PC Women Win Big in Resumption
December 14, 2020
The Presbyterian women’s basketball team went on the road, having escaped the clutches of COVID-19 for the the first time since a loss to Clemson on Nov. 27. The opponent…
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Clinton Girls Win in Overtime
December 9, 2020Clinton, which began the season ranked second statewide in Class 5A women’s basketball, returned to action and defeated a Class 5A school, Wade Hampton of Taylors, by a score of…
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Raiders Prevail at Clinton
December 6, 2020
No girls’ basketball game was played because of a COVID outbreak, but at least Laurens finally played Clinton in one of the major sports. Led by K.D. Mosley, who scored…
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LA’s Lowry, Kirk Named County’s Best
December 3, 2020
During the virus-slowed, football season just passed, Laurens Academy was the only county team to have a winning record, make the playoffs and complete the season. Thus the Laurens County…
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COVID Puts a Stop to PC Women’s Basketball
November 30, 2020
Coaches sometime say that an injured player is “listed as day to day.” This year, with COVID-19 in the air, a season can be game to game. Presbyterian College put…
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Touchdown Club Announces All-County Team
November 24, 2020
Perhaps the most important memory of high school football in 2020 is that there was a season at all. Only Laurens Academy was unimpeded by the coronavirus. The Crusaders had…
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Pioneer Football League Announces Plans for Spring Schedule
November 23, 2020
The Pioneer Football League announced Monday its intent to put together a schedule for the spring of 2021. The schedule will include the conference’s nine schools, as well as incoming…
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New Coach Brings Hope to LDHS Girls’ Basketball
November 22, 2020
Aianna Kelly, the first-year girls’ basketball coach at Laurens District High School, is a young woman of inexhaustible enthusiasm. Her positive outlook may come in handy as the Raiders enter…
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Musgrove Mill Golf Club
November 20, 2020
Consistently ranked among Golfweek’s “100 Best Modern Courses in America” and holding the #2 spot for the best in Upstate South Carolina, golf enthusiasts from across the country (and the…
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Four New Starters for Class 4A
November 18, 2020
For Joshua Chavis’s second season as head boys’ basketball coach, the Laurens Raiders are playing for the first time in Region 2-4A and enter the season with only one returning…
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CHS Girls Enter Hoops Season with High Expectations
November 18, 2020
Four of the five starters return from a Clinton High girls’ basketball team that reached the third round of the Class 3A playoffs last season. One, senior De’Shanti Watts, was Region…
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State coaches induct Simmons into Hall of Fame
November 16, 2020
For 30 years, Clovis Simmons has coached tennis at Clinton High School, and not just one team but the girls in fall and the boys in the spring. She’s won…
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Laurens Academy Eliminated from Football Playoffs
November 15, 2020
At Holly Hill Academy, the Raiders were more a tide. They ebbed ahead, and Laurens Academy flowed back. Holly Hill won, 50-36, because the game had a second ebb. Thomas…
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LDHS Releases Winter Sports Schedules
November 13, 2020
Laurens District High School is forging ahead with winter sports, though there may be changes depending on the effects of the coronavirus. Athletics director Tommy Spires released schedules for basketball…
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Clinton’s James named Player of the Week
November 12, 2020
Another versatile Red Devil earned Laurens County Player of the week. Bryson James rarely left the field at Wilder Stadium in Clinton’s 38-6 victory over Strom Thurmond in the final…
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PC’s Johnson Named to Preseason All-Conference Team
November 10, 2020
Presbyterian College junior guard Trinity Johnson has been selected to the Big South Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Second Team, the league announced on Tuesday as a part of its…
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Let’s Play Ball – Clinton YMCA Basketball Registration is Open
November 10, 2020
The Clinton Family YMCA is offering open registration for ‘Youth Basketball’ for four (4) playing divisions through the December 7th registration deadline. All teams and age groups are “co-ed” this year.…
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Blue Hose to Open Basketball Season on Dec. 2
November 10, 2020
A young Presbyterian College men’s basketball team will open its season on Dec. 2 in Florida against the University of Jacksonville. Second-year head coach Quinton Ferrell has a young team,…
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Crusaders Advance with Win over Patrick Henry
November 8, 2020
Laurens Academy has won eight games in the last nine weeks. The latest, a 30-14 victory over Patrick Henry, put the Crusaders in the second round of the SCISA 8-man…
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Football Season Ends Prematurely at Laurens District High
November 5, 2020
As it turned out, football season at Laurens District High School ended last week when Gilbert defeated the Raiders 49-21. On Wednesday, the team went on quarantine due to positive…
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Crusaders to Host Playoff Game
November 4, 2020
Laurens Academy has the only football team in the county to qualify for the playoffs. Patrick Henry and the Crusaders, both 7-3, kick off at LA’s Todd Kirk Field on…
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Clinton ‘Jack of All Trades’ Is County Player of the Week
November 4, 2020
Junior Jykorie Gary is a leader of the Clinton Red Devils. He hardly ever leaves the field, playing offense, defense and special teams. Gary led the Red Devils with 12…
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First Things First for Red Devils in Union
October 29, 2020
A road football victory at Union County on Friday night will not nail down a Class 3A playoff slot for the Clinton Red Devils, but it’s all they can do.…
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Clinton Girls Fall in Upstate Tennis Finals
October 28, 2020
Clinton High School advanced to the Upstate finals of the Class 3A girls’ tennis playoffs, but its Region 3 nemesis, Chapman, won by a score of 4-2.All three of the…
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The Man Behind the Broadcasts
October 28, 2020
In the past 31 years, Thomas Johnson has missed one Clinton High School football game. He has never visited Wilder Stadium. Johnson runs the Red Devils’ broadcasts from radio station…
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Clinton Comes Through in Woodruff Rivalry
October 24, 2020
The Clinton Red Devils kept flickering playoff hopes alive in defeating Woodruff 33-14 on Friday night at Wilder Stadium homecoming. The Red Devils fulfilled every expectation when the game was…
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Clinton Tries to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
October 22, 2020
Clinton must win its final two Region 3-3A games in order to make the football playoffs. It’s a long shot, but the Red Devils are improving. In its most recent…
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Raiders Fill in a Schedule Blank
October 21, 2020
Teams have had to play musical chairs with football scchedules this year due to COVID-19. On Oct. 30, Laurens and Clinton have had to postpone the county championship game. At…
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LA Lowry is county’s Player of the Week for the 2nd time.
October 19, 2020
Seven times the Laurens County Touchdown Club has named a Player of the Week. Thomas Lowry of Laurens Academy is the first to win it twice. The senior quarterback/defensive back…
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Raiders Dominate Aiken
October 18, 2020
Head coach Daryl Smith was pleased with the consistency and improvement Laurens showed in a 34-6 victory over Aiken. Unfortunately, while winning a non-region game, the Raiders were inexplicably eliminated…
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Laurens-Clinton Rivalry May Not Be Renewed this Year
October 14, 2020
The restrictions of COVID-19 could prevent the Laurens at Clinton football game from being played this year. On Oct. 30, Clinton must make up a region game at Union County…
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Laurens County Sports
October 13, 2020
Round-the-clock coverage of sports in the county. Event coverage, photos and videos, schedules of Laurens, Clinton, Presbyterian College, Laurens Academy. Thrill of victory. Agony of defeat. The human drama of…
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Clinton High sporting events rescheduled
October 13, 2020
Clinton High School announced the relocation of two sports events to Wednesday, Oct. 14. A volleyball match against Chapman (JV/V), postponed last week, will begin at 5:30 at the Red…
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City of Clinton Breaks Ground on Future Recreation Complex
September 22, 2020
You don’t have to live in Clinton, SC to know it’s a sports town. The Red Devil reputation is widely known. Tuesday, the city of Clinton took the next step…
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Clinton YMCA Youth Soccer
August 31, 2020
Clinton YMCA Soccer Practice begins next week! There are limited spots still available in all age divisions ( 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 year olds).
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CrossFit864
August 30, 2020
Lifeguard
August 25, 2020
Lifeguards needed at indoor swimming pool. Must be Certified. Variety of times available. Inquire at the front desk of the Clinton YMCA or call 833-1555.
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Clinton YMCA Soccer Fall Registration
August 19, 2020
Clinton YMCA Soccer Fall Registration Three Playing Divisions: Ages 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 (age as of 9/1/20) League games will be played Monday, Tuesday &/or Thursday @5 PM at PC…
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Homecoming 2020 events canceled at Presbyterian College
August 18, 2020Events and activities for Homecoming 2020 at Presbyterian College have been canceled, the Alumni Relations Office has announced. The announcement follows the postponement of fall sports at PC and other…
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Fall sports seasons delayed, suspended
August 12, 2020
The Big South Conference announced today that it is delaying its fall sports seasons with the intent of playing in the spring. Fall sports at PC affected by the conference’s…
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New girls’ basketball coach at Laurens High School impacts students on and off the court
June 26, 2020
From her office in Laurens District 55 High or the school’s basketball court, Aianna Kelly is taking the opportunity to challenge students. “One thing I always tell them,” Kelly says,…
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