Local Notes
Clinton HS
- Spring Game Cancelled… The Red Devils were scheduled to hold a Spring Game tonight at Wilder Stadium but due to a couple of injuries and a bunch of dinged up players, the decision was made not to play tonight… The Red Devils will now start the summer process of getting ready for the season opener on August 23 when they host former region foe Woodruff at Wilder Stadium.
Laurens HS
- Spring Football Game… The Laurens Raiders held their spring game at KC Hanna last Thursday night… It was a spirited workout with a lot of enthusiasm on display… The Raiders will host the Hillcrest Rams August 23 in the opening game of the season… Click here to see a video interview with Coach Porter and some photos.
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 is being held up in High Point, NC at Truist Park… For complete information about the tournament click here
- CSU 5 – PC 4… The #1 seeded PC Blue Hose opened Big South Tournament play falling to the # 4 seeded Buccaneers of Charleston Sothern 5-4… The Blue Hose were down 4-0 going into the bottom of the 6th inning where PC put their first 2 runs on the scoreboard but just could not complete the rally… PC returns today at 11:00 am to take on USC Upstate in an elimination game,
- ACC… The ACC Tournament started May 21st up in Charlotte, NC… For complete information about this tournament including scores as the games finish, click here.
- Miami 8 – Clemson 7… The Clemson Tiger opened their participation in the ACC Baseball Tournament on a “down note” as they fell to the Miami Hurricanes 8-7… The Hurricanes put 5 runs on the scoreboard in the 2nd inning and held on to the win… The Tigers are scheduled to play Louisville today at 3:00, pm.
- SEC… The SEC Tournament starts Wednesday out in Hoover, AL… Now for complete information about this Tournament including scores of games completed, click here…
- LSU 11 – South Carolina 10… The Gamecocks lost a heartbreaker to the LSU yesterday out in Hover, AL as they led 10-7 going into the top of the 8th inning where LSU scored 2 runs and again in the 9th inning hand the Gamecocks their first tournament loss… The Gamecocks will be back in action today as they take on Kentucky at 4:00 pm in an elimination game.
- SoCon… The Southern Conference Tournament started Wednesday up at Flour Field in Greenville… For complete information about this tournament click here.
- Wofford 12 – Western Carolina 1… The Wofford Terriers continued their winning ways in the SoCon Baseball Tournament as they took a 12-1 win over the Catamount up at Flour Field… They will now take on UNC Greensboro today at 9:00 am.
- Big South… The Big South Tournament is being held up in High Point, NC at Truist Park… For complete information about the tournament click here
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.
- Braves 3 – Cubs 0… The Braves closed out their 3-game series last night up in Chicago with the cubs taking a 3-0 win to take the series 3 games to 1… The Braves simply outhit the Cubs 6-4… The Braves did have one homer in eh games as left fielder Jarred Kelenic hit his third homer of the season a solo shot in the 5th inning… The Braves start a 3-gamme series with the Pirates in Pittsburg tonight at 6:40 pm.
- 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.
- Grasshoppers 5 – Drive 3… The Greenville Drive offense cooled off last night as they lost to the Greensboro Grasshoppers 5-3 last night up in Greensboro… In the first two games of the 6-game series, the Drive had scored 10 or more runs in the first two games… They lost despite of having more hits (7-6) than the Grasshoppers.
- 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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