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Lakewood volleyball defeats Lake City 2-1
CAMDEN - Lakewood High School's varsity volleyball team defeated Lake City 2-1 on Tuesday in one of three Region VI-3A matches played at the Camden High gymnasium on Tuesday.
The Lady Gators defeated Lake City by the scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-8. …
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PHOTOS: Sumter volleyball falls to South Florence
The Sumter volleyball team hosted South Florence for their home opener amid the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday. Here's a look at the night of action through the lens of The Item's Tim Leible.
![Sumter High practiced in full pads for the first time on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.]()
Start of football practice met with excitement by players, coaches alike
Even though Sumter School District football players have only had to go through conditioning and weightlifting workouts for less than a month, there was a lot of anticipation to gather together on Tuesday at Sumter, Crestwood and Lakewood.
No …
![Wilson Hall's William Reese tries to shake Lee's Lucas Freidenberger while advancing the ball during the Baron's 40-6 win on Friday.]()
Wilson Hall's 40-6 win over Lee highlights second week of local SCISA football
Week 2 of the South Carolina Independent School Football season is now in the books. Here's a recap of the four games involving our local teams.
Wilson Hall 40, Lee 6
Wilson Hall rolled up 328 rushing yards with its flexbone offense in its …
![The football teams from Sumter, Lakewood and Crestwood will transition from summer workouts to practice on Tuesday.]()
Sumter School District football teams prepare to shift from workouts to practice
After Labor Day weekend, the football practice fields at the high schools in Sumter School District will look a bit different.
This week marked the final week of summer workouts, as teams transition to officially moving into practice mode next …
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Kirkhart wins two events in Sumter High swim meet
Hayden Kirkhart won two individual events and swam a leg on a winning relay team to lead Sumter High School's girls swim team to a second-place finish in a 3-team meet on Tuesday at City of Sumter Aquatics Center.
Kirkhart won the 100-yard …
![South Carolina High School League commissioner Jerome Singleton said that schools like Sumter High will have the ability to make their own decision on attendance for football games this fall.]()
SCHSL's Singleton: Schools must 'take ownership' of attendance plans this fall
There was a lot on the table for discussion during a Zoom meeting hosted by the South Carolina High School League and an ensuing press conference. However, what attendance numbers will look like for football games amidst the coronavirus pandemic was …
![Athletes from Sumter School District are working out together as they wait for permission to have organized team workouts. The South Carolina High School League approved start date for football practices, which was originally Aug. 17, has been pushed back to Sept. 8.]()
SCHSL: Districts won't be penalized for no sports
School districts or schools that choose to cancel games or seasons in the upcoming fall sports season due to the coronavirus pandemic will not be penalized, according to the South Carolina High School League executive committee.
In a Zoom meeting …
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SCHSL to allow fall sports teams to move to Phase 1.5 in workouts starting Aug. 3
After almost two months in Phase 1 of workouts for its sports restart due to the coronavirus pandemic, the South Carolina High School League will allow member schools to move on to Phase 1.5 beginning on Aug. 3.
SCHSL commissioner Jerome …
![The South Carolina High School League announced on Wednesday that the start of fall sports practices will be delayed until at Aug. 17. Sumter running back Nathan Harris-Waynick (26) and the rest of the student-athletes in Sumter School District are still waiting to see when they will be allowed to begin summer conditioning and weightlifting.]()
Sumter School District to meet next week about athletics after SCHSL reveals plan
Sumter School District will be meeting next week to discuss the possibilities of starting up fall sports for the 2020-21 school year after the South Carolina High School announced its intentions on Wednesday following a Zoom meeting of the …
