Laurens Little League Baseball and Softball is proud to announce the upcoming registration period for the 2013 season. The registration period will begin Monday, January 14 and conclude February 16. Skills evaluations will be held the week of February 18. This years cost will be $50 for the following age divisions; Coaches Pitch 7-8, Minors, Majors and Intermediate. Cost will include a team hat, moisture wicking jersey, ankle length pants and a belt. For WeeBall(3-4yr) and TeeBall(5-6yr) the cost will be $40 and includes a hat, Moisture wicking jersey, draw string pants and socks. All players will be covered with Little League Medical insurance.
Laurens Little League is celebrating its 10th year and with that will come an enlarged opening day. “This year we are in the process of preparing a great opening weekend for our league,” states Jason Pridgen, Laurens Parks and Recreation Director. “With this being year 10 and at the rate our league has grown this will be the largest season that we have ever hosted.”
A new age division will also be introduced this upcoming season. The intermediate division will be a new baseball group for ages 11-13 and will be played similar to High School. Big Barrel bats and lead offs will be a new area for these ages in Little League. It is designed to prepare players for the next step which will be JV or High School ball. Pridgen says, “The buzz that is surrounding this new division has been tremendous. We put a few feelers out about the league and we have had many calls about the interest in the 2013 season. Our league boundaries stretch all throughout Laurens County and the calls have come from just about every corner of the county with interest.”
Registration will be held at the Little River Park recreation office weekdays from 9am-6pm, Saturdays from 10am-6pm and Sundays from 1-6pm. Registration requires proof of residence in Laurens County, a birth certificate and the fees. More information can be had by visiting the office or calling 864-681-7275 or emailing LaurensPRD@yahoo.com
Laurens Little League Baseball & Softball Sign-Up Information
College Bowl Game Schedule & Results for 2012-2013
Click on the following to open bowl schedule and results (as of 1-6-13). It will also show TV network scheduled to carry the games.
Laurens YMCA 2012 Reindeer Run Results
The Laurens YMCA held their annual 5K Reindeer Run on Saturday, December 8th.
Below are links to the results of the run by overall finish and by age and sex.
Laurens YMCA 13th Annual Reindeer Run, 12-8-12
13th Annual Reindeer Run : The Laurens Family YMCA will be hosting its 13th Annual Reindeer Run 5K Saturday, December 8th at 9:00am in downtown Laurens, SC. Palmetto Bone & Joint PA is the Title Sponsor. Register before December 1st for $25 and a guaranteed commemorative shirt. Late registration begins December 1st for $30 and no t-shirt guarantee. The Kids 1-mile fun run, sponsored by McDonalds, will begin at 9:05am. Registration for the fun run costs $15 and all participants will be awarded a ribbon. Get in the holiday spirit and wear your best “Reindeer Run” attire and win prizes for best individual costume and best team costume. All proceeds will benefit the YMCA Youth/Family Scholarship Fund. For more information call 984-2621. Register online at: www.active.com .
York at Laurens Stats and Final Year Stats
11-9-12
York 56 – Laurens 0: The Laurens Raiders hosted the York Cougars in 1st round playoff action last Friday night and to say thatYork was an underrated 9-2 team would be an understatement as the Cougars took a 56-0 win.. York dominated the game as they amassed 381 yards of total offense on 46 plays to Laurens 112 yards in 60 plays.. Laurens finishes the season 8-4 overall and 6-1 in the region.
Click on following for complete game statistics: York 56 – LDHS 0 Stats, 11-9-12
Click on following links for various final season statistics:
2012 LDHS Final Season Stats 2012 LDHS Football Combined Team & Individual Stats
2012 LDHS Final Season Individual Stats 2012 LDHS Football Game-by-Game Stats
2012 LDHS Football Final Opponent Game-by-Game Stats 2012 LDHS Football Game Results
Lauren County Touchdown Club Meeting 11-2-2012
The Laurens County Touchdown Club met on 11-2-12 at Lakeside Country Club. The speakers included Coach Harold Nichols of Presbyterian College, Coach Greg Lawson of Laurens High and Coach Scott King of Clinton High. Coach Lawson and Coach King brought players selected for their performance the last two weeks.
The featured speaker at this meeting was Mr. Shell Dulla former high school football coach and Executive Director of the S.C. Athletic Coaches Association.
The next meeting will be November 16th and the speakers will be “Voice of the Tigers” Pete Yanity and “Voice of the Gamecocks” Todd Ellis.
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Clinton Boys Finish 9th in State AAA Meet
The CHS Boys Cross Country Team finished 9th out of 24 teams competing in the AAA State Championship Meet in Columbia on Saturday, November 3, 2012. This is the highest finish ever for a Red Devil cross country team.
Coach Lee Atkinson stated, “The boys ran strong today. I am very proud of them. I am glad that the team saw how big this meet was and got to experience it. They are already thinking of the possibilities for next year as we return 6 of our seven runners, Aaron Dover lone senior. We saw the elite runners in the state. They are running their 5ks (3.1 miles) in 15 -16 minutes. We are running ours in the 17-18 minutes. We know what we have to do if we want to be able to compete with Daniel and Hilton Head next year. It was a fantastic year. County Championship, 1st ever Region Championship, (was not beaten by a region opponent all year) 5th place finish in Upper State, 2nd State Meet berth for the boys team ever, 9th place finish in state…what a year.
I want to thank my assistant Coach Paige Ward and our Timers/ Parents Kevin Nobles, Haskell Patterson, and Charlie Roland”
Chris Patterson had the best time for Clinton completing the course in 17:23.52.
Click on the following link to see all team results from the meet: 2012 SCHSL State Championships AAA Boys Cross Country Team
Click on the following link to see all 182 runner individual results: SCHSL State Championships AAA boys individual
Click on following for photos from State AAA Meet, photos courtesy of Coach Atkinson and Ms. Rhonda Sprouse.
Greenwood vs. Laurens Statistics and Regular Season Statistics
Click on following link for statistics on Greenwood’s 24-7 win over Laurens on 11-2-12 for the Region I-AAAA Championship:
Greenwood 24 – Laurens 7 Statistics 11-2-12
Links below are various statistics for the season thru game 11:
LAURENS_SEASON_11_GAMES_COMBINED[1] LAURENS_SEASON_11_GAMES_INDIVIDUAL[1]
LAURENS_SEASON_11_GAMES_OPPONENT_GAME_BY_GAME[1] LAURENS_SEASON_11_GAMES_RESULTS[1]
LAURENS_SEASON_11_GAMES_TEAM[1] LAURENS_SEASON_11_GAMES_TEAM_GAME_BY_GAME[1]
Laurens to Host York in First Round of Playoffs
The #7 seeded Laurens Raiders will be hosting #10 seeded York Cougars in the 1st round of the Class AAAA Division II Playoffs. The York Cougars will enter the contest with a 9-2 overall record and 5-2 in Region 3-AAAA. They finished 3rd in the region behind Northwestern and South Pointe.
The winner of the Laurens – York game will take on the winner of the #15 seeded Cane Bay at #2 seeded South Pointe game. The highest seeded team will host that game. Click on the following link for the complete 4A Division II playoff bracket: 2012 4-A Division II Playoff Brackets
York’s season schedule and results are:
| Date | Day | Time | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | Fri | 8:00 PM | Chester (AAA-3) | Won 14-6 |
| Aug 31 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Boiling Springs (AAAA-2) | Won 34-16 |
| Sep 07 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Gaffney (AAAA-2) | Won 34-19 |
| Sep 14 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Keenan (AA-3) | Won 65-0 |
| Sep 21 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Rock Hill (AAAA-3)* | Won 35-7 |
| Sep 28 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Fort Mill (AAAA-3)* | Won 49-0 |
| Oct 05 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Lancaster (AAAA-3)* | Won 49-6 |
| Oct 12 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Nation Ford (AAAA-3)* | Lost 17-20, (ot) |
| Oct 19 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Northwestern (AAAA-3)* | Lost 21-23 |
| Oct 26 | Fri | 7:30 PM | South Pointe (AAAA-3)* | Won 31-17 |
| Nov 02 | Fri | 7:30 PM | Clover (AAAA-3)* | Won 54-0 |
Statistics For Clinton at Woodruff and Laurens at Mann, 10-26-12
Click on following link for Clinton – Woodruff stats:
Clinton 23 – Woodruff 22, 10-26-12
Click on following link for Laurens – JL Mann stats:
Laurens 41 – JL Mann 7, 10-26-12
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