Saturday, July 4, 2020

Hayley Champion goes up for a kill during summer workouts on Wednesday.

Lady Barons volleyball gets back into the swing of things during pandemic

Laurence Manning’s Tyler June, left, hands the football off to Jarrett Poole during a practice on Thursday, which was the first day of Phase 2 in the return to sports from the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first day that equipment could be incorporated into practices for the SCISA athletic teams holding summer practices.

SCISA rolls into Phase 2 of return to sports

Wilson Hall head coach Adam Jarecki, left, directs Graham VanPatten in a drill. The Barons and the rest of SCISA will be able to move to Phase 2 of their return to activities during the coronavirus pandemic.

SCISA moves on to Phase 2 in return to sports today

Wilson Hall seniors Graham VanPatten, left, and Michael Towery just finished the second week of Phase 1 of their practice guidelines and were hoping to start Phase 2 on Monday. Phase 2 has now been pushed back to at least Thursday.

Local schools not surprised SCISA pushed back start date of Phase 2

Wilson Hall head coach Adam Jarecki coaches during the Barons' summer workouts.

Wilson Hall football team happy to be back on the field despite restrictions

Sumter School District yet to decide when student-athletes can begin workouts

Tuesday, June 2

The South Carolina High School League announced at the end of last week the state's public schools could begin summer workouts after having sports shut down since the middle of March due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, it left the door open to …

Former Wilson Hall golfer Salzer to return to N.C. State after virus shortens senior season

Friday, May 29

This spring was supposed to be one final run for Christian Salzer at North Carolina State. The Wilson Hall alum was one of the key contributors and one of the most consistent golfers for the Wolfpack. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit and his senior …

Thanks to the 'lost spring seniors'

Wednesday, May 20

With the printing and posting of Part XV of "Hearing from the lost spring seniors" in Tuesday's edition of The Sumter Item, the project itself came to an end. There were 73 student-athletes from the spring sports teams from the seven South …

The lost spring seniors: COVID-19's impact on Sumter, Clarendon, Lee high school athletes, Part XIV

Friday, May 15

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The lost spring seniors: COVID-19's impact on Sumter, Clarendon, Lee high school athletes, Part XI

Tuesday, May 12

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More Wilson Hall News

The lost spring seniors: COVID-19's impact on Sumter, Clarendon, Lee high school athletes, Part X

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The lost spring seniors: COVID-19's impact on Sumter, Clarendon, Lee high school athletes, Part VIII

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The lost spring seniors: COVID-19's impact on Sumter, Clarendon, Lee high school athletes, Part VII

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The lost spring seniors: COVID-19's impact on Sumter, Clarendon, Lee high school athletes, Part VI

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The lost spring seniors: COVID-19's impact on Sumter, Clarendon, Lee high school athletes, Part V

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Wilson Hall honors senior spring sports athletes with banners

Wilson Hall plans to do a few things to honor its 2020 senior student-athletes who lost their spring sports seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first of those is currently on display along the outfield wall of Baron Field facing Wilson Hall …

Wilson Hall's McInerney signs to shoot air rifle at The Citadel

Wilson Hall's Parker McInerney didn't intend on playing college sports, but the perfect one fell into his lap when he signed to shoot air rifle at The Citadel on Monday. McInerney started in the sport as a sophomore when he lived in Stuttgart, …

The lost spring seniors: COVID-19's impact on Sumter, Clarendon, Lee high school athletes, Part III

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Coaching during quarantine: Wilson Hall's Ripley embraces team building during virus pandemic

The shutdown of sports has been difficult for athletes and coaches across the country. Wilson Hall track and field head coach Rip Ripley has seen a lot of twists and turns during the hiatus from sports, which has lasted over a month now. At the …

Wilson Hall's Wilson goes from coach to Easter bunny

Kurt Wilson suited up as a football player for the University of South Carolina from 1987 through 1990. He played in the trenches at defensive tackle and was one of the team captains in his final season. He is a longtime high school football …