Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report:  4-25-13

Local sports:

CHS:

• Soccer: Broome 6 – Clinton 3… Back on Monday the CHS soccer team hosted Broome and the visitors took a 6-3 win over the Red Devils… Madison Simpson had 2 goals for the Red Devils and Nolan Boozer had the remaining goal… Broome’s defense limited Clinton to 7 shots on goal while they managed 21… Jose Gayton had 9 save in goal for the Red Devils… The team now has a 6-12 overall record and 2-6 region record.
• Golf 4-22-13… Also last Monday the Red Devil golf team hosted Greer and Mid-Carolina… Clinton finished 1^st shooting a 160, Greer 2^nd with a 181 and Mid-Carolina 3^rd shooting 182… Hunter Nichols was co-match medalist with Braxton Dillard of Greer as they both shot a 38… Scores for other Clinton golfers were: Harrison Fisher – 41, Zack Davis – 44, Nate Moody – 46, Michael Mann – 48 and Jay Anderson – 50…. The Red Devils are now 12-7-1 on the year.
•  Indya Kinard Signs with Claflin University… On Tuesday April 22nd, 2013 Clinton High School senior Indya Kinard signed to play basketball at Claflin University in Orangeburg… Indya was a 5 year varsity player who started the last 4 years… This past season she averaged 9.8 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game… Check the Between the Lines section of wlbg.com for a video interview done with her or click on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blWtICuQS4Q 

LDHS:

• Tennis: Hillcrest 4 – Laurens 3… On Tuesday the raider tennis team hosted the Rams of Hillcrest and in a hard fought match the Rams took a 4-3…. Chris Mather, Jacob Freeze and Thomas Hughes had the 3 Laurens wins in singles action… Two of Laurens loses came in 3^rd set tiebreakers… [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report:  4-24-13

Local sports:

CHS:

• Baseball: Abbeville 6 – Clinton 5… The Red Devil baseball team closed out their season last night as they hosted the Panthers of Abbeville on Senior Night… For the 7^th time this season Clinton lost by a single run as the Panthers won 6-5… Abbeville led 6-0 going into the bottom of the 4^th inning when the Red Devils finally got on the board scoring 2 runs..  Dalton Foster walked and Landon Allison followed with a double to put runners on 2^nd & 3^rd…. Kendal Pitts reached on an error which also allowed Foster to score… Allison then came home when Trey Childress had a sacrifice fly to centerfield… The score stayed 5-2 Panthers until the bottom of the 7^th inning when Clinton’s comeback fell 1 run short… Brandon Pitts led the inning of with a single and Austin Wooten reached on an error putting runners on 1^st & 2nd… Both runners moved up on a wild pitch but remained there as the next batter lined out… L. Allison then singled driving in Pitts and Kendal Pitts followed with a single scoring Wooten… After a popup for the 2^nd out, Justin Foster singled driving in Allison to make it 6-5… Unfortunately the next batter grounded out ending the comeback… Clinton finishes the season 7-15 … Click on the following for more game statistics: 2013-4-23__CHS-5__Abbeville-6  Click on the following for the game’s scorecard: 2013-4-23__CHS-5__Abbeville-6_scorecard
• Seniors honored… Prior to the game, Coach Lee Atkinson recognized the 3 seniors on this year’s squad… They are Dalton Foster, Brandon Pitts and Austin Wooten… Also recognized was team manager Rod Richardson…

LDHS:

•  First Round Playoff Schedule: Well the playoff brackets are now set and I can tell you that the Raider baseball team will be hosting Mauldin tomorrow at Ed Prescott Field… First pitch is scheduled for 7:00pm…. Plan on coming out and watching the Raiders as they take on the Mavericks… Also tomorrow the Lady Raider softball team will open up their postseason play on the road as they travel to Duncan to take on the Lady Rebels of James F. Byrnes High School… First pitch there is scheduled for 6:30 and I hope a lot of you can make the trip as they take on a very strong Byrnes team… If you can’t make it to the game, join me here on Real Radio 860 WLBG a few minutes before 6:30… Remember we do stream live on the internet at www.wlbg.com.
• Tennis: Laurens 5 – Woodruff … Back on Monday the Raider tennis team hosted Woodruff and good news as the Raiders took a 5-1 victory… Getting wins for the Raiders in singles action were: Chris Mather, Jacob Freeze, Thomas Hughes and Colin John… Only one doubles match was held and that was won by the Laurens team composes of Hunter Holtzclaw and Evan Osborne… The Raiders are now 4-12 on the season…. Click on the following for more match details: 2013-04-22_LDHS-5__Woodruff-1

Pro Baseball:

• Atlanta Braves: The Braves played a doubleheader with the Colorado Rockies yesterday in wintery Denver… The Braves won the 1^st game by a score of 4-3 and took the nightcap by a score of 10-2… The Braves wrap up their current series with the Rockies today at 3:10.
• Greenville Drive: The Greenville Drive returned home to friendly confines of Flour Field but their losing streak continued as the Lakewood BlueClaws defeated them 4-0… Their series continues tonight.

Local Sports Schedule:

CHS:

• Region track meet concludes at Broome.

LDHS:

• Region Track meet @ Hillcrest

Laurens Academy:

• Middle school baseball host St. Joseph’s     5:00

FYI / Community Interest:

• Donations Needed: If you have any good used exercise bikes or elliptical machines they have a need for them at LDHS.. They also can olympic weights and dumbbells for the weight room.  If anybody in the community has any of these items that are “collecting dust” and in your way and would be willing to donate them, they can use them. They will of course come out and pick them up. If you have any of these items contact call LDHS at 682-3151 and tell them what you have and they will pass the message on to Adam Howell, strength & conditioning coach.
• Coupon Book For Sale… As you may or may not know, the athletic budget at the local high schools provided by the district often does not cover all the items needed to run an athletic team and coaches often have to look for other sources of income to make ends meet. The LDHS football program is no exception to that dilemma… This coming year they must replace or refurbish all helmets due to the 10 year rule, new uniforms are needed and the coach’s sideline communication system used to confer with the assistant coaches in or around the press box must be replaced… All this takes money not in the normal budget… To help pay for these the football team is selling a coupon book for $20 that has over 50 coupons to various local businesses.. One coupon in the book offers a free oil change and tire rotation from a local dealership that is alone worth well over $20… Coach Lawson will have these at all the home athletic events this spring and you can also get one by calling his office # 683-3360 and leaving a message… They also have them in them available in the main office at LDHS… If you get the chance, purchase one, I did.

If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to reports scores, please contact me via email at: sports@wlbg.com or text me at 864-981-3470.

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report:  4-23-13

Welcome this is your Real Radio 860 WLBG sports for Tuesday and it’s brought to you by Presbyterian College Athletics… The Blue Hose baseball team faced off against Charleston Southern last weekend down on the coast and Charleston Southern took 2 of 3 games from PC but they were hard fought close games… PC travels to NC to take on Charlotte at 6 pm… You can catch all the action at GoBlueHose.com as Eric Thacker brings you the call of the game.

Local sports:

CHS:

• Tennis: Clinton 7 – Broome 0…. The Clinton boys’ tennis team completed their regular season yesterday as they defeated Broome at home 7-0 to win the region championship… Austin and Isaac MacMillan, Alec Powell, Jay Peay and Todd Underwood all had wins in singles action… Alec & Robert Powell teamed up to take a win in doubles action as did Jacob Tiller and Joe Scarborough… The Red Devils finish their regular season 12-2 overall and a perfect 8-0 in region play… Click on the following for more match details: 2013-4-22__CHS-7_Broome-0 …. They now will take a little over a week off and then begin playoff action on Thursday May 2^nd against whomever will be the runner-up in Region 1.  

LDHS – CHS:

• Softball: Laurens 12 – Clinton 0… Laurens and Clinton hooked up in softball action for the 2^nd time this season last night this time over at LDHS… When the game was over, Laurens had defeated Clinton for the 2^nd time this season as they took a 12-0 win… Laurens scored 3 runs in both the 1^st & 2^nd innings to go up 6-0 they added another in the 3^rd and 5 in the 4^th inning to take the win in 5 innings… Clinton did threaten in the 4^th inning as Allison Oxner led off with a triple but was later thrown out at the plate on a great throw by Laurens center fielder Haley Smith after fielding a single… Clinton managed just 3 hits and 5 base runners off Laurens pitching while Laurens got their 12 runs on 13 hits aided by 5 Red Devils errors… Elizabeth Carman led the Raiders attack going 3-3… Click on the following for box score and statistics for both teams: 2013-4-22_LH-SB-12__Clinton-0   Click on the following for a scorecard of the game: 2013-4-22_LH-SB-12__Clinton-0_scorecard…  Clinton ends their season with a 3-19 overall record…  The Lady [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report: 4-22-13

Local sports:

CHS:

• JV Baseball: Clinton 8 – Laurens 3… Catching up on CHS JV baseball, last Thursday the JV baseball team hosted Laurens and the Red Devils took an 8-3 win over the Raiders… Tyler Kelley, Austin Foster, Davis Cunningham, Chandler Todd, Braeden Webb, Cameron Bishop, and Delshun Young all had key hits for the Red Devils… Myking Price even managed to steal home during the game… The team finished with a 12-3 record on the year and Coach Mike Turner commented on what a pleasure it was to coach a team that always played hard. 

LDHS:

• Baseball: Laurens 6 – Easley 5 … The Laurens Raider baseball team hosted the Easley Green Wave on Saturday and they had to come from behind to do it but they did 6-5 win as Christian Burton drove in the winning run on a bases loaded single in the 7^th inning… Laurens jumped in front 1-0 as Di’Markus Sanders led off the Riders 1^st inning with a double and then was driven in by Cody Smiley… Easley tied the game in the 4^th inning then went ahead in the 5^th scoring 4 runs to make the score 5-1 Easley… The Raiders responded with 3 runs of their own in the 5^th as Grayson Bailes walked, and Hammer Walker doubled to put runners on 2^nd & 3^rd… Pinch hitter Thomas Jones then singled driving in the 2 base runners…  Tanner Adair then reached on a fielder’s choice as Jones was cut down… Adair later scored to make it 5-4 Easley when C.  Smiley singled… In the 6^th inning Trey Finley just cleared the centerfield fence with a solo homerun to tie the game… Kevin Dean who came into the game to pitch in the 6^th inning retired the Green Wave in order with the help of a double play… K. Dean and D. Sanders led off the Laurens half of the 7^th inning reaching base on 2 Easley errors… C. Smiley then singled to load the bases setting the stage for Burton’s game winning hit… Click on the following for more game statistics: 2013-4-20_LDHS-BB-6__Easley-5  Click on the following for the game’s scorecard: 2013-4-20_LDHS-BB-6__Easley-5_scorecard
• Softball: Laurens 5 – Easley – 2… The Lady Raider softball team was also in action on Saturday and they actually played 2 games… Their first [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report:  4-19-13

Welcome this is your Real Radio 860 WLBG sports for Friday and it’s brought to you by Presbyterian College Athletics… Last Tuesday the Georgia Bulldogs proved to be too much for the Blue Hose baseball team as the Dawgs took a 10-1 victory in Athens… The baseball team is on the road taking on Charleston Southern this weekend… You can get live game stats at GoBlueHose.com.

Local sports:

CHS:

• Softball: Chapman 18 – Clinton 1… Last night the Lady Red Devils hosted the region leading Lady Panthers of Chapman and Chapman mounted a 22 hit attack to take an 18-1 win in 5 innings… Clinton went hitless on the night and their lone run in the 1^st inning came when Allison Oxner reached on a walk and later scored on a Chapman error… Prior to the game, Tori Merrill was honored as Clinton’s only senior… Clinton will host Clover in a doubleheader tomorrow starting at noon during which YMCA softball players will be admitted free if they wear their jersey.
• Baseball: Chapman 4 – Clinton 3… Meanwhile the Red Devil baseball team traveled to Chapman and the Red Devils rallied last in the game but the Panthers held on to take a 4-3 win in Clinton’s last region game of the season… Chapman got on the board first scoring 2 runs in the 3^rd inning and single runs in the 4^th and 5^th innings… The Clinton bats which had been held hitless finally picked up their only 2 hits of the night in the 6^th inning as Clinton put its 3 runs on the board in that inning… With 1 out, Landon Allison walked and Dalton Foster followed with a single… During the play, Chapman committed an error which allowed Allison to score and Foster to move to 2^nd… After the next batter flied out, Blake Riddle drew a walk that put runners on 1^st & 2^nd… A wild pitch than allowed them to advance 1 base each… Hunter Stewart then singled driving in both base runners… Chapman then got the next batter to fly out to end the inning and retired the Red Devils in order in the 7^th to take the win… Unfortunately this loss removes Clinton from playoff contention… Click on the following for ac complete box score of the game: 2013-4-18__CHS-3__Chapman-4
• Tennis: Clinton 7 – Chapman 0…  For the third match in a row, the CHS tennis team took a 7-0 win in region action at Chapman… Austin and Isaac MacMillan, Alec Powell, Jay Peay and Robert Powell all had wins in singles action… A. McMillan & A. Powell teamed up to take a win as the #1 doubles team and Jacob Tiller and Joe Scarborough did the same as the #2 doubles team… The Red Devils are now 9-2 overall and 7-0 in region play… Click on the following for more match details:2013-4-18__CHS-7_Chapman-0
• Golf: Clinton 177 – Abbeville 199… Yesterday the Red Devil golf team hosted the Abbeville Panthers and the Red Devils picked up their 10^th win of the season (10-7-1) as they defeated the Panthers 177-199…. Zach Davis was match medalist shooting a 41… Other Clinton scores were: Michael Mann – 42, Harrison Fisher – 45, William Lollis – 49, Riley Harkins – 51 and Joe Milner – 55. 

LDHS:

• Golf: Greenwood 162 – Laurens 166… Catching up on some raider golf action back on Wednesday, the Raiders traveled to The Links at Stoney [Read more...]

Local sports:

CHS:

• Golf: Union County 163 – Clinton 174… Back on Tuesday the CHS golf team traveled to River Chase  C.C to take on Union County and the Yellow Jackets defeated the Red Devils 163 to 174… Hunter Nichols was match medalist shooting a 2 below par 34… Other Clinton scores were: Zach Davis – 45, Nate Moody – 47, Harrison Fisher – 48, Michael Mann – 53 & Caleb Moore – 57… The Red Devils are now 9-7-1 on the season.

• Soccer: Clinton 5 – Union County 1… Also on Tuesday the soccer team traveled to Union but the ending was different as Clinton took a 5-3 win… Madison Simpson continues to lead the Red Devils in scoring as he had 4 goals in the match… Nolan Boozer had the other goal for Clinton… Union outshot Clinton 19-9 but Jose Gayton was able to save 9 shots in goal.
• JV baseball: Union County 7 – Clinton 2.. The Clinton and Union County JV baseball teams met for the second night in a row last night in Union and the Yellow Jackets avenged a 14-4 loss on Tuesday night with a 7-2 win last night… The score was only 4-2 Union going into the bottom of the 6^th when Union scored 3 to break the game open… The Red Devils leading hitter was Austin Foster who went 2-3 with a triple… Clinton is now 11-3 on the season. 

CHS vs. LDHS

• Soccer: Clinton 4 – Laurens 2… Last night the soccer team hosted Laurens and the Red Devils won their second match in as many days as they defeated Laurens 4-2… Madison Simpson led Clinton with 3 goals and again Nolan Boozer had the other Red Devil goal… Laurens 2 goals were scored by Spanky Crocker and Henry Garcia… Laurens took 14 shots on goal to Clinton’s 12 and Clinton’s Jose Gayton had 8 saves in goal while Lauren’ Casey Downs had 7… Clinton’s record is now 6-1 ( 2-5) while Laurens is 5-8.
• Track: Laurens vs. Clinton: On Tuesday Laurens and Clinton faced off in a track meet at LDHS… In girls’ action, Laurens defeated Clinton 80 – 46… The Lady Raiders took 1^st place in 12 of the 16 events run… In boys action the results were close to the same as Laurens took a 78-63 win… The [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report:  4-17-13

Welcome this is your Real Radio 860 WLBG sports for Wednesday and it’s brought to you by Laurens County school District 55 where they want tom remind you that the Scout Creek Biathlon is coming up Saturday April 27^th… This is a fund raiser for the Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center which serves both district 55 & 56… For more details, click on the following link: http://www.laurens55.k12.sc.us/Page/7480

Local sports:

CHS:

• Tennis: Clinton 7 – Union 0… For the second night in a row, the CHS tennis team took a 7-0 win in region action and last night the victim was Union County… Austin and Isaac MacMillan, Alec Powell, Jay Peay and Robert Powell all had wins in singles action… A. McMillan & J. Peay teamed up to take a win in doubles action as did Jacob Tiller and Joe Scarborough… The Red Devils are now 9-2 overall and 6-0 in region play… Click on the following for more match details: 2013-4-16__CHS-7_Union-0
• Baseball: Union County 10 – Clinton 0… The Red Devil baseball team hosted the Union County Yellow Jackets last night and the visitors took a 10-0 win in 5 innings… Union got 2 runs in the 2^nd inning, 5 in the 4^th and 3 in the 5^th to take the win… In each of those innings, walks and miscues by the Red Devils helped the Union cause… Clinton also sputtered on offense as Bradley Templeton had the only hit for the Red Devils…. Click on the following for some game statistics: 2013-4-16__CHS-0__Union-10
• Softball: Union County 12 – Clinton 2… The Lady Red Devil softball team traveled to Union County yesterday and all I know at this time is that they lost 12-2 in 5 innings but the game is being appealed on a situation at the end of the game.. If I get more details I will pass them on to you.
• JV Baseball: Clinton 14 – Union County 4… The CHS JV baseball team continued on their winning ways as they defeated Union County 14-4 yesterday…. Davis Cunningham got the win pitching 4 good innings and Brayden Gibbs finished the game… Chandler Todd & Braeden Webb both went 3-3 to lead the Red Devils… Their record is now 11-2. 

LDHS:

• Baseball: Laurens 5 – Westside 1…  The Laurens Raider baseball team traveled to Westside last night and came home with a 5-1 win over the Rams… Cody Smiley got the start on the mound where he and the Ram pitcher hooked up in a pitcher’s duel for the first 3 innings… Laurens struck first [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report:  4-16-12

Welcome this is your Real Radio 860 WLBG sports for Tuesday and it’s brought to you by Presbyterian College Athletics…Last weekend the Blue Hose baseball team took 2 out of 3 UNC Ashville to run their season record to 20-17 and 7-5 in the Big South… About this time last week I told you they would be playing Clemson and that they always play the “big boys” tough and they lost by a run in the 9th… Well they have that opportunity again opportunity again to day as they travel to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs… Let’s see how they do today.

Local sports:

CHS:

• Softball: Clinton 1 – Woodruff 0… Last Friday night the Lady Red Devil softball team hosted the Lady Wolverines of Woodruff and the Red Devils scored the only run of the game in the first inning and then held on to take a 1-0… Clinton’s run came after Allison Oxner reached on a hit and later Mason Paige Gambrell executed a squeeze bunt to score Oxner… Jessica Wood picked up the win giving up only 2 hits and striking out 9… The Red Devils also played improved defense as they committed only 1 error.
• Tennis: Clinton 7 – Woodruff 0… Yesterday the Red Devil tennis team traveled to Woodruff and continued their roll through region play as they defeated the Wolverines 7-0… Austin and Isaac MacMillan, Alec Powell, Jay Peay and Robert Powell all had wins in singles action… Alec & Robert Powell teamed up to take a win in doubles action as did Jacob Tiller and Joe Scarborough… The Red Devils are now 8-2 overall and 5-0 in region play… Click on the following for more match details: 2013-4-15__CHS-7_Woodruff-0
• JV Baseball: Clinton 6 – Emerald 0… The Clinton JV baseball team continued their winning ways as they defeated Emerald 6-0 at home yesterday… Tristan Smaltz threw a complete game 2-hit shutout with 6 strikeouts… Clinton’s leading hitters were Delshun Young who went 3-3 with a double, Austin Foster and Davis Cunningham also had 2 hits apiece… Coach Turner stated “Tristan pitched outstanding and we played solid defense behind him. The guys played a great game tonight and I am very proud of their effort today”.  Record: 10-2  

LDHS:

• Softball: Hillcrest 10 – Laurens 1… The Lady Raider softball team had their first of 4 games this week as they traveled to Hillcrest to take on the [Read more...]

Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report:  4-15-13

Welcome this is your Real Radio 860 WLBG sports for Monday and it’s brought to you by The City of Laurens has announced that registration for the 6^th annual Laurens Idol and Jr. Idol are now taking place at the city hall… Jr, Idol is for boys & girls 8-15… Open auditions are April 25^th & 28^th and you must register before then… Contact Jason Pridgen at 864-681-7275 for more information.

Local sports:

CHS:

• Baseball: Woodruff 9 – Clinton 3… The Red Devil baseball team traveled to Woodruff last Friday and the Wolverines scored 4 in the 1^st inning and 5 in the 6^th to take a 9-3 win… Austin Wooten got the start for Clinton and struggled giving up the 4 earned runs on 1 hit, 5 walks and a couple of hit batters… Bradley Templeton came in and pitched strong until the 6^th inning when Woodruff touched him for 5 runs and Landon Allison finished the inning… Clinton got runs in the top of the 6^th inning… Colby Templeton doubled and 2 batters later came home when Bradley Templeton singled and advanced to 2^nd on an error by the catcher… He then scored when Hunter Stewart doubled… Clinton’s last run came in the top of the 7^th inning when Matt Craven and Brandon Pitts both singled… Landon Allison then walked to load the bases… Craven scored then scored when Dalton Foster reached on a fielder’s choice during which B. Pitts was put out at 3^rd… The Wolverines were then able to retire the next 2 Red Devils to end the game…. Matt Craven went 2-4 to be the only Red Devils with more than 1 hit… Click on the following for more game statistics: 2013-4-12__CHS-3__Woodruff-9    Clinton is now 7-12 overall and 4-4 in region play….
• Soccer: Woodruff 6 – Clinton 2…. The CHS soccer team also traveled to Woodruff last Friday night and they also came up a little short as Woodruff took a 6-2 win… Madison Simpson was again the leading scorer for the Red Devils as he had both goals… Woodruff outshot Clinton 12-10 and Seth Anderson was the only Clinton goal keeper to have saves in goal with 4… Clinton is now 4-11 on the season and 1-5 in region play. 

LDHS:

• Softball: JL Mann 15 – Laurens 3… Last Friday the Lady Raiders traveled to JL Mann to take on the Lady Patriots and an 11 run 4^th inning for the Patriots proved to be too much for the Raiders as Mann took a 15-3 win in region action… Mann struck first putting 4 runs on the board in the 2^nd inning… The Raiders picked up their 3 runs in the top of the 4^th inning… Elizabeth Carman led off with a single then Maria Williamson and Michaela [Read more...]