Local Notes
Raider Wrestling
- Raiders Headed to State Finals… Last night in the main gym at LDHS the Raider wrestling team defeated the Fountain Inn Fury 43-29 in the SCHSL Class AAAA Upper State Finals to punch their ticket to the state Championship finals this Saturday… There was a large crowd of fans for both teams and the action was nonstop and exciting… The Raiders fell behind 0-6 when Keisun Robinson was pinned by his opponent in the first match of the night… The Raiders responded getting a pin of their own by Dakota McCall to tie the match 6-6… After that the Raider continued to pull ahead and the closest they could get to the Raiders was 28-23.
- To see a short video interview done with Coach Jordan after the match click here.
- To see the results for each of the weight classes in this match, click here.
- The Raiders will be heading to Columbia Saturday for a 4:00 pm match against the May River Sharks out of Bluffton, SC who are ranked #1 in the state coming into the playoffs… The match will take place at Dreher HS.
- For more information about ticketing, directions and other things you need to know before you get there, click here to go to a posing on the SCHSL website.
Clinton HS
- Basketball up Next… The Red Devils are scheduled to host the Eau Claire Shamrocks today and travel to Eau Claire Friday.
Laurens HS
- Laurens at Fountain Inn… The Raider varsity basketball teams traveled a short distance up the road last night to take on region foe the Fountain Inn Fury.
- Girls; Fury 50 – Raiders 39… The first three quarters of the girls’ game was close as the Fury only led 31-30 at the end of the third quarter… The Fury outscored the Raiders 19-8 in the last 8 minutes of the game to pull away to a 50-39 region win… Nyri Allen was the only Raider in double-digits as she had 14 points… Also scoring for the Raiders Zoe Young finished with 8 points, Ty Jones 7, Keyorick Yeargin 7and Alayiah Carter 3… The Raiders are now 4-5 in region play and 11-13 overall while the Fury improve to 6-2 in region play and 16-6 overall
- Boys: Raiders 49 – Fury 44… The news is better for Raider fans where the boys are concerned as they took an important 59-44 win over the Fury… The Raiders simply outscored the Fury in each of the four quarters to take the win… The Raiders were led in scoring by TyJ Jones and Q. Watts who finished with 14 points each and DJ Martin was also in double-digits with 10 points… Zee Simpson finished with 9 points, RJ Brewster-Snow 4, Will Thompson 4, and both Quin Anderson and rounded out the Raider scoring with 2 points each.…. The Raiders are now 6-3 in region play and 18-7 overall while the Fury drop to 6-2 in region play and 13-10 overall.
- Basketball up Next… The Raiders will be hosting the Emerald Vikings tomorrow in the last games of the regular season and I believe it will be Senior Night…. We do plan on brining you those games here on Real Radio WLBG and streaming live on the internet at www.wlbg.com.
Laurens Academy
- Crusader at Oakbrook Prep… The Crusader basketball teams traveled to Spartanburg Tuesday night to take on the Knights of Oakbrook Prep.
- Updated: Girls: Crusaders 47 – Knights 25… All I had was the final score yesterday as the Crusaders took a 41-25 win… Thanks to Coach Jason Marlett I have since learned that Sadie Bruyere scored 14 points, Brooklyn Senn 10, Braylee Burke 8 and Madison Graham 4 and according to Coach Marlett she played a great defensive game… According to MaxPreps to run their season record to 14-7 and 3-0 in region play
- Basketball up Next… The Crusaders MaxPreps schedule shows them hosting the Lions of Our Lady of the Rosary tomorrow night.
Thornwell
- Saints Host SC School for the Deaf and Blind… Last night the Thornwell Saints hosted the Green Hornets of the SC School for the Deaf and Blind last night in region action.
- Girls: Saints 78 – Hornets 18… It was a good night for the Lady Saints as they outscored the Hornets 25-7 in the first half and then rolled on to a 78-18 win over the Hornets who are still looking for their first win of the season… The Saints were led on offense by Jessie Pitts who scored 22 points and Aly Jeter who scored 16 points… Some of the other Saint scoring included Kendra Wilson 9, Madi Landrith 8, Keyln Spurgeon 8, Makenzie Godfrey 6 and the scorebook photo was a little hard to read to accurately determine who else scored. … The Lady Saints are now 4-16 on the season and 5-8 in region play.
- Boys: Saints 73 – Hornets 18… The news is also good where the boys are concerned as the Saints picked up a 73-18 win over the Hornets who are still looking for their first win also… The Saints led 28-4 after 8 minutes of play and then rolled on to the win… Three players scored in double-digits for the Saints with Zaylen Washington scoring 15 points while both KJ Singleton and Evan Summer both scored 12 points… Malik Anderson finished with 8 points, Gibson Partee 5, Jacob Wilson 5, Ke Kinard 4, Adam Parrish 4, Kemonte Pitts 4 and both Parker Workman and Kaleb Ward contributed 2 points each… The Saints improve to 5-11 on the season and 4-8 in the region while Ware Shoals falls to 8-12 overall and 5-7 in the region.
- Up Next in Basketball…The Saints are scheduled travel to Calhoun Falls Saturday
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… Today marks the final day of contests according to the middle school master schedule… Games on tap for today include:
- Ware Shoals at Dixie
- Whitmire at Thornwell
- Gray Court Owings at Hickory Tavern
- Sanders at Laurens Middle… These games will start at 5:30 pm and take place in the main gym at LDHS… There two teams are playing for the Little River Championship in both the girls’ and boys’ games.
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 is this Sunday, 2-9-25 at 6:30 and it can be seen on Fox… For more information about this game, click here to go to the NFL Super Bowl LIX posting.
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.
