AREA ROUNDUP: Sumter High opens region 2-0, celebrates 1,000 points for Brown
Tuesday, January 7
The Sumter High basketball teams kicked off Region V-5A play with a road trip to Spring Valley on Friday before hosting Lugoff-Elgin on Monday. The SHS boys pulled out two tough victories while …
Item sports editor reflects on spectacular year in Sumter
Wednesday, January 1
As the calendar flips into 2025, I wanted to look back in the year of sports in the tri-county. During the weekend, I covered the highlights from a technical standpoint - everything from state championships to individual honors. Now, I wanted to …
District 9 Officials Christmas Tournament out to strong start as Manning, Laurence Manning, Ragin Prep, Crestwood earn wins
Friday, December 27, 2024
The District 9 Officials Christmas Basketball Tournament kicked off on Thursday. A day after players were finished opening presented, they were on the court at Manning High looking for more things to …
AREA ROUNDUP: No. 4 Crestwood avenges playoff loss with win over Lower Richland
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
The Crestwood boys basketball team was out for revenge when they hosted Lower Richland on Friday. LR sent the Knights packing last season in the SCHSL 3A playoffs in a monumental overtime duel. Now, as Region V-4A rivals, it was No. 4 Crestwood who …
The Lakewood wrestling team hosted a tri-match with East Clarendon and Camden on Tuesday, running away with a pair of victories. The Gators took down Camden 41-38 and defeated East Clarendon 46-24. Camden also defeated EC 42-36. Moses Thomsen, …
The tri-county's biggest holiday basketball tournament is coming back next week. The District 9 Officials Christmas Tournament will kick off a day after everyone finishes opening up presents under the tree at Manning High School and Junior High. …
Offense was at a premium when East Clarendon hosted Scott’s Branch for the first county battle of the season. Across both games, a total of 155 points were scored, fewer than 10 points per team …
While area football teams kick off tonight, many of their basketball teams will be packing gyms across the tri-county. Crestwood, Manning and Scott’s Branch will all host preseason tournaments …
Cayleigh Goff has been a staple of the boys golf team at East Clarendon for years. She's helped lead the Wolverines to state championship success, finding herself among the top golfers in SCHSL 1A in …
Two weeks ago, East Clarendon capped off their regular season with a 42-22 win over Marion when quarterback Takoda Cornelius came off the bench and battled through an injury to lead a comeback …
The volleyball playoffs are set to being in the South Carolina High School League on Thursday. On Tuesday, brackets were finalized as East Clarendon, Sumter High, Crestwood, Lee Central and Manning …
