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![Lakewood's Travis Pillsbury makes contact during the Gators' 2-0 victory over Bluffton on Tuesday in their opening round game of the 4A state playoffs and the Lakewood High diamond. Lakewood faces district's top seed, South Aiken, today at 6:30 p.m. in Aiken.]()
Lakewood blanks Bluffton 2-0 in 4A playoffs opening round game
In what turned out to be a classic pitcher's duel, Lakewood pushed across two runs in the bottom of the first and the pitching combo of Trent Frye and David Frey made those runs stand up for a 2-0 win over Bluffton on Tuesday in a 4A baseball …
![Bryan Brown, the boys basketball head coach at Lakewood for the past five seasons, has been named the new boys head coach at Sumter High School.]()
Bryan Brown steps down as Lakewood boys hoops coach to take over at Sumter
Bryan Brown, the boys basketball head coach at Lakewood High School the past five seasons, will now be in charge of the boys basketball program at Sumter High.
Brown's hiring became official on Tuesday, and he said he just thought it was too good …
![Lakewood's Trent Frye crosses the plate during a game against Crestwood this season. Both the Gators and the Knights begin play in the 4A state playoffs on Tuesday.]()
Five local teams begin quest for state baseball titles
Five local baseball teams - including Crestwood High School for the first time in program history - will begin play in the South Carolina High School League state playoffs on Tuesday.
Sumter will be in the 5A playoffs, Crestwood and Lakewood the …
![Lakewood's Ian Morris rounds third base on his way to scoring a run during the Gators' 12-1 victory over Crestwood on Wednesday at the Crestwood field.]()
Gators get 12-1 victory over rival Crestwood
It was all Gators on Wednesday at the Crestwood High School field.
Lakewood defeated Crestwood 12-1 in six innings as Gators pitcher Cody Windham recorded six strikeouts with no walks and six hits in the win.
"Cody Windham had a great game," …
![Lakewood pitcher Cody Windham throws a pitch in the Gators' 12-1 over Crestwood on Wednesday night at Crestwood High. WIndham recorded six strikeouts, no walks and gave up six hits in the win.]()
Lakewood overpowers Crestwood 12-1 in rivalry game
It was all Gators on Wednesday night at Crestwood High School field.
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Fowler 1-hits Dreher in 11-0 Lakewood win
Cakhi Fowler tossed a 1-hit shutout to lead the Lakewood High School varsity softball team to an 11-0 victory over Dreher on Friday at the LHS field.
Fowler struck out 11 batters in the 5-inning contest.
Brittany Epps and Keeley Hulse both had …
![Crestwood's Lazarus McCray throws the ball during a practice session on Wednesday at the school ahead of the Knights' pivotal 2-game home-and-home series against district rival Lakewood. Crestwood hosts the Gators tonight at 6:30, and Lakewood hosts the Knights on Tuesday. Crestwood can earn a playoff spot with a win over Lakewood, while the Gators look to secure 2nd place in Region IV-4A.]()
Improved Crestwood hosts Lakewood with playoffs in reach
Nothing makes rivalry games like today's and Tuesday's meetings between district foes Lakewood and Crestwood exciting like playoff implications, and this season's series lives up to the hype. Lakewood, at 5-3 in Region IV-4A, will travel to face …
![Lakewood offensive lineman Omar Holland signs a letter of intent to play college football at Erskine College in Due West, which is reestablishing its program starting with the 2020 season. Holland joins several other players from the area on the new squad.]()
Lakewood's Omar Holland signs on with Flying Fleet
Omar Holland was going to plenty of football games - playing baritone in the Lakewood High School marching band Then the notion hit him: why not spend more time on the field of J. Frank Baker Stadium than just at halftime.
"I was in the band, but …
![DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEMLakewood High School defensive back Jalen Clea signed with Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas.]()
Lakewood's Clea signs to play with Coffeyville
Jalen Clea knows he's getting an opportunity that doesn't come everyone's way, and he knows he's the only one who can make it happen.
"I know it's great to be blessed with this opportunity," said Clea, a defensive back at Lakewood High School who …
![Lakewood first baseman Kaitlyn Ramsey lunges for a wide throw as an A.C. Flora baserunner gets back to first during the Lady Gators' 7-6, extra-inning loss to A.C. Flora on Friday at the Lakewood softball field.]()
Region leader A.C. Flora nips Lakewood 7-6 in 9 innings
Second time, same as the first.
The softball teams from Lakewood and A.C. Flora high schools got together on Friday at the Lady Gators home field in a tussle for the top spot in Region IV-4A, with Lakewood poised to overtake the Lady Falcons with …
