Local Notes
Clinton HS
- Up Next… Due to the weather, last night’s games with Eau Claire did not take place… Looking at the Red Devil basketball schedule on MaxPreps, it shows that the Red Devils will host Eau Claire making up those games on Thursday, 2-6-25 the day before thy travel to Eau Claire… That schedule also shows that they will travel to Mid-Carolina this Friday.
Laurens HS
- Up Next… Due to the weather, the Raider basketball teams did not travel to Fountain Inn last night to take on the Fury… As far as I know, no makeup date for those games has been set… The Raiders are scheduled host the Fountain Inn Fury this Friday night (1-24-25) … We do plan on brining you those games here on Real Radio WLBG and on the internet at wlbg.com starting at 6:00 pm.
Laurens Academy
- Up Next… According to the Crusaders master schedule on their website, the Crusaders will be traveling to Greenville today to take on the Lions of Our Lady of the Rosary… I do not know if that game is still on or not… Their schedule shows they are scheduled to travel to Anderson tomorrow at 6:00 pm to take on the Cavaliers of New Covenant School… Another schedule note concerning the Crusaders, they were scheduled to host WW King this Friday night (1-24-25) but those games have been cancelled and will not be made-up… King needed the date to makeup region games canceled last night due to the weather.
Thornwell
- UPDATED: Basketball… Friday night the Saints hosted the Dixie Green Hornets in region action.
- Girls: Hornets 51 – Saints 11… The Hornets outscored the Saints 18-0 in first quarter and then went on to take a 51-11 win over the Saints… Kendra Wilson scored 8 points for the Saints while Karleigh Porter scored 2 and Graycen Moore 1… The Saints fall to 4-8 overall and 3-6 in region play while the Green Hornets improve to 7-7 overall and 7-2 in region play.
- Boys: Hornets 64 – Saints 39… In Boys’ action the news is not good for Saints fans as the Green Hornets took a 64-39 win over the Saints…. The Saints came out cold in the first quarter and trailed at its end 15-4 and the Green Hornets continued by at least 3 points in each of the remaining quarters to take the 64-39 win… Two of the Saints finished the game in double-digits as Zaylen Washington had 19 points and KJ Singleton had 12… Jacob +Wilson, Gibson Partee, and Malik Anderson all scored 2 points while Parker Workman and Ke’zaviaus Kinard both score 1 point… The Saints fall to 3-10 overall and 2-7 in region play while the Green Hornets improve to 10-6 overall and 6-3 in region play.
- Up Next…The Saints did not travel to Calhoun Falls Charter last night to take on the Blue Flashes in region action … At this time, I do not know of a make-up date for those games… Their schedule on MaxPreps shows them to be in action next Tuesday (1-28-25) when they host the Owls of Green Upstate.
Middle School Basketball… All games start at 5:00 pm unless otherwise noted with girls’ game first followed by boys’ game… Note: coaches very often change schedule without telling me… To see the season master schedule click here… NOTE…Dixie and Thornwell do NOT have middle school girls teams this season so the 5:00 pm start will be for the boys’ game.
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: Basketball…. Also you can click on the following to see their schedule on MaxPreps: Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys.… You can also click here to see the master basketball schedule for the Crusade teams. .
- Thornwell: To see the Thornwell varsity basketball schedules and results click on one of the following: Varsity Girls, Boys… Also Master Schedule that includes middle school games 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.
- Final College Football AP Rankings… In case you missed it, the final College Football AP Top 25 came out yesterday… Since thy won the FBS Championship on Monday, the Ohio State Buckeyes finished #1 with their opponent in that game Notre Dame coming in at #2… The rest of the top 5 included Oregon, Texas and Penn state… Spots 6-10 are held by Georgia, Arizona State, Boise State, Tennessee and Indiana… Clemson finished as #14 and South Carolina # 19… If you would like to see the entire list of the Top 24 in the AP Poll click here.
- Ohio State Wins CFB Championship 34-23 Over Notre Dame… In case you missed it last night, the Ohio State Buckeyes took a 34-23 win over the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame to claim this years’ FBS College Football Championship… The Irish were down 31-7 about halfway through third quarter and tried to come back but fell short… For more on this game click here and click here for two different summaries of the game.
- 2024-25 Entire College Football Bowl Schedule & Information… After the selection Committee filled out the College Playoff Brackets other teams were quickly chosen for the myriad of bowl games that are going to be held between now and the National Championship game on Monday, Jan. 20th next year… If you click here, you will go to a posting on the NCAA website where the list of bowls is posted along with when they will be held, times, TV availability and after they are over the final score.
College Basketball… In the polls the number in parenthesis (?) indicates their rank in the last poll if it is different from the present one… If there is a score given or game(s) click on it to see details on the game(s).
Men
- DI AP Poll… The latest AP Top 25 Poll (1-20-25) had some changes in the top 5… Auburn is still #1 followed by Duke (3), Iowa State (2), Alabama and Florida… There were some changes in spots 6-10 as Tennessee still checks in at #6 followed by Houston (10), Michigan State (12), Kentucky (8) and Marquette (7)…To see the remainder of the top 25 click here.
- DI Scores… To see the scores foe last night and also for the previous couple of days click here… You can also look ahead to the next few days to see who will be playing.
- Standings by Conference… To see the conference standings for each of the DI conferences, click here… It’s a long list so if you want to see say the SEC standings, you have to scroll down a good bit.
Women
- DI AP Poll… The latest AP Top 25 Poll (1-19-25) also had one change in the top 5…UCLA is still #1 followed by South Carolina, Notre Dame, Southern California and LSU (6)… UConn is still #6 followed by Texas (5), Maryland, TCU (10) and Kansas State (11)… To see the remainder of the top 25 click here.
- DI Scores… To see the scores foe last night and also for the previous couple of days click here… You can also look ahead to the next few days to see who will be playing.
- Standings by Conference… To see the conference standings for each of the DI conferences, click here… It’s a long list so if you want to see say the SEC standings, you have to scroll down a good bit.
Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores at the start of the section.
NFL
- NFL Playoffs… The NFL is now starting its playoffs and if you would like to see the complete bracket leading up to the Super Bowl click here.
- Division Playoff Schedule… The Division Playoff games took place this past weekend and if you want to see those results click here .
- Conference Championships… The AFC and the NFC Conference Championship Games will be held this Sunday (1-26-25)… To see the matchups’, times, TV viewing and other details about those two games, click here… After they are finished you can also get the results.
- Standings… If you are also curious about the NFL standings, click here,
This & That:
- Laurens Little League (L3) … Registration is now open for the upcoming season of Laurens Little League also known as L3… As usual, there will be a coach’s pitch age group along with Minors and Majors all three of which cover ages 7-12… The cost is $80 per player, and you must register by Friday, 2-7-25… If you click here it will carry you to a posting where you can find out how to register online… If you still have questions, call the City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Headquarters at The Ridge at 86-681-7275… You can also register there in person and they are located at 301 Exchange drive in Laurens.
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.