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East Clarendon, seen celebrating a run against Lake View on Saturday, defeated Green Sea Floyds 8-1 on Monday to keep their season alive.

East Clarendon stays alive with 8-1 win over Green Sea Floyds; Latta next

The East Clarendon baseball team traveled to Green Sea Floyds on Monday with one thing on their mind: staying alive. After a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to Lake View on Saturday, a loss on Monday would …

Lakewood's Quinton Dais qualified for state in both the 110m and 400m hurdles.

Lakewood heads to SCHSL 3A state meet in 13 events; Crestwood advances in 10

The track and field teams from Lakewood, Crestwood and Manning all took part in the SCHSL 3A lower state championships on Saturday. Lakewood qualified for the 3A state meet in 13 events, while …

East Clarendon's Whit Nesbitt runs the bases against Lake View on Saturday.

East Clarendon falls to Lake View in lower state opener, travel to Green Sea Floyds Monday

East Clarendon and Lake View have had their share of tense battles on the diamond. Two years ago, the Wolverines pulled out an 8-7 win over Lake View to win their district title. A year later, the …

TIM LEIBLE / THE SUMTER ITEM  Sumter High's Darfirio Choice, seated center, is joined by family, teammates and coaches as he signs to play soccer at Francis Marion on Wednesday.

Eight Gamecocks take part in late signing days at Sumter High

As the school year winds down, Sumter High hosted two signing days on Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate eight student-athletes who had the chance to continue their careers. On Wednesday, Darfirio "DC" Choice signed to play soccer at Francis …

The East Clarendon softball team meets at the mound during their matchup with Bamberg-Ehrhardt in the SCHSL 1A playoffs on Tuesday.

Mistakes snowball as East Clarendon softball falls to Bamberg-Ehrhardt in SCISA 1A playoffs

For the first five innings on Tuesday night, the East Clarendon softball team was cruising. The Lady Wolverines were hosting Bamberg-Ehrhardt in an elimination game in the SCHSL 1A playoffs and …

The East Clarendon baseball team celebrates a run against Hannah-Pamplico on Monday.

East Clarendon crushes Hannah-Pamplico 12-2, head to Lake View for lower state opener

It took a day longer than expected, but the Wolverines are once again district champions. East Clarendon started their matchup with Hannah-Pamplico on Monday, but Mother Nature had other plans, as …

Members of the Lakewood track teams celebrate their performances at the Region VI-3A meet. The boys team won and the girls team came in second.

REGION TRACK ROUNDUP: Lakewood boys win region title, girls finish as runners-up

The Lakewood and Crestwood track teams ran in the Region VI-3A meet on Wednesday at Camden. The Gators claimed the region crown for the second-straight season with 175 team points, while the CHS boys finished as runners-up with 110. The LHS girls …

The Sumter High baseball team breaks down their huddle after their loss to River Bluff on Thursday, May 2.

Defense sinks Sumter High in 6-0 loss to River Bluff

One miscue proved to be too much when the Sumter High baseball team hosted River Bluff on Thursday. With their backs against the wall, an error allowed the Gators to put up a crooked number in the fifth inning, handing the Gamecocks a 6-0 defeat, …

The East Clarendon baseball team celebrates after taking the lead against Hannah-Pamplico on Thursday.

East Clarendon pulls off incredible comeback for 7-4 win over Hannah-Pamplico, advances to Monday’s district title game

For the first five and a half innings on Thursday, things weren’t looking good for the East Clarendon baseball team. The Wolverines had managed just one hit, a leadoff single in the bottom of …