Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Tickets for Lakewood's opener along with the rest of the home games for Sumter School District football teams, will be sold in advance this season.

Tickets for Sumter School District home football games to be sold in advance

PHOTOS: Laurence Manning beats Ben Lippen 14-0

Laurence Manning scored touchdowns in each half and played shutdown defense in a 14-0 win over Ben Lippen on Friday.

Laurence Manning defense shines again in 14-0 win over Ben Lippen

TIM LEIBLE / THE SUMTER ITEM Wilson Hall quarterback Tate Sistare (5) and the Barons struggled to get their offense moving in a 47-7 loss to Hammond on Friday.

Wilson Hall gets behind early in 47-7 loss to Hammond

Lee cashes in on great Price as Cavs beat Florence Christian 35-19

The return of SCHSL football highlights the 5 things to watch this week

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1. SCHSL FOOTBALL IS BACKThe South Carolina Independent School Association has had the high school football spotlight for four weeks, but the South Carolina High School League will join in this …

Wilson Hall takes on SCISA football behemoth Hammond

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The first two weeks of the season have been a progression for the Wilson Hall football team. The year started against SCISA 1A power Lee Academy, and the Barons came away with a 40-6 triumph. Last week, WH took a fellow 3A school in Pinewood Prep …

Lee's Rankin wary of winless Florence Christian

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Lee Academy may be going up against a winless Florence Christian School football team on Friday at McCutchen Field in Bishopville, but Cavaliers head coach David Rankin is very wary of the adversary. "They're 0-3, but they're doing a lot of good …

Laurence Manning looks to start winning streak against Ben Lippen

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The Laurence Manning Academy football team was able to breathe a sigh of relief last week, as it was able to avoid turnovers for the first time this season on its way to a 28-0 win over Porter-Gaud. The Swampcats will try to get their second win in …

Thomas Sumter cancels matchup with Pee Dee after injury bug bites too hard

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The Thomas Sumter Academy football team has been battling injuries all season. Injuries are a regular part of football, but when you've got a roster size of 20 and start to see the injury report get longer and longer, things get difficult. After …

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TSA volleyball gets first win of season

DALZELL - The Thomas Sumter Academy varsity volleyball team picked up its first victory of the season with a 3-2 triumph over Calhoun Academy on Tuesday at Edens Gymnasium. The Lady Generals won the final two sets to get the win. They won by the …

Wilson Hall showing propensity for big defensive plays so far

It's still early in the SCISA football season, but some trends appear to be developing with the local schools. Here are five takeaways after the five games involving local teams. 1. WILSON HALL HAS A BIG PLAY DEFENSE The Barons have not …

Swampcats get in win column; Wilson Hall remains undefeated

The third week of the SCISA football season saw Laurence Manning Academy pick up its first win, Wilson Hall remain undefeated, Lee Academy winning its region opener, and Thomas Sumter Academy and Clarendon Hall fall for the second time this …

Lady Barons stay unbeaten

Wilson Hall's varsity volleyball team improved to 13-0 on the season with a pair of victories over both Sumter High School and South Aiken Baptist on Saturday at Nash Student Center. The Lady Barons defeated Sumter 25-22, 25-16 and 25-22, 29-27. …

PHOTOS: Wilson Hall rolls past Pinewood Prep 42-14

The Wilson Hall football team earned a second blowout victory of the season on Friday with a dominant 42-14 win over Pinewood Prep. Here's a look at the action from The Item's Tim Leible.

Laurence Manning dominates on the ground, beats Porter-Gaud 28-0

CHARLESTON -- The Laurence Manning football team earned its first victory of the season on Friday night with a 28-0 win over Porter-Gaud. The Swampcats rushed 51 times for a staggering 316 yards. …

Wilson Hall rolls past Pinewood Prep 42-14

The Wilson Hall Barons took a couple of steps up in classification on Friday, but it was still another dominant performance. After opening the football season with a 40-6 win over SCISA 1A Lee Academy, 3A WH took on 3A Pinewood Prep and came away …

Thomas Sumter can't find offense in 47-0 loss

DALZELL - Thomas Sumter Academy managed just one first down on Friday as Dillon Christian School came to The Hill and romped to a 47-0 victory at General Field. DCS quarterback Cameron Sweat passed for three scores and ran for another while the …

Clarendon Hall lacks aggressiveness in 44-6 loss to Laurens

LAURENS – Clarendon Hall went on the road for the first time this football season on Friday, and it was not treated kindly. The Saints suffered a 44-6 loss at the hands of Laurens …

Price leads Lee past Calhoun 46-22

ST. MATTHEWS – Quarterback Keaton Price rushed for six touchdowns and returned an interception for another to lead Lee Academy to a 46-22 football victory over Calhoun Academy on Friday at the …

Wilson Hall faces different challenge in Pinewood Prep

The season opener couldn't have gone much better for the Wilson Hall football team. A 40-6 victory over Lee Academy will attest to that. That game is easily in the rearview mirror. The Barons will play host to Pinewood Prep, a fellow SCISA 3A …

Lee opens Region II-1A play against Calhoun

While it is just the third game of the season for the Lee Academy football team, head coach David Rankin said Friday's game against Calhoun Academy is the most important one. And it's not the most important one because it's the next one for the …

Lakewood volleyball defeats Lake City 2-1

CAMDEN - Lakewood High School's varsity volleyball team defeated Lake City 2-1 on Tuesday in one of three Region VI-3A matches played at the Camden High gymnasium on Tuesday. The Lady Gators defeated Lake City by the scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-8. …

Swampcats focusing on themselves ahead of matchup with Porter-Gaud

The first two games of the 2020 football season have not gone as planned for Laurence Manning Academy. The Swampcats have turned the ball over a staggering eight times in two games and last week committed 14 penalties for 124 yards in a 17-14 loss …

Clarendon Hall goes on the road against Laurens Academy

The Clarendon Hall Saints will be going on the road for the first time in the 2020 SCISA 8-man football season on Friday when they travel to Laurens Academy. It will be an intriguing matchup for CH, and not only for seeing how it handles playing …

Thomas Sumter looks to bounce back against offensive-minded Dillon Christian

Last week did not go well for the Thomas Sumter Academy football team. The Generals struggled on both sides of the ball in a 42-6 loss to Carolina Academy and lost their starting center in the process. With everything that happened, head coach …

Wilson Hall's bruising running game leads this week's 5 Friday Night Takeaways

There were four local SCISA football game last week with Wilson Hall hosting Lee Academy, Laurence Manning hosting First Baptist, Thomas Sumter hosting Carolina Academy and Clarendon Hall facing Cathedral Academy. Here are our five biggest takeaways …

Wilson Hall's 40-6 win over Lee highlights second week of local SCISA football

Week 2 of the South Carolina Independent School Football season is now in the books. Here's a recap of the four games involving our local teams. Wilson Hall 40, Lee 6 Wilson Hall rolled up 328 rushing yards with its flexbone offense in its …

PHOTOS: Thomas Sumter falls to Carolina Academy

The Thomas Sumter football team fell to Carolina Academy 42-6 on Friday. Here's a look at the action through the lens of The Item's Tim Leible.

Horton scores five touchdowns in Clarendon Hall’s 44-28 win over Cathedral

After a rough Week 1, the Clarendon Hall football team got back on track on Friday against Cathedral Academy.Star junior Kylic Horton had 407 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns to lead the …

Turnovers again sink Laurence Manning in 17-14 loss to First Baptist

MANNING -- Turnovers, penalties and a sputtering offense proved costly for the Laurence Manning Academy varsity football team on Friday as First Baptist School rallied from a 14-0 deficit to defeat …

Big plays bury Thomas Sumter against Carolina Academy

DALZELL - The Thomas Sumter Academy football team couldn't keep Carolina Academy bottled up for long on Fridat at General Field. The dam broke midway through the first quarter and TSA couldn't recover As it lost 42-6. The Generals had the …

Wilson Hall dominated Lee in 40-6 win

Wilson Hall did not look as if it was playing its first game of the season on Friday. The Barons looked crisp on both sides of the football against Lee Academy at Spencer Field. WH took a 20-0 lead at halftime and went on to 40-6 victory. The …

Lady Baron volleyball sweeps Hammond, remains unbeaten

COLUMBIA -- The Wilson Hall varsity volleyball team remained undefeated on the season with a 3-0 victory over Hammond on Thursday at the Hammond gymnasium. The Lady Barons, who are now 7-0 on the season, won by the scores of 25-19, 25-20, …

Rankin, Lee have full attention on Barons

This week hasn't been as hectic for David Rankin as opposed to the previous one. He only had a football game to prepare for this week; last week he was getting ready for a game as Lee Academy's head coach and trying to prepare McCutchen Field and …

Wilson Hall ready to open season against Cavaliers

As is the case anytime an athletic team opens a season, a coach doesn't really know what to expect. The craziness the coronavirus pandemic has brought to the sports world has made it even more of a crapshoot. However, all Wilson Hall head …

Clarendon Hall look to be in better condition against Cathedral

The Clarendon Hall football team are not close to where head coach Anthony Reitenour would like it be conditioning-wise, but he knows it is in a lot better shape than this time a week ago. The Saints were coming off of two weeks of quarantine …

Kirkhart wins two events in Sumter High swim meet

Hayden Kirkhart won two individual events and swam a leg on a winning relay team to lead Sumter High School's girls swim team to a second-place finish in a 3-team meet on Tuesday at City of Sumter Aquatics Center. Kirkhart won the 100-yard …

Thomas Sumter looks to build off opening win against Carolina Academy

The Thomas Sumter Academy football team won its season opener in dramatic fashion, as a late touchdown run by Ayden Allen led the team to a 20-14 win over The King's Academy last Friday. The Generals will now try to follow up on that win with their …

Laurence Manning's Floyd hopes to see reduction in turnovers against First Baptist

The way Austin Floyd sees it, if his Laurence Manning Academy football team can improve in one area from its season-opening game, it will have a much better chance of notching a victory. "I feel like there were a lot of positives for us," said …