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Sumter School District will consider proposals from SCHSL return survey

The South Carolina High School League sent out a survey to its member schools on Monday to gain their input on what they think the 2020-21 athletic calendar should look like. The survey, which asks about opinions and concerns revolving around the … more

By DENNIS BRUNSON
dennis@theitem.com | 7/9/20 06:00 AM

Sumter School District yet to announce start date for sports to begin workouts

The fall sports teams at the three Sumter School District high schools still do not know when - or if - they will be able to start any sort of practice for the upcoming school year after a Board of Trustees meeting held on Monday. While an … more

By DENNIS BRUNSON
dennis@theitem.com | 7/8/20 06:00 AM

Sumter School District football head coaches hoping to get start date soon

The South Carolina High School League said on the first of June that school districts or high schools could decide when Phase 1 workouts could begin for student-athletes after the spring sports seasons were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. … more

By DENNIS BRUNSON
dennis@theitem.com | 7/1/20 06:00 AM

Lakewood selects Staley as new girls basketball coach

Altroy Staley has been named the new girls basketball head coach at Lakewood High School. Staley, who is an Orangeburg native, replaces Stephen Adams. Adams resigned after one season at Lakewood to take a boys assistant coaching job with … more

DENNIS BRUNSON
dennis@theitem.com | 6/25/20 06:00 AM

Lakewood's Peebles takes pride in his parental role

Lakewood High School defensive coordinator Rodney Peebles is well aware of the different socioeconomic backgrounds of his players. He estimates that roughly half of his athletes don't have a father figure at home. As a 2-sport coach and a strength … more

By TIM LEIBLE
tim@theitem.com | 6/20/20 06:00 AM

Lee Central meeting next week to discuss athletes' return

Lee Central High School will be discussing how to move forward in allowing student-athletes to begin conditioning and workouts in a meeting next week. Lee Central athletic director Roberson Brown said he and Lee County School District officials … more

By DENNIS BRUNSON
dennis@theitem.com | 6/11/20 06:00 AM

Murray selected as new Lakewood AD

Shannon Murray, the longtime varsity head and competitive cheerleading coach at Lakewood High School, will no longer be working in that role. Instead, she will now be the athletic director for Lakewood. Murray was announced as the school's new … more

By DENNIS BRUNSON
dennis@theitem.com | 6/10/20 06:00 AM

Interviews taking place for vacant Lakewood AD job

Interviews are currently taking place to fill the vacant athletic director position at Lakewood High School, and there are reportedly 10 people who are being considered for the job. The Sumter Item has learned from an anonymous source that the … more

By DENNIS BRUNSON
dennis@theitem.com | 6/3/20 06:00 AM

Sumter School District yet to decide when student-athletes can begin workouts

The South Carolina High School League announced at the end of last week the state's public schools could begin summer workouts after having sports shut down since the middle of March due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, it left the door open to … more

By DENNIS BRUNSON
dennis@theitem.com | 6/2/20 06:00 AM

Lakewood's Wright commits to East Carolina

Lakewood High School's James Wright was originally going to wait until Saturday to announce where he plans to play college football, but he just couldn't wait any longer. On Sunday night, Wright took to Twitter to announce that he's heading to … more

By TIM LEIBLE
tim@theitem.com | 5/26/20 06:00 AM

Ward stepping down as Lakewood AD to become baseball coach at Lugoff-Elgin

It has been 13 years since Frankie Ward was last a high school baseball head coach. That is about to come to an end for Ward. Ward, a longtime local coach who has been the athletic director for Lakewood High the past six years, will become the … more

By TIM LEIBLE
tim@theitem.com | 5/21/20 06:00 AM

Thanks to the 'lost spring seniors'

With the printing and posting of Part XV of "Hearing from the lost spring seniors" in Tuesday's edition of The Sumter Item, the project itself came to an end. There were 73 student-athletes from the spring sports teams from the seven South … more

By DENNIS BRUNSON
dennis@theitem.com | 5/20/20 06:00 AM

Lakewood's Cadena signs to play soccer at USC Sumter

Emily Cadena has been a big part of the Lakewood High School girls soccer program, but this spring didn't allow her to finish her Lady Gator career as planned. The coronavirus pandemic ended Lakewood's season after just four games, and it was looked … more

By TIM LEIBLE
tim@theitem.com | 5/19/20 06:00 AM