Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report: 7-12-12

Local:

• Last night long time high school sports official Mr. Truman Owens was inducted into National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame.. Mr. Truman as we all call him becomes a member of the Hall of fame that his late brother Mr. Sam Owens was inducted into back in 1999.. It is a tribute well deserved as many officials, coaches and administrators will tell you is well deserved.. Next week I hope to have an interview with Mr. Truman about his induction and career.. My plans are to post it online at wlbg.com.. I’ll have more information about that the middle of next week.. Congratulations Mr. Truman, from a former official who you had a great impact on.  [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report:  7-11-12

Let’s recap the results from the Laurens County Speedway last Saturday night.

• Late Model: The Southeastern Late Model Series out of Georgia dropped in at the speedway. .. In the main event, the boys from the Peach State took the top 4 spots with Davis McCoy the winner.. The highest finisher from the Laurens area was Mac Owens who finished 5^th.
• Hobby: Aaron Patterson crossed the finish line 1^st but the 2^nd place finisher Phillip Watson lodged a protest.. When Patterson refused to tear down his car, he was disqualified and Wilson was awarded the win.. Mart Patterson and Dan Lawson rounded out the top 3.
• Super Stock 4: Brian Wilson took the win here. Cory Winn finished 2^nd and Michael Simmons 3^rd.
• Front Wheel Drive: Jody George was a 1^st time winner in this division last Saturday.. Jonathan Surrett and Dustin Sloan were the next 2 across the finish line. [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report: 7-10-12

Welcome this is your Real Radio 860 WLBG sports for a Tuesday and it’s brought to you by Presbyterian College Athletics. Only 53 days until the 2012 football season kicks off on September 1st when they host Brevard… Have you ordered your season tickets?… Reserved seats are $50 and reserved bench seats are $40 and both include the Furman game!.. Call 864-833-8240 now to order
Braves:

• The Braves were off last night as there is a 4 day break for the MLB All-Star game tonight out in Kansas City.. The Braves placed 4 players on the N.L. roster.. Second baseman Dan Uggla and pitcher Craig Kimbrel were selected in the original selection process and [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report: 7-9-10

Braves: The Braves finished the 1^st half of the season on the road up In Philadelphia with the Phillies:

• On Friday the Braves took a 5-0 win over the Phillies.. Atlanta got all 5 of their runs in the 8^th inning… The big blow was a grand slam with 2 out by Brian McCann.. Tim Hudson picked up the win pitching 7 innings.
• On Sat. the Braves won again this time by a score of 6-3.. Brian McCann again had a home run in the 2^nd with no one on but again with 2 outs.. McCann finished the day 2 – 4 with 2 RBI’s.. Michael Bourn also went 3-4 scoring twice.. Tommy Hanson picked up the win also going 7 innings.
• Yesterday the Braves completed the sweep as they took a 4-3 win..  Brian McCann picked up his 3^rd homerun in as many days with a solo shot in the 7^th inning and again with 2 out.. That homerun also turned out to be the game winner…  Dan Uggla also had a 2-run homer in the game… The Braves will take a 4 day break for the MLB All-Star Game tomorrow night in Kansas City..   Now tonight there will be the Homerun Derby pitting some A.L. stars against some N.L. Stars.. It can be seen at 8 pm tonight on ESPN.  [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report: 7-6-12

Welcome this is your Real Radio 860 WLBG sports for a Friday and it’s brought to you by Presbyterian College Athletics. Only 57 days until the 2012 football season kicks off on September 1st when they host Brevard… Have you ordered your season tickets?… Reserved seats are $50 and reserved bench seats are $40 and both include the Furman game!.. Call 864-833-8240 now to order

Braves:

• The Braves put 4 runs on the board in the 1^st inning then went on to take a 7-3 win over the Chicago Cubs in Atlanta last night… The Braves were playing long-ball last night as they had 4 homeruns on the evening.. Jason Heyward and Brian McCann both had 2 run homers in the in the big 1^st inning while later Freddie Freeman and Juan Francisco both had solo shots.. The Braves will go on a short 3 [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report: 7-5-12

Local: Looking back at action at the Laurens County Speedway last Saturday night:

• Hobby Division: Dan Lawson took advantage of problems by other racers to finish 1^st in the main event.. Ricky Dale Phillips finished 2^nd and Mart Patterson 3^rd.
• Super Late Model: Dino Long never trailed as he picked up his 1^st win of the season.. Billy Rushton fought hard but finished 2^nd and Frankie Coates 3^rd.
• Limited: David Taylor crossed the finish line first.. Kris Norwood and Brad Rachels were the next 2 to cross behind him.
• Super Stock 4: Cory Winn won for the 4^th time this season.. Michael Simmons and Scott Nelson rounded out the top 3.
• Front-Wheel Drive: Jonathan Sarratt took his 2^nd consecutive win.. Dustin Sloan was 2^nd and Casey Lawson 3^rd.  [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report: 7-4-12

Local:

• The season came to an end for the Laurens Little League 12-U All-Star Baseball Team last night as they lost to the Greenwood-Abbeville team up in Spartanburg last night by a score of 8-0.. Laurens kept it close until the top of the 6^th inning as they only trailed by a score of 1-0 before the Greenwood Abbeville team broke it open… Congratulations to them on a great effort and my thanks to Stephanie Aylesworth for getting me some of the information on the team. 

Braves:

• Yesterday I mentioned to you that you fans had the opportunity with your votes to chose the final member of both the N.L. & A.L. teams [Read more...]