The Item’s Wednesday Watch is a weekly look at the buzz around tri-county sports. The Item sports staff will pick its most noteworthy stories, stats and quotes for the week. #1. LMA bowling … more

Manning High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 14-8 overall and 5-3 in Region 3A-VII play, beating Waccamaw 64-51 on Tuesday night. The Monarchs previously lost to Waccamaw 67-66 on Jan. 17. more

Wilson Hall boys head basketball coach Eddie Talley had the rare opportunity to celebrate two coaching wins on Friday at Nash Student Center. The first was as part of a ceremony at halftime of the boys SCISA III-3A contest against Laurence Manning Academy honoring his 2000 state championship team. The second came as his young team fed off a charged atmosphere that featured dueling student sections to earn a 46-42 upset win over its rivals from Clarendon County. more

Laurence Manning Academy’s varsity girls basketball team improved to 8-6 on the season and 2-1 in region play with a 41-35 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday. more

Laurence Manning Academy’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 13-5 on the season and 2-1 in region play with a 58-48 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday. more

The Laurence Manning and Clarendon Hall boys basketball teams faced off for the first time in over two decades on Saturday night. Here's a look at the action through the eyes of The Item's Tim … more

The Laurence Manning basketball team  has had a long week. The Swampcats were playing in their fifth game in eight days when they traveled to Clarendon Hall on Saturday and they were dealt … more

MANNING -- The Trinity-Byrnes boys team built a 31-17 halftime lead and held off a late LMA charge to claim a 52-46 win. more

MANNING -- Breanna Boykin scored 26 points, including 9-of-13 free-throw shooting, to lead Laurence Manning Academy's varsity girls basketball team to a 58-41 victory over Trinity-Byrnes on Friday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium in the SCISA Region III-3A opener for both teams. more

No one can agree on exactly when Laurence Manning Academy and Clarendon Hall's varsity boys basketball teams last played each other, but one thing we know for certain: it's been a very long time. That's set to change on Saturday, however, when … more

The Laurence Manning boys and girls basketball teams played host to Pinewood Prep on Monday. Take a look at the action through the lens of The Item's J. Scott Sewell. Photos are also available for … more

LAKE CITY – The Laurence Manning Academy improved to 5-2 with a 45-36 victory over Carolina Academy on Friday at the CA gymnasium. more

Manning High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 5-1 with a 60-55 victory over Timberland at the Timberland High School Gym on Monday night. more

Laurence Manning Academy’s boys basketball team improved to 7-2 overall with a 67-36 victory over Camden Military Academy on Monday night. more

CONWAY – The Laurence Manning Academy varsity boys basketball team lost to Trinity-Byrne 76-66 on Saturday in the HTC Classic at the Conway Christian School gymnasium. more

Laurence Manning Academy’s boys basketball team improved to 5-0, defeating Pinewood Prep 81-78 on Tuesday night. more

The Sumter High School wrestling team picked up victories over Lakewood and Brookland-Cayce in a tri-match on Monday at the SHS gym. The Gamecocks defeated Lakewood 69-12 and B-C 60-21. Derrick McKnight won both of his matches at 160 pounds to … more

Laurence Manning Academy’s varsity girls basketball team dropped a tight contest to Palmetto Christian 43-40 on Wednesday night. more

The Manning High School boys basketball team soared to great heights last season. The Monarchs won 23 games and made it all the way to the Final Four of the 3A state playoffs before their season came to a close. Now Manning finds itself in a very … more

If you talk to Laurence Manning Academy football head coach Austin Floyd for five minutes, one thing will be abundantly clear. He loves his team. Some people may have scoffed when the Swampcats hired a 25-year-old head coach this spring, but … more