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![Former Crestwood star and Memphis point guard Ja Morant was named NBA rookie of the year on Thursday.]()
Grizzlies' Ja Morant wins NBA rookie of the year
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The first three baskets of Memphis' season set the tone for Ja Morant's rookie year. All were layups, all by him, the level of difficulty increasing each time.
He made them look easy that night. He made plenty look easy …
![South Carolina High School League commissioner Jerome Singleton said that schools like Sumter High will have the ability to make their own decision on attendance for football games this fall.]()
SCHSL's Singleton: Schools must 'take ownership' of attendance plans this fall
There was a lot on the table for discussion during a Zoom meeting hosted by the South Carolina High School League and an ensuing press conference. However, what attendance numbers will look like for football games amidst the coronavirus pandemic was …
![Former Crestwood running back Ty'Son Williams (5) signed with the Baltimore Ravens last week and played in the team's scrimmage on Saturday.]()
Williams signs with Ravens, impresses in team scrimmage
It certainly didn't go the way he had hoped, and it may not last for long, but Ty'Son Williams made it to training camp with the Baltimore Ravens.
"The whole process hasn't been conventional, I'm just doing my part to stay ready," said Williams. …
![Lakewood volleyball players stretch during workouts on Tuesday. The Lady Gators finally began summer workouts this week after the coronavirus pandemic kept the team from beginning their offseason program.]()
Sumter, Lakewood, Crestwood get the ball rolling on volleyball
Fall sports coaches in Sumter School District have been preparing for this week all summer.
Those sports finally got to start workouts on Monday after sitting out most of the summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. The volleyball coaches at …
![Former Crestwood running back Ty'Son Williams is now a free agent after being released by the Baltimore Ravens. Williams originally agreed to a deal with the Ravens after the NFL draft.]()
Former Crestwood RB Williams' path to the NFL gets longer as he returns to free agent pool
Former Crestwood High School running back Ty'Son Williams has not had luck on his side over the last calendar year.
Williams looked to have a strong senior season in 2019 at Brigham Young, which he went to as a graduate transfer after two years …
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PHOTOS: Crestwood kicks off football activities with first workout
The Crestwood football team started football activities on Monday with their first workout of the summer. Here's a look at the first day of workouts in the COVID era through the lens of The Item's …
![The Crestwood and Lakewood football teams began summer workouts on Monday.]()
Crestwood, Lakewood knock out the kinks after a successful first workout
The Sumter School District football teams at Sumter, Lakewood and Crestwood had their long awaited first workouts of the summer on Monday. Coaches knew this day was going to come with its share of hiccups as they have an extra layer of protocols …
![Crestwood running back Jaice Calderon (28) and the Knights will begin summer workouts on Monday.]()
Crestwood football cautious as workouts start Monday
The Crestwood High School football team is anxious to get to work on what is hopefully the 2020 football season after months away due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn't mean the Knights are going to begin workouts blindly.
"We're …
![The Sumter School District high schools -- Sumter, Crestwood and Lakewood -- will begin Phase 1.5 of conditioning on Monday, Aug. 17 after the district announced on Monday they could begin.]()
Sumter School District allows conditioning to begin; teams to start up on Monday
While Sumter School District announced on Monday it will allow fall sports teams at its three high schools to begin Phase 1.5 conditioning on Tuesday, all of three of the football programs and the other fall sports programs at two of the schools …
![Sumter School District will allow its fall sports teams to begin Phase 1.5 of conditioning on Tuesday.]()
Sumter School District to allow fall sports Phase 1.5 conditioning beginning Tuesday
Sumter School District will allow its fall sports teams begin Phase 1.5 conditioning on Tuesday, according to Superintendent Dr. Penelope Knox-Martin in a release on Monday morning.
That means …
