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The East Clarendon softball team took a while to find their offense when they hosted Andrew Jackson for the SCHSL 2A District 7 championship on Wednesday. They entered the sixth inning in a 5-0 hole …
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For the first time all postseason, the Sumter High softball team had their backs against the wall on Wednesday night. The Gamecocks found themselves in a 2-0 hole against West Ashley in the …
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The Sumter High baseball team traveled to Summerville fighting to keep its season alive on Tuesday. An early 3-1 lead was a positive start, but the wheels fell off in the fifth inning, leading to a …
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The Sumter High softball team continued a dominant run in the SCHSL 5A Division I playoffs on Tuesday with a 10-0 win over Stratford in five innings on Tuesday. With the win, SHS will host West …
The East Clarendon Wolverines are used to clawing their way to victories. When EC traveled to Cheraw last Thursday, they needed 10 innings to grind out a 4-3 win. When the Braves came to …
The track and field teams from Sumter High, Lakewood, Crestwood, Manning, East Clarendon, Lee Central and Scott’s Branch all spread across the state this weekend to run in their respective …
Sumter High and Wando looked like they were trying to break a record for fastest playoff game when the two squads met in the SCHSL 5A Division I softball playoffs on Friday. The reason? Two pitchers …
Lillie Ivey has been a mainstay atop Sumter High's rotation since making the jump to varsity as a middle-schooler. Now, as she's nearing the end of her sophomore season, she's doing everything she can to help the Lady Gamecocks make a push for a …
The Manning baseball team saw its season come to an end on Thursday after a pair of losses this week in the SCHSL 2A playoffs. The Monarchs opened the week with a battle against Andrews, falling …
For the first 30 minutes of Sumter High’s elimination game with Ashley Ridge on Thursday, everything went downhill. An error, a hit batter and a walk started a horrendous first inning for …
The East Clarendon baseball team was prepared for a challenge when they traveled to Cheraw for their second game of the SCHSL 2A playoffs on Thursday, but they couldn’t have planned for the …
When East Clarendon opened the SCHSL 2A softball playoffs, their top priority was to avoid repeating history. Last year, the Lady Wolverines had two home playoff games and lost them both, …
The Sumter High softball team was able to relax a little bit when the SCHSL 5A DI playoffs began on Monday thanks to a first-round bye. On Wednesday, they certainly looked refreshed when they faced …
The Sumter High baseball team lived to fight another day with an 8-3 win over Ashley Ridge on the road on Tuesday. The Gamecocks will play another elimination game on Thursday with the Swamp Foxes, …
The East Clarendon baseball team opened the SCHSL 2A playoffs in style on Tuesday, running away with an 11-1 win in five innings over Woodland. EC will next travel to Cheraw as they continue their …
The East Clarendon soccer team traveled to Timberland on Monday to open the SCHSL 2A playoffs, winning 3-0. After beating the Wolves on penalty kicks twice during the regular season, East Clarendon won a little more comfortably with their season …
For the second-straight season, the Sumter High baseball team opened their playoff run against Ashley Ridge on Monday. For the second year in a row, it didn't go according to plan. The Gamecocks fell …
From the first time Lakewood track coach Robert Zimmerman saw Richard Johnson throw, he knew the Gator had a chance to be special. Since that day, Johnson spent two years becoming the top thrower in …
Local SCHSL schools will be busy this week, as the playoffs for baseball, softball and soccer all begin this week. Monday’s slate sees the 5A and 4A baseball postseasons get underway. …
Sumter High hosted a pair of signing days to close out its week. On Thursday, soccer players Azrael Bradford and Nathan Brown signed with Coker and Lander, respectively. On Friday, Sydney Rhodes signed to continue her softball career in town at USC …
Lakewood's Richard Johnson has been a throwing machine this season, and he keeps finding ways to one-up himself. In last week's Sumter County Meet, he took home the win in both the discus and the shot put. He competed against the best throwers in …
The Wilson Hall soccer team wrapped up their season with a pair of wins this week, taking down Ben Lippen 5-2 on Tuesday before clinching the region with a 2-1 win over Trinity Collegiate on …
The Lakewood baseball team went into its final week of the season with one goal in mind: finish the season in third place in Region V-4A. A top three finish in the region would give the Gators a …
When Laurence Manning senior BJ Balls was going through the recruiting process, one program just made sense. On Wednesday, he made his decision official. Balls will head to Florence-Darlington …
The track teams from the Sumter County School District all ran in their region meets this week. Lakewood and Crestwood traveled to Wilson on Tuesday for the Region V-4A meet, while Sumter High went …
The Sumter High tennis team has been waiting for a night like they had on Tuesday. The Gamecocks were at home in the playoffs, a first under head coach Ashley McDuffie. They hosted Stratford at …