Clinton Girls Beat Union in Close Match

  April 14, 2021

The Lady Red Devils returned from Spring Break in great form and played a well rounded game against a tough Yellow Jacket squad. The first half of the match ended…

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Another PC Football Player Finds National Distinction

  April 12, 2021

Colby Campbell, a senior linebacker from Montmorenci, was named national defensive player of the week. Campbell set a school record with 25 tackles in Presbyterian’s 29-24 victory over Davidson. A…

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Blue Hose Turn the Tables on Davidson

  April 11, 2021

For reasons related to the pandemic, Presbyterian played Davidson twice this year. At Davidson, the Wildcats prevailed, 41-24. Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium was quite different as the Blue Hose returned…

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Three Blue Hose Earn Big South Honors

  April 7, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Three members of the Presbyterian College volleyball team were honored by the Big South Conference as a part of its annual awards announcement on Wednesday afternoon. Junior…

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PC’s Smyth Wins National Honor for Defensive Play

  April 6, 2021

Jeffrey Smith, Presbyterian College defensive back, was named national player of the week for football in the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). In a 26-3 victory over Stetson, Smyth returned…

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Blue Hose Doff Their Hatters, 26-3

  April 5, 2021

The Presbyterian College scored all 3 touchdowns by means of defense and special teams in a 26-3 road victory over Stetson. Jeffrey Smyth twice intercepted Alex Piccirilli passes and returned…

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Raiders Outlast Red Devils

  April 2, 2021

Laurens once led rival Clinton 14-0 at Ed Prescott Field on Thursday night. Somehow, before the night was mercifully over, the Red Devils whittled the margin down to three, 18-15,…

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Grand Slam, Great Pitching Lead Raiders

  April 1, 2021

Jackson Edwards pitched a 1-hitter against Greer, but it was a single swing of the bat by Zach Faulkner that made a 5-0 victory most memorable. With the bases loaded…

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Lady Red Devils Fall to Chapman

  March 31, 2021

The Lady Red Devils came out of the gate playing their brand of soccer.  Crisp passes, great runs, crosses and shots.  The Clinton girls looked dominant early in the game over Chapman.  However…

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San Diego Slips Out with a Win over PC

  March 28, 2021

The University of San Diego, the dominant team in the Pioneer Football League, got all it could handle from Presbyterian, which will be a full PFL member in the fall.…

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Raiders to Open Football in the Fall at T.L. Hanna

  March 26, 2021

In his second season as Laurens head football coach, Daryl Smith will face a stern schedule in the fall. Among the Raiders’ opponents are Class 3A state champion Daniel and…

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Lander Welcomes Back Women’s Basketball Team

  March 26, 2021

The Lander University campus gathered outside Finis Horne Arena on Friday, Mar. 26, to welcome back the Lander Women’s Basketball Team from their journey to Columbus, Ohio. The team finished…

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Red Devils to Open Football Season on Aug. 20

  March 25, 2021

In hopes of conducting a normal football season in the fall, Clinton has built a 10-game schedule on the assumption that COVID-19 will not hinder it again. The Red Devils…

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Raiders Win Softball Rivalry at Clinton

  March 25, 2021

It was a hard-fought, not a well-played, softball game between Laurens and Clinton. The Raiders defeated the Red Devils 20-14 on Thursday on Clinton’s home field. Read the full story…

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Clinton Girls Soccer Defeat Broome 3-0

  March 24, 2021

The Lady Red Devils earned an excellent team win Tuesday night with one of there better played games of the season. The 3-0 shut out of Broome may have not…

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Lady Devils shut out Jackets 6-0

  March 22, 2021

The Clinton and Union girls started Friday nights Varsity match more like a game of tennis with long back and forth kicks. It took the Lady Devils until the backside…

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A Special Night for Raider Baseball

  March 21, 2021

It was normal home baseball opener at Ed Prescott Field. Laurens JV and varsity teams won with ease over Emerald, and superintendent Dr. Ameca Thomas threw out the first pitch.…

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PC’s Spangler Is One of a Kind

  March 17, 2021

Presbyterian College is extraordinarily fortunate to have Tommy Spangler as its head football coach. Spangler rolls with punches and makes the best of what he has. He has had to adjust…

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Lady Red Devils Secure Fifth Straight Win

  March 6, 2021

The Lady Red Devils notched their 5th straight win with a 1-0 victory with 2:30 left on clock in the 2nd over time period.  Friday night’s game was a hard…

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Red Devils Survive Test Against Cambridge Academy

  March 5, 2021

Only a couple years removed from the SCISA State Championships, Cambridge Academy came to Clinton ready to give the Lady Devils their toughest test in this early season. Clinton scored…

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Sweep in Rock Hill Makes PC Women Upwardly Mobile

  March 4, 2021

Presbyterian College’s women’s basketball team took full advantage of the regular season’s end, and back-to-back road victories over Winthrop enabled the Blue Hose to secure the fifth seed for the…

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Lander Bass Fishing Team Making Waves

  March 3, 2021

Lander University Bass Fishing Team partners Kaleb Brown, of Northfield, Mass., and Caleb Sheldon, of Lexington, finished third among 150 teams taking part in a Major League Fishing (MLF) tournament…

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CHS Girls Soccer Team Defeats Newberry

  March 3, 2021

The Clinton High School girls varsity soccer team had another impressive outing on Tuesday night with a 7-0 victory over Newberry in a time shortened match. The Lady Devils attack…

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Presbyterian College Amends Admission Rules for Sports

  March 2, 2021

With the opening home football games less than two weeks away, Presbyterian College has issued revisions in the fan attendance rules for outdoor sporting events on campus. In addition to…

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Wofford Ruins Blue Hose’ First Home Game

  February 25, 2021

After three road games against SEC power Auburn, Presbyterian baseball opened its home season against Wofford on Wednesday. Although the Blue Hose broke on top,Wofford wound up battering six PC…

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Smith Taking Softball Skills to USC Sumter

  February 22, 2021

Michaela Smith plans to study criminal justice at USC Sumter while continuing her softball career. The Laurens District High School senior will join the Fire Ants next fall.  Smith held…

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Red Devils Perform Well in Soccer Tourney

  February 22, 2021

Penalty kicks stopped Clinton in the finals of the weekend’s Emerald Cup boys’ soccer tournament in Greenwood. Host Emerald edged the Red Devils on penalty kicks after the two teams…

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Close Ones Continue to Slip Away

  February 17, 2021

Three times this year at Templeton Center, the Presbyterian College women’s basketball team has lost games in the final two seconds. The latest was a 61-59 win by UNC Asheville…

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Blue Hose Get Ready for … Football

  February 13, 2021

Presbyterian College — and many other small colleges — didn’t even play football in 2020, thanks to COVID-19. For the first time in history, the Blue Hose are playing in…

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Two Raiders Plan to Play Football in College

  February 10, 2021

Cole England and Nick Humphries, who played football at Laurens District High last autumn, plan to spend the next one on a college campus. England, an offensive lineman, signed with…

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The Fog Lifts at the End

  February 10, 2021

To the great credit of the basketball teams at Laurens District High School, they kept trying. LDHS was impeded by the coronavirus, of course. Both boys and girls went a…

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Playoff Hopes Dim for Clinton Girls

  February 10, 2021

A year ago, Clinton High School’s girls’ basketball team won the Region 3-3A and reached the third round of the state playoffs. This year has gone south. The Red Devils’…

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Lowry Wins Share of SCISA Football Honor

  February 8, 2021

Senior Thomas Lowry shredded records during his career at Laurens Academy. Lowry was the Crusaders’ leading passer and rusher. LA finished the 2020 season with its best record, 8-4, in…

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Minor Revamp Required in PC Football Schedule

  February 3, 2021

As previously announced, Presbyterian College will begin its delayed football schedule on March 6 at Gardner-Webb. What follows the opener has been rearranged and revised by PC in cooperation with its…

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A Look at Women’s Basketball

  February 2, 2021

For 20 years, women’s basketball improved (literally) by leaps and bounds while LaurensCountySports.com’s Monte Dutton was preoccupied writing about NASCAR. Just what are his thoughts about where the sport is…

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PC, High Point Tell the Same Story

  January 26, 2021

On Friday and Saturday, the Presbyterian College women split basketball games with High Point, losing the former game by a wide margin and winning the latter by even more at…

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They Don’t Make ‘Em Like ‘Big Don’ Anymore

  January 25, 2021

Don Fulmer was a produce man and a sports fan. He died recently at age 78. There was much more to “Big Don” than all the lettuce, tomatoes and watermelons…

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PC Announces Continued Fan Restrictions

  January 22, 2021

COVID-19 continues to threaten the health of Presbyterian College as well as the surrounding community, and athletics director Rob Acunto has announced restrictions for sporting events for the rest of…

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CrossFit864 Relocates and Expands Services

  January 18, 2021

The business landscape in downtown Clinton continues to grow and change. CrossFit864 has completed the renovations at their new location (207 West Pitts Street) and they are open for business. …

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A Chance to SEE PC Basketball

  January 18, 2021

During the 2020-21 season to date, Presbyterian College basketball has been playing in a closed gym. The COVID-19 crisis still has Templeton Center locked, but fans can see the Blue…

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A Few Make-Up Games Set

  January 14, 2021

This week only Clinton High School and Presbyterian College are playing basketball games. Laurens High and Laurens Academy postponed their games due to coronavirus concerns, but several have now been…

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Blue Hose Take Two in Spartanburg

  January 11, 2021

For the first time since the Big South Conference reconfigured basketball schedules, the Presbyterian women took both games of a series. The Blue Hose defeated USC Upstate twice — 60-50…

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PC Adds a Football Game at Gardner-Webb

  January 8, 2021

The Presbyterian College football season will start earlier than previously announced. The Blue Hose are now schedule to open at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C., on March 6. The…

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Clinton’s Watts Surpasses 1,000 Points

  January 6, 2021

Clinton High School held its Senior Night early in deference to the threat of COVID-19 spread, and Tuesday night’s basketball games against Ninety Six were noteworthy for the achievement of…

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PC Basketball Teams in Scramble Mode

  January 4, 2021

Sports in the time of COVID-19 requires some fancy footwork. The Big South Conference made some quick schedule shifts in response to test results and quarantines. As a result, the…

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Blue Hose to Be Televised on ESPNU Jan. 4

  December 22, 2020

The cable sports network ESPNU is televising a series of men’s basketball games in the Big South Conference, and Presbyterian College has been selected for the first game. The Blue…

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Carter, Johnson Lead Blue Hose Past Gardner-Webb

  December 17, 2020

Presbyterian used extraordinary balance to defeat Gardner-Webb, 69-20, at Templeton Center in what was both Blue Hose’ first home game and Big South Conference opener. Tionna Carter and Trinity Johnson…

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Raiders Impressive Against Emerald

  December 16, 2020

The Laurens boys’ basketball team control with nine 3-pointers in the first half and defeated Emerald 53-45 on Monday night at LDHS. J.Q. Fair led a balanced attack with 13…

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