Local Notes
Clinton HS
- Basketball up Next… The Red Devils are scheduled to travel to Chester tonight to take on the Cyclones in in region action.
Laurens HS
- Basketball up Next… The Raiders will be traveling to Westside tonight to take on the Rams in region action while the sub-varsity teams will be playing at home today starting at 5:00 pm
Wrestling
- Raiders Defeat Travelers Rest… Last night the Raiders hosted the Devildogs of Travelers Rest in Round third round action of the Class AAAA wrestling team playoffs… It was a tight match at first that saw the Devildogs go up by 11 points (33-21) before the Raiders came all the way back to take a 34-33 win…They did it by winning the last 4 matches of the night with Jonathan Paguada taking a 9-6 win in the very last match of the evening to send the team to the Upper State Finals.
- After the matches I did a short video interview with Raider Coach Lawson Jordan… If you would like to see that video and a slide show of some photos taken at the match last night, check back here later in the morning…. Due to technical problems this will be delayed until tonight at the earliest.
- With the win, the Raiders record improves to 34-3 on the season and will take on region foe Fountain Inn tomorrow night at LDHS starting at 7:00 pm for the Upper State Championship… The Raider did hand the Fury one of their few losses in the season by a score of 39-31… The Fury defeated #1 seed South Pointe last night.… Tickets will be $8 at the door (cash or card) and you can also buy them online by clicking here to save time… Since this is a SCHSL event, the prices are set by the SCHSL and no Century Club, District IDs, or Student Athletic Passes can be accepted only SCHSL passes will be accepted…. Please come out and support the Raiders!
Laurens Academy
- Basketball up Next… The Crusaders MaxPreps schedule shows them on the road tonight as they travel up to Spartanburg to take on the Oakbrook Prep Knights in region action.
Thornwell
- Up Next in Basketball…The Saints are scheduled to travel to Ware Shoals tonight in more region action.
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… The middle school schedule for today should be:
- Dixie at Whitmire… No Scores reported to me.
- Ware Shoals at Sanders… No Scores reported to me.
- Thornwell 40 – Hickory Tavern 32… In Boys’ action at Hickory Tavern last night, the Thornwell Saints took a 40-32 and was tied on at least 2 different occasions during the game… Both teams had about as many turnovers as they did points but in the end the Saints prevailed over a scrappy Panther team… This was the most points scored in a game by the Panthers this season.
- Gray-Court-Owings at Laurens Middle
- Girls: LMS 29 – GCO 2 The LMS Tigers held the GCO Tigers scoreless for the first 18 plus minutes of the game before Jenna Gillian made two free throws in the fourth quarter as LMS rolled to a 29-2 win… LMS was led in scoring by Aijiah Crooks who finished with 13 points…Nizeria Jones scored 9 points, Tamia Smith 3 and both Jamauria Thompson and Quenterria Williams scored 2 points each.
- Boys: LMS 57 – GCO 20… In Boys action, the LMS Tigers made it a sweep of the GCO Tigers as they took a 57-20 win… LMS jumped out to 31-13 lead at half and then held GCO scoreless in the third quarter as they cruised to the win… Logan Bragg & Elijah Bryson led LMS in scoring with 8 points each… Wesley Collins scored a game-high 12 points for the GCO Tigers… LMS played everyone on the team and everyone score… Others who scored for LMS included Frankie Simpson who finished with 7 points, Wells Rhodes 6, Isaac Ocha 6, Quay Calhoun 6, Jyiheem Burnside 4, Zek Anderson 4, Ke’lyn Hunter 4, Aiden Jenkins 2 and rounding out the scoring for the LMS Tigers Jaylen Dendy and Grayson Forsyth both scores 1 point each.
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.
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 (2-3-25) some changes in the top 5 this week… Auburn is still #1 followed by Duke, Alabama (4), Tennessee (8) and Houston (6)… There were some changes in spots 6-10 as Florida (7) now checks in at #6 followed by Purdue (1), Iowa State (3), Michigan State (7) and Texas A&M (13)…Clemson just missed the top 25 as they were the op team not in the top, they should be in it in my humble opinion…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 (2-3-25) also had one or two changes in the top 5…UCLA is still #1 followed by South Carolina, Notre Dame, Texas (5 and UConn (6)) moved up to # 5… Spots 6-10 are occupied by LSU (7), Sothern California (4), Ohio State (12), TCU and Duke … 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.
- Super Bowl… That sets up the meeting between the 15-2 Chiefs and the 14-3 Eagles on Sunday, 2-9-25 at 6:30 and it can be seen on Fox… More about this game as we get closer to the game.
NASCAR
- Schedule… January is almost over and that means that the NASCR season will be starting soon… The Cup Series will start this Sunday with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray and the multiple races at Daytona on Thursday Feb. 13th with the Daytona 500 on Sunday Feb. 16th… If you click here it will carry you to the NASCAR website where the season schedule is posted and you can look at the Cup Series. Xfinity Series or the Craftsman Truck Series by clicking on their icon at the top of the list… In addition to the date and location, it will also give you race times and TV viewing options…
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.
- Youth Baseball and softball at The Clinton YMCA… Registration is now open at the Clinton YMCA for youth baseball and softball… They have 5 different age groupings for baseball and 2 for softball… Registration will close on Friday, 2-14-25… For more information about this and to register online click here… There is also a list of frequently asked questions at this website… There is also a way to drop them a message if you still have questions on that website also… If you had rather call, phone them at 864-866-1555.
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.
