The Bobbys comes to Sumter Opera House on Thursday night
Wednesday, June 19
The Bobbys, The Sumter Item's Espys-style awards show named for Sumter legend Bobby Richardson, is inching closer and closer. Sumter Opera House will host the biggest night in Sumter sports Thursday night, June 20, and tickets are still available …
Voting open for Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year
Saturday, June 1
After another year of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Week, the yearly bracket has officially arrived. Voting for the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year opened on Friday morning. The bracket consists of the 32 weekly winners from …
Lakewood, Crestwood, Sumter High, Lee Central take part in state track meets
Saturday, May 18
The tri-county was busy on Friday and Saturday in the SCHSL state track and field meets. Lakewood and Crestwood traveled to Lower Richland on Friday for the 3A meet, while Sumter High was at Spring …
Lakewood heads to SCHSL 3A state meet in 13 events; Crestwood advances in 10
Monday, May 13
The track and field teams from Lakewood, Crestwood and Manning all took part in the SCHSL 3A lower state championships on Saturday. Lakewood qualified for the 3A state meet in 13 events, while …
Five Lakewood athletes had the chance to officially sign to continue their careers on Thursday. Three Gators will hit the gridiron in the fall. Tyjalek Isaac will compete at Georgia Warhawks Prep Academy, Camauri Workman is headed to Newberry, …
The Lakewood and Crestwood track teams ran in the Region VI-3A meet on Wednesday at Camden. The Gators claimed the region crown for the second-straight season with 175 team points, while the CHS boys finished as runners-up with 110. The LHS girls …
When former Lakewood star Tyreek Johnson sits and reflects on his football career, it's still pretty astounding that he's reached this point. The defensive lineman tore his labrum during his senior year with the Gators, so when he joined the …
Two more Sumter County standouts are making the jump to the NFL, and they'll do so together. Former Sumter High School star Eric Watts and Tyreek Johnson, who made a name for himself at both Lakewood and South Carolina, signed free agent deals …
Former Lakewood and South Carolina defensive lineman Tyreek Johnson found his next football home. The 6’4” 283-pound edge rusher is headed to the New York Jets after signing as an …
The Sumter High track team celebrated its seniors with its final home meet of the season on Wednesday. The Gamecocks were joined locally by Lakewood and Crestwood. TRACK Lakewood's Deangelo Mack won the boys 100m dash with a time of 11.30, …
When Lakewood's Quinton Dais lined up for the 110m and 400m hurdles at the Sumter County Championships last week, he wasn't sure what to expect. The Gator senior had never competed in either event before. In fact, he hadn't properly trained on …
