(PC photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ High-school basketball in Laurens County is down to the girls’ team at Laurens Academy, but the Presbyterian College seasons are still going strong. The Crusaders (24-1) take on Curtis Baptist (21-5) at 5:30 in Columbia at Cardinal Newman in the SCISA Class A semifinals. Inevitably, thoughts turn to baseball, where the Blue …
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The healing qualities of breakfast
By MONTE DUTTON (Steamers photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Well, I woke up [Wednesday] morning with no way to hold my head that didn’t hurt. I didn’t have a beer for breakfast that wasn’t bad so I had one more for dessert. At my age, it would’ve likely made things much worse. Apologies to Kris Kristofferson, who wrote …
Porter aims to make LDHS foes green with envy
By MONTE DUTTON Raiders meet new football coach Greg Porter. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Why did Greg Porter leave a splendid Greenville High School football program to resurrect the fortunes of the Laurens Raiders? The man likes a challenge. At each stop on his road, Porter has taken a downtrodden program and elevated it to …
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Hard lessons for Kid Raider
By MONTE DUTTON Jayden McGowan streaks away from an Elon defender during his freshman year. (Vandy photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ One of the beliefs I’ve cultivated through lo these many years of sports writing is that there is only so far an observer should go. I know a lot about football but not more about a team …
TyJ bombs away in OT
TyJ Jones scored 24 points to lead Laurens. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges TyJ Jones scored nine of his 24 points in overtime, leading Laurens to a 53-50 cliffhanger over Fountain Inn on Friday night at LDHS. Jones hit two free throws in the final seconds to ice the victory after hitting two of his first …
Two kinds of endings
By MONTE DUTTON Daryl Smith (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges I have no business taking any role in the hiring and firing of coaches, or, quite possibly, anyone else. I’m going to miss Daryl Smith. I enjoyed every minute I spent with him. I think the world of him and wish with all my heart he’d …
Raiders book no Northwestern passage
(Courtesy John Clayton) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges ROCK HILL – District 3 Stadium is where Raider football seasons go to die. Few were surprised. Northwestern (10-1) eliminated Laurens from the Class 4A playoffs, 57-0, on Friday night. The Vikings haven’t lost to a team from South Carolina, let alone a fourth seed in the first round. Laurens (2-9) …
Raiders get Generals to lay down arms
(John Clayton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges It’s a streak! Laurens won for the second week in a row, wrapping up a playoff berth with a 23-13 Region 2-4A victory over hapless Wade Hampton on Friday night at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Quarterback Nick Danciu passed for 49 yards and rushed for 44, scoring a touchdown both ways, and …
Raiders leave Riverside with new life
The Raiders' defense came to life. (John Clayton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges GREER – For a night, all was right with the Laurens Raiders’ world. A Friday night. In the fall. Laurens shocked Riverside, 18-17, and it was almost as if the clouds of an entire season parted. With Wade Hampton visiting K.C. Hanna next week, a …
Raiders endure another week of stings
Nick Danciu (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Greer rudely dashed Laurens’ hopes for Region 2-4A renewal Friday night, overwhelming the Raiders, 49-7, at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Laurens lost for the third week in a row to team nicknamed Yellow Jackets: Union County, T.L. Hanna and Greer. The Yellow Jackets amassed 411 yards of total offense to …
Nightrider's Lament 