Thursday, October 1, 2026

Sumter High Gamecocks

PHOTOS: Wilson Hall volleyball hosts Baron Bash, featuring Sumter High, East Clarendon, Laurence Manning, Lee Academy

ABIGAIL PITTMAN / THE SUMTER ITEM.Wilson Hall hosts the annual Baron Bash volleyball tournament with 15 teams participating on September 26, 2026 in Sumter, SC..

PHOTOS: Sumter High basketball program gets tennis lessons at the Palmetto Tennis Center

Costly mistakes sink Sumter High in 48-35 loss to Dorman

Sumter High's Reggie Shannon carries the ball against Dorman on Friday.

Less than a minute into the fourth quarter of Friday’s matchup between SCHSL 5A No. 10 Sumter High and No. 3 Dorman, Gamecock quarterback Frank Richardson stormed into the end zone on a 23-yard run …

PHOTOS: Sumter High football hosts Dorman on homecoming

Sumter High basketball teams grow together with tennis lesson at Palmetto Tennis Center

The Sumter High boys and girls basketball teams gather with the team at the Palmetto Tennis Center after an afternoon of learning tennis.

As the Sumter High basketball program prepares for another winter on the court, head coaches Bryan Brown and Brittany Lee wanted to find some ways to break their teams out of their comfort zones. They decided to take a little field trip on Monday, …

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The Sumter Item Scoreboard, presented by Central Carolina Technical College Sept. 25, 2026

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

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PHOTOS: Wilson Hall/Thomas Sumter Invitational, featuringSumter High, Crestwood, Lakewood, Laurence Manning, East Clarendon, Manning, Westside Christian and Clarendon Hall

South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers (16) runs for a first down during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)

Taylor's four TDs rally Mississippi St. from 16-0 down to 41-34 win at South Carolina in SEC opener

Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea celebrates the team's win with defensive end Miles Capers (29), the former Sumter High standout, after beating North Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Capers forces fumble as Vandy stuns N.C. State at the buzzer

Sumter High's Jamarion Witherspoon (29) scores a touchdown against Dutch Fork on Friday.

Sumter High drops storm-delayed matchup with Dutch Fork

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PHOTOS: Sumter High football travels to Dutch Fork

The East Clarendon volleyball team celebrates against Manning on Tuesday.

AREA ROUNDUP: East Clarendon volleyball topples Manning, Marlboro County to open region play

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

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PHOTOS: Wilson Hall, Sumter High girls golf teams face off in match play series

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

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PHOTOS: Sumter High volleyball hosts Blythewood in region opener

The Sumter High football team moved up to No. 8 in the latest S.C. Prep Football Media Poll.

Sumter High climbs one spot in latest S.C. Prep Football Media Poll

The cross country teams from Sumter High, Thomas Sumter, Laurence Manning and Clarendon Hall ran in the Mike Moore Classic on Saturday.

Sumter High, Thomas Sumter, Laurence Manning, Clarendon Hall run in Mike Moore Classic

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

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PHOTOS: Crestwood football hosts Sumter High

The Sumter High volleyball team celebrates during their win over East Clarendon on Tuesday.

AREA ROUNDUP: Sumter High volleyball takes down East Clarendon in final tuneup before region

ABIGAIL PITTMAN / THE SUMTER ITEM.East Clarendon hosts Sumter High for a girls’ volleyball match in Turbeville, SC on September 8, 2026.

PHOTOS: East Clarendon volleyball hosts Sumter High

The Sumter High football team remained at No. 9 in SCHSL 5A as the latest S.C. Prep Football Media Polls were released on Tuesday.

Sumter High holds at No. 9 in latest S.C. Prep Football Media Poll

Former Sumter High standout and current South Carolina defensive lineman Anthony Addison, seen during the Gamecocks' 2025 season opener in Atlanta, recorded his first career sack against Kent State on Saturday.

Former Sumter High standout Addison gets 1st sack as South Carolina routs Kent State

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