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Sumter High Gamecocks

SCHSL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Croskey goes off as Sumter High basketball splits with Oceanside Collegiate

The Sumter High basketball teams traveled down to Oceanside Collegiate for a pair of ranked matchups on Tuesday. The Lady Gamecocks took home a comfortable win behind their star point guard, Kiara …

Alice Drive boys, girls rout R.E. Davis in season opener

The boys and girls basketball teams started the 2023-24 season in style on Monday. The Lady Hawks kicked things off with a 51-2 rout of R.E. Davis before the boys followed suit with their own 43-8 blowout victory. The ADMS girls were led by …

South Carolina's top RB recruiting target skips Palmetto Bowl; Sumter High's Addison offered by Gamecocks

PHIL KORNBLUT

South Carolina coaches were hoping top running back target Daniel Hill of Meridian, Mississippi, would visit for the Clemson game Saturday, but he stayed in Atlanta with his family on a holiday visit. He did not make it to a game in Columbia this …

5A No. 7 Sumter High outlasts 4A No. 5 South Pointe 54-52 in Holiday Hoop Feast

The Sumter High basketball team celebrates their win over South Pointe on Friday.

The Sumter High boys basketball team got its first major test of the season and passed with flying colors on Friday. The No. 7 Gamecocks faced South Pointe, the fifth-ranked team in SCHSL 4A, in the …

Barnes' TD, 3 Weitz FGs lift Clemson to 16-7 victory over rival South Carolina

Former Lakewood standout and current South Carolina defensive lineman Tyreek Johnson (10) rushes against Clemson on Saturday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney always believed his team would show its championship heart in a difficult and frustrating season. The Tigers stepped up to show their coach's …

More Sumter High School News

PHOTOS: South Carolina hosts Clemson in Palmetto Bowl

The Sumter Item Scoreboard, presented by McLeod Health and Dental Team of Sumter, Nov. 25

The Sumter High girls basketball team is led by a quartet of seniors, from left, Keziyah Sanders, Kiara Croskey, Rickell Brown and Dalashia Brunson.

Sumter High's super seniors ready to lead Lady Gamecocks to the promised land

The Sumter High boys basketball team enters the season with sky-high expectations after being ranked seventh in the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association preseason poll.

No. 7 Gamecocks ready to prove themselves worthy of high expectations

Scott's Branch played host to the I-95 Classic on Friday and Saturday, which featured local schools such as Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter, Ragin Prep, Manning and East Clarendon. The tournament ended early because of technical issues in the gym.

AREA ROUNDUP: Scott's Branch hosts I-95 Classic to open season

PHOTOS: Sumter High football travels to White Knoll in SCHSL 5A playoffs

Sumter High running back John Peeples (3) carries the ball against White Knoll on Friday.

Sumter High offense stalls in 35-7 loss to White Knoll

ADAM FLASH / THE SUMTER ITEM    Sumter locals, Terrence Scriven, Jamie Morant and Ronnie “Tee” Morant were inducted into Claflin University’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Orangeburg Country Club.

PHOTOS: Claflin University inducts hall of fame class including Tee, Jamie Morant, Terrence Scriven

Sumter locals, from left, Ronnie "Tee" Morant, Jamie Morant and Terrence Scriven were inducted into the Claflin University Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday at the Orangeburg Country Club.

Tee and Jamie Morant, Scriven inducted into Claflin Athletic Hall of Fame

Sumter High wide receiver Jamirh Bey and the Gamecocks travel to White Knoll tonight for the third round of the SCHSL 5A playoffs.

Sumter High looking forward to the challenge of unbeaten White Knoll

Tickets on sale for Sumter High Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony

PHOTOS: Sumter High boys basketball scrimmages Orangeburg-Wilkinson, Wilson

Sumter High's Molly Smith finished 30th in the SCHSL 5A state cross country meet on Saturday.

East Clarendon, Sumter High run at XC state meet

Sumter High's Rickell Brown and the Lady Gamecocks are ranked second in 5A in the SCBCA preseason poll.

Sumter High, Crestwood boys, Lee Central girls all open the season in SCBCA Top 10

Sumter High's John Peeples ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns in the Gamecocks' win over Stratford on Friday.

Sumter High defense dominant again, Peeples runs wild in 27-6 win over Stratford

The Sumter Item Scoreboard, presented by McLeod Health and Dental Team of Sumter, Nov. 10

Sumter High's Jordan Lowery and the Gamecocks travel to Stratford tonight for the second round of the playoffs.

Sumter High heads to Stratford for rare 2nd-round road trip

Sumter High's Bryce Allen returns an interception for a touchdown against Ashley Ridge, which helped him earn Hines Furniture Athlete of the Week honors.

Allen sparks Sumter High defense with pick-6, wins Hines Furniture Athlete of the Week

Sumter High's Kiara Croskey was named one of the SCBCA Elite Girls for the second-consecutive season on Tuesday.

Sumter High’s Croskey, Brown earn preseason SCBCA honors

East Clarendon girls, Sumter High’s Smith qualify for XC state

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