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Final Four set for Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year
And then there were four.
Voting for the third round of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year came to a close on Monday night, sending four candidates into the bracket’s semifinal round. …
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Eight advance to Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year third round, voting begins Friday
The second round of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year concluded at midnight on Wednesday with eight candidates advancing to the third round of the competition. Voting for the third round will …
![Crestwood High School's Caden Dail, seated center, is surrounded by family when he recently signed to play baseball with Atlantic Cape Community College, a junior college in New Jersey.]()
Crestwood's Dail signs with New Jersey JC Atlantic Cape
Caden Dail was a student-athlete at Crestwood High School for two years, having moved to Sumter with his military parents prior to his junior season.
He didn't get on the baseball field very much for the Knights, however. He practically had his …
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First round of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year ends, round 2 starts Sunday
Voting for the first round of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year came to a close at midnight on Friday, sending eight candidates into the second round.
Voting for the second round of the …
![Crestwood High School's Shania Davis, seated in the center, is surrounded by family and friends as she signed to play college basketball with Spartanburg Methodist College.]()
Crestwood guard Davis signs with Spartanburg Methodist
With the NCAA allowing all student-athletes to have another year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic, that has made the recruiting of high school seniors in the 2021 class rather dicey in all sports.
Shania Davis knows that quite well. …
![Scott's Branch senior Tariq Coard, center, signed to play basketball with Erskine College on Tuesday at the school. Sitting with Coard, from left to right, sister Jessica, grandmother Jessie and brother Adrian.]()
Scott's Branch's Coard beats the odds, signs to play basketball at Erskine
SUMMERTON -- Scott's Branch High School senior Tariq Coard has never had it easy. He lost both of his parents when he was eight years old, but with the support of his brother and sister, grew up to be a star athlete in four sports for the …
![Sumter's Alicia Spann won the 5A state championship in the discus this year and played for a state title with the girls basketball team as well, but that success on the field came after learning how to overcome losing her mom to cancer when she was seven years old.]()
The Grind: Sumter's Spann honors mother's memory with success in both basketball, track
Sumter High School's Alicia Spann was born to play basketball. Born to a pair of tall parents, she was always blessed with height. Throw in a dad who played college baseball and basketball, and you've got a future athlete from Day 1.
"I think it …
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Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year contest set to start next week
The Hines Furniture Athlete of the Week contest has wrapped up with the spring sports season, but now comes the next stage of the competition. All 31 winners, as well as one write-in, will now be …
![Sumter High School's Brenna Hill, center, signed to play volleyball with the University of South Carolina Sumter. Seated to her right is her father, Nicky Hill, while mother Lisa Hill is to her left.]()
Sumter's Hill to be part of 1st USC Sumter volleyball team
Brenna Hill didn't necessarily have a desire to play volleyball when she was younger. As most people who take up sports do, she was just checking her options out.
"As a kid, I was very athletic, and I just always wanted to be do something," Hill …
![East Clarendon's Kyler Odom was named the 1A Co-Player of the year after hitting .542 without striking out all season, while leading the Wolverines on the mound with an ERA of 1.11.]()
East Clarendon's Odom named 1A Co-Player of Year, two other Wolverines All-State
East Clarendon High School junior Kyler Odom put up a lot of impressive numbers for the Wolverines in the just completed baseball season. He was the team's ace on the mound and a crucial bat in the middle of the lineup, but if you're wondering why …
