Crestwood climbs to No. 3 in latest SCBCA rankings, Manning joins 2A poll; Lee Central, Scott’s Branch girls remain ranked in 1A
Wednesday, January 8
The South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association released their latest rankings on Tuesday night, opening 2025 with some movement across classifications. The Crestwood boys basketball team jumped up …
Local games rescheduled due to potential winter weather
Wednesday, January 8
With icy weather in the forecast for Friday evening, several programs have elected to reschedule their contests for the night. This list will be updated as more changes are made. Crestwood, Lakewood, …
Item sports editor reflects on spectacular year in Sumter
Wednesday, January 1
As the calendar flips into 2025, I wanted to look back in the year of sports in the tri-county. During the weekend, I covered the highlights from a technical standpoint - everything from state championships to individual honors. Now, I wanted to …
TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: Lee Central basketball teams go 2-1 in tournament action
Monday, December 30, 2024
The Lee Central basketball teams split up for the holidays, as the boys basketball team traveled to Chesterfield to take part in their Christmas Classic, while the girls took part in the Carver's Bay …
The Crestwood boys basketball team was out for revenge when they hosted Lower Richland on Friday. LR sent the Knights packing last season in the SCHSL 3A playoffs in a monumental overtime duel. Now, as Region V-4A rivals, it was No. 4 Crestwood who …
The Lakewood wrestling team hosted a tri-match with East Clarendon and Camden on Tuesday, running away with a pair of victories. The Gators took down Camden 41-38 and defeated East Clarendon 46-24. Camden also defeated EC 42-36. Moses Thomsen, …
The South Carolina Football Coaches Association released their All-State teams on Friday. The tri-county was well represented, as four from Sumter High, five from Lee Central, three from …
The South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association released its latest rankings on Thursday with very few changes for the teams in the tri-county. In SCHSL 4A, Crestwood stayed pat as the No. 4 team, …
Sumter High completed their run through county rivalry matchups on Saturday with a trip to Lakewood. The Lady Gamecocks were able to avenge a loss from the week prior with a 37-29 victory over …
The South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association released its first regular season rankings for the 2024-25 school year. Many classifications are unchanged after the preseason release on Nov. 20, …
The Lee Central basketball team made a statement to open its basketball season this week when they made the trip to Darlington. The Stallions, who had several players transition from football just …
When Lee Central faced Lamar during the regular season, the first half was back and forth until a costly fumble by the Stallions let Lamar take the lead just before halftime on their way to a blowout …
The East Clarendon volleyball team had to work for every point when they hosted Woodland in the first round of the SCHSL 2A playoffs on Thursday. While they only needed four sets to take home a victory to advance to the second round, every set came …
The volleyball playoffs are set to being in the South Carolina High School League on Thursday. On Tuesday, brackets were finalized as East Clarendon, Sumter High, Crestwood, Lee Central and Manning …
The Lee Central football team hosted McBee on Friday in desperate need of a bounce back. The Stallions were coming off region losses against two of the top-teams in SCHSL 1A, Lewisville and Lamar, …
