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The Crestwood football team hosted their annual free youth football camp on Saturday at Donald L. Crolley Stadium.    PHOTOS BY NICH PITTS / ITEM CONTRIBUTOR

Crestwood football passes on knowledge with free youth camp

For the last 10 years, Crestwood's football program has spent a day in the early summer hosting a free camp for young gridiron hopefuls. The Knights had a packed crowd at Donald L. Crolley Stadium on Saturday, as roughly 115 kids came out for a …

Crestwood team to host annual youth basketball camp this week

The Crestwood boys basketball team will host its annual youth camp starting on Monday. The camp is open to young hoopers entering first through sixth grade. The Knights will teach basketball fundamentals from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through …

Voting open for Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year

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's girls 4x100 team celebrates with head coach Youshi Kirkland, left, and assistant coach Anwond Boykin, right, after setting a school record at the SCHSL 3A state meet on Friday.

Lakewood, Crestwood, Sumter High, Lee Central take part in state track meets

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 …

The track and field teams from East Clarendon and Scott's Branch took part in the SCHSL 1A state meet at Spring Valley on Thursday.

East Clarendon, Scott's Branch compete in SCHSL 1A state meet

The East Clarendon and Scott's Branch track and field teams traveled to Spring Valley for the SCHSL 1A state meet on Thursday. The Wolverines' top finish came in the throws, where they had three boys take part in the discus. Jordan Wright …

Sumter High's Hayden Ardis finished in a tie for 36th at the SCHSL 5A state championship this week.

Sumter High's Ardis places 36th at state

Sumter High senior Hayden Ardis took part in the SCHSL 5A state golf championship on Monday and Tuesday at Lexington Country Club. Ardis finished in a tie for 36th. After shooting an 80 on Monday, he bounced back in the final round to shoot a …

East Clarendon, seen celebrating a run against Lake View on Saturday, defeated Green Sea Floyds 8-1 on Monday to keep their season alive.

East Clarendon stays alive with 8-1 win over Green Sea Floyds; Latta next

The East Clarendon baseball team traveled to Green Sea Floyds on Monday with one thing on their mind: staying alive. After a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to Lake View on Saturday, a loss on Monday would …

Lakewood's Quinton Dais qualified for state in both the 110m and 400m hurdles.

Lakewood heads to SCHSL 3A state meet in 13 events; Crestwood advances in 10

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 …

East Clarendon's Whit Nesbitt runs the bases against Lake View on Saturday.

East Clarendon falls to Lake View in lower state opener, travel to Green Sea Floyds Monday

East Clarendon and Lake View have had their share of tense battles on the diamond. Two years ago, the Wolverines pulled out an 8-7 win over Lake View to win their district title. A year later, the …

TIM LEIBLE / THE SUMTER ITEM  Sumter High's Darfirio Choice, seated center, is joined by family, teammates and coaches as he signs to play soccer at Francis Marion on Wednesday.

Eight Gamecocks take part in late signing days at Sumter High

As the school year winds down, Sumter High hosted two signing days on Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate eight student-athletes who had the chance to continue their careers. On Wednesday, Darfirio "DC" Choice signed to play soccer at Francis …