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Kirkhart wins two events in Sumter High swim meet
Hayden Kirkhart won two individual events and swam a leg on a winning relay team to lead Sumter High School's girls swim team to a second-place finish in a 3-team meet on Tuesday at City of Sumter Aquatics Center.
Kirkhart won the 100-yard …
![South Carolina High School League commissioner Jerome Singleton said that schools like Sumter High will have the ability to make their own decision on attendance for football games this fall.]()
SCHSL's Singleton: Schools must 'take ownership' of attendance plans this fall
There was a lot on the table for discussion during a Zoom meeting hosted by the South Carolina High School League and an ensuing press conference. However, what attendance numbers will look like for football games amidst the coronavirus pandemic was …
![Lakewood volleyball players stretch during workouts on Tuesday. The Lady Gators finally began summer workouts this week after the coronavirus pandemic kept the team from beginning their offseason program.]()
Sumter, Lakewood, Crestwood get the ball rolling on volleyball
Fall sports coaches in Sumter School District have been preparing for this week all summer.
Those sports finally got to start workouts on Monday after sitting out most of the summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. The volleyball coaches at …
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PHOTOS: Sumter High begins football workouts
The Sumter football team began workouts on Monday with a few extra protocols in place, such as masks and temperature checks. Here's a look at that first day through the lens of The Item's Tim Leible.
![Sumter defensive back Kameron Pearson (12) and the Gamecocks will finally begin summer workouts on Monday.]()
Sumter gears up to hit the field after long summer of waiting
The wait is finally over for Sumter High School football.
After a summer where the Gamecocks were not able to do workouts as a team as Sumter School District chose not to allow it due to the coronavirus pandemic, they will finally get to gather …
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On the COVID recruiting trail Part 7
As is normally the case, high school football players across the country are trying their best to be seen by college football coaches on the recruiting trail. However, the coronavirus pandemic has caused in-person recruiting to be shut down, taking …
![The Sumter School District high schools -- Sumter, Crestwood and Lakewood -- will begin Phase 1.5 of conditioning on Monday, Aug. 17 after the district announced on Monday they could begin.]()
Sumter School District allows conditioning to begin; teams to start up on Monday
While Sumter School District announced on Monday it will allow fall sports teams at its three high schools to begin Phase 1.5 conditioning on Tuesday, all of three of the football programs and the other fall sports programs at two of the schools …
![Sumter School District will allow its fall sports teams to begin Phase 1.5 of conditioning on Tuesday.]()
Sumter School District to allow fall sports Phase 1.5 conditioning beginning Tuesday
Sumter School District will allow its fall sports teams begin Phase 1.5 conditioning on Tuesday, according to Superintendent Dr. Penelope Knox-Martin in a release on Monday morning.
That means …
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On the COVID recruiting trail Part 5
High school football players across the country are fighting to be seen on the recruiting trail during a pandemic that has taken away their chances to be seen by coaches across the country. The Sumter Item met with football players from Sumter, …
![Athletes from Sumter School District are working out together as they wait for permission to have organized team workouts. The South Carolina High School League approved start date for football practices, which was originally Aug. 17, has been pushed back to Sept. 8.]()
SCHSL: Districts won't be penalized for no sports
School districts or schools that choose to cancel games or seasons in the upcoming fall sports season due to the coronavirus pandemic will not be penalized, according to the South Carolina High School League executive committee.
In a Zoom meeting …
