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Sumter High's Lillie Ivey and the Lady Gamecocks begin the SCHSL 5A DI playoffs on Wednesday after a first-round bye.

SCHSL state playoffs for baseball, softball, soccer underway this week

Local SCHSL schools will be busy this week, as the playoffs for baseball, softball and soccer all begin this week. Monday’s slate sees the 5A and 4A baseball postseasons get underway. …

Wilson Hall's Abel Ayers (1) scored four goals this week to lead the Barons to two wins.

AREA ROUNDUP: Wilson Hall soccer clinches region title, begins playoff journey Monday

The Wilson Hall soccer team wrapped up their season with a pair of wins this week, taking down Ben Lippen 5-2 on Tuesday before clinching the region with a 2-1 win over Trinity Collegiate on …

Sumter High's Simone Wells and the SHS track team took part in the Region V-5A meet on Wednesday.

Sumter High, Lakewood, Crestwood run in region track meets

The track teams from the Sumter County School District all ran in their region meets this week. Lakewood and Crestwood traveled to Wilson on Tuesday for the Region V-4A meet, while Sumter High went …

Wilson Hall's Benson Elmore fell one out shy of a complete game as he Barons beat Porter Gaud in the first round of the SCISA 4A playoffs on Monday.

Wilson Hall takes down Porter Gaud to open SCISA 4A playoffs

The Wilson Hall baseball team traveled to Porter Gaud to open the SCISA 4A playoffs on Monday. The fourth-seeded Barons got an excellent start from Benson Elmore and got their bats going in a 7-1 …

Former Sumter High and South Carolina defensive back O'Donnell Fortune, right, signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on Monday.

Local South Carolina stars sign with NFL teams as Simon joins Falcons, Fortune inks deal with Giants

Two Sumterites who starred at South Carolina officially have their first NFL homes. Soon after the conclusion of the draft on Saturday night, Joshua Simon, who starred at Crestwood before a …

Round 2 of Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year underway

Voting is live for the second round of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year. The first round came to a close on Thursday with 16 candidates advancing to the second round. The bracket consisted of the 32 winners of the Hines Furniture Athlete …

PHOTOS BY ABIGAIL PITTMAN / THE SUMTER ITEM  East Clarendon's Laiklyn Gaskins pitched the Lady Wolverines to the SCHSL 2A state title, capping off a senior season which included all-state honors and a spot in the North-South All-Star game.

The Grind, presented by Bank of Clarendon: East Clarendon softball rides Gaskins' arm to state title

As the East Clarendon softball team made its run to the SCHSL 2A state championship this spring, there was one constant for the Lady Wolverines: Laiklyn Gaskins. The senior threw nearly every inning of their magical run to the program's first …

The East Clarendon softball team celebrates after winning the SCHSL 2A state championship over Saluda on Saturday.

WOLVERINES WIN IT ALL: East Clarendon softball claims first state title since 2017 with 5-3 win over Saluda

This weekend has been a rollercoaster for East Clarendon. The Lady Wolverines made the trip to Saluda on Thursday for the second game of the SCHSL 2A state championship only for a muddy outfield …

]East Clarendon seniors Jasmine Lloyd, front left, and Syrus Brown, front right, are joined, from left to right, Athletic Director Curtis Johnson, Principal Laura Fleming and wrestling coach Kevin Graham after signing to continue their athletic careers. Lloyd will play basketball at Newberry, while Brown will wrestle at Allen University.

East Clarendon's Lloyd, Brown sign to continue athletic careers

East Clarendon celebrated two seniors on Wednesday as Jasmine Lloyd and Syrus Brown signed to continue their athletic careers. Lloyd will play basketball at Newberry, while Brown will wrestle at Allen University. "Overall, I know it's going to be …

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