Manning volleyball runs winning streak to 4 with pair of wins over Scott’s Branch
Friday, September 11
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 …
Sumter High climbs one spot in latest S.C. Prep Football Media Poll
Tuesday, September 1
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 …
Manning pulls out thrilling win over Scott’s Branch with two late scores
Monday, August 31
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 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 …
After a year of celebrating the area's top athletes, the time has come for the annual Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year. All 32 of the winners of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Week from throughout the 2025-26 school year enter a bracket. …
The track and field programs from Manning and East Clarendon traveled to Richland Northeast on Friday for the SCHSL 2A state championships, while Lee Central and Scott’s Branch headed to Spring …
The South Carolina High School League hosted qualifiers across the state this weekend for this week’s track and field championships. Sumter High ran in the 5A-DI mid-state qualifier at Spring …
The Manning boys basketball team has a new Monarch at the top, as Kevin Miller takes over the program from Dr. Shawn Johnson, who also serves as the Clarendon County School District Superintendent. Miller is no stranger to Clarendon County hoops. …
Local middle-schoolers were busy on the track last week. On Tuesday, March 31, Wilson Hall served as host for the SCISA Middle School Championships, before Sumter County and the Big South hosted their respective conference championships on the first …
The East Clarendon baseball team heads into spring break with some great momentum, sweeping a doubleheader with Kingstree on Tuesday before taking down South Florence on Wednesday. EC made quick work of Kingstree, winning the opener 16-0 before …
The East Clarendon softball team traveled to Latta on Monday for a battle between reigning state champions in their respective classifications. The Lady Wolverines, ranked second in SCHSL 2A, used a two-run fifth inning to pull out a 2-1 win over …
Four local track teams traveled to Richland Northeast on Saturday for one of the area’s most unique annual meets, the Cavalier Relays. Sumter High, Crestwood, Lakewood, Manning and East Clarendon …
