Sumter High football rolls past Lakewood in season opener
Saturday, August 24
Sumter High head coach Mark Barnes hopes the Gamecocks’ first play of the season was a sign of good things to come this fall. Jamirh Bey took the opening kick against Lakewood, broke left and …
Sumter School District athletic trainers ready for 1st season in town
Saturday, August 24
The fall sports season is officially here, and with that, Sumter County has a new batch of athletic trainers that are on hand to help keep athletes as healthy as possible. In a rare occurrence, Sumter School District went without athletic …
With a full offseason in tow, Lakewood ready to grow in Year 2 under Offord
Tuesday, August 20
Willie Offord wanted to set a new identity at Lakewood when he took the job last season. He was hired late in the summer, so he didn’t have much time to establish his program before diving into …
While most young athletes dream of one day breaking into professional sports, their eye toward the future doesn't always encapsulate everything that stardom entails. When you make it to the NFL, you also gain a digital avatar in Madden. In …
The Sumter Item hosted its fifth-annual Football Media Day presented by Hines Furniture on Saturday, Aug. 10, and this year was a little different. We had a new location this year, as we spent the day at the Sumter Opera House. It ended up being …
The Sumter Item will host its annual football media day, which is presented by Hines Furniture, on Saturday, Aug. 10, as we prepare for fall on the gridiron. The Sumter Opera House will serve as host this year. The event is open to the public and …
This week was supposed to be the first full week of practice for the football teams in the Sumter School District. All three schools were able to practice on Friday, but the rhythms of the season were going to be established this week, as schools …
Sumter School District found itself in a difficult spot this summer. For the first time, all three high schools were without an athletic trainer at the same time. The district has been hard at work trying to fill the position at Sumter High, …
Former Lakewood High School standout Grant Singleton is used to having naysayers. When he was at The Swamp, he constantly heard that he was too small. College coaches told him he didn't have what it takes to make it at the Division I level. He …
The Lakewood track team started a new tradition on Friday, welcoming athletes from across Sumter to learn the sport of track and field with their first youth camp. The weather tried to get in the way with a touch of rain, but head coach Youshi …
Lakewood track and field coach Youshi Kirkland has passionately been committed to expanding the sport at The Swamp since taking over the program. He started Friendship Elite Track Club to give his athletes an outlet for track and field outside of …
Wow, what a night at Sumter Opera House. For the second year in a row, The Sumter Item hosted The Bobbys on Thursday and had a spectacular time celebrating the best in Sumter-area sports. The event is inspired by The Espys and named after …