Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Athletic Awards Night is May 23^rd… The Red Devils will host their 2023-24 athletic awards night on May 23, beginning at 6:00, in the main gym…  All sports will be recognized: Fall, Winter, and Spring…  Coaches will be contacting their players with specific information…  There is no cost to attend.  #GO BIG RED

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Laurens HS

• James Island 5 – Raiders 4… Monday night the Laurens Raider baseball team lost to the James Island Trojans last night down in the Charleston are by a score of 5-4 in a close game that was Basically decided on two swings of the bat, 2 homes by the Trojans…The Raiders scored 2 runs in the top of the first inning with Zay Pulley, Hunter Nabors and Coleman Coker getting key hits that allowed the Raiders to get those 2 runs… The Trojans scored 3 runs in the bottom of the inning with the bog hit being delivered by Jake Amman 2-run homer… The Raiders tied the game in the top of the second inning when Pulley hit a sacrifice fly to score Avery Madden… The Trojans took the lead for good in the third inning when the Trojans’ Amman hit his second homer of the game a 2-run shot…There was no further score until the top of the seventh inning when the Raiders were able to load the bases and scored 1 run on a wild pitch but could get no closer as the Trojans took a 5-4 win… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Up Next For the Raiders
  • This is a best of 3 series so the Raiders will host the Trojans tonight and must win to continue in the playoffs and force a third and deciding game on Friday… First pitch scheduled for 6:30.
  • Raider fans need to pack the house as the Raiders must win to force a game 3 on Friday.
  • Tickets will be $10 each and available at the gate… If you want to avoid the lines and purchase your tickets ahead of time online you can do that also… Click here to go to the website to do that…. Remember only SCHSL passes will be accepted.
  • WLBG does plan on brining you the game starting a couple of minutes before the first pitch.
  • To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.
• Spring Football Game… The Laurens Raiders have been getting ready for the upcoming season as they have been having spring practice since May 1^st under new head coach Greg Porter… Spring practice ends tomorrow night as the Raiders will have their Spring Game at KC Hanna Stadium starting at 6:00 pm… Come on out and get your first look at next season’s team.

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Broadcast Notes… We are planning on broadcasting the second game of the championship series tonight from Ed Prescott Field at 6:30 pm.

 Local Sports Schedules: [Read more…]

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Athletic Awards Night is May 23^rd… The Red Devils will host their 2023-24 athletic awards night on May 23, beginning at 6:00, in the main gym…  All sports will be recognized: Fall, Winter, and Spring…  Coaches will be contacting their players with specific information…  There is no cost to attend.  #GO BIG RED

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Laurens HS

• James Island 5 – Raiders 4… Last night the Laurens Raider baseball team lost to the James Island Trojans last night down in the Charleston are by a score of 5-4 in a close game that was Basically decided on two swings of the bat, 2 homes by the Trojans…The Raiders scored 2 runs in the top of the first inning with Zay Pulley, Hunter Nabors and Coleman Coker getting key hits that allowed the Raiders to get those 2 runs… The Trojans scored 3 runs in the bottom of the inning with the bog hit being delivered by Jake Amman 2-run homer… The Raiders tied the game in the top of the second inning when Pulley hit a sacrifice fly to score Avery Madden… The Trojans took the lead for good in the third inning when the Trojans’ Amman hit his second homer of the game a 2-run shot…There was no further score until the top of the seventh inning when the Raiders were able to load the bases and scored 1 run on a wild pitch but could get no closer as the Trojans took a 5-4 win… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Up Next For the Raiders
  • This is a best of 3 series so the raiders will host the Trojans Wednesday night and must win to continue in the playoffs and force a third and deciding game on Friday… First pitch scheduled for 6:30.
  • Raider fans need to pack the house as the Raiders must win to force a game 3 on Friday.
  • Tickets will be $10 each and available at the gate… If you want to avoid the lines and purchase your tickets ahead of time online you can do that also… Click here to go to the website to do that…. Remember only SCHSL passes will be accepted.
  • WLBG does plan on brining you the game starting a couple of minutes before the first pitch.
  • To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.

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Broadcast Notes… We are planning on broadcasting the second game of the championship series Wednesday from Ed Prescott Field at 6:30 pm.

 

Local Sports Schedules: [Read more…]

Due to some technical problems a full sports report will not be available until sometime early this afternoon.

I will mention now that the Raiders lost 5-4 to the James Island Trojans last night down in Charleston.

Please plan on coming out to Ed Prescott Field tomorrow night as the Raiders must win to stay alive in the state championship series. First pitch scheduled for 6:30.

Go Green Boys!

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Athletic Awards Night is May 23^rd… The Red Devils will host their 2023-24 athletic awards night on May 23, beginning at 6:00, in the main gym…  All sports will be recognized: Fall, Winter, and Spring…  Coaches will be contacting their players with specific information…  There is no cost to attend.  #GO BIG RED

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Laurens HS

• Raiders Headed to James Island Tonight
  • The James Island Trojans took a 12-2 win over North Myrtle Beach last Saturday night in 5 innings to win the Lower State Championship…. The Trojans are 27-3 on the season and won Region 7-AAAA with a 9-1 record…. If you would like to see their schedule and results click here.
  • The game tonight will start at 6:30 and the address for the school is 1000 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC 29412… Click here to go to directions to the school.
  • Tickets will be $10 each and available at the gate… If you want to avoid the lines and purchase your tickets ahead of time online you can do that also… Click here to go to the website to do that…. Remember only SCHSL passes will be accepted.
  • According to a post on X (formerly Twitter), there will be a send-off for the Raiders today (Monday) between 9:30 – 10:00 am starting at Laurens Drug Store and on to the public square
  • WLBG does plan on brining you the game starting a couple of minutes before the first pitch.
  • To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.

 

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Broadcast Notes… We are planning on broadcasting the first game of the championship series on today from James Island at 6:30 pm.

Local Sports Schedules: [Read more…]

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Athletic Awards Night is May 23^rd… The Red Devils will host their 2023-24 athletic awards night on May 23, beginning at 6:00, in the main gym…  All sports will be recognized: Fall, Winter, and Spring…  Coaches will be contacting their players with specific information…  There is no cost to attend.  #GO BIG RED

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Laurens HS

• Baseball: Raiders 7 – Green Wave 6… Caution and Warning: watching the Laurens Raiders play baseball may be hazardous to the health of people with heart problems… The reason I say that is once again last night the Raiders found themselves down 6-2 to the Ealey Green Wave going into the top of the 7^th inning at Easley last night and came back to take a 7-6 win… The Raiders struck first scoring a single run in the in the 2^nd inning when Owen Pridgen singled with 2 out to drive in Coleman Coker who singled to lead off the inning… The Green Wave responded scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the inning on a mixture of singles, walks, a hit batter and an error by the Raiders… The Raiders scored another run in the 4^th inning when Ben Willis singled and two batters later Owen Pridgen doubled to drive him in to make it 6-2 Easley… The game rocked along with no one really threatening until the Raiders came to bat in the 7^th inning… Leading off the inning both Jireh Brown and Zay Pulley singled… Hunter Nabors was then hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs…. Bennett Edwards then stroked a double to center field to drive in the 3 base runners and make it 6-5 Easley… Asher Goss then drew a walk… The next two Raiders struck out but a passed ball allowed Zee Williams who was a courtesy runner for Edwards and Goss to move up to third and second… Avery Madden then singled to drive in Williams and Goss for what would prove to be the winning runs… Connor Rice then came into the game to pitch in relief of Grayson Ledford… He was able to strikeout the first two batters but the third one tripled putting the tying run just 90 feet away from home plate… Rice then recorded the final out by striking out the last hope for the Green Wave and the celebration was on not only on the field but also in the stands where a large number of Raider fans were located… The Raiders had 10 hits to the Green Waves 5 and Zay Pulley, Bennett Edwards and Owen Pridgen each had 2 hit to lead the Raiders at the plate… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… Click here to hear a short interview done with Coach Patterson after the game.
• Up Next for the Raiders… With the win the Raiders have punched their ticket to the championship series which is scheduled to begin next Monday and will be a best 2 of 3 series… The Raiders will be on the road to either North Myrtle Beach or James Island… The North Myrtle Beach Chief took a 7-1 win over the James Island Trojans on Monday but last night the Trojans came back to take a 13-2 win over the Chiefs to tie the beast of 3 series at 1 game each… Those teams will play again today and the winner will host Laurens on Monday… I’ll pot something up on our website as soon as I know who the winner is and also put out a tweet on X (formerly known as Twitter)… To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.

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Laurens Academy

• Athletic Awards Banquet Last Night… Last night the Laurens Academy held its annual athletic awards banquet… Awards in all the sports and cheerleading were announced… Further Madison Sherman was inducted into the Laurens Academy Hall of Fame for volleyball and Olivia Huck was similarly honored for basketball…. Hector Rubio was named the Male Scholar Athlete while Olivia Huck was named Female Scholar Athlete… To see a list of all the award winners click here… Congratulation to all!

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Broadcast Notes… we are planning on broadcasting the first game of the championship series on Monday from a location yet to be determined.

 

Local Sports Schedules: All schedules subject to change right up to game time. [Read more…]

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Athletic Awards Night is May 23^rd… The Red Devils will host their 2023-24 athletic awards night on May 23, beginning at 6:00, in the main gym…  All sports will be recognized: Fall, Winter, and Spring…  Coaches will be contacting their players with specific information…  There is no cost to attend.  #GO BIG RED

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Laurens HS

• Baseball: Raiders 7 – Green Wave 6… Caution and Warning: Watching the Laurens Raiders play baseball may be hazardous to the health of people with heart problems… The reason I say that is last night the Raiders found themselves down 6-2 to the Ealey Green Wave going into the top of the 7^th inning at Easley last night and came back to take a 7-6 win… The Raiders struck first scoring a single run in the in the 2^nd inning when Owen Pridgen singled with 2 out to drive in Coleman Coker who singled to lead off the inning… The Green Wave responded scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the inning on a mixture of singles, walks, a hit batter and an error by the Raiders… The Raiders scored another run in the 4^th inning when Ben Willis singled and two batters later Owen Pridgen doubled to drive him in to make it 6-2 Easley… The game rocked along with no one really threatening until the Raiders came to bat in the 7^th inning… Leading off the inning both Jireh Brown and Zay Pulley singled… Hunter Nabors was then hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs…. Bennett Edwards then stroked a double to center field to drive in the 3 base runners and make it 6-5 Easley… Asher Goss then drew a walk… The next two Raiders struck out but a passed ball allowed Zee Williams who was a courtesy runner for Edwards and Goss to move up to third and second… Avery Madden then singled to drive in Williams and Goss for what would prove to be the winning runs… Connor Rice then came into the game to pitch in relief of Grayson Ledford… He was able to strikeout the first two batters but the third one tripled putting the tying run just 90 feet away from home plate… Rice then recorded the final out by striking out the last hope for the Green Wave and the celebration was on not only on the field but also in the stands where a large number of Raider fans were located… The Raiders had 10 hits to the Green Waves 5 and Zay Pulley, Bennett Edwards and Owen Pridgen each had 2 hit to lead the Raiders at the plate… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… Click here to hear a short interview done with Coach Patterson after the game.
• Up Next for the Raiders… With the win the Raiders have punched their ticket to the championship series which is scheduled to begin next Monday and will be a best 2 of 3 series… The Raiders will be on the road to either North Myrtle Beach or James Island… The North Myrtle Beach Chief took a 7-1 win over the James Island Trojans on Monday but last night the Trojans came back to take a 13-2 win over the Chiefs to tie the beast of 3 series at 1 game each… Those teams will play again tomorrow and the winner will host Laurens on Monday… To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.

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Thornwell

• Thornwell Drops Varsity Football in 2024… Last week Thornwell Athletic Director David Coates sent out an email to parents and other at Thornwell stating that the saints will not be having a varsity football team for the upcoming school year in the fall of 2024… The reason for this is a lack of interest despite their best efforts to encourage participation from among their current students… Some of the upperclassmen have either decided not to play football or are no longer enrolled at Thornwell… Thornwell will continue to offer JV football for students in grades 7-10… To see a copy of the email Coach Coates sent out click here… Hopefully this is a one year deal or at the most 2…. Go Big Dogs!

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Broadcast Notes… We are planning on broadcasting the first game of the championship series on Monday from a location yet to be determined.

 

Local Sports Schedules: All schedules subject to change right up to game time. [Read more…]

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Athletic Awards Night is May 23^rd… The Red Devils will host their 2023-24 athletic awards night on May 23, beginning at 6:00, in the main gym…  All sports will be recognized: Fall, Winter, and Spring…  Coaches will be contacting their players with specific information…  There is no cost to attend.  #GO BIG RED

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Laurens HS

• Up Next for the Raiders Baseball Team… The Raiders now travel to Easley tonight for a 6:30 pm game and can close out the upper state championship series with a win… Should Easley win, game 3 will be at Laurens on Friday at 6:30…To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.
• Location and Ticket Information… For Raider fans who have never been to Ealey HS the address to you need to search for is 154 Green Wave Boulevard, Easley, SC 29642… Tickets will be sold at the gate CASH ONLY and they will cost $8.00… You can buy your tickets ahead of time by clicking here.
• No Broadcast Tonight… WLBG will not be able to broadcast the game tonight… If you have a smartphone or tablet you can keep up with the game by downloading the GameChanger app and then looking for and following the Laurens Varsity Raiders 2024… It will be under the Spring 2025 season area… I will also be tweeting out updates at least every half inning on X (formerly known as Twitter) @AM860Mike

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Thornwell

• Thornwell Drops Varsity Football in 2024… Last week Thornwell Athletic Director David Coates sent out an email to parents and other at Thornwell stating that the saints will not be having a varsity football team for the upcoming school year in the fall of 2024… The reason for this is a lack of interest despite their best efforts to encourage participation from among their current students… Some of the upperclassmen have either decided not to play football or are no longer enrolled at Thornwell… Thornwell will continue to offer JV football for students in grades 7-10… To see a copy of the email Coach Coates sent out click here… Hopefully this is a one-year deal or at the most two…. Go Big Dogs!

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Broadcast Notes… Until further notice, WLBG will not be able to broadcast any live sports due to conditions beyond our control… We hope to be able to do something by next week.

 Local Sports Schedules: All schedules subject to change right up to game time. [Read more…]

Local Notes

Laurens HS

• Baseball: Raiders 3 – Easley 2… The Laurens Raider baseball team opened up the best of 3 series with the Easley Green Wave with a 3-2 win at Ed Prescott Field last night… The game was tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the 7^th inning when pinch hitter Avery Madden led things off with a single and Zee Williams reentered the game to take his place at first…The next Rader popped out to right field and then Hunter Nabors was hit by a pitch… An error then allowed Bennett Edwards to reach first and thus loaded the bases… The next Raider struck out… Coleman Coker then drew a walk on a 3-2 pitch to bring in Zee Williams with the winning run… The raiders opened the scoring putting 2 runs on the board in the 1^st inning… The first run scored during a ground-out and the second run came in when Jireh Brown drew a bases loaded walk with 2 outs… Easley scored one of their runs in the 4^th inning and the other in the 5^th… The Green Wave actually outhit the Raiders 6-2 but the Raiders took full advantage of 2 Green Wave errors and 5 walks issued by 4 Easley pitchers… Josh Hughes took the win as he pitched the last 2 innings in relief of Asher Goss… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.

• Up Next for the Raiders Baseball Team… The Raiders now travel to Easley tomorrow (Wednesday) night for a 6:30 pm game and can close out the series with a win… Should Easley win game 3 will be at Laurens on Friday at 6:30…To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.

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Laurens Academy

• Softball… The Crusader softball team started and finished their participation in the SCISA Class A Softball Tournament this weekend.

• Friday: Jeff Davis 17 – Laurens Academy 1… The Crusaders started their participation in the tournament Friday afternoon taking in the Raiders of Jefferson Davis Academy… The Crusaders ran into a tough pitcher as the Raiders Regan Still held the Crusaders to just 2 hits as the Raiders took a 17-1 win over the Crusaders to drop them into the losers’ bracket in the tournament… She struck out 15 and walked just 1… The Crusaders also helped the Raiders committing 9 errors so that only 2 of the Raider runs were earned… Olivia Huck and Madison Loe had the 2 hits for the Crusaders and Huck’s was a triple that drove in the crusaders only run… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Friday, Game 2: Crusaders 10 – Richard Winn 0… In a second game on Friday the Crusaders took on the Richard Winn Eagles in and elimination game… Good news here as the Crusaders took a 10-0 win… Olivia Huck pitched a no hitter for the Crusaders striking out 8 and walking only 2 batters which kept her from pitching a perfect game… The Crusaders played much better on defense with only 2 errors while the Eagles had 2… The Crusaders had 10 hits in the game with Madeline Baldwin getting 3 of them while Olivia Huck and Abby Howard had 2 each… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Saturday, Game 1: Crusaders 12 – Wardlaw 11… The Crusaders returned to action Saturday morning taking on the Wardlaw Patriots… The Crusaders took an early lead but the Patriots came back to tie the game 11-11 going into the top of the 7^th inning… The Crusaders held the Patriots scoreless in the top of the 7^th inning and then with 2 outs in the bottom of the inning Madeline Baldwin singled driving in Lillie Davenport for the walk-off win… The Crusaders outhit the Patriots 12-8 Olivia Huck and Baldwin each getting 3 hits in the game… Only 5 of the Patriots runs were earned as the Crusaders had 8 errors but the Patriots also had 5 errors so that only 10 of the Crusader errors were earned… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Saturday Game 2: Cross 4 – Crusaders 3… The Crusaders saw their season come to an end in the second game on Saturday as the Cross Schools Stingrays out of Bluffton, SC took a walk-off 4-3 win over the Crusaders… The Crusaders led 3-0 after 3 innings of play and 3-2 going into the bottom of the 7^th inning… In the bottom of the 7^th, the Stingray leadoff hitter reached on an error… Olivia Huck then struck the next batter out only to give up back-to-back singles which allowed the stingrays to score the 2 winning runs… The Crusaders actually outhit the Stingrays 8-6 but also out “errored” them 4-3… The Crusaders were led at the plate by Madison Loe who had 2 hits one of which was a double and drove in a run and Catherine Riddle who also had 2 hits… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored…The Crusaders finished the season with a 10-6 record including playoffs… Congratulations to the Crusaders on making the playoffs and getting a good run into the playoffs!

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Broadcast Notes… Until further notice, WLBG will not be able to broadcast any live sports due to conditions beyond our control… We hope to be able to do something by next week.

 Local Sports Schedules: All schedules subject to change right up to game time. [Read more…]

Local Notes

Laurens HS

• Baseball: Raiders 5 – Copperheads 1… The Laurens Raider baseball team punched their ticket to the upper state playoffs Saturday night by taking a 5-1 win over the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at Ed Prescott Field… The Copperheads have been a traditional playoff team that the Raiders have faced often at this time of the year… The Raiders wasted little time in jumping on top of the Copperheads… After Jordan Hudson and the defense set the Copperheads down in order to start the game, the Raiders then scored 4 runs in the bottom of the inning… Zay Pulley started things off with a double and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Hunter Nabors… Bennett Edwards then tripled scoring Pulley… Asher Goss then homered to centerfield to make the score 3-0 Raiders… Coleman Coker and Ben Willis walked with Coker advancing to third on a passed ball… Willis then stole second and an error by the Copperhead catcher trying to retire Willis and second allowed Coker to score… Hudson rocked along giving up only 2 hits in the game and one of them came in the 3^rd inning when the Copperheads Aiden Cattarin hit a solo homer to center field… The Raiders scored their last run in the 4yh inning when with 2 outs Hunter Nabors reached on an error… He then stole second and Bennett Edwards brought him in with a single… Hudson then went on and closed out the game striking out the side in the top of the 7^th inning… Hudson wound up giving up the 1 earned run on 2 hits while striking out 12 and walking just 3… Three different Raiders had 2 hits each and they were Zay Pulley, Bennett Edwards and Asher Goss… Edwards drove in 2 runs with a triple and a single and Goss also drove in a pair of runs with his homer… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.

• Up Next for the Raiders Baseball Team… The Raiders now advance to the upper state playoffs where they will be taking on the Easley Green Wave in a best of 3 series… The Green Wave are 25-4 on the season and finished first in Region I-AAAA with a 13-2 record… They have made it through the playoffs defeating Aiken 4-3, Lancaster 10-4, Indian Land 5-3 and Riverside 7-5…. To see their season schedule and results click here… The Raiders are schedule to host the game today at 6:30… Game 2 is scheduled to be played at Easley Wednesday at 6:30 and the “if needed” game is scheduled to be played Friday at Ed Prescott Field… Unfortunately, we will NOT be able to bring you the games on Real Radio WLBG this week…To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.

 

• Porter Fills Out Coaching Staff… New Raider head football coach Greg Porter has finalized his coaching staff for the upcoming football season starting August 23^rd when the Raiders host one of his former team the Hillcrest Rams…
  • On offense Adams Dean will be returning to the Raider where he served as an assistant under Coach Chris Line and will be the offensive coordinator a position he most recently held in Greenwood…Coaches returning from last year for the Raiders include Jawon Stephens will coach the offensive line, Aaron Pridemore the slot receivers, Kionte Boyd outside linebackers and Brian Strickland the running backs.
  • On defense Coach Porter himself will serve as the defensive coordinator… Two coaches on the defensive side of the ball came with him from Greenville and they include Roderick Harris who will coach the defensive line and Patrick Stoddard who will help with the defensive line especially the defensive ends… Allen Patterson will coach the linebackers and Marcus Cooke the defensive back… Both return from last year’s coaching staff… Baseball Coach Tri Patterson is also returning to help with defensive back after stepping away for football for a couple of years.
  • Also on the coaching staff will be two other coaches from last year’s staff… Josef Lorenz will continue to handle kickers and punters while Jamie Childress will help with operation and be the flex coach.

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Laurens Academy

• Softball… The Crusader softball team started and finished their participation in the SCISA Class A Softball Tournament this weekend.

• Friday: Jeff Davis 17 – Laurens Academy 1… The Crusaders started their participation in the tournament Friday afternoon taking in the Raiders of Jefferson Davis Academy… The Crusaders ran into a tough pitcher as the Raiders Regan Still held the Crusaders to just 2 hits as the Raiders took a 17-1 win over the Crusaders to drop them into the losers’ bracket in the tournament… She struck out 15 and walked just 1… The Crusaders also helped the Raiders committing 9 errors so that only 2 of the Raider runs were earned… Olivia Huck and Madison Loe had the 2 hits for the Crusaders and Huck’s was a triple that drove in the crusaders only run…   Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Friday, Game 2: Crusaders 10 – Richard Winn 0… In a second game on Friday the Crusaders took on the Richard Winn Eagles in and elimination game… Good news here as the Crusaders took a 10-0 win… Olivia Huck pitched a no hitter for the Crusaders striking out 8 and walking only 2 batters which kept her from pitching a perfect game… The Crusaders played much better on defense with only 2 errors while the Eagles had 2… The Crusaders had 10 hits in the game with Madeline Baldwin getting 3 of them while Olivia Huck and Abby Howard had 2 each… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Saturday, Game 1: Crusaders 12 – Wardlaw 11… The Crusaders returned to action Saturday morning taking on the Wardlaw Patriots… The Crusaders took an early lead but the Patriots came back to tie the game 11-11 going into the top of the 7^th inning… The Crusaders held the Patriots scoreless in the top of the 7^th inning and then with 2 outs in the bottom of the inning Madeline Baldwin singled driving in Lillie Davenport for the walk-off win… The Crusaders outhit the Patriots 12-8 Olivia Huck and Baldwin each getting 3 hits in the game… Only 5 of the Patriots runs were earned as the Crusaders had 8 errors but the Patriots also had 5 errors so that only 10 of the Crusader errors were earned… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Saturday Game 2: Cross 4 – Crusaders 3… The Crusaders saw their season come to an end in the second game on Saturday as the Cross Schools Stingrays out of Bluffton, SC took a walk-off 4-3 win over the Crusaders… The Crusaders led 3-0 after 3 innings of play and 3-2 going into the bottom of the 7^th inning… In the bottom of the 7^th, the Stingray leadoff hitter reached on an error… Olivia Huck then struck the next batter out only to give up back-to-back singles which allowed the stingrays to score the 2 winning runs… The Crusaders actually outhit the Stingrays 8-6 but also out “errored” them 4-3… The Crusaders were led at the plate by Madison Loe who had 2 hits one of which was a double and drove in a run and Catherine Riddle who also had 2 hits… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored…The Crusaders finished the season with a 10-6 record including playoffs… Congratulations to the Crusaders on making the playoffs and getting a good run into the playoffs!

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Broadcast Notes… Until further notice, WLBG will not be able to broadcast any live sports due to conditions beyond our control… We hope to be able to do something by next week.

 Local Sports Schedules: All schedules subject to change right up to game time. [Read more…]

Local Notes

Laurens HS

• Up Next for the Raiders Baseball Team… The Raiders do not play again until tomorrow  when who they host a team that is still to be determined because the Greenwood at Catawba Ridge game last night at Catawba Ridge was postponed due to weather… They are now scheduled to play tomorrow night at 6:00 and I’ll try to let you know who that is tomorrow morning in a posting here on WLBG.com and on X (Twitter) …  The winner of that game will travel to Laurens tomorrow and have to beat the Raiders twice to advance while the Raiders only have to win one game… The “if needed” game will be Monday at 6:30…To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.
• Porter Fills Out Coaching Staff… New Raider head football coach Greg Porter has finalized his coaching staff for the upcoming football season starting August 23^rd when the Raiders host one of his former team the Hillcrest Rams…
  • On offense Adams Dean will be returning to the Raider where he served as an assistant under Coach Chris Line and will be the offensive coordinator a position he most recently held in Greenwood…Coaches returning from last year for the Raiders include Jawon Stephens will coach the offensive line, Aaron Pridemore the slot receivers, Kionte Boyd outside linebackers and Brian Strickland the running backs.
  • On defense Coach Porter himself will serve as the defensive coordinator… Two coaches on the defensive side of the ball came with him from Greenville and they include Roderick Harris who will coach the defensive line and Patrick Stoddard who will help with the defensive line especially the defensive ends… Allen Patterson will coach the linebackers and Marcus Cooke the defensive back… Both return from last year’s coaching staff… Baseball Coach Tri Patterson is also returning to help with defensive back after stepping away for football for a couple of years.
  • Also on the coaching staff will be two other coaches from last year’s staff… Josef Lorenz will continue to handle kickers and punters while Jamie Childress will help with operation and be the flex coach.

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Laurens Academy

• SCISA Softball Bracket Released… The Crusader softball team now knows the where and when they will start their participation in the SCISA Class A softball Tournament… They will be traveling down to Sumter for a 5:00 pm game today at Patriot Park… They will play the winner of the Jefferson Davis vs. Wardlaw game that starts at 3:00 pm… They have played Wardlaw twice this year already and defeated decisively them both times… They have not played Jeff Davis…  Should they win they will return to action on Saturday at Patriot Park for a 9:00 am game…. Should they lose they will have another game at 7:00 pm and if they win that game hey will head back down for a 9:00 am game Saturday morning plus possibly 2 more games if they continue to win in the losers’ bracket Saturday… To see the entire Class A SCISA Bracket plus some other notes about the tournament including admission price, click here… Good Luck to the Crusaders!

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Saturday, baseball… The Raiders will host a team yet to be determined by a pair of games this week… First pitch is scheduled for 6:00.

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Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Three Clinton Seniors Sign To Play Baseball at College Level…. Last Wednesday at Clinton HS, three senior baseball players signed letters of intent to not only to continue their baseball but also their education at institutions of higher learning this fall…. Coach McCarthy spoke about how these 3 players have been such an integral part of Red Devil baseball and not only put in the work on the field but also in the classroom…. He was also quick to point out how these three young men were outstanding citizens in the Clinton community… Congratulations and good luck to these fine young men.
  • Zane McLendon – Newberry College – Wolves….Zane mentioned that Coker College also showed interest in him and that he chose Newberry because it was closer to home and after visiting he really liked the coaches and program… When asked what position he might play, he said that right now he going to be a utility player and just try to get on the field wherever he was needed… He plans on getting a business degree and hopes to open up a baseball facility…. He also said that coaching was not out of the question.

 

• • Carson Glenn – Spartanburg Methodist College – Pioneers…  Carson mentioned that Patrick Henry and Coker also expressed interest in his services… He chose Spartanburg because it was closer to home and his dad has a connection with the coach there and he liked the tradition the program has built up…. He plans on pitching for the most part… He is planning on pursuing a degree in sports management with the possibility of getting a job with some minor league team and working his way up to something bigger.

  

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  • Harrison Moore – Montreat College – Cavaliers… Harrison said that he also was contacted by a couple of other school especially Coker which he visited… In the end the campus and coaches at Montreat won him over especially how respectful the coaches were…. He also mentioned that he felt like he might be able to move quickly into playing first base due to the fact that the first baseman is may be graduating soon… He also mentioned that catching is a possibility…He plans on majoring in physical education and teaching and it would be within the realm of possibility that he might try to get back home

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Laurens HS

• Porter Fills Out Coaching Staff… New Raider head football coach Greg Porter has finalized his coaching staff for the upcoming football season starting August 23^rd when the Raiders host one of his former team the Hillcrest Rams…
  • On offense Adams Dean will be returning to the raider where he served as an assistant under Coach Chris Line and will be the offensive coordinator a position he most recently held in Greenwood…Coaches returning from last year for the Raiders include Jawon Stephens will coach the offensive line, Aaron Pridemore the slot receivers, Kionte Boyd outside linebackers and Brian Strickland the running backs.
  • On defense Coach Porter himself will serve as the defensive coordinator… Two coaches on the defensive side of the ball came with him from Greenville and they include Roderick Harris who will coach the defensive line and Patrick Stoddard who will help with the defensive line especially the defensive ends… Allen Patterson will coach the linebackers and Marcus Cooke the defensive back… Both return from last year’s coaching staff… Baseball Coach Tri Patterson is also returning to help with defensive back after stepping away for football for a couple of years.
  • Also on the coaching staff will be two other coaches from last year’s staff… Josef Lorenz will continue to handle kickers and punters while Jamie Childress will help with operation and be the flex coach.
• Up Next for the Raiders Baseball Team… The Raiders do not play again until tomorrow  when who they host a team that is still to be determined because the Greenwood at Catawba Ridge game last night at Catawba Ridge was postponed due to weather… They are now scheduled to play tonight at 6:30 and I’ll try to let you know who that is tomorrow morning…  The winner of that game will travel to Laurens tomorrow and have to beat the Raiders twice to advance while the Raiders only have to win one game… The game Friday night is scheduled to start at 6:30 and the “if needed” game will be sometime on Saturday…To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.
•  Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here
• Nine Sign at LDHS… Just about 2 weeks ago in the main gym at LDHS nine different student athletes signed letters of intent to continue their education and athletic careers at various institutions of higher learning… Now if you check back click here you will find some more information about each of these Raiders and why they chose the schools they… The students by sport were:
  •    Baseball
    • Owen Pridgen – Southeastern Community College
    • Hunter Nabors – Coker College
    • Jordan Hudson – Florence-Darlington Tech
    • Asher Goss – Florence-Darlington Tech
    • Josh Hughes – Erskine College
  • Football
    • O’Darrius Grant – Erskine College
    • Malik Jackson – Limestone
  • Track
    • Damien Patrick – Averett College
  • Soccer

• • • Alexia Johnson – Spartanburg Methodist

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Laurens Academy

• SCISA Softball Bracket Released… The Crusader softball team now knows the where and when they will start their participation in the SCISA Class A softball Tournament… They will be traveling down to Sumter for a 5:00 pm game tomorrow (Friday, 5-10) at Patriot Park… They will play the winner of the Jefferson Davis vs. Wardlaw game that starts at 3:00 pm… They have played Wardlaw twice this year already and defeated decisively them both times… They have not played Jeff Davis…  Should they win they will return to action on Saturday at Patriot Park for a 9:00 am game…. Should they lose they will have another game at 7:00 pm and if they win that game hey will head back down for a 9:00 am game Saturday morning plus possibly 2 more games if they continue to win in the losers’ bracket Saturday… To see the entire Class A SCISA Bracket plus some other notes about the tournament including admission price, click here… Good Luck to the Crusaders!

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Friday, baseball… The Raiders will host a team yet to be determined by a pair of games this week… First pitch is scheduled for 6:30.

Local Sports Schedules: All schedules subject to change right up to game time. [Read more…]

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Three Clinton Seniors Sign To Play Baseball at College Level…. Last Wednesday at Clinton HS, three senior baseball players signed letters of intent to not only to continue their baseball but also their education at institutions of higher learning this fall…. Coach McCarthy spoke about how these 3 players have been such an integral part of Red Devil baseball and not only put in the work on the field but also in the classroom…. He was also quick to point out how these three young men were outstanding citizens in the Clinton community… Congratulations and good luck to these fine young men.
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  • Zane McLendon – Newberry College – Wolves….Zane mentioned that Coker College also showed interest in him and that he chose Newberry because it was closer to home and after visiting he really liked the coaches and program… When asked what position he might play, he said that right now he going to be a utility player and just try to get on the field wherever he was needed… He plans on getting a business degree and hopes to open up a baseball facility…. He also said that coaching was not out of the question.

 

• • Carson Glenn – Spartanburg Methodist College – Pioneers…  Carson mentioned that Patrick Henry and Coker also expressed interest in his services… He chose Spartanburg because it was closer to home and his dad has a connection with the coach there and he liked the tradition the program has built up…. He plans on pitching for the most part… He is planning on pursuing a degree in sports management with the possibility of getting a job with some minor league team and working his way up to something bigger.

 

• • Harrison Moore – Montreat College – Cavaliers… Harrison said that he also was contacted by a couple of other school especially Coker which he visited… In the end the campus and coaches at Montreat won him over especially how respectful the coaches were…. He also mentioned that he felt like he might be able to move quickly into playing first base due to the fact that the first baseman is may be graduating soon… He also mentioned that catching is a possibility…He plans on majoring in physical education and teaching and it would be within the realm of possibility that he might try to get back home

 

Laurens HS

• Up Next for the Raiders Baseball Team… The Raiders do not play again until this Friday and who they hoist is to be determined by a pair of games this week… Greenwood defeated Northwestern 10-0 Monday night at Greenwood…. Greenwood now moves on to play Catawba Ridge on Wednesday at Catawba Ridge…  The winner of that game will travel to Laurens Friday and have to beat the Raiders twice to advance while the Raiders only have to win one game… The game Friday night is scheduled to start at 6:30 and the “if needed” game will be sometime on Saturday…To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.

 

• Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here

• Nine Sign at LDHS… Just about 2 weeks ago in the main gym at LDHS nine different student athletes signed letters of intent to continue their education and athletic careers at various institutions of higher learning… Now if you check back click here you will find some more information about each of these Raiders and why they chose the schools they did plus their photo… The students by sport were:
  •    Baseball
    • Owen Pridgen – Southeastern Community College
    • Hunter Nabors – Coker College
    • Jordan Hudson – Florence-Darlington Tech
    • Asher Goss – Florence-Darlington Tech
    • Josh Hughes – Erskine College
  • Football
    • O’Darrius Grant – Erskine College
    • Malik Jackson – Limestone
  • Track
    • Damien Patrick – Averett College
  • Soccer

• • • Alexia Johnson – Spartanburg Methodist

 Laurens Academy

• Softball: Crusaders 11 – Wardlaw 0… Last night out at Laurens Academy the Crusader softball team finished a game that they started on Monday night but had to suspend due to the bad weather that moved through the area and the news is good for Crusader fans as they took an 11-0 win over the Patriots… The Crusaders only outhit the Patriots 7-2 and were the benefactor of 7 Patriots errors… To be honest, only 3 of the Crusader 11 runs were earned… It was also Senior Night and one of the Crusader Seniors Olivia Huck had a big night….She picked up the complete game win giving up no runs, just 2 hits, struck out 11 and walked just 2… On offense, she also led the team as she went 3 for 3 with her third homer of the season and drove in 5 runs… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored…  I believe the Crusaders have finally made-up their last regular season game and are region champions… They now await the SCISA Softball Tournament Bracket which should come out sometime in the next 48 hours… Congratulations to the Crusaders on winning the region!

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Friday, baseball… The Raiders will host a team yet to be determined by a pair of games this week… First pitch is scheduled for 6:30.

Local Sports Schedules: [Read more…]

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Three Clinton Seniors Sign To Play Baseball at College Level…. Last Wednesday at Clinton HS, three senior baseball players signed letters of intent to not only to continue their baseball but also their education at institutions of higher learning this fall…. Coach McCarthy spoke about how these 3 players have been such an integral part of Red Devil baseball and not only put in the work on the field but also in the classroom…. He was also quick to point out how these three young men were outstanding citizens in the Clinton community… Congratulations and good luck to these fine young men.
  • Zane McLendon – Newberry College – Wolves….Zane mentioned that Coker College also showed interest in him and that he chose Newberry because it was closer to home and after visiting he really liked the coaches and program… When asked what position he might play, he said that right now he going to be a utility player and just try to get on the field wherever he was needed… He plans on getting a business degree and hopes to open up a baseball facility…. He also said that coaching was not out of the question.

 

• • Carson Glenn – Spartanburg Methodist College – Pioneers…  Carson mentioned that Patrick Henry and Coker also expressed interest in his services… He chose Spartanburg because it was closer to home and his dad has a connection with the coach there and he liked the tradition the program has built up…. He plans on pitching for the most part… He is planning on pursuing a degree in sports management with the possibility of getting a job with some minor league team and working his way up to something bigger.

 

• • Harrison Moore – Montreat College – Cavaliers… Harrison said that he also was contacted by a couple of other school especially Coker which he visited… In the end the campus and coaches at Montreat won him over especially how respectful the coaches were…. He also mentioned that he felt like he might be able to move quickly into playing first base due to the fact that the first baseman is may be graduating soon… He also mentioned that catching is a possibility…He plans on majoring in physical education and teaching and it would be within the realm of possibility that he might try to get back home and land a job down the road.

• Camden Wins Class AAA Boys Tennis Championship… A quick note that might be of interest to Red Devil tennis fans… Camden repeated as Class AAAA Champion last Saturday as they defeated Daniel 4-0… As you may recall, Daniel is the team that knocked Clinton out of the tournament last Wednesday…. Something unusual happened in that it took the over 5 hours and 3 different venues to do it… They started the match at the Eddie Floyd Tennis Center in Florence but heavy rains came and lightning so they tried to move the match Camden Tennis Center  a little less than an hour away and a few blocks from Camden HS… Just about the time the match was ready to resume, heavy rain started to fall again… That forced them to move the match to Dreher HS 35 minutes away where they were finally able to complete the match… They spent more time traveling than playing… LOL

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 Laurens HS

• Up Next for the Raiders… The Raiders do not play again until this Friday and who they hoist is to be determined by a pair of games this week… Greenwood defeated Northwestern 10-0 Monday night at Greenwood…. Greenwood now moves on to play Catawba Ridge on Wednesday at Catawba Ridge…  The winner of that game will travel to Laurens Friday and have to beat the Raiders twice to advance while the Raiders only have to win one game… The game Friday night is scheduled to start at 6:30 and the “if needed” game will be sometime on Saturday…To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.

 

• Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Friday, baseball… The Raiders will host a team yet to be determined by a pair of games this week… First pitch is scheduled for 6:30.

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: To see the varsity and middle school baseball schedule click here… To see the varsity & middle school softball schedule click here.
• Thornwell:  To see the Thornwell varsity baseball schedule and results click here.… To see the Saints softball schedule and results click here.
• PC Sports Calendar… To see the PC athletics sports calendar, click here.

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College Sports: For any game mentioned below, click on the score for more details if available.

 College Baseball

• D-1 Rankings… The latest college baseball rankings according to D1BASEBALL.COM TOP 25 came out on 5-4-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Tennessee (3), (1), Clemson (4), Texas A&M (1), Kentucky (8) and Arkansas (2)…  South Carolina checked in at #13 (15)… If you wish to see the entire top 25 according to the poll click here.
• Scores… If you click here, it will carry you to a posting linked to the NCAA website where you can find the latest scores, past scores and future contest in D1 baseball… When you get there, it will list scores and contest by top 25 and if you scroll down, it will also list them by conferences… Enjoy!

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College Softball

• D-1 Rankings… The latest college softball rankings put out by ESPN and USA Softball came out 4-29-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Texas (1), Oklahoma (2), Tennessee (3) Oklahoma State (4) and Duke (5), … The Clemson Tigers dropped a spot from #21 to #22…South Carolina is still out of the top 25… If you wish to see the entire top 25 according to the poll click here
• Scores… Similar to baseball above, if you click here, it will carry you to a posting linked to the NCAA website where you can find the latest scores, past scores and future contest in D1 baseball… When you get there, it will list scores and contest by top 25 and if you scroll down, it will also list them by conferences… Enjoy!

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Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores. 

 Atlanta Braves… For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores.

• Braves Drop to Second in NL East… The Braves were off last night and will start a short 2-game series with the Boston Red Sox in Atlanta tonight… The Braves finished their recent road trip winning just 1 while losing 5…. That gives them a 20-12 record at this point of the season and they find themselves in second place in the NL East 3 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies who are 25-11… See below for a link to all the MLB standings.
• Season Schedule… If you would like to see the Braves, click here… It should also show where the game will be televised if it is televised.
• Other MLB Scores & Schedules… If you would like to see other scores around MLB last night or in the recent past plus the schedule of upcoming games, click here.
• Standings… To see the MLB Standings click here… Once you get there you will see the standing by league (American or National) and also by division.

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Greenville Drive… For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores.

• Drive Start Home Series Tonight… The Greenville Drive were also off last night and will start a 6-game series with the Greensboro Grasshoppers tonight at Flour Field… The Drive’s record is currently 11-16 which put them in fourth place in the South Atlantic League (SAL) Southern Division 4 games behind the Rome Braves who are 14-11
• Schedule… If you wish to see the Greenville Drive schedule and results of completed games, click here.
• Standings… To see the standings for the South Atlantic League (SAL) click here.

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NBA

• Scores… To see the latest scores in the NBA and games up next, click here
• Standings… To see the current standing and records in each of the NBA Conferences click here.

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NASCAR

• Kyle Larson Inched Out Chris Buescher at Kansas Sunday… Kyle Larson won the Cup Series race out in Kansas Sunday in overtime… The race restarted for a 2 lap finish and Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher battled down the front stretch headed to the finish line and bumped each other at least 2 times but Larson edged him out by an inch (0.001 seconds) to take the closet win in NASCAR history  Click here to go to the NASCAR website where there is much more about this including the final race results.
• Standings… Kyle Larson still leads the Driver Standings in the Cup Series while Martin Truex Jr. remains second… Chase Elliot retained his 3^rd place spot and Denny Hamlin 4^th.…To see the driver standings for the Cup Series click here… Once you get there you can also click on links to see the standings in Xfinity and Truck Series using tabs in the upper right corner of the posting.
• Schedule This Week… This week NASCAR holds it’s racing this week is down in Darlington for the Mother’s Day Weekend…. To see the schedule for practices and races 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.

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This & That:

 Ticketing Information for Playoff Games and Matches…  A quick reminder that only South Carolina High School: League passes will be accepted for admission for all post-season contests…. No school or season passes will be accepted….  No exceptions… Further in most all cases admission will be $8.00 and everyone must have a ticket… All these are SCHSL rules.

 

 

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Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Baseball: Wren 7 – Clinton 4… The Red Devil baseball went ahead and hosted the Wren Hurricanes on Friday to get ahead of the predicted bad weather on Saturday… As you may recall Wren handed the Red Devils their first loss in the playoffs last Tuesday by a score of 8-4… Unfortunately I have to report that the Hurricanes defeated the Red Devils by a score of 7-4 to end the Red Devils season… The Red Devils led 2-1 after one inning of play as Harrison Moore singled driving in Brett Young who doubled and Luke Young laid down a sacrifice bunt scoring Carson Glenn who had singled… After that Wren scored 1 run in the 2^nd inning to tie the game, 3 in the 4^th inning and single runs in the 6^th and 7^th inning while Clinton could only muster 2 more runs in 6^th inning…In the 6^th inning Camden Finley tripled driving in Tanner Koko after Angel Vargas scored on a wild pitch… Both teams had 8 hits in the game Carson Glenn and Camden Finley getting 2 hits each. .. A two-run homer was among the Hurricanes 8 hits… The Red Devils finished the season with a 14-12 record and did finish first in the region… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Playoff Brackets click here.
• Softball: Travelers Rest 14 – Clinton 6… The Red Devil softball team was on the road Friday night in an elimination game at Travelers Rest… I hate to have to report that the Devildogs took a 14-6 win over the Red Devils thus eliminating them from the Class AAA playoffs… Now I don’t have the Red Devil scoring of the game and what follows is from the Devildogs scoring of the game…  The Red Devils scored a single run in the 1^st inning when Kamryn Campbell doubled and late scored when Alyssa Young singled… That would be the last lead for the Red Devils as in the second inning the devil dogs scored 8 runs and went on to take the win…. The Red Devils never gave up as they scored 2 runs in the 3^rd and 4^th innings and a single run in the 7^th but they just could not catch up…  The Devildogs outhit the Red Devils 17-9…For the Red Devils, Halleigh Luke, Alyssa Young and Me-Me Smith all had 2 hits each… Due to 5 Red Devil errors only 6 of the Devildogs 14 runs were earned while on the other hand due to 4 Devildog errors on 3 of the Red Devils 6 runs were earned…. If I get access to the Red Devil scoring of the game I will bring you the box score and scorecard later…. The Red Devils finish the season 12-12 on the season and the future look bright as he Red Devils had a very young team that saw players in the 8^th grade play… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Softball Playoff Brackets click here…. Go Big Red

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Laurens HS

• Baseball: Laurens 4 – Catawba Ridge 3…  The Raider baseball team defeated the Catawba Ridge Copperheads 4-3 last Friday night at home to remain in the winners’ bracket of the Class AAAA playoffs…  The Copperheads are a familiar foe for the Raiders especially in playoff action and the Copperheads had defeated the Raiders 9-5 in a tournament down in Georgetown earlier in the season… The Copperheads struck first scoring a single run in the 3^rd inning but the Raiders scored 2 in the bottom of the inning… Hunter Nabors singled and the Copperhead pitcher had an errant throw that allowed Jireh Brown and Zay Puller to score on the play… The Raider last two runs came in the 4^th inning when Avery Madden had a sacrifice bunt to score Coleman Coker and Hunter Nabors had a sacrifice fly that scored Owen Pridgen… Both teams had bases loaded situations and were able to work out of them during the game… The Copperheads did not go quietly as they scored their last 2 runs in the 7^th inning to make the final 4-3 Raiders… The Copperheads actually outhit the Raiders 7-6 with Zay Pulley being the only Raider with more than one hit as he had 2… Asher Goss got the win going 6 innings giving up 3 runs only 2 of which were earned while striking out 8 and walking 3…  Grayson Ledford got the save… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Up Next for the Raiders… The Raiders do not play again until this Friday and who they hoist is to be determined by a pair of games this week… Greenwood will host Northwestern tonight and the winner of that game will travel to Catawba Ridge Wednesday… The winner of that game will travel to Laurens Friday and have to beat the Raiders twice to advance while the Raiders only have to win one game… The game Friday night is scheduled to start at 6:30 and the “if needed” game will be sometime on Saturday…To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.

 

• Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here

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Thornwell

• Softball: Southside Christian 17 – Thornwell 7…  The Thornwell softball team took a ride up to Simpsonville to take on the Southside Christian Saber softball team in an elimination game last Friday and fund themselves coming home on the short end of a 17-7 win by the Sabers… The Sabers scored 9 runs in the 1^st inning and that put the Saints in a whole thy just could not climb out of though they kept trying… The Sabers led 11-0 before the Saints scored a run in the 3^rd inning… The Saints added 2 runs in the 4^th and 4 in the 5^th inning while the Sabers added 3 runs in the in the 6^th and 7^th innings… The Sabers outhit the Saints 12-6 and the Saints did have 8 errors that aided the Sabers to the point that only 2 of their 17 runs were earned… No Saint had over 1 hit but Hayden Brogdon, Madi Porter and Madi Landrith hits were all doubles…  Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored…. While the team finished with a 5-18 record in their first season of play they did make the playoffs so the future is bright for the Saints…To see the Class A Softball bracket click here.

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Friday, baseball… The Raiders will host a team yet to be determined by a pair of games this week… First pitch is scheduled for 6:30.

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: To see the varsity and middle school baseball schedule click here… To see the varsity & middle school softball schedule click here.
• Thornwell:  To see the Thornwell varsity baseball schedule and results click here.… To see the Saints softball schedule and results click here.
• PC Sports Calendar… To see the PC athletics sports calendar, click here.

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College Sports: For any game mentioned below, click on the score for more details if available.

 College Baseball

• D-1 Rankings… The latest college baseball rankings according to D1BASEBALL.COM TOP 25 came out on 4-28-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Texas A&M (1), Arkansas (2), Clemson (5) and East Carolina (7)…  Coastal Carolina dropped out of the top 25….  South Carolina checked in at #15(24)… If you wish to see the entire top 25 according to the poll click here.
• Scores… If you click here, it will carry you to a posting linked to the NCAA website where you can find the latest scores, past scores and future contest in D1 baseball… When you get there, it will list scores and contest by top 25 and if you scroll down, it will also list them by conferences… Enjoy!

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College Softball

• D-1 Rankings… The latest college softball rankings put out by ESPN and USA Softball came out 4-29-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Texas (1), Oklahoma (2), Tennessee (3) Oklahoma State (4) and Duke (5), … The Clemson Tigers dropped a spot from #21 to #22…South Carolina is still out of the top 25… If you wish to see the entire top 25 according to the poll click here
• Scores… Similar to baseball above, if you click here, it will carry you to a posting linked to the NCAA website where you can find the latest scores, past scores and future contest in D1 baseball… When you get there, it will list scores and contest by top 25 and if you scroll down, it will also list them by conferences… Enjoy!

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Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores. 

Atlanta Braves… For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores.

• Braves Drop 3 in LA… The Braves did something for the first time this season that I hope they don’t do again and that is lose all the games in a 3-game series this time to the Dodgers out in LA
  • Friday: Odgers 4 – Braves 3 (11)… In the opening game of the series on Friday night, the Dodgers took a 4-3 win in 11 innings…. They outhit the Braves 9-6 with Andy pages getting a single to drive in the winning run for the Dodgers… Austin Riley (3) had a solo homer for the Braves in the 1^st inning and Ronald Acuna Jr. (2) also had a solo homer in the 8^th inning.
  • Saturday: Dodgers 11 – Braves 2… On Saturday the Dodgers handed the Brave an old fashion fanny whipping as they beat the Braves 11-2… They outhit the Braves 16-6 with 4 Braves pitchers giving up 5 homeruns while 3 Dodger pitchers gave up none… Max Muncy had 3 of the Dodgers 5 homers.
  • Sunday: Dodgers 5 – Braves 1… Sunday the Dodgers completed the sweep of the Braves taking a 5-1 win… Both teams had 5 hits in the game but 3 of the Dodgers 5 hits were homers while the Braves only had 1 homer by Marcel Ozuna (10) a solo shot in the 7^th inning.
• Season Schedule… The Braves will be off tonight (Monday) and will start a 2-game series with the Red Dox in Atlanta tomorrow… If you would like to see the Braves, click here… It should also show where the game will be televised if it is televised.
• Other MLB Scores & Schedules… If you would like to see other scores around MLB last night or in the recent past plus the schedule of upcoming games, click here.
• Standings… To see the MLB Standings click here… Once you get there you will see the standing by league (American or National) and also by division.

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Greenville Drive… For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores.

• Drive Win Series… The Greenville Drive finished their 5-game series up in Ashville with the Tourist winning 2 out of 3 games… That coupled with 1 win and 1 loss earlier in the week gave the Drive a 3-2 series win… The score on Friday night was a 3-2 win for the Dive… On Saturday night the Tourist rebounded and put a shellacking on the Drive as they took a 13-1 win… The Drive took a 9-2 win on Sunday to win the series… The Drive are off tonight.
• Schedule… If you wish to see the Greenville Drive schedule and results of completed games, click here.
• Standings… To see the standings for the South Atlantic League (SAL) click here.

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NBA

• Scores… To see the latest scores in the NBA and games up next, click here
• Standings… To see the current standing and records in each of the NBA Conferences click here.

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NASCAR

• Kyle Larson Inched Out Chris Buescher at Kansas Sunday… Kyle Larson won the Cup Series race out in Kansas Sunday in overtime… The race restarted for a 2 lap finish and Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher battled down the front stretch headed to the finish line and bumped each other at least 2 times but Larson edged him out by an inch (0.001 seconds) to take the closet win in NASCAR history  Click here to go to the NASCAR website where there is much more about this including the final race results.
• Standings… Kyle Larson still leads the Driver Standings in the Cup Series while Martin Truex Jr. remains second… Chase Elliot retained his 3^rd place spot and Denny Hamlin 4^th.…To see the driver standings for the Cup Series click here… Once you get there you can also click on links to see the standings in Xfinity and Truck Series using tabs in the upper right corner of the posting.
• Schedule This Week… This week NASCAR holds it’s racing this week is down in Darlington for the Mother’s Day Weekend…. To see the schedule for practices and races 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.

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This & That:

 Ticketing Information for Playoff Games and Matches…  A quick reminder that only South Carolina High School: League passes will be accepted for admission for all post-season contests…. No school or season passes will be accepted….  No exceptions… Further in most all cases admission will be $8.00 and everyone must have a ticket… All these are SCHSL rules.

  

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.

Clinton HS

• Baseball: Clinton 7 – Travelers Rest 0… The Red Devil baseball team kept its season alive last night by taking a 7-0 win over the Travelers Rest Devildogs in an elimination game at Clinton HS…  They scored 2 runs in the 1^st inning when Harrison Moore singled driving in 2 runs…  They scored another run in the 2^nd inning when Camden Finley led the inning off with a solo homerun…In the 3^rd inning, Finley doubled to drive in another run to make the score 4-0 Red Devils… The Red Devils closed out their scoring in the 5^th putting 3 runs on the scoreboard on a sacrifice fly by Tanner Kyko, Bryce Young drawing a bases-loaded walk and Brett Young hitting a RBI single… The Red Devils outhit the Devildogs 7-3 with Harrison Moore and Camden Finley each getting 2 hits for the Red Devils…Moore drove in 2 runs with his homer and a double… Carson Glenn picked up the win pitching all but the last out striking out 5 and walking 2… Zack Lawson finished the game… The Red Devils are now scheduled to play again Saturday and they will get another crack at Wren as they lost to Daniel 3-2 and if I read the bracket correctly, Clinton will host… First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 pm…Go Big Red… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Playoff Brackets click here.
• Tennis: Daniel 5 – Clinton 1… Catching up with the Red Devil tennis team, the Red Devils saw their season come to a close on Wednesday up at Daniel HS as eh Lions took a 5-1 win over the Red Devils… The Red Devils only win came in singles action where Jacob King defeated his opponent… Click here for more details on this match… Congratulation to the Red Devils on another great season where they went 6-0 in region play taking the Region 4 Championship and falling one match short of making the state finals.
• Softball at Travelers Rest Tonight … The Red Devil softball team will be on the road tonight in an elimination game at Travelers Rest… First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 pm…To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Softball Playoff Brackets click here…. Go Big Red

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Laurens HS

• Baseball at Home Tonight: The Raider baseball team will host the Catawba Ridge Copperheads in a winner’s bracket game… Come on out and cheer the Green Boys on but if you can’t, we do plan on broadcasting the game live on Real Radio WLBG … To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.
• Softball: Pickens 15 – Laurens 1… The Laurens Raider softball team hosted the Pickens Blue Flame in an elimination game in the Class AAAA Softball yesterday… The Raiders jumped on top 1-0 when Ashlyn Messer singled driving in Summer Nations but that would be the last run the Raiders scored as the Blue Flame went on to take a 15-1 win thus eliminating the Raisers from the playoffs… Pickens broke the game open scoring 6 runs in the 2^nd and 3^rd inning… Pickens simply outhit the Raiders 16-3 and 6 Raider errors did help their cause…. Summer Nations, Azaria Johnson and Messer had the 3 Raider hits and all were singles… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… The Raiders finish the season with an 8-12 record and the future does look good for the young Raiders as they have no seniors on the team and only 2 juniors… To see the Class AAAA Softball bracket click here.

 

• Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here

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Thornwell

• Baseball North 16 – Saints 4… Yesterday the Saints Baseball team traveled down to North HS to take on the Eagles in an elimination game in the Class A playoffs… The game was tied 4-4 going into the bottom of fell out for the Saints as the Eagles scored 12 runs to take a 16-4 win and end the Saints season….In the decisive 4^th inning for the Eagles, they scored 10 of the 12 runs after 2 were out… The Saints 5 hits came from 5 different players with Griffen Raines and Parker Workman each having doubles and Sam Robertson had a triple… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… Congratulations to the Saints for making the playoff in their first season of completion!    To see the SCHSL Class A Baseball Bracket click here.
• Softball on the Road Today…     The Thornwell softball team will be taking a ride up to Simpsonville to take on the Southside Christian Saber softball team in an elimination game… Good Luck to the Saints!… To see the Class A Softball bracket click here.

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Friday, baseball… The Raiders will host the Catawba Ridge Copperheads… The Copperheads defeated North Augusta 8-4 Wednesday night at Catawba Ridge…This is a winner’s bracket game.

 

Local Sports Schedules: [Read more…]

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Baseball at Home Tonight… The Red Devil baseball team will be at home tonight hosting the Travelers Rest Devildogs in an elimination game in the class AAA Playoffs…. First pitch is at 6:30…Go Big Red… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Playoff Brackets click here.
• Softball: Palmetto 11 – Red Devils 1… The Red Devil softball team started its participation on the Class AAA Softball Tournament yesterday traveling to Palmetto to take on the Mustangs… It was just not a good night for the Red Devils as the Mustangs outhit them 8-2 and broke the game open in the 4^th inning scoring 6 runs as they took a an 11-1 win over the Red Devils… The Red Devils only run was scored in the top of the 4^th inning when Alyssa Young walked and later scored on a Mustang error…. Haleigh Luke and Taylor Davis had one hit each for the Red Devils… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… The Red Devils will be on the road Friday in an elimination game at Travelers Rest… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Softball Playoff Brackets click here…. Go Big Red

 

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Laurens HS

• Baseball: Laurens 1 – Greenwood 0 (9)…  If you were not at Laurens HS last night you missed one whale of a game… The two starting pitchers Luke Godwin for Greenwood and Jordan Hudson for the Raiders, put on a pitching clinic as they did not allow a run during their time in the game… The game would have to go into extra innings before the Raiders would break through and score the game’s only run in the bottom of the 9^th inning to take a 1-0 walk-off win over the Greenwood Eagles… In the 9^th inning, Owen Pridgen walked and pinch runner Josh Goodwin took his place at first… Coleman Coker then came to bat and Goodwin stole second… A couple of pitches later, a passed ball put Goodwin at third… Coleman then hits a ground ball single to center and the Raiders celebration began… The Raiders outhit the Eagles 6-3 and both teams had the bases loaded at one point in the game but just could not get the clutch hit… Josh Hughes got the win in relief of Jordan Hudson and Will Bice took the loss in relief of Godwin…  Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored … The Raiders now host Catawba Ridge Friday at 6:30 in a winners bracket game as they defeated North Augusta 8-4 last night and we hope you can come out to the game but if not we plan on broadcasting the game here on Real Radio WLBG starting at 6:30… To see the Class AAAA Baseball Bracket click here.
• Softball at Home Tonight … The Raider softball team will be hosting the Pickens HS Blue Flame tonight at 6:00pm in an elimination game in the Class AAA Softball Tournament… We do plan on broadcasting the game here on Real Radio WLBG… To see the Class AAAA Softball bracket click here.
•  Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here

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Thornwell

• Baseball at North HS Today… Today the Saints Baseball team will travel to North HS to take on the Eagles in a must-win game if the Saints are to remain in the playoffs… To see the SCHSL Class A Baseball Bracket click here.… Good Luck to the Saints!!
• Softball: Lewisville 15 – Saints 0… Yesterday the Saints’ softball team started its participation traveling to Lewisville to take on the normally strong Lions softball team… It seems that once again the Lions are loaded as they took a 15-0 win over the saints… Quite simply they outhit the Saints 13-1 and were aided by 4 Saint errors… Camden Nelson had the only hit for the Saints… Nelson also took the loss pitching where only 10 of the Lions runs were earned… The Saints will be on the road Friday traveling to either Ridge Springs-Monetta or Southside Christian and I don’t know which as I could not find a score on their game… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored … To see the Class A Softball bracket click here.

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Thursday, softball… Raiders host the Pickens Blue Flames at 6:00 pm.
• Friday, baseball… The Raiders will host the Catawba Ridge Copperheads… The Copperheads defeated North Augusta 8-4 last night at Catawba Ridge…This is a winner’s bracket 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: To see the varsity and middle school baseball schedule click here… To see the varsity & middle school softball schedule click here.
• Thornwell:  To see the Thornwell varsity baseball schedule and results click here.… To see the Saints softball schedule and results click here.
• PC Sports Calendar… To see the PC athletics sports calendar, click here.

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College Sports: For any game mentioned below, click on the score for more details if available.

 College Baseball

• D-1 Rankings… The latest college baseball rankings according to D1BASEBALL.COM TOP 25 came out on 4-28-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Texas A&M (1), Arkansas (2), Clemson (5) and East Carolina (7)…  Coastal Carolina dropped out of the top 25….  South Carolina checked in at #15(24)… If you wish to see the entire top 25 according to the poll click here.
• Scores… If you click here, it will carry you to a posting linked to the NCAA website where you can find the latest scores, past scores and future contest in D1 baseball… When you get there, it will list scores and contest by top 25 and if you scroll down, it will also list them by conferences… Enjoy!

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College Softball

• D-1 Rankings… The latest college softball rankings put out by ESPN and USA Softball came out 4-29-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Texas (1), Oklahoma (2), Tennessee (3) Oklahoma State (4) and Duke (5), … The Clemson Tigers dropped a spot from #21 to #22…South Carolina is still out of the top 25… If you wish to see the entire top 25 according to the poll click here
• Scores… Similar to baseball above, if you click here, it will carry you to a posting linked to the NCAA website where you can find the latest scores, past scores and future contest in D1 baseball… When you get there, it will list scores and contest by top 25 and if you scroll down, it will also list them by conferences… Enjoy!

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Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores. 

 Atlanta Braves… For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores.

•  Braves 5 – Mariners 2… The Braves avoided being swept by the Mariners as they took a 5-2 win in the final game of their 3-game series yesterday…The Braves have the night off and will start a weekend series with the Dodgers tomorrow.
• Season Schedule… If you would like to see the Braves, click here… It should also show where the game will be televised if it is televised.
• Other MLB Scores & Schedules… If you would like to see other scores around MLB last night or in the recent past plus the schedule of upcoming games, click here.
• Standings… To see the MLB Standings click here… Once you get there you will see the standing by league (American or National) and also by division.

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Greenville Drive… For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores.

• Tourist 8 – Drive 4… After taking the first game of the 6-game series Tuesday night up in Ashville, the Tourist rebounded takin an 8-4 win over the Drive.
• Schedule… If you wish to see the Greenville Drive schedule and results of completed games, click here.
• Standings… To see the standings for the South Atlantic League (SAL) click here.

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NBA

• Scores… To see the latest scores in the NBA and games up next, click here
• Standings… To see the current standing and records in each of the NBA Conferences click here.

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NASCAR

• Denny Hamlin Takes Close Win at Dover… Denny Hamlin was able to hold off Kyle Larson Sunday up at Dover and take the win by 0.256 seconds ahead of Larson… This was his 54^th career win and 3^rd win this season… Click here to go to the NASCAR website where there is much more about this including the final race results.
• Standings… Kyle Larson still leads the Driver Standings in the Cup Series while Martin Truex Jr. remains second… Chase Elliot retained his 3^rd place spot and Denny Hamlin moved up to 4^th.…To see the driver standings for the Cup Series click here… Once you get there you can also click on links to see the standings in Xfinity and Truck Series using tabs in the upper right corner of the posting.
• Schedule This Week… This week NASCAR holds it’s racing this week out in Kansas except for the Xfinity Series which is idle… To see the schedule for practices and races 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.

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This & That:

 Ticketing Information for Playoff Games and Matches…  A quick reminder that only South Carolina High School: League passes will be accepted for admission for all post-season contests…. No school or season passes will be accepted….  No exceptions… Further in most all cases admission will be $8.00 and everyone must have a ticket… All these are SCHSL rules.

 

 

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.

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Boys’ Tennis: Clinton … The Red Devils have now advanced to the Upper State Finals today and they will travel to Daniel to take on the Lions… Go Big Red!…If you would like to see the SCHSL Baseball Bracket for Class AAA Tennis click here.
• Baseball: Wren 8 – Clinton 4… The Red Devil baseball team hosted the Wren Hurricanes yesterday and I hate to have to report that the Hurricanes took an 8-4 win… The Hurricanes scored 1run in the 1^st inning and the Red Devils responded scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the inning on a RBI single by Harrison Moore and a double by Luke Young that drove in the other run… Wren broke on top scoring 4 runs in the 4^th inning and another run in the 5^th inning… They closed out their scoring with 2 runs in the 7t inning… Not giving up, the Red Devils scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7^th on a RBI single by Brett Young and a sacrifice fly Zane McClendon but just could not score any more runs… Wren outhit Clinton 8-6 and a couple of Red Devil errors aided them… Brett Young was the only Red Devil with more than one hit as he went 2 for 4 and drove in a run… The Red Devils are now scheduled to be back in action Thursday as they host the Travelers Rest Devildogs who lost to Daniel last night 6-0…  The Red Devils must win this game to remain in the playoffs… I’ll try to find out the start time and let you know tomorrow…  To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Playoff Brackets click here.
• Softball Starts Playoffs Today… The Red Devils finish the season with a 12-10 overall record and 2-6 in region play finishing 4^th in the region has made the playoffs…. They will be headed to Palmetto today (5-1-24) for a 6:00 pm game to start the playoffs… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Softball Playoff Brackets click here…. Go Big Red

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Laurens HS

• Baseball at Home Tonight… The Laurens Raider varsity baseball team will be hosting the Greenwood Eagles tonight at 6:30… Be there if you can but if not, we will broadcast the game on Real Radio WLBG and streaming live on the internet at www.wlbg.com.
• Softball: Indian Land 12 – Raiders 4…  The Raider softball team traveled over to Indian Land HS yesterday to start their participation in the Class AAAA Softball Tournament… The ride back most likely seemed longer than the one going over as the Warriors took a 12-4 win over the Raiders… The jumped out to 3-0 lead going into the 3^rd inning where the Raiders tied the game scoring 3 runs… Summer Nations grounded into a fielder’s choice that scored a run and Azaria Johnson singled scoring 2 runs… The Warriors retook the lead in the bottom of the inning scoring 2 runs and added 3 runs in the 4^th inning… The Raiders last run came in the 5^th inning when Carly Edwards hit a solo homer… The Warriors added 4 runs in the 6^th inning to make the final 12-4 Warriors… The Warriors outhit the Raiders 14-6 and both Addison Trevino and Carly Edwards had 2 hits to lead the Raiders at the plate… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… The Raiders will now host the Pickens Blue Flame Thursday in an elimination game with the first pitch scheduled for 6:00 pm… To see the Class AAAA Softball bracket click here.

 

• Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here

 

Laurens Academy

• Baseball: Holly Hill 4 – Crusaders 2…The Laurens Academy Crusader baseball team  saw its season come to an end yesterday as the Holly Hill Raiders took a 4-2 win at Laurens Academy taking the best of 3 series 2 games to none… Holly Hill led 2-0 going into the bottom of the 6^th inning where the Crusaders scored their first run on a sacrifice fly by Hack Hardy to bring in Caleb hardy who reached on an error earlier… The Raiders responded scoring 2 runs in the 7^th inning… The Crusaders still had some fight left them as with 2 outs in the bottom of the inning, Riley Whitaker walked and Ethan Collins doubled to drive him in but the Crusaders could get no closer… The Raiders outhit the Crusaders 7-2 with Collins and Evan Asalone getting the 2 Crusader hits… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… The end their season with a 5-12 overall record. … Click here to see the SCISA Baseball Brackets for all classes plus other information about the playoffs.
• Softball: Crusaders 3 – Hawks 2…  The Crusader softball team still has a couple of games to makeup in their regular season schedule before they can start the playoffs… They finished one of them yesterday as they yesterday as they traveled to Greenwood Christian to take on the Hawks… This was a low scoring game where each team had only 3 hits and they combined for 5 runs… I’m glad to report that the Crusaders had 3 of those runs taking a 3-2 win… The Crusaders scored one of their runs in the 3^rd inning when Morgan Bolding walked and then scored when another Crusader ground out… The Crusaders second run was scored in the 4^th inning when Catherine Riddle reached on a fielder’s choice and scored on a triple by Emily Suttles… The Crusaders scored what would prove to be the winning run in the 6^th inning when Abby Howard reached base on a fielder’s choice and later scored on a Hawk error… Olivia Huck picked up the complete game win giving up 2 runs only one of which was earned while striking out 9 and walking none… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.

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Thornwell

• Baseball: McBee 13 – Saints 1…  The Saints baseball team opened its participation in the Class A baseball tournament traveling to McBee HS yesterday and I hate to have to report that the Panthers took a 13-1 over the Saints… They only outhit the Saints 10-6 but got the Clutch hits when they needed them including a double and a homer… They scored in each of the first 4 innings while holding the Saints to a single run in the 3^rd inning when Sam Robertson drove in a run with a double the Saint only extra-base hit… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored…  Thursday the team will travel to North HS to take on the Eagles in a must-win game if the Saints are to remain in the playoffs… To see the SCHSL Class A Baseball Bracket click here.
• Softball:  The Saints softball team has also made the playoff and they will be headed to Lewisville today to take on the Lions… Again MaxPreps says the start time will be 6:00 pm… … To see the Class A Softball bracket click here… Good Luck to the Saints!!

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Wednesday, baseball… The Raiders will host the Greenwood Eagles at 6:30… The Eagles defeated Midland Valley 12-9 Monday night in Greenwood.
• Thursday, softball… Raiders host the Pickens Blue Flames at 6:00 pm.

 

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Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Boys’ Tennis: Clinton … The Red Devil boys’ tennis team was on the road yesterday as they traveled to Wren HS to take on the Golden Hurricanes in third round action of the Class AAA Tennis Tournament… Good news for Red Devil fans as they took a 4-2 win over the Hurricanes…. All 4 of the Red Devil wins came in singles action as Nathan Meade, Edwin Orr, Mathew King and Jacob King all took wins over their opponents… For more information on this match, click here…. The Red Devils now advance to the Upper State Finals Wednesday when they travel to Daniel to take on the Lions… Go Big Red!…If you would like to see the SCHSL Baseball Bracket for Class AAA Tennis click here.
• Baseball… The Red Devils finish with an overall record of 13-10 and region record of 6-2… The Red Devils will open tournament play today hosting Wren at 6:30… Wren comes into the game with a 12-11 record and finished 4^th in their region… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Playoff Brackets click here… Go Big Red!
• Softball … The Red Devils finish the season with a 12-10 overall record and 2-6 in region play finishing 4^th in the region has made the playoffs…. They will be headed to Palmetto this Wednesday (5-1-24) for a 6:00 pm game to start the playoffs… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Softball Playoff Brackets click here.

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Laurens HS

• Softball: The Raider softball team will start their participation in the Class AAAA Softball Tournament today traveling to Indian Land to take on the Warriors… The first pitch is scheduled for 6:00 pm and we do plan on broadcasting that game here on Real Radio WLBG…. To see the Class AAAA Softball bracket click here.

• Baseball: Laurens 8 – Northwestern 0… The Raider baseball team opened tournament play last night taking an 8-0 win over the Trojans of Northwestern at Ed Prescott Field…The Raiders scored 3 runs in the 1^st and made them stand up as they outhit the Trojans 9-4… Bennett Edwards drove in 2 of those 3 runs with a double and Avery Madden brought in the other with a sacrifice fly… Owen Pridgen doubled in the 3^rd to bring in another run and Asher Goss had a solo homer in the 4^th to make it 5-0 Raiders… The Raiders had the bases loaded in the 6^th when Coleman Coker doubled clearing the bases… Three Raiders had 2 hits each and they were Edwards, Coker and Pridgen and each had a double… Grayson Ledford got the start and the win going 5 innings giving up no runs on 4 hits while striking out 4 and walking none…Rylan Paxton finished the game giving up no hits while striking out 5 and walking 3… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… The Raiders return to action tomorrow at 6:30 hosting the Greenwood Eagles who defeated Midland Valley 12-9 last night in Greenwood…. To see the Class AAAA Baseball Playoff bracket click here.

 

• Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here

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Laurens Academy

• Baseball: Holly Hill 10 – Crusaders 2…The Laurens Academy Crusader baseball team traveled down to Holly Hill yesterday to take on the Raiders in a best of 3 series to open play in the SCISA  Class Baseball Tournament… The news is not what I like to report as the Raiders took a 10-2 win over the Crusaders… The Raiders simply outhit Crusaders 10-1 and both teams had trouble with errors as only 4 of the Raider runs were earned… Evan Asalone had the Crusaders only hit and it was a double in the 5^th inning that drove in a run and he later scored on a wild pitch… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored. … The Crusaders return to action tonight hosting Holly Hill at 6:00 pm in a must win game for the Crusaders … Click here to see the SCISA Baseball Brackets for all classes plus other information about the playoffs.
• Softball: To the best of my knowledge, SCISA had NOT released the playoff brackets for softball… When they do I will make them available to you.

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Thornwell

• Baseball: If I am reading the Class A baseball bracket correctly (Click here to see it) the Saints baseball team will be on the road today heading to McBee to take on the Panthers… MaxPreps says the start time will be 6:00 pm… Good Luck to the Saints!!
• Softball:  The Saints softball team has also made the playoff and they will be headed to Lewisville on Wednesday to take on the Lions… Again MaxPreps says the start time will be 6:00 pm… … To see the Class A Softball bracket click here… Good Luck to the Saints!!

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Tuesday, softball…  Laurens travels to Indian Land in first round Class AAAA baseball playoff at 6:00
• Wednesday, baseball… The Raiders will host the Greenwood Eagles at 6:30… The Eagles defeated Midland Valley 12-9 Monday night in Greenwood.

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Clinton HS

• Boys’ Tennis… The Red Devil boys’ tennis team will be on the road to Wren HS to take on the Golden Hurricanes at today at 5:00 pm in third round action of the Class AAA Tennis Tournament… Go Big Red!…If you would like to see the SCHSL Baseball Bracket for Class AAA Tennis click here.
• Baseball: Clinton 2 – Union 0… The Red Devils boys’ baseball team laid claim to the region championship and a #1 seeding in the upcoming baseball playoffs by taking a 2-0 win over the Union County Yellow Jackets at home last Friday night… The biggest reason for the win was the Carson Glenn who picked up the complete game win scattering 4 hits without allowing a run while striking out 11 and walking none….Meanwhile the Red Devils had 7 hits in the game with Brett Young being the only Red Devil to get more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 3… The Red Devils scored 1 run in the 4^th inning when Jaydon Glenn singled driving in in Owen Glenn who was a courtesy runner for Luke Young who walked to get on earlier… The Red Devils other ruin came in the 5^th inning Harrison Moore singled to drive in Brett Young who singles to get on… The Red Devils finish with an overall record of 13-10 and region record of 6-2… The Red Devils will open tournament play Tuesday hosting either Wren or Palmetto which both have 5-5 region records… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Playoff Brackets click here… Go Big Red!
• Softball… I need to do some catching up with the Red Devils softball team as they played two games against the Mauldin Mavericks one on Thursday and one on Friday to close out their regular season.
  • Thursday: Clinton 11 – Mauldin 10… On Thursday the Red Devils traveled to Mauldin and escaped with an 11-10 win… The Red Devils trailed 9-7 going into the 7^th inning where they put 4 runs on the scoreboard and then held the Mavericks to a single run in the bottom of the inning to take the come-from behind 11-10 win… A double by both Kamryn Campbell and ME-Me Smith plus a Maverick error scored the 4 runs in the 7^th inning… Me-Me Smith led the Red Devils at the plate going 4 for 4 with 3 doubles and driving in 2 runs… Sophia Sullivan also had 3 hits for the Red Devils… Smith was the pitcher of record when the Red Devils scored the 4 big ruins in the 7^th so she gets the win…  Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
  • Friday: Clinton 17 – Mauldin 2… On Friday the two teams faced off at Clinton HS… The Red Devils had an easier time of it as they took a 17-2 win in a 4 inning game… They simply outhit the Mavericks 14-3 with Me-Me smith again going 4 for 4 driving in 4 runs 3 of them coming in in the 3^rd inning on a 3-run homer her 5^th homer of the season… Ella Adair also went 4 for 4 driving in 3 runs and one of her hits was a double…Smith got the complete game win giving up 2 earned runs on 3 hits while striking out 3 and walking 1. .. Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
  • Up Next for the Red Devils… The Red Devils finish the season with a 12-10 overall record and 2-6 in region play finishing 4^th in the region and making the playoffs…. Now there seems to be some confusion on the SCHSL website’s bracket for Class AAA softball as it shows the Red Devils playing 2 different opponents on Wednesday and we all know that is not right… According to what Coach Terry told me last week I believe they will be headed to Palmetto this Wednesday (5-1-24)… To see the SCHSL Class AAAA Softball Playoff Brackets click here… Go Big Red!

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Laurens HS

• Softball: Wade Hampton 13 – Laurens 3… The Raider softball team closed out its regular season Friday night as they traveled to Wade Hampton to take on the Generals… The Generals led 5-3 going into the bottom of the 5^th inning where things went south for the Raiders as the Generals scored 9 runs to take a 13-3 win in 5 innings… The Generals outhit the Raiders 13-6 and took advantage of 4 Raider errors 3 of which came in the 5^th inning and helped the Generals score their 9 runs in that inning… Carly Edwards and Summer Nations led the Raiders at the plate as they both were the only Raiders with more than 1 hit as they had 2 each… One of Nations was a double and she drove in a run while Edwards had a double and a solo-homer in the first inning… That was her team leading 5^th homer of the year… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Up Next for the Team… The Raiders finish the season 8-10 overall and 3-5 in region play which means they finished third in the region… They will head to Indian Land tomorrow (4-30-24) to take on the Warriors in first round action of the Class AAAA Softball Tournament… The game is scheduled to start at 6:00 pm and we do plan n bringing you that game here on Real Radio WLBG. .. If you would like to see the Class AAAA Softball Bracket click here.

 

• Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here

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Laurens Academy

• Baseball: The Crusader varsity baseball team has made the SCISA Class A Baseball Tournament… They will start their participation in the tournament today traveling down to Holly Hill Academy to take on the Raiders in the first game of a best of 3 series starting at 6:00 pm… They return home tomorrow for a 6:00 pm game with the Raiders… To see the brackets and other information for all classes of SCISA baseball click here… Go Crusaders!
• Softball: To the best of my knowledge, SCISA had NOT released the playoff brackets for softball… When they do, I will make them available to you.

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Thornwell

• Baseball: If I am reading the Class A baseball bracket correctly (Click here to see it) the Saints baseball team will be on the road tomorrow heading to McBee to take on the Panthers… MaxPreps says the start time will be 6:00 pm… Good Luck to the Saints!!
• Softball:  The Saints softball team has also made the playoff and they will be headed to Lewisville on Wednesday to take on the Lions… Again MaxPreps says the start time will be 6:00 pm… … To see the Class A Softball bracket click here… Good Luck to the Saints!!

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Monday, Baseball… Laurens hosting Northwestern in first round Class AAAA baseball playoff at 6:30
• Tuesday, softball…  Laurens travels to Indian Land in first round Class AAAA baseball playoff at 6:00

 

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Local Notes

 Clinton HS

• Baseball Host Union… The Red Devil varsity baseball team will host Union tonight at 6:30 in the last game of the regular season… This game has seeding implication for the playoffs as it will determine whether the Red Devils finish first or second… Come on out and cheer the Red Devils on… Go Big Red!
• Boys’ Tennis: Clinton 4 – Walhalla 3… The Red Devil boys’ tennis team hosted the Razorbacks of Walhalla HS yesterday and took a close 4-3 win in second round action in the SCHSL Class AAA Boys Tennis Tournament… Nathan Meade, Edwin Orr and Jacob King all took wins in singles action… Mead and Orr then teamed up to become the #1 doubles team and defeated their opponent to punch the Red Devils ticket into the third round Monday (4-26-24) when the Red Devils will be on the road to Wren HS to take on the Golden Hurricanes at 5:00 pm… If you would like to see more details on this match click here…If you would like to see the SCHSL Bracket for Class AAA Tennis click here.

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Laurens HS

• Softball at Wade Hampton… The Raider softball team closes out its regular season tonight as they travel to Wad Hampton HS to take on the Generals in a JV-Varsity doubleheader starting at 5:00 pm… There are some playoff seeding implications for the Raider in this game.
• Boys’ Tennis: Thoroughbreds 5 – Raiders 1 … The Raider boys’ tennis team traveled to South Aiken HS to take on the Thoroughbreds yesterday and I hate to have to report that the Thoroughbreds eliminated the Raiders from the Class AAAA Tennis Playoffs by taking a 5-1 win over the Raiders… Gibson Partee took the lobe win for the Raiders in singles action… Congratulations to him and the Raiders for finishing third in the region and winning a first round playoff match this season to finish with a 7-11 record…. If you would like to see the SCHS Bracket for Class AAAA click here. 

• Cheerleading Tryouts… Cheerleading tryouts will be held at LDHS starting Monday, May 6^th and running through Thursday, May 9th in the Main Gym at LDHS… There’s a lot of information you need to know before coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here

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Laurens Academy

• Baseball: WW King 4 – Crusaders 3… The Laurens Academy Crusader baseball team closed out its regular season last night at home taking on the Knights of WW King… It was a heart breaking loss for the Crusaders as the Knights scored 1 unearned run in the top of the 7^th inning to take a 4-3 win over the Crusaders…. The Crusaders scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 1^st inning when Nathan Bell doubled driving in the two runs… They scored another run in the 3^rd inning on a Knight error…By the time the 5^th inning had ended the Knights had tied the game 3-3 to set the stage for the 7^th inning unearned run that proved to be the winning run as the Crusaders had runners on second and third base with 1 out in the bottom of the 7^th but just could not get the clutch hit to tie or win the game… The Crusaders outhit the Knights 6-3 but also had more errors (5-4)…. Evan Asalone and Caleb Hardy each had 2 hits  to lead the Crusaders at the plate and one of Hardy’s was a double… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… The crusaders end the regular season with a 5-10 record and await the release of the SCISA baseball brackets tomorrow (Saturday) to find out what is next for them.

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Thornwell

• Baseball: Saints 8 – Calhoun Falls 5… The Saints baseball team wrapped up its season yesterday by taking an 8-5 over the Blue Flashes of Calhoun Falls at Calhoun Falls… The Flashes led 4-2 going into the 4^th inning where the saints put 3 runs on the scoreboard and added 3 more in the 6^th inning while holding the Flashes to just 1 additional run to take the win… Calhoun Falls actually outhit the saints 13-11 but the Saints had 4 extra-base hits to the Flashes 2 that helped to make the difference…. Sam Robertson had a stellar day at the plate as he went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and drove in 3 runs… Griffen Raines went 3 for 4 with a RBI… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.

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Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame…

• Five Inducted… Last night at the Laurens County Museum on courthouse square five new members of the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame were inducted into the hall… The Class of 2024 included Robert Wilder, Anthony Downs, Charles Peterson, Walter Todd and Jean Hammond Whitfield… Two of the new members are deceased and their awards were accepted by family… Charles Peterson’s award was accepted by mother and daughter while Robert Wilders’ was accepted by his grandson… The other three new members gave brief remarks and they all centered around how much this award means to them…. For more information on the five new members and why they were selected, click here… Congratulation to all of them!

 

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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• ????…  Sometime during the playoffs.

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