta… The Mets actually outhit the Braves 12-11 but the Braves got the clutch hits when needed… No homers in the game for the Braves.
- Season Schedule… If you would like to see the Braves, click here… It should also show where the game will be televised if it is televised.
- Standings… To see the MLB Standings click here… Once you get there you will see the standing by league (American or National) and also by division.
- Bowling Green 7 – Drive 3… The Bowling Green Hot Rods spoiled the home opener for the Greenville Drive last night by taking a 7-3 win… The game was o-o going into the 4th inning where the Hot Rods put 7 runs on the scoreboard and held the Drive to just 3 runs after that…The Hot Rods outhit the Drive 8-6 and one of the Drive’s hits was a solo homer by Kristian Campbell (1) in the 8th inning.
- Schedule… If you wish to see the Greenville Drive schedule and results of completed games, click here.
- Standings… To see the standings for the South Atlantic League (SAL) click here.
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 for Third Time this Season… William Byron became the first 3-time winner on the Cup Series this season as he took the win at Martinsville Sunday… His Rick Hendricks Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliot finished second and third respectively… Click here to go to the NASCAR website where there is much more about this including the final race results.
- Standings… Kyle Larson now leads the Driver Standings in the Cup Series while last week’s leader Martin Truex Jr. falls to second and Denny Hamlin still checks in at 3rd…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 using tabs in the upper right corner of the posting.
- Schedule This Week… This week NASCAR holds its races at the Texas Motor Speedway… To see the schedule for practices and races click here.
- 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.
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 Raider Spring Sports… The Raider 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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