Thursday, January 5
East Clarendon hosted Lee Central for the second time this season on Tuesday. Much like their earlier matchup in December, the Stallions earned a sweep. The girls game was the closer of the two, with Lee Central winning 42-34. The Lady …
Friday, December 23, 2022
The Sumter Item has selected 25 players to its All-Independent Football Team. The team was selected based on nominations from local South Carolina Independent School Association school coaches. Final selections were chosen by The Item sports …
Thursday, December 8, 2022
The Crestwood basketball teams hosted Scott's Branch on Tuesday for a night of basketball that featured a matchup between two Top 3 teams in their classifications. The Knights are currently ranked No. 2 in SCHSL 3A by the South Carolina Basketball …
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
The Crestwood basketball teams hosted Stall on Monday. The Lady Knights, who fell out of the SCBCA Top 10 in 3A the same night, upset the No. 2 ranked team in 5A with a 59-50 win. The boys, …
Thursday, December 1, 2022
The South Carolina Gamecocks have had a two-week stretch for the ages. The Gamecocks picked up a historic 63-38 win over then fifth-ranked Tennessee two Saturdays ago and concluded their regular season with a 31-30 win over Clemson in the …
After kicking off their seasons in tournaments last week, the Sumter High boys and girls basketball teams played their first games in front of their home crowd on Tuesday, cruising to wins over …
Darius Aiken didn't have the easiest childhood. The Clarendon Hall standout athlete needed to be taken from his parents at an early age. He grew up with his grandmother before going to live at Connie Maxwell Children's House in Orangeburg. While …
The Ragin Prep basketball team hosted South Aiken Baptist Christian for its home opener on Thursday. After a pep rally at the Birnie Hope Center, the middle school boys and girls teams joined the varsity boys for a triple header. All three teams …
The Clarendon Hall football team made the leap back into SCISA 1A this fall after 13 years of 8-man football. While their season ended earlier than hoped, this was a positive first season for head …
SUMTER HIGH 33CHAPIN 14 The Sumter High football team advanced to the second round of the SCHSL 5A playoffs with a 33-14 win over Chapin on Friday. The Gamecocks return home to face the winner …
Two weeks ago, Clarendon Hall and Calhoun Academy were in the midst of a low-scoring battle on the gridiron when tragedy struck the Saints. Star running back Darius Aiken landed awkwardly on his neck and had to be removed from the game. While the …
The 2022 high school football regular season is in the books. The last 11 weeks have been a rollercoaster for teams throughout the tri-county area as they battle for playoff seeding. As the regular season comes to a close, all our local teams are …
CRESTWOOD 34LAKEWOOD 27The Crestwood football team improved to 7-3, 4-1 Regoin VI-3A and secured a home playoff game with a 34-27 win over Lakewood, who fell to 5-5, 3-2. The Knights will host Loris …
The Clarendon Hall football team will hit the road tonight to face St. John's Christian Academy to play a region matchup that may decide which team opens the season at home. Unfortunately, they may have to do it without their star running …
Sometimes, one injury can flip a game on its head.Clarendon Hall was in a tight, low-scoring battle with Calhoun Academy on Friday and learned that first-hand. Trailing 8-0 coming out of halftime, …
SUMTER 42ST. JAMES 14The Sumter High football team improved to 8-1 (4-0 in Region V-5A) with a 42-14 win over St. James on Friday. SHS won the region with the victory. The Gamecocks will close out …
The Clarendon Hall football team went through the softest portion of its schedule in late September and early October, regularly subbing in their bench for most of the second half. On Friday, they …
SUMTER 42CAROLINA FOREST 21The Sumter High football team improved to 7-1 with a 42-21 win over Carolina Forest on Friday for homecoming. The Gamecocks will travel to St. James next week.LAKEWOOD …
The Clarendon Hall football team made quick work of Cross Schools on Friday, cruising to a 39-0 lead at the half before winning 39-8.The Saints quickly got their younger players involved against a …
LAKEWOOD 15 LAKE CITY 6 Defense reigned supreme as Lakewood made the trip to Lake City on Friday night. The Gators went into the half with a 15-6 lead, which held up as neither team scored …
The Clarendon Hall football team made an early trip over to Conway Christian for a rare Wednesday evening contest. The game even kicked off an hour and a half earlier than a typical game, but the …
With Hurricane Ian making its way to the South Carolina coast, football teams across the state are moving their games up from Friday night. While some games are still being decided, most if not …
Mistakes buried Clarendon Hall as they faced longtime 8-man rival Patrick Henry in an 11-man battle on Friday.The Saints’ first offensive play of the game was a fumble that Patrick Henry …
LEE CENTRAL 12 SCOTT'S BRANCH 8 Penalties hampered both teams, but Lee Central was able to hold off a Hail Mary from Scott's Branch to cling to a 12-8 win. Lee Central opens region play at home …
From tight games between ranked foes and massive blowouts, there was a little bit of everything on the menu on Friday night. These are the five most important storylines The Sumter Item's sports staff saw during a Week 4 that provided another busy …
Bye weeks can be a double-edged sword.There are obvious benefits, as teams have the chance to focus on themselves and avoid injury without a game on Friday night.On the other hand, a week without a …
SUMTER HIGH 16 SUMMERVILLE 0 Sumter High scored on a halfback pass on their first play of the game and never trailed in a 16-0 win over Summerville on Friday. The Gamecocks host Oceanside …
The high school football season is in full swing, as all of our local schools have now played at least two games. As the season continues, the thrills keep COMING, specifically with the Crestwood Knights. Crestwood and the rest of the Sumter School …
The Clarendon Hall football team had everything clicking on Friday when they hosted Dillon Christian.Darius Aiken was a monster in the backfield, racking up 261 yards and four touchdowns on just 10 …
SUMTER 31 GOOSE CREEK 14 Sumter High used three first-half interceptions to beat Goose Creek 31-14 on Friday. The Gamecocks travel to Crestwood next week. LAKEWOOD 47DREHER 23Lakewood High …
While it's still early in the season, this past Friday is an early contender for most thrilling night of football this fall. Sumter's game-winning 2-point conversion was just one of the wild comebacks this weekend, as the Sumter School District …
Clarendon Hall faced a familiar foe when seeking their first 11-man football win in over a decade on Friday night.Longtime 8-man rival Andrew Jackson, which eliminated the Saints from playoff …
SUMTER 15RIDGE VIEW 14Sumter High hit the road to face Ridge View on Friday. The 5A No. 6 Gamecocks narrowly defeated the 4A No. 10 Blazers 15-14 to improve to 2-0. Sumter scored with less than two …