Saturday, October 31
When the Manning football team is in need of a big play, there's typically one player they turn to with the game on the line. CJ Robinson is a true jack of all trades for the Monarchs. On offense, he's a dynamic receiver who can turn a short gain …
Tuesday, October 27
The Manning football team hosted Waccamaw Friday in region action. On a night where offensive possessions would be at a premium against Waccamaw’s run-first offense. It took the Monarchs a little …
The tri-county’s volleyball and girls tennis programs officially learned their playoff plans, as the South Carolina High School League released their playoff brackets this weekend. Three tennis …
The Manning football team jumped out to an early lead before surviving a late comeback attempt to take home a 34-28 road win over Lake City on Friday night. The Monarchs sprinted out to a 16-0 lead …
When Manning needed a spark on Friday night in a homecoming matchup against East Clarendon, they called on their senior with a penchant for stepping up in the clutch. The Wolverines decided to kick it deep for the first time in the game coming …
Momentum is a crazy thing. A one-sided game can turn on a dime if the right play is made at the right time. On Friday night, that proved to be the case in Clarendon County. Manning hosted East …
The Manning football team traveled to Lake Marion on Friday for their final no-region contest and came home with a resounding 41-0 victory. After a pair of losses to Fairfield Central and May River …
The area’s top cross country event filled Patriot Park on Wednesday with the Wilson Hall/Thomas Sumter Invitational, as 25 programs gathered for the annual meet. Locally, the host schools were …
The East Clarendon volleyball team opened region play this week with a trip to Manning on Tuesday before hosting Marlboro County on Thursday. The Lady Wolverines took home a pair of wins to start region play on the right foot. The Lady Monarchs …
Manning head volleyball coach Sonia Daniels has been in charge of the Lady Monarchs since the school brought the sport back in 2020. Since then, Manning has been slowly building and she thinks this …
After claiming their first win of the Drew Marlowe era last week, the Sumter High football team climbed one spot in the latest S.C. Prep Football Media Poll, which was released on Tuesday. The …
Last season, Scott’s Branch pulled out a dramatic upset over Manning, winning a back-and-forth battle for their first victory over the Monarchs in decades. When the two Clarendon County schools got …
The Sumter High volleyball team has been busy making the rounds with the rest of the local volleyball scene. After traveling to Crestwood on Monday, the Lady Gamecocks hosted a tri-match with Wilson Hall and East Clarendon on Thursday. SHS began …
After one week of action, the first in-season S.C. Prep Football Media Poll was released on Wednesday with Sumter High clinging to a spot in SCHSL 5A. The Gamecocks were able to hold on at No. 10 …
The Week 1 slate of high school football games finally came to a close on Monday when Crestwood made the trip back to Manning after storms forced them to postpone Friday’s originally scheduled …
The Sumter High volleyball team opened the regular season this week with a pair of tri-matches at home. On Tuesday, they hosted Westwood and Crestwood, sweeping both matches. The Lady Gamecocks then hosted West Florence and Lexington …
Football teams across Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties began their seasons on the gridiron on Friday, Aug. 21. With each new season comes a fresh batch of stars and a renewed sense of excitement for every program. As fall on the gridiron kicks …
For the last two years, the Manning football program has been consistently relevant in the SCHSL 2A landscape. Two years ago, they played for the lower state championship before making a run to the …
The South Carolina Prep Football Media Preseason Poll was released on Monday. Sumter High was the only local program to crack the rankings in their classification, though three other teams received …
The Sumter Item hosted its annual Hines Furniture Football Media Day on Saturday as the tri-county gears up for another fall on the gridiron. This is always a special day of the year, as it signifies the start of a new school year of athletics - …
The Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year has entered the third round of voting. This will be the final round in the bracket format, as the final four candidates will have the same voting process as the weekly contest, where readers can vote once …
