Local Notes

 Clinton HS

• Boys’ Tennis: Clinton 5 – Fountain Inn 2… Catching up with the Red Devil boys’ tennis team, back on Tuesday, the Red Devil boys’ tennis team took a 5-2 win over the Fountain Inn Fury on the courts at Clinton MS… Nathan Meade, Edwin Orr, Matthew King and Jacob King all took wins in singles action… The other win came when Nathan Meade and Edwin Orr teamed up to form the #1 doubles team and they defeated their opponents… The Red Devils return to second round playoff action today as they host the Razorbacks of Walhalla… Go Big Red!

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Laurens HS

• Boys’ Tennis: Raiders 5 – Copperheads 1… The Raider boys’ tennis team did two things on Tuesday that are a little unusual… First Coach Todd and the team took a 5-1 win in first round action of the Class 4A Playoffs… Secondly they did in the Rock Hill area where all Raider teams no matter what the sport have had trouble winning as the win was over the Catawba Ridge Copperheads… Bates Turner, Price Turner, Dylan Brink, Carson Jenkins and Gibson Partee all took wins in singles action… The team returns to second round action today as they travel to South Aiken HS to take on the Thoroughbreds…. Good Luck to the Raiders!

• Baseball: Raiders 10 – Mustangs 2… The Raider varsity baseball team closed out its regular season last night on a positive note as they took a 10-2 win over the Midland Valley Mustangs at Ed Prescott Field… The Mustangs scored an unearned run in the 1^st inning and then the Raiders took the lead for good scoring 4 runs in the 3^rd inning with one of the runs coming on a RBI double by Owen Pridgen and the other 3 runs were scored with the help of a couple of Mustang errors… The Raiders added 2 runs in the 4^th inning when Pridgen walked and Zay Pulley hit a two-run homer… The Mustangs added a run in the 6^th inning but the Raiders responded putting 4 runs on the board in the bottom of eh inning… Pridgen doubled driving in a run and Hunter Nabors singled driving in another… The last two runs were scored on a wild pitch and during a ground out for the second out… 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 a 20-6 overall record and will start playoff action next Monday (4-29) when they host the Northwestern Trojans at 6:30.

• Nine Sign at LDHS… Yesterday afternoon 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 click here, you will find some more information about each of these Raiders and why they chose the schools they did and also if you click here later on today or tomorrow, it will open a short photo slideshow done at the signing… 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

 

• 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

• Monday Softball: Crusaders 14 – Vikings 2… The Crusader softball team traveled down to Emerald HS Monday to take on the Vikings… The Crusaders jumped out to a 4-2 lead after 2 innings of play and added 2 more runs in the 5^th inning and then “iced” the game in the 7^th inning scoring 8 runs… The Crusaders outhit Vikings 9-1 and the only problem with the game for the Crusaders were the 4 errors they made (the Vikings had 5) that helped the Vikings score their 2 runs…  Olivia Huck took the win giving up the 2 unearned runs on 1 hit and striking out 10 and walking none … The Vikings also walked 12 Crusaders and hit 3 Crusader batters… Morgan Bolding only Crusader more than hit as she had 2 hit 2-4… By the way, Crusaders stole 8 bases in the 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.
• Wednesday Softball: Crusaders 20 – Flashes 0… The Crusader softball team was on the road again yesterday as they traveled down to Calhoun Falls HS to take on the Blue Flashes…. Once again the news is good for Crusader fans as they took a 20-0 win… The Crusaders led 3-0 going into the 3^rd inning where they erupted for 17 runs to put the nail in the Flashes’ coffin… The Crusaders outhit the Flashed 11-0 and the only thing that kept Olivia Huck from pitching a “perfect game” was the 1 walk she issued while striking out 10… Huck also had a stellar night at the plate as she went 3 for 4 with 2 homeruns and driving in 8 runs… Morgan Bolding and Abby Howard both had doubles and drove in runs for the Crusaders… 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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Middle School Note: Anyone who is planning on playing football at Hickory Tavern this next season needs to come to an information meeting in the auditorium at Hickory Tavern Middle School this Thursday at 5:15 pm… It is also requested that parents attend this meeting with Coach Seymore… For more information about this very important meeting, contact him by emailing:  kmeyer@laurens55.org… Please do not miss this meeting!

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

• ????…  Sometime during the playoffs.

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Clinton & Laurens… Last night the Red Devil baseball and softball teams traveled to Laurens to take on the Raiders and both games turned out to be 1 run affairs.

• Baseball: Laurens 5 – Clinton 4 (9)… In baseball action the two teams went at it for 9 innings as the Raiders took a 5-4 win over the Red Devils and that coupled with an earlier win at Clinton giver the Raiders the “County Championship” this season… The Raiders scored a single run in the 1^st inning on an RBI single by Hunter Nabors… The Raiders added 3 runs in the 4^th inning on a pair of hits, a walk and a Red Devil error… The Red Devils never gave up as they scored 3 runs in the 6^th inning on a solo homer by Brett Yung to lead the inning off and then with two outs, a hit, a wild pitch and a Raider error allowed the Red Devils to score 2 more runs… The Red Devils then tied the game with a single run in the top of the 7^th inning when Harrison Moore singled with 2 outs to bring in a run… Neither team could score in the 8^th inning and in the 9^th inning the Raiders used 3 walks to load the bases and then a wild pitch brought in the winning run for the Raiders as they took the walk-off win… The Raiders outhit the Red Devils 7-6 with Asher Goss and Ben Willis being the only Raiders to get more than 1 hit as they had 2 each and one of Goss’ hits was a double… No Red Devil had more than 1 hit but Brett Young had the solo homer and Zane McLendon and Luke Young each had 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 Raiders will be at home tonight for a 6:30 game with Midland Valley and the Red Devil will host Union County at 6:30 on Friday with a shot to win the region championship on the line.

•  Softball: Laurens 3 – Red Devils 2… The Raider softball team also on the “county championship” last night when they took a 3-2 win over the Red Devils… The Raiders scored 2 runs in the 1^st inning as they had 3 singles to load the bases and then 2 wild pitches brought the 2 runs in… The Red Devils scored their first run in the 4^th inning when Me-Me Smith tripled driving in a run… The Raiders got that run back in the bottom of the inning when Azaria Johnson scored during a fielder’s choice by Sadie Carlisle… The Red Devils came right back and scored their last run in the top of the 5^th inning when they had the bases loaded with 2 outs and Kamryn Campbell singled brining in a run… After that the two pitchers (Me-Me Smith and Summer Nations) took control and no one really threatened the remainder of the game… The Raiders outhit the Red Devil 7-6 with Ashlynn Messer and Azaria Johnson were the only 2 Raider with more than 1 hit as they both went 2 for 3… Taylor Davis was the only Red Devils with more than one hit as she went 2 for 3 with 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…The Raiders will be back in action Friday as they travel to Wade Hampton to take on the Generals in a game that will have playoff seeding implications while the Red Devils will travel to Mauldin Thursday.

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Laurens HS

•  Sports Physicals Wednesday April 24^th… Athletic Physicals will be given at Laurens High School on April 24th… Check-in will be in the atrium area of the gym beginning at 5:30 pm… All student-athletes planning to participate in summer workouts or tryout for a sport should have a new physical on file dated after April 1st, 2024…  Please have the history side of the physical form filled out and signed by a parent/guardian before checking in for the physical… The completed physical will be uploaded into PlanetHS and all documents in PlanetHS must be completed before the student is allowed to participate. Instructions for PlanetHS can be found by clicking here….. To get the physical form that you need to print out, have you parents fill out parts of it and sign, click here… The cost is $20 cash at check-in or can be paid online by clicking 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: Newberry 8 – Laurens Academy 0… The Crusader baseball team hosted the Newberry Eagles yesterday and I hate to have to report that the Eagles took an8-0 win over the Crusaders… They simply outhit the Crusaders 8-2 and took advantage of 4 Crusader errors, 5 wild pitches and 2 hit batters… No Crusaders had over 1 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

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Thornwell

• Softball: Greenville Hurricanes 11 – Thornwell 7… The Saints softball team was at home last night hosting the Greenville Hurricanes… The Saints were just too nice a host as the Hurricanes took an 11-7 win… The Saints actually outhit the Hurricanes 10-8 but 4 aided the Hurricanes cause to the point where only 3 of their 11 runs were earned… Madi Porter and Porter and Adrienne Anderson led the team at the plate getting 2 hits each one of which was a double and driving in runs… Lydia Hefner also had a pair of singles and drove in a 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.

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Middle School Note: Anyone who is planning on playing football at Hickory Tavern this next season needs to come to an information meeting in the auditorium at Hickory Tavern Middle School this Thursday at 5:15 pm… It is also requested that parents attend this meeting with Coach Seymore… For more information about this very important meeting, contact him by emailing:  kmeyer@laurens55.org… Please do not miss this meeting!

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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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Clinton HS

• Tennis Opens Playoffs Today… The Red Devil boys’ tennis team will start its participation in the SCHSL Class AAA Tennis Tournament today at 5:00 hosting the Fountain Inn Fury… Of course as you may recall, the Red Devils finished first in their region and were undefeated in region play… The Fury finished fourth in their region… To see the SCHSL Bracket for Class AAA Boys Tennis click here…. Go Big Red!
• Softball: Whitmire 6 – Clinton 4… The Red Devil softball team traveled to Whitmire yesterday and the short ride home was not as happy as it could have been as the Wolverines took a 6-4 win over the Red Devils… The Red Devils scored 3 runs in the 2^nd inning and by the end of the 5^th inning the Wolverines had tied the game 3-3… Whitmire then scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 6^th inning to go up 6-3 and the Red Devils tried to fight back but could only get a single run in the 7^th inning to make the final 6-4… In the end inning, Halleigh Luke doubled to drive in 2 runs and Sophia Sullivan singled to drive in a run… Whitmire outhit the Red Devils 7-5 and both teams had some errors that helped the other team score some of their 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… The Team is now 10-9 on the season and will travel to Laurens to take on the Raiders as part of a JV-Varsity doubleheader starting at 5:00 pm… We do plan on bringing you the varsity game here on Real Radio WLBG about 7:00 pm and update you on the Clinton at Laurens baseball game once it starts.
• Baseball: Blue Ridge 6 – Clinton 3… The Red Devil baseball team traveled to up to Blue Ridge last night and the news here is not what I’d like to report as the Tigers took a 6-3 win over the Red Devils… The Red Devils scored a single run in the 2^nd inning when Brett Young singled driving in a run… The Tigers then scored 3 runs in the 3^rd inning on some walks, a single, a sacrifice fly and a wild pitch…They scored 2 more runs in the bottom of the 5^th inning on a combination of walks and hits… The Red Devils scored their final 2 runs in the 6^th inning when Luke Young singled driving in 2 runs…. The Tigers added another run in the 6^th inning to make the final 6-3…. The Red Devils actually outhit the Tigers 9-8but just had a little trouble getting the clutch hits… Brett Young was the only Red Devil with more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 3 with a double and 3 RBIs.

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Laurens HS

• Raider Tennis Opens Playoffs Today… The Raider boys’ tennis team finished third in the region behind Riverside (#1) and Wade Hampton (#2) and will start their participation in the SCHSL Class AAAA Tennis Tournament traveling to the Rock Hill area to take on the Catawba Ridge Copperheads who finished second in their region… To see the SCHSL Bracket for Class AAAA Boys Tennis click here… Good Luck to the Raiders!
• Baseball: Raiders 5 – Greenwood 3… The Raider baseball team traveled down to Greenwood HS last night to take on the Eagles… Good news for Raider fans as the team clipped the Eagles wings by a score of 5-3… The Eagles led 2-1 going into the top of the 5^th inning where the Raiders score 2 runs and added 2 more in the top of the 7^th inning and then held the Eagles to a single run in the bottom of the inning to take the 5-3 win… The Raiders outhit the Eagles 8-7 with Zay Pulley going 3 for 4 with a double and scoring 2 runs… Coleman Coker also had 2 hits for the Raiders and one of them as a solo homer in the 7^th inning… 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 team is now 18-6 on the season and will host Clinton tonight starting at 5:00 pm with JV action and varsity at 7:30… We will be brining you the Clinton at Laurens softball game at 7:00 pm here on Real Radio WLBG and will update you on how the baseball game is going.
• Sports Physicals Wednesday April 24^th… Athletic Physicals will be given at Laurens High School on April 24th… Check-in will be in the atrium area of the gym beginning at 5:30 pm… All student-athletes planning to participate in summer workouts or tryout for a sport should have a new physical on file dated after April 1st, 2024…  Please have the history side of the physical form filled out and signed by a parent/guardian before checking in for the physical… The completed physical will be uploaded into PlanetHS and all documents in PlanetHS must be completed before the student is allowed to participate. Instructions for PlanetHS can be found by clicking here….. To get the physical form that you need to print out, have you parents fill out parts of it and sign, click here… The cost is $20 cash at check-in or can be paid online by clicking 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: Thornwell 20 – Clear Dot Academy 5… The Saints baseball team traveled down to Columbia yesterday to take on the Dots of Clear Dot Charter School and I’d almost bet you that when they got home they raced out to the end of the football field to “ring the bell” as the Saints took a 20-5 win… he Saints jumped on top 4-3 after 1 inning of play and led 105 after 2 innings… They then broke the game open scoring 10 runs in the 3^rd inning taking the 20-5 win… The Saints outhit the Dots 9-2 and took advantage of 9 walks and 6 hit batters… Parker Workman went 3 for 3 with a double and 2 triples driving in 2 runs for the Saints… Zack Crowe had 2 hits and one of them was a double and he had 2 RBIS… KJ Thompson picked up the win in relief of Zack Crowe… 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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Middle School Note: Anyone who is planning on playing football at Hickory Tavern this next season needs to come to an information meeting in the auditorium at Hickory Tavern Middle School this Thursday at 5:15 pm… It is also requested that parents attend this meeting with Coach Seymore… For more information about this very important meeting, contact him by emailing:  kmeyer@laurens55.org… Please do not miss this meeting!

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

• Tuesday. 4-23: Softball Clinton at Laurens, 7:00

  

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Clinton HS

• Softball: Red Devils 18 – Vikings 0… The Red Devil softball team traveled down to Emerald HS last Friday night to take on the Vikings in what I believe I believe was their last region game of the season… The news is good for Red Devil fans as the team took an 18-0 win over the Vikings which happens to be the same score that they took a win over the Vikings at home…. The reason for the one-sided win is simple in that Clinton outhit Emerald 18-1 and took advantage of 7 Emerald errors…. Me-Me Smith took the complete game win (4 innings) giving up the 1 hit while striking out 6 and walking just 1… Smith also had 2 hits in the game and one of them was a double and the other was a solo homer in the 2^nd inning to give her a team-leading 4 homers on the season… Kamryn Campbell also had 3 hits one of them a triple 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… The team is now 10-8 on the season and 2-6 in region play… They are scheduled to head to Whitmire tonight for a 7:00 pm game with the Wolverines.
• Baseball: Clinton 6 – Emerald 1… The Red Devil baseball team also traveled to Emerald last Friday night and the news is also good as the Red Devil prevailed by a score of 6-1… The Red Devils scored a single run in the 1^st inning and led 4-0 before the Viking finally scored their only run in the in the 5^th inning… The Red Devils added two more runs in the 7^th inning to make the final 6-1… Harrison Moore had a RBI double to drive in the first run for the Red Devils… Brett Young led the 3^rd inning off with a walk and later scored when Carson Glenn ground out…In the 5^th inning Carson Glenn had a sacrifice bunt to Brett Young and Luke Young singled brining in Zane McClendon… The Red Devils last two runs in the 7^th inning were scored when Harrison Moore executed a sacrifice bunt and Jaydon Glenn singled to drive in the Red Devils last run… The Red Devils had 9 hits to the Vikings 5 and 2 Red Devils had two 2 hits each and they were Zane McLendon and Jaydon Glenn… The Red Devils are now 12-8 on the season and 5-2 in region play… According to the Red Devil athletic calendar they are scheduled to travel to Blue Ridge for a 6:30 game tonight.

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Laurens HS

• Baseball: Raiders 10 – Generals 3… The Laurens raiders hosted the Wade Hampton Generals last Friday night in their last region game of the season… It’s double good news for Raider fans as not only did they win the game 10-3 but they also won the region and will have a #1 seed going into the playoffs next week… The Raiders put a single run on the scoreboard in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Bennett Edwards then added three in the 2^nd and scored 2 runs in the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th innings… The Raiders outhit the Generals 10-5 with Hunter Nabors going 3 for 4 with a double and scoring 3 times… Bennett Edwards went 2 for 3 with a double and drove in 6 runs… Ben Willis had 1 hit in the game and it was a triple that drove in a run… Jordan Hudson got the start and the win pitching 5 innings giving up 3 earned runs while striking out 5 and walking 9… Three other senior pitchers finished out the game on Senior Night where the Raiders honored their 10 seniors…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 are now 17-6 on the season and finish the region schedule with a 9-3 record… They travel to Greenwood tonight for a 6:00 pm game with the Eagles and host Clinton Tuesday night at 7:30 in a game we plan on brining you hear on Real radio WLBG.

• Sports Physicals Wednesday April 24^th… Athletic Physicals will be given at Laurens High School on April 24th… Check-in will be in the atrium area of the gym beginning at 5:30 pm… All student-athletes planning to participate in summer workouts or tryout for a sport should have a new physical on file dated after April 1st, 2024…  Please have the history side of the physical form filled out and signed by a parent/guardian before checking in for the physical… The completed physical will be uploaded into PlanetHS and all documents in PlanetHS must be completed before the student is allowed to participate. Instructions for PlanetHS can be found by clicking here….. To get the physical form that you need to print out, have you parents fill out parts of it and sign, click here… The cost is $20 cash at check-in or can be paid online by clicking 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: Wardlaw 13 – Crusaders 9… The Laurens Academy Crusader baseball team hosted the Patriots of Wardlaw and it was a tough game for the Crusaders as the 9-6 going into the top of the 6^th inning where the Patriots took scored 5 runs to take the lead and then add 2 more in the top of the 7^th inning to take a come-from-behind 13-9 win over the Crusaders… The Patriots also got some help from the Crusaders as the Crusader committed 5 errors meaning that only 4 of the Patriots 13 runs were earned… Three Crusaders had 2 hits each… They were Evan Asalone, Hack Hardy and Elijah Hornberger… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Softball: Greenwood Christian 6 – Laurens Academy 5… The Crusader softball team traveled down to Greenwood to take on the Greenwood Christian Hawks last Friday and they also took a tough loss… The Crusaders led 5-4 going into the bottom of the 7^th inning where the Hawks scored 2 unearned runs to take a walk-off 6-5 win…  The Crusader outhit the Hawks 11-5, but the Crusaders also had 7 errors which helped Hawks to the point that none of the Hawks runs were earned… The Crusaders also left 11 runners on base and just could not get the clutch hit to bring them in… Morgan Bolding led the Crusader at the plate going 3 for 4… Olivia Huck took the loss giving up 6 unearned runs on 5 hits while striking out 11 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

• Softball: Whitmire 17 – Thornwell 0…  The Saints softball team hosted the Whitmire Wolverines last Friday and the Wolverines made sure the Saints would not be “ringing the bell” as they removed the Clapper taking a 17-0 win over the Saints… The Wolverines pitcher Kenleigh Epps pitched a perfect game giving up no hits and no walks while striking out 7 and walking none… The Wolverines also had no errors so no Saint was able to get on base while the Saints had 4 errors… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.

• Baseball: Whitmire 18 – Thornwell 7… While the softball team was hosting Whitmire the Saints baseball team traveled to Whitmire to take on the Wolverines… The Wolverines scored 5 runs in the 1^st inning and at least 1 run in each of the following 4 innings as they went on to take an 18-7 win over the Saints… They simply did this by outhitting the Saints 18-5… Zach Crowe and Sam Robertson were the only two Saints with more than one hit as they each had 2 singles… The Wolverines had 3 doubles, a triple and a homer among their 18 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.

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Middle School Note: Anyone who is planning on playing football at Hickory Tavern this next season needs to come to an information meeting in the auditorium at Hickory Tavern Middle School this Thursday at 5:15 pm… It is also requested that parents attend this meeting with Coach Seymore… For more information about this very important meeting, contact him by emailing:  kmeyer@laurens55.org… Please do not miss this meeting!

 

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

• Tuesday. 4-23: Baseball Clinton at Laurens, 6:00

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Clinton HS

• Tennis… I need to do some catching up with the Red Devil boys’ tennis team.
  • Friday (4-12-24): Clinton 6 – Emerald 0… Last Friday the Red Devil boys’ tennis team traveled to the other side of Lake Greenwood to take on the Emerald Vikings… They kept their region record a perfect 4-0 as they took a 6-0 win over the Vikings… Nathan Meade, Edwin Orr, Matthew King, Jacob King and Malakye Brewer all too one-sided win in region action… The #2 doubles team of Brady Mason and Ethan Wargo also defeated their opponents… For more details on this match, click here.
  • Monday (4-15-24): Then on Monday the Red Devils hosted the Woodruff Wolverines on the courts at Clinton MS… This time the final score was a little closer but the Red Devils prevailed by a score of 4-2… All 4 of the Clinton wins came in singles action as Nathan Mead, Edwin Orr, Mathew King and Jacob King all took wins… For more details on this match click here.
  • Tuesday (4-16-24): Clinton 4 – Woodruff 2… The very next day the Red Devils hosted the Wolverines and the results were exactly the same with the Red Devils taking a 4-2 win… The same singles player that won the day before won again… For more details on this match click here.
  • Wednesday (4-17-24): Clinton 4 – Aiken 2… The Red Devils than hosted the Aiken Green Hornets and you might not believe this but the results were basically the same as the two days before as the Red Devils won by a score of 4-2 with the same singles players taking wins with a little difference in the set scores… To see more details on this match click here.
  • Red Devils Finish First in Region…  The Red Devils have now concluded their regular season with an 8-1 overall Record and 6-0 in region play… They will start their participation in the Class AAA Tennis Playoffs next Tuesday (4-23) at home against an opponent yet to be determined… To see the brackets for the Class AAA Playoffs click here… Congratulations to the Red Devils and Go Big Red!

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Laurens HS

• Softball: Greenville 16 – Laurens 5… The Raider varsity softball team closed out a busy week last night with a 16-5 loss to the Greenville Red Raiders… The score was 4-2 Greenville at the end of 3 innings when in the 4^th inning the wheels started coming off the bus as the Red Raiders scored 5 runs and put Laurens in a whole that they just could not get out of as Greenville went on to take the 16-5 win… Greenville outhit Laurens 19-9 but the Rader also had bad case of “erroritis” with 9 miscues so that only 5 of Greenville’s runs were earned….  Carly Edwards led the Raiders at the plate as she went 4 for 4 with a double and 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… The team is now 7-9 overall and 3-4 in region play… They will host Clinton next Tuesday at 7:00 pm.

• 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: High Point Academy 10 – Laurens Academy 9…Yesterday the Crusaders traveled to Spartanburg to take on High Point Grizzles…. The Crusaders truly lost a heartbreaker as High Point led 9-5 going to top of 7^th where the Crusaders scored 4 runs to tie the game only to have the Grizzles come back and score an unearned run in bottom of the inning to take 10-9 walk-off win…  Crusades outhit Grizzles 9-3 but they both teams had cases of “erroritis” as 8 crusader errors helped the Grizzles to the point that only 4 of the Grizzles 10 runs were earned while HP had 3 errors so that only 4 of the Crusaders 10 runs were earned….Caleb Hardy and Hack Hardy led the Crusaders at the plate as each had 2 hits in the game with both having a double… Caleb Hardy drove in 2 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… The Crusaders now have a 5-7 record on the season.
• Softball: Crusaders 10 – Wardlaw 2… Catching up with the Crusader softball team, they traveled down to Wardlaw back on Monday (4-15) and I am glad to report that they took a 10-2 win over the Patriots… The Crusader scored 2 runs in the 3^rd inning and then scored 4 more runs in the 6^th and 7^th innings while holding the patriots to a pair of runs in the 6^th inning… The Crusaders outhit the patriots 11-5 with Catherine Riddle going 3 for 5 with 2 runs batted in… Madeline Baldwin, Emily Suttles and Morgan Bolding each had a pair of hits for eth Crusaders… Olivia Huck picked up the complete game win giving up the 2 unearned runs on 2 hits while striking out 11 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.

• MS Baseball… The Crusader middle school baseball team has been in action over the last few days and I need to catch up with them.
  • Friday (4-12): Crusaders 10 – Eagles 2… Last Friday (4-12) the Crusaders hosted the Eagles of Richard Winn… The Eagles actually outhit the Crusaders 5-3 but that’s not what counts as the Crusaders took a 10-2 win in 4 innings… All three of the Crusader hits were singles and were delivered by 3 different players… The Crusaders took full advantage of 9 walks issued by 2 Eagle pitchers along with a couple of hit batters and 3 stolen bases (including home) by Mason Cooper… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
  • Monday (4-15): Patriots 8 – Crusaders 2… Then on Monday (4-15) the Crusaders traveled down to Wardlaw to take on the Patriots…. The Patriots outhit the Crusaders 7-3 as they took an 8-2 win over the Crusaders… The Patriots scored 6 of their 8 runs in the 2^nd inning… Three different Crusaders had 1 hit each a single… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
  • Wednesday (4-17): Crusaders 11 – Christ Church 1… One last score to bring to you on the MS Crusaders, yesterday they traveled up to Greenville to take on the Christ Church Cavaliers… In this game, they took an 11-1 win scoring 7 runs in the 3^rd inning and 4 in the 5^th while holding the Cavaliers to a single run in the 1^st inning… The Crusaders only outhit the Cavaliers 6-2 with no Crusader having over 1 hit but Trey Oakes hit was a double that drove in a run… The Crusader also took advantage of 14 walks issued by 3 Cavalier pitchers and when they got on base they swiped 14 bases to get themselves in scoring position… 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 team is now 8-3 on the season.

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Thornwell

• Softball: Eastside 25 – Thornwell 4…  The Thornwell Saints softball team was in action Wednesday when they hosted the Eastside Eagles a class 4A team in the same region as the Laurens Raiders… Eastside scored 3 runs in the first inning and then the wheels came off the bus for the Saints as the Eagles scored 13 runs in the 2^nd inning as they went on to take a 25-4 win over the Saints in 4 innings… A couple of stats will tell you why the score was so one sided… First the Eagles had 13 hits to the Saints 4… Also the Eagles had 6 doubles and one triple while the Saints had only one extra-base hit a double by Madi Landrith that drove in a run and the Saints had 5 errors to the Eagles 1… No Saint had over 1 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.

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

• Friday, 4-19: Baseball host Wade Hampton, 6:30
• Tuesday. 4-23: Baseball Clinton at Laurens, 6:00

 Local Sports Schedules: [Read more…]

Local Notes

Laurens HS

• Baseball: Laurens 6 – Wade Hampton 3… The Raider varsity baseball team traveled to Greenville last night to take on the Wade Hampton Generals in a region contest… The Raiders scored 4 runs in the 2^nd inning and then went on to take a 6-3 win over the Generals… In the 2^nd inning, Avery Madden had a RBI double and Coleman Coker than homered to bring in Madden and two batters later Zay Pulley had a solo homer… The Generals scored their 3 runs in the bottom of the 6^th inning and the Raiders responded by scoring their last 2 runs in the top of the 7^th inning… A sacrifice fly by Ben Willis and a single by Avery Madden brought those 2 runs in… The Raiders outhit the Generals 11-7with Avery Madden getting 3 of the 11 hits including a double and driving in 2 runs to lead the Raiders in 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 team is now 16-6 on the season and 8-3 in region play… They are scheduled to close out their region schedule tomorrow night when they host the Generals in a 6:30 game at Ed Prescott Field and we do plan on brining you that game on Real Radio WLBG.
• Softball: Laurens 12 – Fountain Inn 8… The Raider softball team hosted the Fountain Inn Fury last night and its good news for Raider fans as they took a 12-8 win… The Raiders scored 7 runs in the 1^st inning and led 8-1 going into the top the 4^th inning where the Fury scored 5 runs to make it 8-6 Raiders but the Raiders did not allow them to get any closer… Addison Trevino led things off fort eh Raiders in the bottom of the 1^st with a solo homer and she went on to get 5 of the Raiders 15 hits and drove in 6 runs… A wild pitch and singles by Makayden Livingston, Azaria Johnson and Addison Trevino drove in the other 6 runs in the 1^st inning… The Raiders added another run in the 3^rd inning and 4 more in the 6^th only to have the Fury score 2 more runs in the top of the 7^th to make the final 12-8… in the 6^th inning Kasey Morris and Addison Trevino had RBI single… Summer Nation took the complete game win giving up the 8 runs (only 4 earned due to 3 Raider errors) on 10 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 team is now 7-8 on the season and will be hosting the Greenville Red Raiders tonight at 6:30 and we will NOT be broadcasting that game on Real radio WLBG.
• 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 LDDHS… There is a lot of information you need to know be 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

• Softball: Crusaders 10 – Wardlaw 2… Catching up with the Crusader softball team, they traveled down to Wardlaw back on Monday (4-15) and I am glad to report that they took a 10-2 win over the Patriots… The Crusader scored 2 runs in the 3^rd inning and then scored 4 more runs in the 6^th and 7^th innings while holding the patriots to a pair of runs in the 6^th inning… The Crusaders outhit the patriots 11-5 with Catherine Riddle going 3 for 5  with 2 runs batted in… Madeline Baldwin, Emily Suttles and Morgan Bolding each had a pair of hits for eth Crusaders… Olivia Huck picked up the complete game win giving up the 2 unearned runs on 2 hits while striking out 11 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.
• MS Baseball… The Crusader middle school baseball team has been in action over the last few days and I need to catch up with them.
  • Friday (4-12): Crusaders 10 – Eagles 2… Last Friday (4-12) the Crusaders hosted the Eagles of Richard Winn… The Eagles actually outhit the Crusaders 5-3 but that’s not what counts as the Crusaders took a 10-2 win in 4 innings… All three of the Crusader hits were singles and were delivered by 3 different players… The Crusaders took full advantage of 9 walks issued by 2 Eagle pitchers along with a couple of hit batters and 3 stolen bases (including home) by Mason Cooper… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
  • Monday (4-15): Patriots 8 – Crusaders 2… Then on Monday (4-15) the Crusaders traveled down to Wardlaw to take on the Patriots…. The Patriots outhit the Crusaders 7-3 as they took an 8-2 win over the Crusaders… The Patriots scored 6 of their 8 runs in the 2^nd inning… Three different Crusaders had 1 hit each a single… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
  • Wednesday (4-17): Crusaders 11 – Christ Church 1… One last score to bring to you on the MS Crusaders, yesterday they traveled up to Greenville to take on the Christ Church Cavaliers… In this game, they took an 11-1 win scoring 7 runs in the 3^rd inning and 4 in the 5^th while holding the Cavaliers to a single run in the 1^st inning… The Crusaders only outhit the Cavaliers 6-2 with no Crusader having over 1 hit but Trey Oakes hit was a double that drove in a run… The Crusader also took advantage of 14 walks issued by 3 Cavalier pitchers and when they got on base they swiped 14 bases to get themselves in scoring position… 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 team is now 8-3 on the season.

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Thornwell

• Softball: Eastside 25 – Thornwell 4…  The Thornwell Saints softball team was in action yesterday as they hosted the eastside Eagles a class 4A team in the same region as the Laurens Raiders… Eastside scored 3 runs in the first inning and then the wheels came off the bus for the Saints as the Eagles scored 13 runs in the 2^nd inning as they went on to take a 25-4 win over the Saints in 4 innings… A couple of stats will tell you why the score was so one sided… First the eagles had 13 hits to the Saints 4… Also the Eagles had 6 doubles and one triple while the Saints had only one extra-base hit a double by Madi Landrith that drove in a run and the Saints had 5 errors to the eagles 1… No Saint had over 1 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.

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

• Friday, 4-19: Baseball host Wade Hampton, 6:30
• Tuesday. 4-23: Baseball Clinton at Laurens, 6:00

  

Local Sports Schedules: [Read more…]

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Softball: Chester 6 – Clinton 4… Yesterday the Red Devil softball team hosted the Chester Cyclones in region action and fell to the Cyclones by a score of 6-4… The Red Devil actually outhit the Cyclones 7-6 but errors which plagued both teams (8 for Clinton and 5 for Chester) figured heavily into the scoring… Only 1 of Clinton’s 4 runs was earned while none of Chester’s 6 runs was earned… Chester led 4-3 going into the 7^th inning where they put 2 more runs on the scoreboard and the Red Devils answered with 1 in the bottom of the inning to make the final 6-4… Alyssa Young and Sierra Templeton were the only two Red Devils with more than one hit as they 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…. The Red Devils are now 8-8 on the season and 1-5 in region play…. The team is scheduled to travel to River Bluff for a 7:25 pm game today.
• Baseball: Clinton 4 – Emerald 1… The Red Devil baseball team was also at home last night as they hosted the Emerald Vikings… The Vikings scored their only run in the top of the 1^st inning and Clinton tied the score in the 3^rd inning Carson Glenn hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Zane McLendon… The Red Devils took the lead scoring another run in the 4^th inning Brett Young singled driving in Camden Finley… The Red Devils scored their final 2 runs in the 5^th inning when Freddy Lopez singled driving in Owen Glenn and Harrison Moore scored during a groundout… The Red Devils outhit the Vikings 9-7 with Brett Young and Carson Glenn getting 2 hits each…Tanner Finley took the win pitching 41/3 innings giving up 1 earned run on 6 hits while striking out 3 and walking none… Carson Glenn finished the game earning a save giving up only 1 hit while striking out 2 and walking none… The team is now 11-8 overall and 4-2 in region play.

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Laurens HS

• Softball: Wade Hampton 9 – Laurens 5… The Raider softball team hosted the Generals of Wade Hampton HS yesterday and after leading 4-0 after one inning of play fell to the Generals 9-5… Both teams had more errors than the coached would have liked to see with the Raiders having more than the Generals (6-4)… Only 3 of the Generals 9 runs were earned while only 1 of the Raiders 5 runs was earned… … The Generals outhit the Raiders 10-7 and the only two Raiders had more than one hit with one of them being Addy Trevino who went 3-4 with 3 RBIs and one of her hits being a solo homer in the 2^nd inning… The other Raider with more than 1 hit was Ashlyn Messer who went 2 for 4… 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 are now 6-8 on the season and 1-4 in region play and will host the Fountain Inn Fury in a JV-Varsity doubleheader tonight… We do plan on brining you the varsity game here on Real Radio WLBG about 7:00 pm.

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Laurens Academy

• MS Baseball… The Crusader middle school baseball team has been in action over the last few days and I need to catch up with them.
  • Friday (4-12): Crusaders 10 – Eagles 2… Last Friday (4-12) the Crusaders hosted the Eagles of Richard Winn… The Eagles actually outhit the Crusaders 5-3 but that’s not what counts as the Crusaders took a 10-2 win in 4 innings… All three of the Crusader hits were singles and were delivered by 3 different players… The Crusaders took full advantage of 9 walks issued by 2 Eagle pitchers along with a couple of hit batters and 3 stolen bases (including home) by Mason Cooper… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
  • Monday (4-15): Patriots 8 – Crusaders 2… Then on Monday (4-15) the Crusaders traveled down to Wardlaw to take on the Patriots…. The Patriots outhit the Crusaders 7-3 as they took an 8-2 win over the Crusaders… The Patriots scored 6 of their 8 runs in the 2^nd inning… Three different Crusaders had 1 hit each a single… 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 MS Crusaders are now 7-3 on the season.

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

• Wednesday, 4-14: Softball host Fountain Inn, 7:00
• Friday, 4-19: Baseball host Wade Hampton, 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 4-17-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Texas A&M (3), Arkansas (1), Kentucky (8), Tennessee (4) and Oregon State (5)… Clemson dropped from #2 to #6 while Coastal Carolina moved up a spot to #19….  South Carolina got back in the top 25 checking in at #20… 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!

 College Softball

• D-1 Rankings… The latest college softball rankings put out by ESPN and USA Softball came out 4-14-24… The top 5 are (previous spot in parenthesis): Texas (1), Oklahoma (2), Duke (3), Tennessee (4) and Stanford (7)… The Clemson Tigers dropped a spot from #19 to a tie for #20 with Oregon while South Carolina dropped 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 6 – Astros 2… The Braves won again last night taking a 6-2 win over the Astros in Houston simply outhitting them 11-7 with some clutch hitting… Orlando Arcia had 2 hits for the Braves and one of them was his first homer of the season a 2-run blast in the second inning.
• 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.
• 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.

• Wilmington 7 – Drive 6… The Greenville Drive started a 6-game series with the Blue Ricks up in Wilmington., Delaware last night…. The Drive led 6-5 going into the bottom of the 9^th inning where the Blue Rocks scored 2 runs to take the walk-off, come from behind win.

• 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

• Chase Eliot Wins at Texas… Chase Elliot had not won a Cup Race in his last 42 starts… Well yesterday ho broke that streak out in Texas… The race had an overabundance of caution flags and actually ended in the second overtime period where Elliot had just past the start-finish line where he received the white one lap to go flag before another caution came out.… 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… Denny Hamlin still checks in at 3^rd…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 its racing this week at Talladega… 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:

Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame… Recently the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame announced the five members of its fifth class which will be inducted on Thur., April 25^th at Laurens County Museum on courthouse square at 6:30 pm… The five new members are Robert Wilder, Anthony Downs, Charles Peterson, Walter Todd and Jean Hammond Whitfield… Now to read more about each of the inductees and to learn how they were chosen click here… You will also find out who the members of the first four classes were as well as General information about the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame… Tickets are now on sale for $30 and include a catered meal… To purchase your ticket, click here… No tickets will be sold at the door.

  

 

Ticketing Information and Other Important Information for Raider Spring Sports… The Raider athletic department has released information about ticketing including how to buy ahead of time and policy for purchasing at the gate… Also information about what passes will be accepted as well as other information you need to know before you go… To see all of this and more, click here

 

 

 

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Check back later for more of my sports report for today. we are having some technical problems we are working through. 

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Tennis… I need to do some catching up with the Red Devil boys’ tennis team.
  • Friday (4-12-24): Clinton 6 – Emerald 0… Last Friday the Red Devil boys’ tennis team traveled to the other side of Lake Greenwood to take on the Emerald Vikings… They kept their region record a perfect 4-0 as they took a 6-0 win over the Vikings… Nathan Meade, Edwin Orr, Matthew King, Jacob King and Malakye Brewer all too one-sided win in region action… The #2 doubles team of Brady Mason and Ethan Wargo also defeated their opponents… For more details on this match, click here.
  • Monday (4-15-24): Then on Monday the Red Devils hosted the Woodruff Wolverines on the courts at Clinton MS… This time the final score was a little closer but the Red Devils prevailed by a score of 4-2… All 4 of the Clinton wins came in singles action as Nathan Mead, Edwin Orr, Mathew King and Jacob King all took wins… For more details on this match click here…The team is now 6-1 overall and 5-0 in region play.

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Laurens HS

• Saturday Baseball: BHP 13 – Laurens 10… Catching up with a Raider varsity baseball score from Saturday, the Raiders traveled to BHP to take on the Bears and game home with a tough 13-10 loss… Raiders led 8-3 going into the bottom of 4^th inning where the Bears put 5 runs on the scoreboard to tie the game 8-8… The Raiders regained the lead in the top of the 6^th inning scoring 2 runs only to have the Bears score 5 runs in the bottom of the inning which would prove to be the winning runs… The Raiders had 6 errors in the game and they helped BHP to the extent that only 2 of their 13 runs were earned especially the winning runs in the 6^th inning… The Raiders actually outhit the Bears 14-9 with Owen Pridgen and Asher Goss both going 3 for 4 and driving in a run while scoring twice each… One of Goss’s hits was a triple and Pridgen had 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.
• Baseball: Wade Hampton 4 – Raiders 2… Last night the Raiders hosted the Wade Hampton Generals and the Generals scored 4 runs (only 3 of them earned) in the 1^st inning and held on to take a 4-2 win over the Raiders… In that 1^st inning, the Generals had 1 hit and used a Raider error and 4 walks to produce those 4 runs… The Raiders outhit the Generals 5-4 but just could not get the clutch hit until the 6^th inning where they scored their 2 runs on a RBI single by Ben Willis and Zee Williams scored from third when catcher’s interference was called… The Raiders had some other opportunities to score but just could not get the “big hit”… Ben Willis was the only Raider with more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 3 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…The Raider are now 15-6 overall and 7-3 in region play… They will travel to Wade Hampton tomorrow.
• Softball: Woodruff 14 – Raiders 1… The Raider softball team was also in action last night as they hosted the Woodruff Wolverines and they were too nice a host as Woodruff took a 14-1 win in 5 innings… The Raiders trailed 4-0 going into the bottom of the 3^rd inning where they scored their only run when Addison Trevino singled and later scored on a Woodruff error… Woodruff broke game open in 5^th scoring 8 and held Raiders scoreless in the bottom of the inning to take the 14-1 win… Woodruff had 13 hits to Raiders 5 but only 5 of Woodruff’s 14 runs were earned due to Raider errors… Trevino wads the only Raider to have more than 1 hit as she went 2-3… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored…NOTE: KMJ on those PDFs are Woodruff… The Raiders are now 6-7 overall and 1-3 in region play… They will host Wade Hampton today at 7:00

• 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 LDDHS… There is a lot of information you need to know be 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: Laurens Academy 13 – Wardlaw 7… The Crusader varsity baseball team traveled t Wardlaw yesterday to take on the Patriots… Good news for Crusader fan as they took a 13-7 win… They did it by outhitting the Patriots 12-9 and taking advantage of 5 patriot errors… The game was tied 5-5 going into 5^th inning where the Crusaders scored 6 runs and added 2 more in top of 7^th to take the 13-7 win… Five Crusaders had 2 hits each with Braydon Burke getting a 3-run homer in 1^st and finished with 4 RBIs in the game… He was also the winning pitcher… 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

• Softball: Thornwell 18 – McCormick 4… The Thornwell Saints softball team boarded the bus and traveled to McCormick yesterday to take on the Chiefs… It was a happy bunch of Saints when they got home as they took an 18-4 win… The Saints led 8-3 going into 5^th inning where they scored 10 runs and held Chiefs to 1 in bottom of inning to take the 18-4 win in 5 innings…  The Saints outhit the Chiefs 12-1 with 4 diff. Saints getting 2 hits each…   Adrienne Anderson and Camden Nelson were 2 of the 4 with 2 hits each and they both had a double… Nelson took the complete game win giving up 4 runs (only 1 of which was earned) on 1 hit while striking out 11 and walking just 4… 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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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Wednesday, 4-14: Softball host Fountain Inn, 7:00
• Friday, 4-19: Baseball host Wade Hampton, 6:30

  

Local Sports Schedules: [Read more…]

Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Softball: Woodruff 6 – Clinton 5… The Red Devil softball team traveled to Woodruff to take on the Wolverines last Friday and they lost a real heartbreaker by a score of 6-5… The Red Devils led 5-3 going into the bottom of the 6^th inning where the Wolverines scored 3 unearned runs to take a 6-5 win when they held the Red Devils scoreless in the 7^th inning… Clinton actually outhit Woodruff 8-6 but Red Devil errors, a couple of hit batters and walks (some with bases loaded) proved to be the Red Devils undoing… Me-Me Smith had 3 of the Red Devils 8 hits (all singles) and drove in 1 run… Halleigh Luke had 2 hits and one of them was a triple and she drove in 1 run… Me-Me Smith took the complete game loss striking out 4 and walking 2 and only 1 of the 6 runs she gave up was 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…The team is now 8-7 on the season and 1-5 in region play.
• Baseball: Clinton 11 – Chester 0… The Red Devil baseball team was at home Friday night hosting the Chester Cyclones in region action… The Cyclones proved to be just a light breeze as the Red Devils took an 11-0 win in 5 innings… The Red Devils scored 1 run in the 1^st inning Brett Young singled and later was driven in by Carson Glenn when he singled… The Red Devils broke the game open in the 2^nd inning scoring 6 runs… Bryce Young singles driving in a run as did Tanner Kyko… Harrison Moore drew a bases loaded walk to score another run and Like Young singled to left field where the left fielder misplayed it allowing 3 runs to score…. In the 3^rd inning, the Red Devils scored their last 4 runs on a single by Bryce Young which drove in 2 runs and a triple by Zane McClendon which drove in 2 runs… Brett Young went 3 for 3 at the plate (all singles) scoring 3 times and driving in a run to lead the Red Devils… Freddy Lopez and Jadon Glenn both had 2 hits for the Red Devils…Jaydon Glenn started the game for the Red Devils and went 3innings giving up 3 hits but no runs while striking out 3 and walking 2… Tanner Finley finished the game giving up no hits while striking out 2 and walking none… The team is now 10-7 on the season and 3-2 in region play…
• Contest Involving CHS Today:
  • Golf at Spartanburg County Tournament
  • Tennis host Woodruff – 5:00
  • JV Softball host Gaffney – 6:00
  • Varsity baseball host Blue Ridge – 6:30

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Laurens HS

• Baseball: Laurens 13 – Riverside 1… The Raider varsity baseball team traveled up to Riverside HS Friday for the third game of a 3-game series with the Warriors… Good news for Raider fans as the Raiders took a 13-1 win in 5 innings… The Raiders scored 3 runs in the 1^st and 2^nd innings before the Warriors picked up their lone run in the 3^rd inning… The Raiders got that back in the 4^th inning and scored 6 runs in the 5^th inning while holding the Warriors scoreless as the game ended on the 10-run rule after the end of the 5tyh inning…. The Raiders outhit the Warriors 14-2… Jordan Hudson picked up the complete game win giving up the 1 earned run on 2 hits while striking out 8 and walking 4… Ben Willis went 3 for 3 at the plate (all singles) and drove in 1 run… Five different Raiders had 2 hits in the game with one of Bennet Edwards’ hits being a grand slam homer as part of the big 6^th inning… He drove in 6 runs total in the 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… The Raiders are now 15-4 overall and 7-2 in region play… They will host Wade Hampton tonight at 7:30 pm starting their last region series of the season.
• Softball: Riverside 10 – Laurens 0…  The Raider softball team traveled to Riverside just like the baseball team last Friday also but the news is not as good as the Warriors took a 10-0 win… The reason they took the win is that they had the hot bays pounding out 17 hits while the Raiders managed just 5 hits in the game… The Warriors scored in every inning but the 2^nd… Summer Nations was the only Raider to get more than 1 hit as she went 2 for 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 team is now 6-6 on the season and 1-3 in region play.
•  Contest Involving LDHS Today:
• • Golf at Woodfin Tournament
  • Tennis host Woodmont – 4:30
  • JV baseball host Wade Hampton – 5:15
  • Varsity baseball host Wade Hampton – 7:30
  • Softball host Woodruff – 6:00
  • Soccer at Wade Hampton – 5:30 & 7:00
• 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 LDDHS… There is a lot of information you need to know be 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: Richard Winn 11 – Laurens Academy 0… The Laurens Academy Crusader baseball team hosted the Eagles of Richard Winn last Friday night… The Eagles had some big talons and flew high as they defeated the Crusaders 11-0 in five innings… They did it by outhitting the Crusaders 12-3 and 4 Crusader errors helped them as only 6 of the Eagles runs were earned… The Eagles scores d in every inning but the 3^rd… Evan Asalone, Caleb Hardy and Elijah Hornberger each had a single for the Crusaders… 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 team is now 4-6 on the season.
• Softball: Crusaders 9 – Richard Winn 2… The news is better where the Crusader softball team as they took a 9-2 win over the Richard Winn Eagles at home last Friday… The Crusaders led 3-2 going into the bottom of the 4^th inning where the Crusaders put 6 runs and held the Eagles scoreless the rest of the way… The Crusaders only outhit the Eagles 5-3 but were also the recipient of 9 walks and a few hit batters and when a Crusader got on bae they were running as they stole 11 bases….Abby Howard and Madison Loe were the only two Crusaders to get more than 1 hit as they both had a double and drove in a 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
• Contest Involving Laurens Academy Today
  • Middle School baseball at Wardlaw 5:00
  • Varsity baseball at Wardlaw – 7:00
  • Softball at Wardlaw – 4:00 / 6:00

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Thornwell

• Baseball: Ware Shoals 21 – Thornwell 2… The Thornwell Saint baseball team traveled to Ware Shoals last Friday and they forgot to carry their Hornet spray as the Hornets stung them for 15 run in the 1^st inning and 6 in the 2^nd inning as the Hornets went on to take a 21-2 win over the Saints… All of the Hornets runs were earned as they pounded out 13 hits and were aided by 10 walks, 4 wild pitches and 4 hit batters issued by 4 Saint pitchers… The Saints scored their two earned runs in the 2^nd inning when both Griffen Raines and Sam Robertson singled driving in one run 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.
• Softball: Ware Shoals 19 – Thornwell 4… While the baseball team was at Ware Shoals Friday the softball team was hosting the Hornets…. The results were much the same as in the baseball game in that the Hornets took a 19-4 win over the Saints in 3 innings.   Ware Sholas scored 5 runs in the 1^st inning and the Saints answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning… Camden Nelson had triple that drove in a run and Madi Landrith had a RBI single…. The Hornets scored 9 runs in the 2^nd and 5 in the 3^rd and the Saints did not give up scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the 3^rd… Madi Landrith had another RBI single and later stole home… The Hornets only outhit the Saints 7-4as they were helped by Saints errors and miscues to the point that only 8 of their runs were earned… Madi Landrith was the only the Saint with more than 1 hit as she went 2 for 2 scoring and driving in a 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.

• Contest Involving Thornwell Today
  • Softball at McCormick – 5:00

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Clinton HS

• Tennis Team Takes Two From Union…  The Red Devil tennis team has been busy the last couple of days… On Wednesday they traveled to Union County to take on the Yellow Jackets and defeated them 5-1… Then yesterday they hosted the Yellow Jackets and defeated them 6-0… Both days Nathan Meade, Edwin Orr, Matthew King, Jacob King and Malakye Brewer all took wins in singes action… Wednesday the #2 doubles team of Brady Mason and Ethan Wargo lost to their opponents but rebounded yesterday to take a win… For more information on Wednesday’s match click here and for more information on yesterday’s match click here… The Red Devils are now 4-1 overall and 3-0 in region play and will travel to Emerald today for a 5:00 pm match with the Vikings.
• JV Baseball: Clinton 16 – Chester 0… I also need to do some catching up with the Red Devil JV baseball team… On Wednesday they hosted the Chester Cyclones and turned the Cyclones into a light breeze as they defeated them 16-0 in 3 innings… Simply put, the Red Devils outhit them 10-1 and 4 Cyclone errors, 6 walks, at least 4 wild pitches and a hit batter or two all worked in favor of the Red Devils as all but 3 of the Red Devil runs were unearned… Avery Barnes went 2 for 2 with a pair of doubles and drove in a run for the Red Devils… Angel Vargas also went 2 for 2 with a double and Clayton Kyko also went 2 for 2 driving in 2 runs… Talon Campbell was credited with the win pitching 2 innings of no hit ball while striking out 5 and walking just 1… Vargas pitched the last inning striking out 2 and walking 1 as well as giving up the Cyclones lone hit…  Click here to see the box score of the game…. The team is now 8-4 on the season.
• Contest Involving CHS Today:
  • Track at Spring Valley
  • Tennis at Emerald – 5:00
  • Softball at Woodruff – 6:00
  • Baseball host Chester – 6:30

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Laurens HS

• JV Baseball… Yesterday the Laurens Raider JV baseball team hosted the Riverside Warriors in a doubleheader of 5 inning games… Good news for Raider fans as the team won both games against the Warriors.
  • Game 1: Laurens 11 – Riverside 1… The Raider wasted little time in taking control of this game as they scored 7 runs in the 1^st inning and 4 in the 3^rd and held the Warriors to a single run in the 5^th as they took an 11-1 win… The Raiders outhit the Warriors 7-2 and both teams had some errors but Riversides errors were more costly to them… Ke’Allen Blackwell was the only Raider with more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 2 (both singles) driving in a run… Tristen Buzbee had 1 hit that was a triple driving in a 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.
  • Game 2: Laurens 9 – Riverside 2… Game 2 was a little closer as the Raiders took a 9-2 win… Riverside scored their runs in the 1^st inning but the Raiders responded with 4 runs in the bottom of the inning and added 4 more in the second as they cruised to the win… In this game the Raiders outhit the Warriors 9-3 with both Preston Dixon and Samuel Adams leading the offense going 2 for 3 and driving in 3 runs each… One of Adams hits was a triple… Noah Hughes picked up the complete game win giving up the 2 earned runs on 3 hit 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… The team is now 12-6 on the season.
• Boys Tennis: Riverside 6 – Laurens 0… Back on Tuesday the Raider boys’ tennis team hosted the Riverside Warrior… All I know about that match is that Riverside took a 6-0 win. 

• Contest Involving LDHS Today:
  • Track at Southside
  • Soccer at Emerald – 5:00
  • Softball at Woodruff – 6:00
  • Baseball at Riverside – 6:30
  • Softball at Riverside – 6:00
• 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 LDDHS… There is a lot of information you need to know be 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

• Contest Involving Laurens Academy Today
  • Middle School baseball host Richard Winn – 5:00
  • Varsity baseball host Richard Winn – 7:00
  • Softball host Richard Winn – 4:00 / 5:30

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Thornwell

• Contest Involving Thornwell Today
  • Baseball at Ware Shoals – 6:00
  • Softball host Ware Shoals – 7:00

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Laurens HS

• Baseball: Laurens 1 – Riverside 0… Last night the Raider varsity baseball team hosted the Riverside Warriors… If you like a game with outstanding pitching and a low scoring affair, that was the game for you as the Raiders took a 1-0 win with the Raiders getting the only hit in the game… The Raiders only run came in the bottom of the 1^st inning when with 2 outs, Bennett Edwards drew a walk… He then stole second and advanced to third on an error by the Warrior pitcher… Owen Pridgen then drew a walk which put runners on the corners with 2 outs… Then with a 2-2 count on Ben Willis, Pridgen stole second and on the attempt to get him, Edwards scored the game’s only run… The Raiders threatened in the 2^nd and 3^rd innings but just could not get the runs in from third base… The Warriors had a runner at third in the 5^th inning, but Asher Goss and the Raider defense made sure he went no further… Goss pitched a no hitter striking out 11 and walking 5… 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 are now 14-4 overall and 6-2 in region play… They are scheduled to travel back to Riverside Friday night for the third game of the three-game series with the Warriors with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 pm.
• Tennis: Laurens 5 – Eastside 1… Back on Monday this week, the Raider boys’ tennis team hosted the Eastside Eagles and all I can tell you is the final score… The final score was Laurens 5 – Eastside 1… Coach Todd did not give the names of the Raiders who took wins on the court but she did mention that the Raiders have now qualified for a spot in the Region 2 playoffs later this month.

 

• 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 LDDHS… There is a lot of information you need to know be 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

• MS Baseball: Crusaders 12 – Cougars 5… The Crusader middle school baseball team traveled down to Greenwood yesterday to take on the Cambridge Academy Cougars… The ride back was a happy one as the Crusaders took a 12-5 win over the Cougars… The Crusaders only outhit the Cougars 12-5 but two Cougar pitchers walked 12 Crusaders, hit a couple of them with pitches and the Cougars as a team had 2 errors all of which helped the Crusaders… For example, the Crusaders scored 6 runs in the 1^st inning on 1 hit, 5 walks and one hit batter… Riley Whitaker was the only Crusader to get more than one hit as he went 2 for 2 with an RBI and walked twice… 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 are now 6-2 on the season and are scheduled to host Richard Winn Friday at 5:00 pm.

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Thornwell

• Softball: High Point Academy 20 – Thornwell 7…  The Thornwell Saints softball team was also in action yesterday as they hosted the Grizzlies of High Point Academy out of Spartanburg… The Grizzles only outhit the Saints 9-6 but that is not what counts as High Point took a 20-7 win over the Saints… Both teams had errors (HP 3 and Thornwell 5) but 3 Thornwell pitchers issued 9 walks and hit 4 batters which more often than not hurt the Saints… Only 16 of the Grizzlies runs were earned while only 3 of the Saints runs were earned… Karleigh Porter and Madi Landrith each had 2 of the Saints 6 hits with one of Landrith’s being a triple and she drove in 2 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… Weather permitting, the team is scheduled to host Dixie today at 5:30.

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Clinton HS

• Softball: Clinton 12 – Newberry 1… The Red Devil softball team defeated the Newberry Bulldogs 12-1 at home last night… Both teams had 5 hits in the game but the Newberry pitcher issued 8 walks (she only struck out 2 Red Devils), hit 3 Red Devil batters and the Bulldogs as a team made 4 errors which the Red Devils took advantage of… The only Red Devil to get more than 1 hit in the game was Alyssa Young who went 2 for 3 with a triple and 3 RBIs… Cat Wilkie picked up the complete game win giving up the 1 earned run in the 5^th inning while striking out 7 and walking just 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…. The Raiders are now 6-5 on the season and 1-2 in region play… The Red Devil improve to 8-6 on the season and are scheduled to travel to Mauldin today for a 6:00 pm game.
• Baseball: Clinton 3 – Chester 1… The Red Devil varsity baseball team was also in action yesterday as they traveled to Chester to take on the Cyclones in an important region game… Good news here for Red Devil fans as they took a 3-1 win over the Cyclones… They scored single runs in the 1^st, 2^nd and 6^th inning while three Clinton pitchers (Tanner Finley, Freddy Lopez and Carson Glenn) only gave up 1 unearned run in the in the 4^th inning, gave up 4 hits and struck out 8 and walked just 1…The Red Devils had 7 hits in the game with Luke Young being the only Red Devil with more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 3 and both his hits were doubles….Carson Glenn drove in the first Clinton run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning driving in Brett Young… Camden Finley drove in Luke Young in the second inning with a single and Jayden Glenn singled in the 6^th inning scoring Harrison Moore… The Red Devils are now 9-7 on the season overall and 2-2 in region play… They are scheduled to host Chester at 6:30 this Friday.

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Laurens HS

• Softball: Riverside 11 – Laurens 1… Last night the Raider varsity softball team hosted the Riverside Warriors… Not a good night for the Raiders as the Warriors pounded out 18 hits to the Raiders 5 as they took an 11-1 win over the Raiders… The only inning the Warriors did not score in was the first… The Raiders only run came in the 2^nd inning when Azaria Johnson hit a solo homer to lead off the inning… Makayden Livingston was the only Raider with more than one hit as she went 2 for 2… 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 are now 6-5 on the season and 1-2 in region play… They are scheduled to travel to Riverside this Friday for a
• 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 LDDHS… There is a lot of information you need to know be coming out on those dates including information about needing a current physical form… For much more information about this, click here…. The team is now 6-5 overall and 1-2 in region play and is scheduled to travel to Riverside Friday for a 6:00 pm game.

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Laurens Academy

• Baseball: Crusaders 18 – Oconee Christian 0… Now in a score from Monday that I just received yesterday, the Laurens Academy Crusader traveled up to Oconee Christian to take on the Warriors… I think that the Crusaders might have carried their bats up there on top of engine or near the muffler because they came out swinging some hot bats as they scored 15 runs in the 1^st inning and then rolled on to an 18-0 win over the Warriors in 3 innings… The Crusaders wound up with 14 hits in the game and they were all singles… I must also mention that that the Warriors did have 2 errors and their 2 pitchers hit 5 Crusader batters… All but 2 Crusader batters had hits the 14 hits with several having two hits… Elijah Hornberger drove in 4 runs of the Crusaders 13 earned runs with his two singles… Brayden Burke picked up the complete game win pitching a no-hitter while striking out 9 and walking just 4… 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 team is now 4-5 on the season and will host Richard Winn Friday at 7:00 pm.

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Thornwell

• Softball: Ware Shoals 15 – Thornwell 5… The Thornwell Saints softball team traveled over to ware Shoals yesterday to take on the Hornets… I imagine the rise back seemed a little longer that the one going over as the Hornets took a 15-5 over the Saints… The Hornets only led 5-4 going into the bottom of the 4^th inning where they broke the game open scoring 7 runs putting the Saints in a hole they just could not climb out of… The Hornets only outhit the Saints 8-3 but only 6 of the Hornets 15 runs were earned as the Saints made 5 errors to go along with a couple of hit batters… The Saints only had 3 hits in the game by 3 different player but Madi Landrith’s hit was a double that drove in 2 runs and  Karleigh Porter also had 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 team is now scheduled to travel to High Point Academy today for a game at 7:00 pm.
• Baseball: Ware Shoals 12 – Thornwell 0… While the softball team was traveling to Ware Shoals, the baseball team hosted the Hornets… I hate to have to report that the news is no better as the Hornets took a 12-0 win over the Saints… Ware sholas simply outhit the Saints 13-2… The Hornets jumped out to a 45-0 lead after one inning of play and never looked back… All of the Saint hits were singles and Zach Crowe had both of them… 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 team is now scheduled to travel to Ware shoals Friday for a 6:00 pm game.

 

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Laurens HS

• Riverside 10 – Laurens 5… Last night the Raider varsity baseball team traveled up to Riverside HS to take on the Warriors… The Raiders actually outhit the Warriors 11-9 but hits are not what count as the Warriors got the clutch hits and took a 10-5 win over the Raiders… Riverside led 4-0 going into the 3^rd inning where the Raiders put 4 runs on the scoreboard only to have the Warriors put 3 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning… Riverside would add 3 insurance runs while the Raiders could only muster 1 more run to make the final 10-5 Warriors…. Bennett Edwards led the Raiders at the plate going 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles and drove in 1 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… The Raiders are now 13-4 overall and 5-2 in the region…. The Raiders are scheduled to host Riverside this Wednesday at 6:30.
• 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 LDDHS… There is a lot of information you need to know be 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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Clinton HS

• Baseball at Strom Thurmond – 6:30

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Laurens HS

• JV softball at Thornwell – 5:00
• Tennis host Eastside – 5:30
• Baseball at Riverside – 6:30

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Thornwell

• Baseball… The Saints baseball was not able to play Calhoun Falls last Friday… For some reason the Flashes did not have enough players to field a team and the game has been rescheduled for April 15^th.

 

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Laurens HS

• JV Baseball… The Raider JV baseball team traveled down to Greenwood last night to play a double header of baseball against the Eagles.

• • Eagles 9 – Raiders 4… The first game saw the Eagles out hit the Raiders 7-5 and take a 9-4 win in 5 innings… In all honesty I must also mention that the Raiders made 4 errors in the game and at least two of them figured in the Eagles scoring… The game was tied 4-4 going into the bottom of the 4^th inning where the Eagles put 5 runs on the scoreboard and then they held the Raiders scoreless in the 5^th to take the win… No Raider had more than 1 hit but Samuel Adams one hit was a solo homer to lead off the 2^nd inning… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
  • Eagles 3 – Raiders 2… The second game was a closer game but the Eagles won it also by a score of 3-2… The Eagles led 3-0 after 2 innings of play and held the Raiders scoreless until the top of the 5^th inning where they scored their 2 runs as they attempted a comeback that fell short… The Raiders actually outhit the Eagles 4-3 with Tristan Buzbee being the only Raider with more than 1 hit as he had 2 and one of them was a double… Once again both teams had errors, hit batters and wild pitches that helped the other team score… 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 Raider JV team is now 10-6 on the season.

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Thornwell

• Baseball… The Saints baseball team is scheduled to be in action today at 6:00 pm as they host the Calhoun Falls Flashes in an important region game… Come out if you can and see if the Saints can have a “bell ringing” game.

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Clinton HS

• JV Baseball: Woodruff 2 – Clinton 1… Last Friday the Clinton JV baseball team traveled up to woodruff to take on the Wolverines… I hate to have to report that the Wolverines scored 2 runs in the 1^st inning and held the Red Devils to a single run in the 2^nd inning as they defeated the Red Devils 2-1… The Red Devils actually outhit the wolverines 2-1 but the Red Devils committed 2 errors one of which contributed to the wolverines scoring one of their two unearned runs in the 1^st inning… Zack Lawson led the 2^nd inning off with a walk and later scored when Talan Campbell stole second and he stole home… The team is now 7-4 on the season.

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Laurens HS

• JV Baseball… I also need to do a lot of catching up with the Raider JV baseball team as they have been in action late last week and this week despite school being out.

• Saturday, 3-30-24…The JV team traveled to Anderson to take on the Westside Rams in a doubleheader of baseball action.
  • Rams 1 – Raiders 0… The first game was a low scoring affair where the Rams outhit the Raiders 6-1 and took a 1-0 win over the Raiders… William Nunley was the only Raider to have a hit and it was a triple but the Raiders just could not push his across 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.
  • Raiders 15 – Rams 2… The second game was as different as night and day as the Raiders bats came alive as they had 15 hits to the Rams 3 and took a 15-2 win over the Rams… The Raiders scored 3 runs in the 1^st inning, 4 in the 2^nd, 2 in the 4^th and 6 runs in the 6^th inning in route to the win… Preston Dixon had the most hits for the Raiders as he went 3 for 4 with a RBI but Tristen Buzbee did the most damage with his 2 hits as he had a double and a 2-run homer in the 2^nd inning to drive in 3 runs… Logan Martin also had 2 hits one of which was a double as he also drove in 3 runs….Karson Vinson picked up the complete game win giving up the 2 runs (only 1 of which was earned) on 3 hits while Striking out 3 and walking just 2… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored
• Tuesday, 4-2-24… The JV team then hosted the Woodmont Wildcats at Ed Prescott Field this past Tuesday.
  • Raiders 4 – Wildcats 1… In the first game, both teams scored a single run in the 1^st inning and both were aided by an error made by each other… The Raiders then went on to score 2 runs in the 2^nd inning and 1 in the 3^rd as they took a 4-1 win… The Raiders outhit the Wildcats 7-3 and Samuels Adams was the only Raider with more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 3 with a double… Braden Yarbrough took the complete game win giving up the 1 unearned run on 3 hits while striking out 4 and walking just 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
  • Wildcats 8 – Raiders 6… In the second game, the wheels came of the bus for the Raiders in the top of the 1^st inning as the Wildcats scored 8 runs and then went on to take an 8-6 win over the Raiders… To their credit the Raiders scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 1^st inning and scored at least 1 run in each of the following innings except the 4^th but saw their comeback fall short… Woodmont only outhit the Raiders 7-6 but both team had some errors that aided their other team… No Raider had over 1 hit but both Preston Dixon and Tristan Buzbee’s one hit were doubles which drove in a run for the Raiders… The Raider JV team is now 10-4 on the season… 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 team is now 10-4 on the season.

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Thornwell

• Smith Takes the Helm of Thornwell Football… In case you missed the news late last week, Coach Daryl Smith has been chosen to take over as head coach of the Thornwell football team next season… Smith was released as coach of the Raiders back in November after being hired as defensive coordinator for Coach Chris Liner back in 2019 and taking over as the head coach in 2020 when Coach Liner took over the Greenwood HS program in 2020.

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Clinton HS

• Baseball: Spartanburg 5 – Clinton 4… The Red Devils varsity baseball team traveled back up to Duncan Park yesterday to take on the Spartanburg Vikings… It was a close one that unfortunately I have to report that the Red Devils lost by a score of 5-4… The game went back and forth with the Vikings scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 5^th inning that would prove to be the winning runs… The Vikings scored first putting 2 runs on the scoreboard in the 3^rd inning and the Red Devils responded in the top of the 4^th inning putting 2 runs on the scoreboard on a fielder’s choice by Tanner Finley and a sacrifice bunt by Jaydon Glenn… The Red Devils scored their final two runs in the 5^th inning when Brice Young singled and then scored Brett Young reached on an error… Brett Young later scored on a sacrifice bunt by JJ Dickenson… The Vikings then scored the 3 winning runs in the bottom of the inning… The Vikings outhit the Red Devils 9-5 with Carson Glenn being the only Red Devil with more than 1 hit as he had 2… Glenn also pitched the complete game taking the loss giving up the 5 runs (only 3 of which were earned) on the 9 hits while striking out 5 and walking none… The team is now 8-7 on the season.
• Golf Wins Tri-Match… The Red Devil golf team was in action on Tuesday last week as they hosted Broome and Union… Good news once again as the Red Devils shot a 173 to defeat Broome (184) and Union (198)… Like McMurray led the Red Devils with a 40… Aiden Bragg shot a 43, Gabi Carles 45 and Josh Rochester 45… Broome’s Alex Weathers was the Match Medalist shooting 29… For a little more information on this match, click here.

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Thornwell

• Softball: Saints 15 – Calhoun Falls 0 (3)… Yesterday the Saints softball team hosted the Calhoun Falls Flashes and the Saints wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard as they scored 4 runs in the 11st inning and then went on to take a 15-0 win over the Flashes… The Saints simply outhit the Flashes 12-0 and 8 errors by the Flashes also helped the Saints… Karleigh Porter went 3 for 3 with RBIs, and 4 other Saints had 2 hits each… Madi Landrith was one of the players with 2 hits and both of her hots were doubles which drove in 3 runners… Adrienne Anderson another of the players with 2 hits and one of them was a home run which helped her drive in 3 runs…  Camden Nelson pitched the entire 3 innings giving up no hits or runs 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.
• Softball, Game 2: Thornwell 15 – Calhoun Falls 0 (2)… After the first game ended the two coaches decided to go ahead and play the game scheduled for this Friday at Calhoun Falls yesterday… The Saints win the second game by an identical score of 15-0 but they did in in 2 innings with the coaches and umpires agreeing to call the game at that point…  The Saints simply outhit the Flashed 11-0 and 4 Calhoun Falls errors helped the Saints to score those runs… Camden Nelson again gave up no hits and runs striking out 4 and walking 2… Nelson also led the Saints attack as she went 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Baseball: Calhoun Falls 13 – Saints 12… While the softball team hosted Calhoun Falls yesterday the baseball team traveled to Calhoun Falls and lost a heartbreaker by a score of 13-12… The Saints trailed 12-9 going into the top of the 7^th inning where they put 3 runs on the scoreboard to tie the game 12-12… However, the Flashed scored 1 unearned run in the bottom of the 7^th to take the 13-12 walk-off win…. Thornwell actually outhit the Flashes 14-12 bit the Flashes got the clutch hit when needed… Griffin Raines led the Saints attack going 5 for 5 with 2 RBIs… Sam Robertson went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and a RBI while Zack Crowe also went 3 for 4 with a triple and 4 RBIs… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored.
• Smith Takes the Helm of Thornwell Football… In case you missed the news late last week, Coach Daryl Smith has been chosen to take over as head coach of the Thornwell football team next season… Smith was released as coach of the Raiders back in November after being hired as defensive coordinator for Coach Chris Liner back in 2019 and taking over as the head coach in 2020 when Coach Liner took over the Greenwood HS program in 2020.

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Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Baseball: Clinton 7– Southside Christian 5… The Red Devils varsity baseball team traveled back up to Duncan Park yesterday to take on the Sabers of Southside Christian… The Red Devils were trailing 5-4 going into the top of the 6^th (and final) inning where they put 3 runs on the scoreboard and kept the Sabers off the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning to take a 7-5 win and run their season record to 8-6… In that big 6^th inning, Harrison Moore led things off with a solo homer… The Red Devils then loaded the bases and then both Bryce and Brett Young had RBI singles to put the Red Devils up 7-5…The Red Devils outhit the Sabers 8-6 with both Brett Young and Jaydon Glenn being the only Red Devil to get more than 1 hit as they had 2 each…The Red Devils used 3 pitchers with Camden Finley getting the start, and both Zack Lawson and Zane McLendon pitching in relief with McLendon getting the win.
• Golf Wins Tri-Match… The Red Devil golf team was in action on Tuesday last week as they hosted Broome and Union… Good news once again as the Red Devils shot a 173 to defeat Broome (184) and Union (198)… Like McMurray led the Red Devils with a 40… Aiden Bragg shot a 43, Gabi Carles 45 and Josh Rochester 45… Broome’s Alex Weathers was the Match Medalist shooting 29… For a little more information on this match, click here.

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Laurens HS

• JV Baseball… The Raider JV baseball team is scheduled to host the Woodmont Wildcats at in a doubleheader of baseball starting at 5:30 pm today.

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Laurens Academy

• Middle School Baseball Laurens Academy 5 – Oakbrook Prep 1… Catching up with the Crusader middle school baseball team, they were in action last Friday as they traveled Spartanburg for a game before the varsity team played (varsity won 13-11 see yesterday’s sports report for details)… The ride back was a happy one as they took a 5-1 win over the Knights… They put 2 runs on the scoreboard in the 1^st inning and single runs in the 2^nd, 4^th and 5eh innings while holding the Knights to a single run in the 6^th inning… The Crusaders outhit the Knights 7-4with Hodges Compton being the only Crusader to get more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 3… all of the Crusader hits were singles… Riley Whittaker started the game for the Crusaders and went 5 innings getting the win… He gave up 3 hits while striking out 12 and walking none… Wyatt Little pitched the last inning giving up 1 unearned run on 1 hit while striking out 2 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…. The team is now 5-2 on the season.

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Thornwell

• Today… The Thornwell Saints softball team will be hosting Calhoun Falls at 4:30 while the baseball team is scheduled to travel to Calhoun Falls for a 6:00 pm contest.

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Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Softball: Union 14 – Clinton 3… Friday night the Red Devil softball team hosted the Union County Yellow Jackets and fell by a score of 14-3 in 6 innings… It just not was the Red Devils night as the Yellow Jackets outhit them 15-4 and 6 Clinton errors that helped union score some of their runs… Union led 12-0 going into the bottom of the 5^th inning before the Red Devils finally got on the scoreboard scoring their 3 runs…. Clinton scored their runs on RBI singles by Halleigh Luke, Kamryn Campbell and Me-Me Smith… 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 are now 7-6 on the season and 1-4 in region play.
• Friday Baseball: Woodruff 2 – Clinton 0… The Red Devil baseball team was on the road last Friday as they made the short trip up to Woodruff to take on the Wolverines in a region contest… It was a close on but in the end the Wolverines prevailed by a score of 2-0 scoring the only 2 runs of the game in the 5^th inning… Both teams had just 3 hits in the game but the Red Devils did have 2 errors in the game one of which helped the Wolverines score one of their 2 runs… Brett Young, Harrison Moore and Jaydon Glenn each had a single for the Red Devils… Tanner Finley took the complete game loss hiving up the 2 unearned runs on 3 hits while striking out 6 and walking 3.
• Saturday: Clinton 12 – Wren 4… The Red Devils rebounded Saturday as they took a 12-4 win over the Wren Gooden Hurricanes in a tournament being held at Duncan Park in Spartanburg… Wren scored 1 run in the top of the 1^st inning but Clinton got 2 in the bottom of the inning and went on to take the win outhitting the Hurricanes 10-2… A double by Luke Young drove in the Red Devils first 2 runs… The Red Devils scored 5 more runs in the 2^nd inning with a couple of Wen errors helping them along with a double by Carson Glenn that drove in 2 runs and another double by Young that drove in another run… Clinton scored 2 more runs in the 3^rd inning with Zane McLendon drawing a bases load walk (a Wren erro5 helped load them) and a sacrifice fly by Carson Glenn bringing in the other run… The Red Devils scored their final 3 runs in the 4^th inning When Freddy Lopez hit an RBI single, Bryce Young had a bunt single that drove in another run and Brett Young had a sacrifice fly to score the third run… Wren picked up their final 3 runs in the top of the 5^th inning…The Red Devils used 3 pitchers with starter Jaydon Glenn getting the win… The Red Devils are now 7-6 overall and 1-2 in region play… Their schedule shows them traveling back to Duncan Park today for an 11:15 game with Southside Christian.
• Golf Wins Tri-Match… The Red Devil golf team was in action on Tuesday this week as they hosted Broome and Union… Good news once again as the Red Devils shot a 173 to defeat Broome (184) and Union (198)… Like McMurray led the Red Devils with a 40… Aiden Bragg shot a 43, Gabi Carles 45 and Josh Rochester 45… Broome’s Alex Weathers was the Match Medalist shooting 29… For a little more information on this match, click here.

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Laurens HS

• Softball: Laurens 18 – Greer 8 (6)… The Raider softball team hosted the Greer Yellow Jackets last Friday night and were victorious by a score of 18-8 getting revenge for a 7-3 loss to the Yellow Jackets earlier in the week… The Raiders scored in every inning with the “bid innings’ being the 1^st and 4^th inning where they scored 5 runs in each inning… In the 1^st inning, Skylar Bates had a 3 run home to bring in 3 of the 5 runs… By the way, she went 3 for 4 in the game driving in 4 runs… Carly Edwards also went 3 for 4 in the game with a 3-run homer and a double driving in 5 runs…Summer Nations also had 3 hits in the game as she went 3 for 3 with a double, 2 walks and a RBI…  Summer Nations took the complete game 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… The team is now 6-4 overall and 1-1 in region play.
• Baseball: Laurens 4 – Greer 3… The Raider baseball team also hosted Greer last Friday night and took a dramatic come-from-behind win scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 7^th inning to take the win… The Raiders trailed 3-1 going into the bottom of the 7^th and had the bases loaded with 1 out when the Yellow Jackets were able to get strike oy the next Raider to make it bases loaded with 2 outs… Coleman Coker then singled to right field to bring in 2 runs and tie the game… Avery Madden then singled to right field to bring in Ben Willis for the walk-off win… Asked after the game if the Raiders waited to the very end to keep the fans in the stands, Coach Patterson said “NO…I had much rather get my runs early”… The Raiders outhit the Yellow Jackets 8-4 (all singles for the Raiders) with Coker going 3 for 4 and 2 RBIs while Zay Pulley was the only other Raider with more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 4… Jordon Hudson got the start for the Raiders pitching 3⅓ inning and Connor Rice finished the game and picked up 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… The team is now 13-3 overall and 5-1 in region play.

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Laurens Academy

• Laurens Academy 13 – Oakbrook Prep 11… If you like a lot of runs in a game, then you should have followed the Laurens Academy Crusaders last Friday as they traveled to Spartanburg to take on the Oakbrook prep Knights and they won by a score of 13-11… Now you might expect to see a lot of hits in that game but the Crusaders only outhit the Knights 8-7 as both teams had trouble with errors, wild pitches and hit batters… Braydon Burke and did have 2 hits in the game including a double and drove in 3 runs… The only other Crusader with more than 1 hit was Elijah Hornberger as he had 2 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 team is now 3-5 on the season…

 

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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.

 

March Madness has Arrived… On Sunday (3-17-24) the NCAA announced the brackets for both the men and women teams that will be participating in the chase for the National Championship we call March Madness

• Men’s Basketball… If you want to see the official bracket as released by the NCAA, click here… It will update with scores as the games finish. ,,, If you click on the pairing you are interested in it will give you time, TV availability and other information about the game or teams.
  • Clemson Wins 2 and Headed to Sweet 16
    • Clemson 77 – New Mexico 56… Last Friday (3-22) the Tigers defeated the Lobos of New Mexico 77-56 in first round action in the NCAA Basketball Tournament
    • Clemson 72 – Baylor 64… Then on Sunday (3-24) the Tigers held off a stubborn Baylor Bears team taking a 72-64 win and thus advancing to the sweet 16 where they will be playing the Arizona Wildcats at 7:09 pm this Thursday (3-28) on CBS… Arizona was seeded # 2 in the West Bracket and Clemson a #6 seed… To see a comparison of some key stats of these two teams click here.
    • Clemson 77 – Arizona 72… Thursday night (3-28) the Clemson Tigers punched their ticket to the Elite 8 as they took a 77-72 win over #2 seeded Arizona… This is just the second time in program history that the team has made it to the Elite 8… Be sure to click on the score at the start of this section for more details on the gams… They will now face Alabama this Saturday (3-30) in the finals of the west Regionals… That game is scheduled to tipoff at 8:49 and can be seen on TBS… For a quick comparison of Alabama and Clemson, click here… Go Tigers!
    • Alabama 89 – Clemson 82… Clemson’s run in the NCAA Basketball Tournament came to an end Saturday night as the gutsy Tigers fell to Alabama by a score of89-82… It was a good game that saw the Tigers lead in the first half then lost in the second half… Click here to see a recap of the of game… The Tigers finish the season with a very respectable 24-12 record.

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  Women’s Basketball… If you want to see the official bracket as released by the NCAA, click here… It will update with scores as the games finish… If you click on the pairing you are interested in it will give you time, TV availability and other information about the game or teams.

  • South Carolina
    • South Carolina 91 – PC 39… Last Friday (3-22) the Gamecocks ended PC’ from the tournament by taking a 91-39 win over the Blue Hose… PC has nothing to be ashamed of as they did beat Sacred Heart but then had to play the #1 ranked team in the nation.
    • South Carolina 88 – North Carolina 41… The on Sunday the Gamecocks demolished the Tar Heels of North Carolina beating them 88-41… Like I said above, when you see this score you realize PC had nothing to be ashamed of… The Gamecocks move on to the Sweet 16 taking on Indiana which defeated Oklahoma 75-68 game played Monday, 3-25… They will travel to Albany, NY for that game this Friday (3-29) with tipoff scheduled for 5:00 pm and it can be seen on ESPN.
    • South Carolina 79 – Indiana 75… The lady Gamecocks remained unbeaten after takin a 79-75 win over a pesky Indiana team in Albany, NY Friday ( 3-29-24)… South Carolina had a 22 point lead at one time but let it slip away… Raven Johnson’s three-pointer at the end sealed the deal for the gamecocks.
    • South Carolina 70 – Oregon State 58… Then on Sunday )3-31-24) the Gamecocks punched their ticket to the Final Four taking a 70-58 win over Oregon State… south Carolina led by 14 at the half but the Beavers cut the lead to just 4 points (62-58) with about 4 minutes left before the Gamecocks pulled away for the 70-58 win.
    • Up Next… The Gamecocks advance to the Final Four with a record of 36-0 to take on NC State this Friday at a time to be announced this Friday (4-5-24) to take on the NC State Wolfpack.

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

Atlanta Braves… The Braves opened their season this weekend up in Philadelphia taking on the Phillies in a 3-game Series.

• Friday: Braves 9 – Phillies 3… Matt Olson celebrated his 30^th birthday with 3 doubles as the Braves took a 9-3 win over the Phillies in the season opener.
• Saturday: Braves 12 – Phillies 4… On Saturday the Braves assured themselves of their first series win as they took a 12-4 win over the Phillies…. Three different Braves hit their first homers of the season as Ozzie Albies had a two-run homer in the 1^st inning, Matt Olson had a solo homer in the 3^rd inning and Marcell Ozuna had a 3-run shot in the 6^th inning.
• Sunday: Phillies 5 – Braves 4… Then on Sunday the Braves lost for the first time this season as they lost to the Phillies 5-4… Ozzie Albies hit his second homer in as many days a 2 run shot to left field scoring Ronald Acuna Jr. ahead of him.
• Up Next… The Braves start a 3-game series today in Chicago taking on the White Sox who are 0-3 on the season.

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.

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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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.

NASCAR

• Denny Hamlin Wins Second Race of the Season… A caution flag with 2 laps to go in the Toyota Owners 400 up at Bristol on Sunday gave Denny Hamlin just the break he needed to take the win Sunday night… His pit crew did a fantastic job and got him out quickly before race leader Martin Truex Jr… He came out and was in the lead and held off Truex and the rest of the field in the two-lap overtime shootout to win…  This was his 53^rd. Cup Series win of his career and his second this season… Click here to go to the NASCAR website where there is much more about this including the final race results.
• Standings… Martin Truex Jr. still leads the Driver Standings in the Cup Series while Kyle Larson moves up to #2 and Denny Hamlin checks in at 3^rd…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.
• Series using tabs in the upper right corner of the posting.
• 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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NFL

• New Rule Changes Include Major Kickoff Change… The NFL recently approved a series of rule changes for the upcoming season with the kickoff rule change being very different than what we are used to and very interesting… It involves placement of the majority of the players until the kicked ball is touched or hits the ground in the receiving are… Rather than me trying to explain it, click here where there is a better explanation than I can give plus a chart or two to help explain it… I’m looking forward to see how this works out.

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This & That:

Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame… Recently the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame announced the five members of its fifth class which will be inducted on Thur., April 25^th at Laurens County Museum on courthouse square at 6:30 pm… The five new members are Robert Wilder, Anthony Downs, Charles Peterson, Walter Todd and Jean Hammond Whitfield… Now to read more about each of the inductees and to learn how they were chosen click here… You will also find out who the members of the first four classes were as well as general information about the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame… Tickets are now on sale for $30 and include a catered meal… To purchase your ticket, click here… No tickets will be sold at the door.

 

 Ticketing Information and Other Important Information for Red Devil Spring Sports… The Red Devil athletic department has released information about ticketing including how to buy ahead of time and policy for purchasing at the gate… Also information about what passes will be accepted as well as other information you need to know before you go… To see all of this and more, click here

 

 

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Local Notes

Clinton HS

• Varsity Baseball: Clinton 11- Chesnee 2… The Red Devil varsity baseball team was in action yesterday as they hosted the Chesnee Eagles… The Red Devils scored 8 runs in the first two innings to take an 8-1 lead and then rolled on to an 11-2 win… The Red Devils outhit the Eagles 10-4 and took advantage of a few Eagle errors… Brett Young was the only Red Devil with more than one hit as he went 3 or 3 with 3 RBIs and stole a couple of bass to boot… Camden Finley pitched the first three innings giving up 1 unearned run on 3 hits while striking out 3 and walking 2… Freddie Lopez finished the game giving up 1 unearned run on 1 hit while striking out 4 and walking just 1… The Red Devils are now 6-5 on the season and will travel to Woodruff today for a 6:30 region game with the Wolverines.
• JV Baseball: Clinton 10 –Chesnee 0 (5)… Before the varsity game yesterday, the JV team also hosted the Eagles of Chesnee and the news is good here also as they took a 10-0 win over the Eagles… The Red Devils wasted little time dispatching the Eagles as they scored 7 runs in the 1^st inning and never looked back… The Red Devils simply outhit the Eagles 6-0 and 2 Eagles errors, 7 walks issued by two Eagle pitchers as well as 5 wild pitches all aided the Red Devils cause… Rhett Gilliam was the only Red Devil with more than 1 hit as he went 2 for 2 with 2 doubles and drove in one run… Talon Campbell picked up the win pitching 4 innings striking out 4 and walking none and Angel Vargas pitched the last inning striking out 1 and walking none… Click here to see the box score of the game… The team is now 7-3 on the season.
• Golf Wins Tri-Match… The Red Devil golf team was in action on Tuesday this week as they hosted Broome and Union… Good news once again as the Red Devils shot a 173 to defeat Broome (184) and Union (198)… Like McMurray led the Red Devils with a 40… Aiden Bragg shot a 43, Gabi Carles 45 and Josh Rochester 45… Broome’s Alex Weathers was the Match Medalist shooting 29… For a little more information on this match, click here.

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Laurens HS

• Softball: Woodruff 16 – Raiders 3 (5)… The Raider softball team made the short drive up to Woodruff yesterday to take on the Wolverines… The Wolverines put 11 runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the 1^st inning and then went on to take a 16-3 win over the Raiders… The Wolverines had 10 hits in the game to the Raiders 4 and two Raider pitchers issued 6 walks, hit a couple of batters and 2 Raider errors helped the Wolverines produce their 16 runs… Kasey Morris was he only Raider with more than one hot as she went 2 for 2 with a RBI in the third inning where the Raiders scored all 3 of their runs… The other two runs in the 3^rd inning came on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Addison Trevino… Click here to see the box score of the game and click here to see the scorebook to see how the runs were scored… Note: Woodruff is listed as KMJ on those sheets, don’t ask me why… The team will be in action again tonight when they host the Greer Yellow Jackets in a 6:00 pm contest that we do plan on broadcasting it here on Real Radio WLBG.
• Baseball: The Raider varsity baseball team will be at home tonight hosting Greer at 6:30… Each team has won a game in the three-game series and this will be the tie breaker and the winner will be in good shape where the region race is concerned.
• JV Baseball: JL Mann 6 – Laurens 2… For the second time in 48 hours the Raider JV baseball team took on the Patriots of JL Mann this time in Greenville… I wish I had better news for Raider fans but I must report that the Patriots took a 6-2 win over the Raiders handing them only their second loss of the season… The Raiders scored both their runs in the 1^st inning when Samuel Adams drove in both runs with a single… The patriots got their first 4 runs in the 2^nd inning and then went on to take the 6-2 win… Three walks and a double accounted for the Patriots runs in the 2^nd inning… The Raiders actually outhit the Patriots 7-6 but some untimely walks and clutch hitting by the Patriots were keys to their win… Logan Martin and Samuel Adams were the only two Raiders with more than 1 hit as they had 2 each and one of Adam’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 Raider JVs are now 8-2 on the season and scheduled to travel to Westside tomorrow to take on the Rams at 11:00 am.

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Thornwell

• Softball: Dixie 15 – Saints 0 (3)… The Saints softball team was on the road yesterday traveling to Due West to take on the Dixie Green Hornets… Dixie scored 11 runs in the 1^st inning and never looked back as they took a 15-0 win over the saints… Dixie only outhit the Saints 8-3 but 8 Saint errors helped the Hornets claim the win in 3 innings… No Saint had over 1 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.
• Baseball: Dixie 29 – Saints 0…While the softball team was over at Dixie, the baseball team hosted the Green Hornets which traditionally has a strong baseball program… It looks like they might have one again this season as they held the saints hitless while they banged out 25 hits and rolled to a 29-0 win over the Saints… 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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Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG:

• Friday, 3-29… Softball host Greer at 6:00 pm

 

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