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Football is back in the tri-county, and what other way to begin than a rivalry matchup in Sumter School District? The Gators from Lakewood will play host to Sumter High tonight to kick off the 2023 season. "Our players are excited," Gamecock … more
Sumter-area South Carolina fans should have plenty to cheer about this fall, as a pair of local standouts expect to play major roles with the Gamecocks this season. O'Donnell Fortune caught the … more
We are in the thick of preparations for football season here at The Sumter Item. As scrimmages kicked off last week, it seemed like the perfect time to get our local football teams together to chat about the upcoming season. For the third time, … more
The Sumter Item will host its annual football media day today at the Arts and Letters Building at USC Sumter. The event, which is sponsored Hines Furniture, will allow fans to get an inside look at every local team just before the start of the … more
The Swamp was full of familiar faces as Lakewood welcomed East Clarendon for their first scrimmage of the season on Thursday.It was a different look for East Clarendon head coach Larry Cornelius, who … more
Football season is back. Last week marked the final dead period for the South Carolina High School League. As that period came to a close, schools across the state hit the practice field on Friday for the first official practices of the … more
Donald Flippin is no stranger to Sumter School District. He coached football, softball and basketball at the middle school, B Team, junior varsity and varsity levels at Bates, Sumter High and Crestwood. Now he's rounding out the trio of high … more
Lakewood's Ryen Ridgill hasn't cleared his last hurdle, but he may have cleared the biggest one of his life. The Gator track and football standout signed to continue his athletic career on Monday. He's headed to Winthrop. "It feels good … more
Local football players called into the control tower on Saturday because they were ready for takeoff. Former Sumter High standouts Tylee Craft and Jordan Gregg were ready to accept the transmission, as they hosted the inaugural Flight School at … more
Former Lakewood standout Grant Singleton had one of the greatest experiences you can have on a basketball court this spring. Singleton transferred to Fairleigh Dickenson for his final collegiate season and played a role in one of the biggest … more
Family is everything to former Lakewood High standout Quentin Hodge. When the star forward hopped into the transfer portal this offseason, one of his top priorities quickly became being near Sumter. His grandfather, James Hodge, has been too ill … more
Track and field standouts from Sumter and Lakewood high schools hit the road this weekend to test their skills against the best high school athletes in the country. Sumter High was represented by Simone and Nicole Wells, Makayla Bonnett, … more
The Swamp has a new top Gator. Lakewood announced Willie Offord as its new head football coach on Thursday, ushering in a new era to the program. Offord spent last season as an assistant at Gray Collegiate, but previously held head coaching … more
Whenever you’re trying something new, there are always nerves involved. I did my fair share of pacing around the Sumter Opera House on Thursday trying to memorize a script I wrote for myself so … more
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