Saturday, August 17, 2019

Micah Green / The Sumter Item Lee Central head coach Justin Danner, right, makes a statement during the recent Sumter Item Media Day Fan Fest that has his players, Naquan Peeples, left, and Emanuel Cain. The Stallions will be taking on Lakewood in the final of three 2-quarter scrimmages in the 38th Annual Sumter Sertoma Football Jamboree on Friday at Memorial Stadium. The jamboree is set for a 7 p.m. start.

Weather could affect Sumter Sertoma Football Jamboree

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Former Hartsville head coach Samuels takes over Crestwood's boys team

MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter High School lineback Kirkland Boone answers questions at the 2019 Sumter Item Media Day Fan Fest held recently. Sumter is ranked seventh in the preseason 5A poll.

Sumter High No. 7 in 5A in preseason football poll

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO Tony Wilson, kneeling, will be the head coach of Crestwood High School girls basketball program after two years serving as the boys head coach. Wilson was the girls coach for 11 years before taking on the boys. Former Hartsville High head coach Aric Samuel is the new boys head coach.

Wilson to return to Crestwood's girls program he built

The Sumter Item Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year semifinals begin Thursday

The Sumter Item newcomer sees boundless enthusiasm as teams prepare for Football 2019

Tuesday, August 6

The Sumter Item hosted its second annual Media Day on Saturday. The local high school coaches and players had a chance to talk about the upcoming football season in a day that was packed with great energy and information. As the new guy in town, I …

The Sumter Item Hines Athlete of Year: Second round complete, third round voting now open

Monday, August 5

The second round of the Sumter Item Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year is now complete. Over 1,200 votes were cast from Thursday through midnight on Sunday. Results are listed below.

Getting ready for Friday night lights in Sumter

Saturday, August 3

The football teams for Crestwood and Sumter high schools had their first day of fall practice on Friday. PHOTOS BY DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM

Hines Athlete of the Year: First round complete, second round voting now open

Thursday, August 1

The first round of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year is now complete. Nearly 700 votes were cast from Monday through midnight on Wednesday. Results are listed below.Josh Fugate | Cross Country …

Voting now open in Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year contest

Monday, July 29

Over the past two weeks The Sumter Item and Hines Furniture have teamed with area coaches to select the 24 Athletes of the Year in 24 different sports.

More Public High School News

New Monarch coach Kennedy uses spring to learn players

The Sumter Item sports writer Danny Kelly conducted a question-and-answer interview with each of the 12 high school football coaches in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties, asking each the same five questions about their recently concluded spring …

East Clarendon football's Cook optimistic coming out of spring practice

The Sumter Item sports writer Danny Kelly conducted a question-and-answer interview with each of the 12 high school football coaches in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties, asking each the same five questions about their recently concluded spring …

Sumter Today: We get to know Sumter High’s star defensive back O’Donnell Fortune

O’Donnell Fortune has made a name for him self in the football recruiting world with offers from Virginia, Kansas, Syracuse and Central Florida, just to name a few. But the 6-2, 170 pound, …

Sumter sets tone with physical spring

The Sumter Item sports writer Danny Kelly conducted a question-and-answer interview with each of the 12 high school football coaches in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties, asking each the same five questions about their recently concluded spring …

Former Monarch Henry having strong season in Indoor Football League

Phillip Henry has been a valuable player for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. The Manning High School graduate has played 12 of 14 games for the undefeated Rattlers, who received a bye for the first round of the …

Ja Morant's super fast track from Crestwood to NBA comes to fruition today in NBA draft

At this time two years ago, Ja Morant had just graduated from Crestwood High School and was getting ready to head to Murray State to play college basketball. While he was preparing to play with an NCAA Division I program, the National Basketball …

Crestwood's Edwards knew Morant was special, just not how special

Memphis or Manhattan.That's the only question left for Ja Morant as he waits to see which city he'll call home after Thursday's NBA draft. If the mock drafts are to be believed, then Morant likely won't have to wait very long to hear his name …

Former Crestwood, Murray State standout Morant tops list of point guards for upcoming NBA draft

Ja Morant, Darius Garland and Coby White make up a clear top tier of point guards in next week's NBA draft, though one has barely played in the past year. Morant was an NCAA Tournament star for Murray State, while White blossomed into a …

Former SHS standout Isaih Moore leaves CofC for Florida JUCO

Former Sumter High School basketball standout Isaih Moore has left College of Charleston after one season and is transferring to Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Florida. The 6-foot-10-inch, 180 pound Moore played sparingly for the …

Sumter pitchers Sears, Barnes scheduled minor league meeting didn't happen

FORT MYERS, Fla. - It was the matchup that was scheduled to happen but did not. Sumter High School graduate Charles Barnes was scheduled to start for the Fort Myers Miracle on May 10 against the Tampa Tarpons in an Advanced Single-A Florida State …

SHS DB Fortune verbally commits to USC

O’Donnell Fortune is a Sumter High School Gamecock football player, and a very good one at that. His desire though has been to be a University of South Carolina Gamecock, and he has put himself in position for that to happen.

Former Manning head coach West joins coaching staff at alma mater Sumter

Former Manning High School football head coach Keith West decided it was time for him to go back to where his football career first took off. West, who resigned after three years at Manning, accepted a job as the wide receivers coach on Gamecock …

SHS's Bradford chooses Wofford College track

Theron Broadford of the Sumter High School track and field team will be staying in the state of South Carolina to continue his track career. The senior has signed to run for Wofford College, and NCAA Division I school in the Southern …

Sumter High's Griffin twins sign to play golf with USC Sumter

Not only do they look exactly the same, but identical twins Andrew and Brandon Griffin will also be playing college golf at the same university after playing at Sumter High School together. The two signed to play golf at the University of South …

Sumter's Bryant to play baseball for Flo-Dar Tec

Josh Bryant was limited in what he could for Sumter High School in the first half of the just completed baseball season. That, however, did not limit Bryant's opportunity to play the game at the next level. The big left-handed pitcher recently …

Sumter High 2nd baseman Drake Thames Flo-Dar bound

Sumter High School baseball second baseman Drake Thames is following suit of three of his teammates from this past season. The senior signed to play baseball with Florence-Darlington Technical College next season alongside senior catcher …

Sumter catcher DuCom signs with Flo-Dar

Sumter High School baseball senior catcher Sebastian "SB" DuCom will be playing baseball next season about 45 miles up the road. DuCom has signed to play for Florence-Darlington Technical College. He signed alongside teammate Drake Thames, who …

Sumter standout Yates set to play at Flo-Dar

Tray Yates has always loved playing the game of baseball, and now he's going to get a chance to play the game bit longer. The Sumter High School outfielder recently signed to play at the junior college level with Florence-Darlington Technical …

Lakewood's Jones to play at Greensboro College

Javontae' Jones played baseball, football and basketball during his four years at Lakewood High School with varying degrees of success in each sport. Now that he is about to graduate from Lakewood, Jones is going to get a chance to focus on one …

Smith leaving Scott's Branch to return to C.E. Murray

Sometimes you just have to go home. Scott's Branch High School football head coach Brian Smith is leaving the school after one season to coach C.E. Murray once again. "It's home for me," Smith said of C.E. Murray, the Greeleyville school at …

Crestwood's Workman signs to play soccer with Emory & Henry

Crestwood High School soccer defensive center midfielder Zeke Workman is true to his name. After working hard on the pitch, the senior signed to play soccer with Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia, next season in a ceremony at Crestwood …