Each year — well, each normal year — the cross country teams of Laurens and Clinton high school handle the delivery of the game ball to iLaurens, where the Raiders…

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This week’s rivalry game against Clinton is Laurens’ 1st at K.C. Hanna Stadium. The Raiders have released ticketing and parking information regarding sporting events at the school this year. Read…

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Kevin Kelley was one of America’s most successful high school coaches, and he was likely the country’s most well-known. Now as the coach at Presbyterian College, Kelley is among Steve…

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Clinton got its season off to a roaring start with a 48-24 victory over Pendleton. Jishun Copeland led the way with 6 carries for 104 yards. Next up for the…

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Facing the reigning Upstate champion in Class 5A, Laurens took T.L. Hanna down to the final second before succumbing to the Yellow Jackets, 23-17. Laurens had two shots at the…

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PC held a Fan Day Scrimmage on Saturday and the fans who came were not the only ones pleased. Kevin Kelley, the new head football coach, said he was pleased…

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Clinton High School’s football team was better in Corey Fountain’s second year on the job, as weird and unsettling as the Fall of COVID was. The Red Devils were strong…

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Nine players who provided the foundation of Laurens Academy’s advance to the SCISA 8-man football semifinals have moved on. What’s more, one of them was Thomas Lowry, who either ran…

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Daryl Smith, in his second season as head football coach at Laurens High, has built a stronger team around a wealth of talent. The difficulty is in this schedule. The…

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The Presbyterian College football team will hold its annual Fan Day on Saturday afternoon, August 21, at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Gates will open at noon with the second scrimmage of…

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This column reflects the frustration in the new threat posed to sports by the rise of the coronavirus’s Delta variant. It all seems senseless. Read the full Monte Dutton column…

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Clinton High athletics is stressing online ticket sales — without service charges — for fall sports, but walk-up sales are still an option. A limited number of tickets will be…

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Thornwell will offer sports for the first time since 2007. It wasn’t Thornwell Charter School then. It was a private school and children’s home. The Saints are to begin their…

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CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College football team held its first practice of the fall on Friday morning at the practice fields in Clinton, S.C… The Blue Hose led by first-year…

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With football practice starting on Friday morning, new Presbyterian College coach Kevin Kelley added two to his staff. Kelley intends for the Blue Hose to practice each weekday from 9:55…

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August comes a few days early, at least where high school football practices are concerned. The Clinton Red Devils and Laurens Raiders begin practices on Friday morning, July 30. Laurens…

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This fall marks the first full, official season for Presbyterian College in the Pioneer Football League. The Blue Hose, under new head coach Kevin Kelley, were picked 5th in the…

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CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian College athletics has announced Jared Brugmann as the program’s new head strength and conditioning coach. “I’m extremely excited about being the new head strength and conditioning…

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PC President Matt vandenBerg has a sense of humor and it shows in the 2021 PC ticket promotion video. There is great interest and anticipation for the upcoming season with…

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Greenwood Post 20 fell one series shy of a trip to the American Legion state baseball tournament. After slipping past the Braves 4-2 in game one, Greer eliminated Post 20…

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PC Women’s Basketball will be hosting Little Ballers Camp on August 5th and 6th. The camp is free to boys and girls from kindergarten to 5th grade. Register online at this…

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Like their Laurens County counterparts, the Laurens Academy Crusaders will open football season on Aug. 20 when Faith Christian visits Todd Kirk Field. LA is coming off an 8-4 season…

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American Legion Post 20 is in Greenwood, but three former Laurens Raiders have played big roles in the Braves’ advance into the second round of the playoffs. Aidan Pridgen is…

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Former Presbyterian College head football coach Tommy Spangler, well-known for his defensive prowess, is helping fine-tune that side of the ball for the Clinton Red Devils. Spangler, who led PC…

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With a full roster available, Clinton Post 56 improved to 3-2 thanks to a doubleheader sweep of visiting Greenwood. The Dirt Devils won by scores of 5-1 and 6-2. Read…

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Kevin Kelley was one of America’s most successful high school coaches, and he was likely the country’s most well-known. He took over as head coach at Presbyterian College following the…

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Nathan Meade played in the SAC Jr Classic in Spartanburg this weekend. He played singles and doubles matches on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. He won his first singles match, and…

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Clinton’s new Junior American Legion baseball team fell by a score 7-6 on Wednesday night to Mid-Carolina. The Post 56 roster was depleted by the absence of six players, and…

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Aidan Pridgen, former Laurens Raider now playing baseball at USC Lancaster, has ripped 5 hits in his last 8 at-bats for the Greenwood Post 20 American Legion team. Pridgen led…

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Tommy Spires, Laurens District High athetics director, announced the hiring of new coaches in girls’ soccer and volleyball. Sarah Albertson now coaches soccer, and Kelsey Davis Harp leads the volleyball…

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Clinton has a long history of producing great tennis players and the Clinton Jr. Tennis Program has been large part of it. More than 106 kids have come through the…

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Presbyterian College’s football schedule includes only three opponents — Davidson, Stetson and Campbell — that the Blue Hose have played more than five times in the past. Of the 11…

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MC, Chandler, and Libby Dailey and Kimora Wesley competed in the Festival of Flowers tournament this weekend. MC Dailey won the girls 18U division. Libby Dailey placed 3rd in the…

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The first annual Dean Peeples Memorial Scholarship Open Bass Tournament on Saturday, June 19, will raise funds for Lander University scholarships honoring an avid bass fisherman who died last summer…

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A year’s worth of sports seasons unfolded at Clinton High School on Wednesday as all the teams handed out their awards. A Clinton relay team won at the state track…

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J.P. Snelgrove, Clinton High School’s record-setting striker, will play soccer next year at Newberry College. He signed with the Wolves on Thursday at CHS. Snelgrove, who plans to major in…

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Presbyterian College’s first experience in the NCAA baseball playoffs was all too brief. After falling to Vanderbilt, the country’s No. 4 team, by a score of 10-0 on Friday, Indiana…

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Since Presbyterian College resumed varsity in 1988, three men have coached the Blue Hose. Two of them are meeting on Friday night in the Nashville (Tenn.) Regional of the NCAA…

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Tim Corbin once coached baseball at Presbyterian. Now Corbin heads the country’s fourth-ranked team, Vanderbilt. The defending College World Series champions–it wasn’t played in 2020 — face the Blue Hose…

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Presbyterian College, which got into the Ingles Big South Championship as the fourth and final seed, won the conference’s baseball tournament with an 8-5 victory on Saturday over top-seeded Campbell.…

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Catcher Zak Rice of the Laurens Raiders and second baseman Kimon Quarles of the Clinton Red Devils have been chosen to play for the North Upstate team in the North-South…

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