2-19-12

Laurens District 55 High hosted the Upper State AAAA wrestling tournament this Friday and Saturday. LDHS, along with 26 other schools, had athletes competing on both days. The tournament will be the largest one ever hosted at LDH… Several Laurens wrestlers competed and 2 qualified for the State Finals at the Anderson Civic Center this coming weekend. They were Chandler Fleck who finished 2nd in the 182-pound class and Ryan Hughes who finished 3^rd in the 170-pound class… LDHS Head Coach Rob Sheffield said afterward he would like to thank all the wrestlers, families, and coaches and volunteers worked very hard to pull it off in three short weeks. Click on Read More to see match results involving LDHS wrestlers. [Read more...]

2-15-12

The South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association announced their 2011-2012 SCBCA All-State Team yesterday… 3 area players made the team. In the 4-A boys, Laurens senior Luquon Choice made the team… In the 3-A boys, Clinton’s Devaris Burton made the team as well as being selected the regions player of the year… Over in Ware Shoals, Wesley Jordan was selected his regions player of the year therefore making the all-state team. No local girls made the all-state team..  If you want to see the entire list of selection for both boys and girls as well as state players of the year for each classification, click on the following link to open a PDF file with it.      2011-12_SCBCA_All-State[1]

The first round pairings for the state high school basketball playoffs are now set.

For Clinton High School:

• The girls will host York Monday at 7:00pm
• The boys will host Fairfield Central Tuesday at 7:00pm

For Laurens District 55 High School:

• The girls will play at Northwestern on Tuesday at 7:00pm.
• The boys will play at Hillcrest on Wednesday at 7:00pm

Please Note: All Ticket Prices are set by The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL).  All Tickets will be $6.00.  Only SCHSL passes will be accepted for admittance to the games!

 For those of you who use GPS devices, the following is the address for Northwestern High:

2/4/2012

The Raiders traveled to Rock Hill on Saturday and faced Boiling Springs in the first round of the State AAAA Team Wrestling Playoffs. Boiling Springs defeated Laurens 48-24. Complete match results are listed below. Click following link to see them: 2012-2-4_Raider Grapplers Fall Short in First Round of Playoffs But Will Host Upper State Individual Wrestling Tournament 

However on a brighter note, Laurens was asked last week to host the Upper State AAAA Individual Tournament February 17-18. The originally scheduled site was Byrnes High School but they recently developed a conflict on those dates thus Laurens was asked to host it. Raider Wrestling Coach Rob Sheffield said “We are delighted to have the opportunity to host the biggest wrestling event ever at LDHS. It will have an economic impact on the Laurens area that weekend” he further stated. He pointed out that many of these wrestlers will come from areas far enough away that some will be looking for a place to stay and many will visit local restaurants. He expects the wrestlers will bring numerous family and friends with them. 

Laurens already has several wrestlers qualified who will be participating in the tournament. Those wrestlers are: Chandler Fleck, Joseph, Ryan Hughes, Kameron Writesel, Matthew Donnelly, Trevor Coomer, Ryan Padgett, Juan Barcenas, Dalton Ballew, Austin Crocker, and Daniel Cooper. Coach Sheffield noted that some of these young men have an excellent chance to make it to the State Final in Anderson the following week.

If you want to see what high school wrestling is all about, this tournament will be an excellent opportunity for you to do that as the best wrestlers in the upstate will be there.

The LDHS wrestling competed Friday night (1-28-12) in the Region 1-AAAA Tournament at Westside High School in Anderson. The raiders finished 2nd 1.5 points behind Wren. Chandler Fleck finished 1st in the 182 pound weight-class, and was once again named Most Outstanding Wrestler (152-285).  Click on the link bellow to open a PDF file that will give you complete tournament results and notes on other top finishing Raiders.

2012-1-28_Region 1 Tournament

LDHS Wrestling Team Recognizes Seniors 

On Wednesday January 11^th, the LDHS Wrestling Teams seniors were honored during the matches with Easley and Wren. The Raiders have 6 seniors on the squad this year and they as well as their parents were recognized at that time. They are:  [Read more...]

On Saturday January 14^th, the Raider Wrestling Team finished 4th at the Woodruff Invitational.  There were 13 schools participating. Chandler Fleck finished 1st @ 182, Ryan Hughes finished 2nd @ 170, Joseph Adams finished 3rd @ 113, Ryan Padgett finished 3rd @ 132, and Kameron Writesel finished 3rd @ 220.

Click on the following link to open PDF document with complete results of the match: 2012-1-14-Woodruff-inv

Click on the following links to open a PDF file with the respective school’s schedule:

LDHS: LDHS Raider 2012 Varsity Football Schedule

CHS: Clinton High School 2012 Varsity Football Schedule

Laurens defeated Easley 60-24 and lost to Wren 28-42 in action at LDHS on 1-11-12.

Click on link to open PDF file with results: 2012-1-11-Wresting at LDHS