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Family Tradition: Grandfather, grandson share in successful run for LDHS baseball
Laurens native, Randy Allen, remembers going with his father to pick up the tiller for the Laurens District High School 55 (LDHS) baseball field in the mid-1970’s. He was a sophomore in high school and had been playing baseball since little league. “I helped build that field in 1975....
Raiders punch ticket to AAAA state championship
The Laurens Raiders scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 7-6 win over the Easley Green Wave and advance to the AAAA state championship. Laurens won the first two games of the best-of-three series to secure the win and make it to their first state championship since 1990.
Wednesday high school playoffs
Laurens trailed 6-2 entering the final inning on the road at Easley Wednesday night in game two of their 4A upper state finals series. A three-run double with no one out by Bennett Edwards cut the deficit to one run. Then, with runners on second and third and two outs, Avery Madden’s chopper to short […]
Goodman introduced at Travelers Rest, Isom settles in at Union Co.
Former St. Joe’s coach Chris Goodman, hired Friday by Travelers Rest, was introduced to the TR community at a meet-and-greet at the school Tuesday night. Goodman went 30-9 in his three seasons guiding the Knights and moves from a 1A program to one that will be in 4A for at least the next two seasons. […]
The Art Of Footwork In Dirt Late Model Racing
For most of us driving passenger cars with automatic transmissions around suburban streets, what’s happening in the floorboard is relatively mundane. Your right foot pushes the accelerator to go, then you move the same foot to push the brake pedal to stop. Soon enough you’re at the grocery store.
UNCA Falls in Series Opener to Presbyterian
Clinton — (WLOS) The UNC Asheville baseball team opened its final regular season series on Thursday at Presbyterian and fell to the Blue Hose 17-0. The Blue Hose outhit the Bulldogs 16-1, with Asheville's lone hit coming in the ninth inning from Sam Gallardo. Presbyterian's run production began with...
Pridgen, CIU ready to make noise at NCCAA World Series
Aidan Pridgen, a Laurens District 55 High School (LDHS55) grad, was playing baseball before he started kindergarten. Not only was he intrigued by the fun and friendships the team sport provided, Pridgen also found that he was a natural. “I started playing at the age of four and I found...
Softball Recap: McBee's loss ends four-game winning streak at home
McBee was the 8-3 winner over Whitmire when they last played one another last Friday, but their luck changed this time around. The McBee Panthers fell just short of the Whitmire Wolverines by a score of 12-11 on Thursday. McBee has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. Lily Beasely...
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