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The boys varsity race begins at the Wilson Hall/Thomas Sumter Invitational on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

Barons sweep home meet as tri-county takes part in Wilson Hall/Thomas Sumter Invitational

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 …

Wilson Hall's Trip Hunt, left, and Caulder Williamson, seen at last year's Wilson Hall/Thomas Sumter Invitational, both finished in the top 20 as the Barons finished second overall at the Lake Marion Invitational on Saturday.

Wilson Hall boys finish second at Lake Murray Invitational

The Wilson Hall cross country team faced off with some of the programs in the state on Saturday at the Lake Murray Invitational. The Baron boys finished second in a crowd of 27 teams, while the girls …

Scott's Branch wide receiver Keith Rogers (1) carries the ball against Baptist Hill on Friday.

Scott’s Branch heads into bye after crushing Baptist Hill 55-24

The Scott’s Branch football team has been firing on all cylinders since their brief jump to SCHSL 2A competition to open the season. After two losses to fellow Clarendon County programs East …

The Sumter High and Wilson Hall girls golf teams pose with the trophy for their Ryder Cup-style series before the final round of golf on Thursday.

Wilson Hall and Sumter High complete Ryder Cup-style series; Lady Barons take home trophy

While the Ryder Cup was taking over the professional golf world last fall, Sumter High and Wilson Hall head golf coaches Jeff Schaffer and Ryan Dutcher had an idea. They thought it would be fun to pit their programs against each other in a format …

Members of the Sumter High football team receive dinner after practice. The Gamecocks are fed every weekday by a combination of Alice Drive Baptist, First Baptist, Christ Community and Grace Baptist churches and the SHS Booster Club.

It takes a village: Local churches team up to feed Sumter High football program

Any parent of a high school football player knows one simple fact: It's not cheap to keep a young athlete fed. That's why Sumter High head coach Drew Marlowe has teamed up with four local churches to make sure that his athletes are fed every …

East Clarendon's Shamar Graham (9) ran for 193 yards and a touchdown in the Wolverines' win over Hannah-Pamplico on Friday.

East Clarendon uses big second half to take down Mullins 46-17

The East Clarendon football team traveled to Mullins on Friday in need of a win. The Wolverines were coming off two consecutive losses to Laurence Manning and Lamar and were hungry to get back on …

Sumter High's Jamarion Witherspoon (29) carries the ball for the first of his three touchdowns against Crestwood on Friday.

Sumter High runs past Crestwood behind stellar defense, big night from Witherspoon

Sumter High traveled to Crestwood on Friday for the fall’s first Sumter County battle on the gridiron. Early on, both teams struggled to find any room to run on offense, but the Gamecocks’ …

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