Please see an important note and question about the future of this report in the This and That Section at the bottom of this report.
Local Notes
Clinton HS
- Softball: Chester 10 – Clinton 6… The Red Devil softball team hosted the Chester Cyclones last Friday and I hate to have to report that the Cyclones took a 10-6 win… The Cyclones outhit the Red Devils 14-10 and they had had 5 extra-base hits including a3 doubles, a triple and a homerun while Clinton only had 2 a pair of doubles by Alyssa Young and Halleigh Luke… Both teams had some errors so that only 8 of Chester’s 10 runs were earned and only 4 of Clintons 6 runs were earned… Sierra Templeton went 3 for 4 to lead the Red Devils at the plate… To see the box score of the game click here and to see the scorecard to see how the runs were scored click here…
- Up Next… The Red Devils are scheduled to travel to Abbeville today to take on the Panthers in a non-region contest.
- Baseball: Clinton 10 – Chester 0… The news is better for Red Devil fans where the baseball team is concerned as the Red Devils defeated the Chester Cyclones 10-0 at home Friday night… The Red Devils scoring in every inning but the first and outhit the Cyclones 9-3… All of the Cyclones hits were singles while the Red Devils had 3 extra-base hits including 2 doubles and 1 triple by Camden Finley who led the Red Devils at the plate going 2 for 2 and scoring 2 runs… Isaac Cane, Jayden Glenn and Finley combined to hold the Cyclones hitless while striking out 7 and walking none…To see the box score of the game click here and to see the scorecard to see how the runs were scored click here.
- Up Next in Baseball… The Red Devils will be heading to Columbia HS to take on the Capitals in region action tomorrow at 6:00 pm.
- Boys Tennis: Clinton 6 – Mid-Carolina 0… The Red Devil tennis team traveled to Mid-Carolina HS Thursday and came home with a 6-0 region win over the Rebels… Nathan Meade, Edwin Orr, Jacob King and Matthew King all took wins in singles action… The Red Devils are now 3-0 overall and 2-0 in region play and will travel to Woodruff HS to take on the Wolverines next Wednesday, 4-2-25.
Laurens
- Baseball: Wren 4 – Laurens 1… After defeating Wren twice last week, the Raiders lost to Wren 4-1 last Friday at Wren… The reason is simple in that Wren outhit the Raiders 6-1with the Raiders only run coming off the bat of Bennett Edwards who hit a solo homer in the 7th inning… To see the box score of the game click here and to see the scorecard to see how the runs were scored click here.
- Up Next in Baseball… The Raider baseball team is scheduled to travel to Emerald HS to take on the Vikings at 6:00 pm weather permitting
- Up Next in Softball… The Raiders are off tonight and will play again tomorrow (4-1-25) when they host the Fountain Inn Fury in region action at 6:00 pm
Laurens Academy
- Baseball: Knights 24 – Crusaders 1… Friday the Crusaders hosted the Knights of Oakbrook Prep… At the end of the 1st inning the Knights led 2-1… After that it was all Knights as they went on to take a 24-1 win over the Crusaders in 5 innings… The Knights outhit the Crusaders 13-4 and the Crusaders had some errors(5) and 5 Crusader pitchers issued 14 walks so that only 14 of the Knights runs were earned…Masson Coper was the only Crusader with more than 1 hit has he had 2 and he scored in the first inning on an RBI single by Evan Asalone… To see the box score of the game click here and to see the scorecard to see how the runs were scored click here… The Crusaders are now 3-3 on the season.
- Up Next in Baseball… The Crusader baseball team will be hosting the Wardlaw Patriot tomorrow at 6:00 pm
- Up Next in Softball… The Crusader softball team is off tonight and will next see action tomorrow (4-1-25) when the host Wardlaw at 5:30.
Thornwell
- Baseball: Upstate Owls 11 – Saints 8… The Saints baseball team hosted the Green Upstate Owls last Friday and fell by a score of 11-8… Both teams had 10 hits and the game was just about even in all categories except 1, errors… The Saints had 6 errors so that only 4 of the Owls 11 runs were earned while the Owls had 4 errors so that only 6 of the Saints 8 runs were earned… parker Workman led the Saints at the plate going 3 for 5 with a double and an RBI while scoring twice… To see the box score of the game click here and to see the scorecard to see how the runs were scored click here.
- Up Next in Baseball… According to their schedule on MaxPreps, the Saints baseball team is off tonight and will next see action on Tuesday (4-1-25) when they host the Ware shoals Hornets at 7:30 pm.
- Softball: Abbeville 12 – Saints 2… Last Friday the Saints softball team traveled over to Abbeville to take on the Panthers in region action… The Saints scored the first 2 runs of the game in the top of the 1st inning then after that it was all Panthers as Abbeville rolled on to a12-2 win in 5 innings… The panthers only outhit the Saints 8-6 but the Saints had enough errors (6) so that only 3 of the Panthers 12 runs were earned… Karleigh Porter was the only Saint to collect more than 1 hit as she went 2 for 2 with an RBI…To see the box score of the game click here and to see the scorecard to see how the runs were scored click here.
- Up Next in Softball … The Saints softball team is scheduled to travel to Emerald HS today in a non-region game weather permitting to take on the Vikings at 4:15 pm.
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 on the LA website: Softball and Baseball … To see the MaxPreps schedule and results for the teams click on one of the following you are interested in: Softball…. Baseball
- Thornwell: To see the Thornwell schedules and results click on their MaxPreps pages click on one of the following you are interested in:: Baseball… Softball
- 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.
Men’s March Madness Bracket… For those of you who want to keep up with all that is going on in the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, if you click here it will carry you to the NCAA website where the official bracket is located… The bracket is interactive so you can click on games of interest for more information
Women’s March Madness Bracket… For those of you who want to keep up with all that is going on in the Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, if you click here it will carry you to the NCAA website where the official bracket is located… The bracket is interactive so you can click on games of interest for more information.
This & That:
As most of you have heard by now, WLBG will be signing off the air sometime on Monday, 3-31-2025.
This will be a bittersweet moment for me as I have strived to bring you local sports to the best of my ability and throw in some college and pro sports also.
As I understand it, the WLBG website will NOT be taken down immediately.
If that is the case I may still be able to continue to post these sports reports on the website for some time to come if there if you the Laurens County sports fans want me to but don’t look for the sports report until 8:00 am weekdays or perhaps a little later (I’ll be sleeping later and not getting up at 3:00 am like I have been doing).
Obviously I will not be getting paid to do it but I will try to continue to the end of the high school sports this season if the demand is there. This will also help me to decide if in the future I might try to develop my own website if I can obtain the sponsorship to bring you what you want.
If you don’t mind, please email me at sports@wlbg.com and let me know you would like to see it continue.
That is the only way I have to judge this.
If I don’t seem to generate much interest in this that is fine I just won’t do it.
In any event I have enjoyed (for the most part) my almost 15 years doing this and meeting some great coaches, players, administrators and you the fans.
Take care and you will still be able to catch me at some athletic contest.
Go Red Devils, Raiders, Crusaders and Saints!
If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to report scores, please contact me via email at: sports@wlbg.com .
