Saturday, June 22
Sumter High's bi-annual basketball camp is back in action this week. The Gamecocks host the camp twice a year, once in January during the season before their offseason edition during the summer. The camp dates back to head coach Bryan Brown's …
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 …
Wednesday, June 12
The bracket for the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year has whittled the crop of 32 winners of the weekly contest to its final four contestants. When the third round came to a close on Saturday, June 8, three athletes from Sumter High and one …
Saturday, June 8
The Crestwood basketball team opened their gym for the fifth-straight summer this week as they hosted their annual youth basketball camp. This year, head coach Aric Samuel and the Knights tried to expand their reach a bit more, inviting athletes …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The girls basketball team at Sumter High School had plenty to celebrate this year. They finished a perfect season with a state championship against Rock Hill on March 1, claiming their first title in …
Manning High School is bringing in a familiar face to lead its girls basketball program. Justin Johnson is returning to his alma mater after a successful run at Hartsville High School and has his eyes set on turning around a program that …
Golf is a sport of fine details. Every single swing can be undone by moving a hair too fast or dropping your hips ever so slightly. A centimeter can be the difference between dropping a chip five feet from the hole or slicing a shot 30 yards over …
As the school year comes to a close, every senior starts to hear the same question from family, friends, coaches and teachers: What's next? On Thursday, two Crestwood High School Knights were able to proudly proclaim, "I'm headed to the next …
Sumter High senior Carson Todd has gotten quite used to playing at Riley Park. The newly renovated park has seen quite a few of his electric performances on the mound as a member of the Sumter P-15's. Now, he has the chance to call the park home …
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 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 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 …
Baseball is a sport built around the smallest details. An inch can be the difference between a home run and a strikeout, a groundout or a single up the middle. Those details have been a point of …
The track and field teams from East Clarendon and Scott's Branch traveled to Whale Branch on Saturday, May 11, to take part in the SCHSL 1A lower state meet. Both programs were able to send athletes to the state meet, which will be held at Spring …
The Lee Central track and field team traveled to Woodland to take part in the SCHSL 2A lower state championships on Saturday. Two Stallions were able to advance to the state meet. Robert Joe was the lone individual to qualify after finishing …
The Sumter High track and field team traveled to Cane Bay on Saturday, May 11, to take part in the SCHSL 5A lower state track meet. In total, eight Gamecocks qualified to represent SHS at the state meet at Spring Valley on Friday, May 17. All …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 Sumter High softball team played for the SCHSL 5A District 5 title on Wednesday. The biggest reason was the right arm of Lillie Ivey. Ivey spent her season trying to get back to full strength after suffering an injury last spring. She slowly …
East Clarendon senior Hallie Whitlock has always had a passion for dance and gymnastics. She started working with KFA Dance and Gymnastics when she was just 6 years old and was an inaugural member of …
The East Clarendon golf team traveled to Hartsville Country Club on Tuesday and put on quite the show. As a team, the Wolverines finished fifth with a team score of 347, missing out on fourth by just …
The Sumter High softball team had an extremely long night on Wednesday. It started with a long first inning against Chapin for the SCHSL 5A District 5 championship. Lillie Ivey ran into her only …