Local Notes
Clinton HS
- Athletic Awards Night is May 23rd… The Red Devils will host their 2023-24 athletic awards night on May 23, beginning at 6:00, in the main gym… All sports will be recognized: Fall, Winter, and Spring… Coaches will be contacting their players with specific information… There is no cost to attend. #GO BIG RED
Laurens HS
- James Island 5 – Raiders 4… Monday night the Laurens Raider baseball team lost to the James Island Trojans last night down in the Charleston are by a score of 5-4 in a close game that was Basically decided on two swings of the bat, 2 homes by the Trojans…The Raiders scored 2 runs in the top of the first inning with Zay Pulley, Hunter Nabors and Coleman Coker getting key hits that allowed the Raiders to get those 2 runs… The Trojans scored 3 runs in the bottom of the inning with the bog hit being delivered by Jake Amman 2-run homer… The Raiders tied the game in the top of the second inning when Pulley hit a sacrifice fly to score Avery Madden… The Trojans took the lead for good in the third inning when the Trojans’ Amman hit his second homer of the game a 2-run shot…There was no further score until the top of the seventh inning when the Raiders were able to load the bases and scored 1 run on a wild pitch but could get no closer as the Trojans took a 5-4 win… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
- Up Next For the Raiders
- This is a best of 3 series so the Raiders will host the Trojans tonight and must win to continue in the playoffs and force a third and deciding game on Friday… First pitch scheduled for 6:30.
- Raider fans need to pack the house as the Raiders must win to force a game 3 on Friday.
- Tickets will be $10 each and available at the gate… If you want to avoid the lines and purchase your tickets ahead of time online you can do that also… Click here to go to the website to do that…. Remember only SCHSL passes will be accepted.
- WLBG does plan on brining you the game starting a couple of minutes before the first pitch.
- To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.
- Spring Football Game… The Laurens Raiders have been getting ready for the upcoming season as they have been having spring practice since May 1st under new head coach Greg Porter… Spring practice ends tomorrow night as the Raiders will have their Spring Game at KC Hanna Stadium starting at 6:00 pm… Come on out and get your first look at next season’s team.
Broadcast Notes… We are planning on broadcasting the second game of the championship series tonight from Ed Prescott Field at 6:30 pm.
Local Sports Schedules:
- 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
- Conference Tournaments…Most of the D-I conferences that have schools in our area are starting their Conference Tournaments this week.
- Big South… The Big South Tournament will be held up in High Point, NC at Truist Park… The Blue Hose have the #1 seed for the first time in program history and will be one of 4 teams competing for the automatic bid to the College World Series… They will open play on Thursday, May 23 taking on #4 seeded Charleston Southern at 1:00 pm… For complete information about the tournament click here
- ACC… The ACC Tournament started May 21st up in Charlotte, NC… Clemson is among the teams competing for the automatic bid to the College World Series but they do not play until Thursday when they take on Miami at 11:00 am… For complete information about this tournament including scores as the games finish, click here.
- SEC… The SEC Tournament starts today out in Hoover, AL… Now for complete information about this Tournament including scores of games completed, click here.
- South Carolina 10 – Alabama 5… The Gamecocks defeated Alabama yesterday 10-5 in a “play-in” game as part of the SEC Baseball Tournament… They outhit the Tide 14-11 but more importantly they out-homered the Tide 4-0 one of which was a grand slam in a 6-run third inning by Dalton Reeves… Be sure to click on the score to see more details… The Gamecocks will now face #2 seeded Arkansas at about 2:00 pm today.
- SoCon… The Southern Conference Tournament starts today up at Flour Field in Greenville… For complete information about this tournament click here… Wofford and the Citadel will open the tournament taking on each other today at 3:00 pm.
- 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… For any game mentioned below, click on the score for more details if available.
- 2024 D-I Softball Bracket… If you click here, it will carry you to the NCAA website where they have the bracket posted… It is an interactive bracket posting in that you can click on the regional you are interested in and it will open up that regional to show the schedule for that regional, game times, TV availability and scores once the games are completed.
- 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.
Atlanta Braves… For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores.
- Cubs 4 – Braves 3… The Braves started a 3-game series in Chicago against the Cubs on s sour note last night as they fell to the Cubs 4-3 in 10 innings…. Orlando Arcia gave the Braves an early lead of 2-0 hitting his 5th homer of the season in the 2nd inning… The Cubs tied the game in the bottom of the same inning… Michael Harris II hit a solo homer (5) in the top of the 4th but by the time the two teams finished 9 innings it was Tied 3-3… The Braves went down in order in the top of the 10th inning and the with 1 out and runners on first and third, the Cubs Nico Hoerner singled to take the walk-off win.
- 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.
- Other MLB Scores & Schedules… If you would like to see other scores around MLB last night or in the recent past plus the schedule of upcoming games, click here.
- 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.
Greenville Drive… For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores.
- Drive 15 – Grasshoppers 2… There is better news for Greenville Drive fans as they started a 6-game series up in Greensboro, NC thumping the Grass Hoppers 15-2… They simply outhit the Grasshoppers 13-5 and 3 of their hits were homers.
- 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
- Joey Logano Wins All-Star Race… Joey Logano led all but 1 lap of the 200 lap All-Star Race in North Wilkesboro Sunday but the main thing is he was leading at the checkered flag to get the win… No points awarded in this race, but he did pick up the 1-million-dollar top prize… Click here to go to the NASCAR website where there is much more about this including the final race results.
- Standings… Kyle Larson still leads the Driver Standings in the Cup Series while Martin Truex Jr. remains second… Denny Hamlin moved up to third while Chase Elliot dropped to fourth…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 it’s racing this week is up in Charlotte… 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:
Summer Camps at Clinton YMCA… The Clinton YMCA has released their schedule of Summer Youth Sports Camps for this year… To see a list of those camps including dates, location, times and cost click here… These cams do have registration deadlines and you register at the Clinton YMCA… The next camps are:
- Baseball at CHS… This camp will be June 3-5 and will be held at the CHS baseball field from 9:00 to 11:30 am each day… This camp is for boys ages 6-12 and will be conducted by Coach Peyton Spangler… The cost is $40 for YMCA members and $50 for non-members… The deadline to register is Friday, May 31 @ 4:00 pm.
- Soccer Cap at PC… This camp will be June 5-7 at the PC intramural Field from 9:00 am to 11:00 am… It is open to boys and girls ages 6-12 and will be conducted by Coach Tania Harris… The cost is $50 for YMCA members and $60 for non-members… The deadline to register is Monday, June 3 @ 4:00 pm
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