Local Notes
Clinton HS
- Boys Cross Country Captures 4th Region Championship… For the 4th time in as many years the Red Devil boys cross country team captured the region title last Saturday…. Also William Reid was the Region Champion with a time of 17:02… Four other Red Devils made the All-Region Team in addition to William… For more information on this match, click here.
- Girls Cross Country Finishes 2nd… The lady Red Devil cross country team finished second in the region met 1 point behind Mid-Carolina… Calvary Lyda finished second in the meet with a time of 24:02 (her personal best) to lead the Red Devils… To see the other Red Devil runners results click here.
- Up Next… The Red Devils will be back in action tomorrow (Wednesday) when they host the County Championship and they will also honor their seniors before the match.
- Lawson Chosen as TD Club Player of the Week… Monday it was announced that Red
Devil senior offensive and defensive lineman Clayton Lawson has been chosen as the Laurens County Touchdown Clubs Player of the week… In last Fridays 61-14 win over Blacksburg, he graded out at 90% on offense and he had he had 3 pancake blocks as the Red Devil offense for 478 yards and had a total of 605 yards of offense… On defense, Lawson had 3 tackles and one for a loss… Head Coach Corey Fountain stated, “Clayton was a hard worker in the off-season strength and conditioning program and currently during practice. His hard-nosed play on offense and defense set the tone in the trenches. He has a ‘high motor’ and barely comes off the field during the game which is rare for a big man. It is fun watching his 2-way throwback style of football on Friday nights.”… The Laurens County Touchdown Club will honor Lawson on October 31st at the bi-monthly Touchdown Club meeting… The meeting will be at noon at The Ridge in Laurens… Player of the Week awards is presented by Farm Bureau Insurance of Laurens County in 2024… The October 31st meeting will feature Mr. Charlie Wentzky, Deputy Commissioner of the South Carolina High School League and staff member responsible for high school football operations within the state, as our featured speaker.
- Girls Tennis: Mid-Carolina 4 – Clinton 2… Last Thursday the Red Devil girls’ tennis team traveled down to Prosperity to take on the Mid-Carolina Rebels… I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the Rebels took a 4-2 win over the Red Devils… Libby Dailey and Addy Derick were the only two players to take wins in singles action… For more information on this match click here… The Red Devils will finish the regular season as Region III Runner Up and I think the playoffs start Thursday and I will try to find the playoff bracket as soon as possible because at this time the SCHSL does not have it available on their website.
- Volleyball Host High Point… The Red Devil volleyball team will open up playoffs tomorrow at home taking on the Grizzlies of High Point Academy out of Spartanburg… The match is scheduled to start at 6:00 pm… Go Big Red!
Laurens HS
- Fall Ticketing Information and Other Need to Know Venue Information… The Raiders have released information concerning tickets and other rules and regulations you need to know about before you go to any athletic events on campus this fall… This information also includes a parking map… Please check this out to save you some problems before you go… Click here to see that information.
Thornwell
- Volleyball: Green Upstate 3 – Saints 1… The Saints hosted the Green Upstate Owls last night in the gym at Thornwell… This was a match to break a tie for fourth place in the region…. Bothe teams are headed to the playoffs and this was to determine where they finished in the region for the playoff bracket… I hate to have to report that the Owls took a 3-1 win over the Saints thus finishing 4th in the region while the Saints finish 5th… The Owls won the first two sets 25-10 and 25-18… The Saints fought back and took the third set 25-22 but could not maintain that momentum in the fourth set as they fell 25-14… The SCHSL should post the seeding for the playoffs in the next 24 hours as the playoffs start Thursday…To see the bracket for the Class A Volleyball tournament click here… I’m hoping whoever they play they will get the treat and not the trick Thursday,
Laurens County Touchdown Club
- If you would like to see information about the Laurens County Touchdown Club such as how to join, meeting dates, sponsors and guest speakers click here.… The Club’s next meeting will be this Thursday, October 31st meeting will feature Mr. Charlie Wentzky, Deputy Commissioner of the South Carolina High School League and staff member responsible for high school football operations within the state, as our featured speaker.
Middle School Football… To see the middle school master school football schedule click here… Please remember these schedules can change right up to game day without my knowing about it.
Sports Talk Media High School Football Recap… Each week during the football season Sports Talk Media produce a recap show of high school football results from around the state… If you would like to hear that show for last Friday night, click here… It’s usually about 5 minutes long and keeps you updated on football outside our area… Enjoy!
High School Football Scores, Schedules and Standings
- Thanks to scfootballstats.com you can now see last weekend’s scores for all games by classification on Saturday or Sunday and possibly Monday… After that you will see the weeks schedule by classification… You can also see the standings in each region by classification… To see this information, click here.
Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG… If it is a varsity football game we will start our broadcast about 6:20 pm with the Friday Night Insiders… Remember all sports broadcast are streamed live on the internet at www.wlbg.com.
- Wednesday, Oct. 30th…. A doubleheader of middle school football starting with Hickory Tavern vs. Gray Court-Owings for the “Country Championship” followed by Laurens MS vs. Sanders for the “City Championship about 15 minutes after the first game… All the action will take place at KC Hanna Stadium.
- Friday, Nov. 1st… Varsity travels to Emerald at 7:30.
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: Click on each of the following to see their schedule: Varsity Football, Middle Scholl Football and Varsity /MS Volleyball…. Also you can click here to see varsity volleyball results. .
- Thornwell: To see the Thornwell varsity volleyball 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 Football
- FBS AP Poll… The latest FBS AP Poll (10-27-24) had some changes in the top 10 this week… The first 4 teams are the same as last week, Oregon, Georgia, Penn State and Ohio State… Miami (FL) moves up to #5 while last week’s #5 drops to #6… Spots 7-10 are occupied by Tennessee, Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M… Clemson and Iowa State are tied for #11…To see the entire top 25 AP Poll click here
- FCS Coaches Poll… The FCS Coaches Poll (10-27-24) still has North Dakota State #1 and Montana State at #2 … In our general area, Mercer moved is the only team you often see on the schedule of some our local teams in the top 25 as they are #16 and Chattanooga #25… To see the entire FCS Coaches Poll click here.
- FBS Football Scores… If you would like to see the scores for FBS schools this past week click here… Once you get there you can filter and sort several different ways and you can also click on the next week to see the FBS schedule.
- FCS Football Scores… If you would like to see the scores for FBS schools this past week click here… Once you get there you can filter and sort several different ways and you can also click on the next week to see the FBS schedule.
Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores at the start of the section.
Major League Baseball
- World Series… The World Series started on Friday, October the 25th and the two teams playing in it are the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New Your Yankees… It is a best of 7 series that started in Los Angeles and moved to New York for game 3… To see how each game unfolded click on the scores below.
- Tuesday (today): Dodgers at the Yankees… On Fox at 8:00 pm
- Monday: Dodgers 4 – Yankees 2
- Saturday: Dodgers 4 – Yankees 2
- Friday: Dodgers 6 – Yankees 3
- Postseason Schedule… If you would like to see the entre playoff schedule and scores of the completed games to date all the way to the World Series click here… If you would rather see the post season schedule by matchups click here… If you look at both of those and you are still confused or have questions about the playoff format, click here where they try to explain it and thus answer your questions.
NFL
- Schedules and Scores… For you diehard pro football fans out there if you want to check scores or schedules in the NFL click here… Once you go to this posting on the NFL site you can filter by the week you are interested in.
- Standings… If you are also curious about the NFL standings, click here,
NASCAR
- Tyler Reddick Wins in Florida… Tyler Reddick caught and blew past Ryan Blaney on the last half lap of the Cup series race in Homestead, Fla. this past Sunday to punch his ticket into the field of 4 which will be competing for the Cup Championship in a couple of weeks… For more information about this race, click here.
- Playoffs…With the win, Reddick jumped to the lead ahead of Joey Logano in the field of 8 drivers trying to make the Final 4 who will compete for the Cup Championship… To see the drivers rank who are still in the chase for the championship rank, click here.
- Schedule This Week… The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series are headed to Martinsville this weekend with the Xfinity race taking place on Saturday at 4:00 pm and the Cup Series race on Sunday at 2:00 pm…To see the complete schedule for Los Vegas including practices and TV availability, 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:
- College Football Fan Challenge Oyster Roast… The Laurens County Chamber of Commerce Oyster Roast will be held on Thursday, Nov. 7th… As in the past there will be steamed oysters, low country boil and chicken gumbo as well as both a silent and live auction and other entertainment…Tickets $50 and you need to get them fast as this event has a limited number of tickets and they usually sell out fast… For more information click here and it will carry you to a posting on the Chamber of Commerce website where there is more information and a short video…. Click on events and select Oyster Roast. .. Tickets can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce office during normal business hours… The office address is 291 Professional Park Rd, Clinton, SC 29325 or call them at 864-833-2716
- Youth Basketball at The Ridge… Registration for youth basketball through the City of Laurens Parks and Recreation is now open… The cost is $60 and you register at the City of Laurens Parks and Recreation headquarters at The Ridge located at 301 exchange Drive…The age groupings include 7-8 year old coed, 9-12 girls, 9-10 boys and 11-12 boys… The deadline to enter is Friday, Nov. 22nd and there will be a skill evaluation on November 25th with practices staring Dec. 2nd… If you have any questions about the league, please email JPridgen@cityoflaurenssc.com or call 864-939-9137.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to report scores, please contact me via email at: sports@wlbg.com or text me at 864-981-3470.