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Sports Report for Wednesday, 10-30-2024

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Local Notes

 Clinton HS

  • Girls Tennis: Clinton 5 – Chester 1… Monday the Red Devil girls’ tennis team traveled to Chester to take on the Cyclones in their final regular season and region match… Good news for Red Devil fans as they took a 5-1 win over the Cyclones… Those who took wins in singles action included Libby Dailey, Addy Derrick, Deborah Goldman and Abby McMurray… The #2 doubles team composed of Savanna Fountain and Ellis Workman also took a win over their opponents… For more information on this match click here.
  • Tennis Starts Playoffs Today… The Red Devils now know who they will play in the first round of the SCHSL Girls Tennis Playoffs… They will be hosting the Dixie Green Hornets and they have decided to start the playoffs a day early… They were scheduled to start on Thursday, but the decision has been made to start today at 4:00 pm on the courts at Clinton Middle School… If you want to see the 2024 Class 1A-2A Tennis bracket click here… There are not as many teams in Class AA and Class A as there are in other classes so they are both in the same bracket to make out a competitive field…. Bottom line… Go Big Red!

 

  • Up Next in Cross Country… The Red Devils will be back in action today (Wednesday) when they host the County Championship at 5:30 pm and they will also honor their seniors before the match.
  • 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.

  

  • Volleyball Host High Point Today… The Red Devil volleyball team will open up playoffs today instead of 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!

 

  • 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.

Laurens HS

  •  Girls’ Tennis: Southside 4 – Laurens 3… The Lady Raiders traveled to Southside yesterday for their last region match of the season. In the first six lines, the Raiders tied 3-3, which led them to play number one doubles for the tiebreak. Unfortunately, the Raiders lost in a close match.
  • Tennis heads to Blue Ridge Tomorrow… The Raider girls’ tennis team finished in third place in the region and will start playoff action tomorrow when they head to Blue Ridge to take on the Tigers… I do not yet know the start time for that match… To see the Class 4A Girls Tennis Bracket click here…. Good Luck to the Raiders!

 

  • 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 Headed to Lewisville… The Saints volleyball team now know that they will be headed to Lewisville tomorrow for a first-round playoff match in the SCHSL volleyball playoffs…To see the bracket for the Class A Volleyball tournament click here… Good Luck to the Saints!

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…

  • Today: 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 30 minutes after the first game… They will recognize all the 8th graders between the games for all 4 schools… All the action will take place at KC Hanna Stadium.

SC Media Prep Football Poll… The latest SC Media Prep Football Poll came out Tuesday and if you would like to see it click here to go to the State Newspaper where there is a posting of it… I will tell you that the Clinton Red Devils remain at #5 in Class AA.

 

 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 30 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.

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.
  • 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.

 

 

 

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