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Before the South Carolina High School League released it reclassification for the 2020-21 and '21-22 school years, Manning High School athletic director Reggie Kennedy knew changes were coming. "I was told we were going back into the Pee Dee … more

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MANNING -- The varsity baseball teams from Laurence Manning Academy and First Baptist School of Charleston met on Friday at Tucker Belangia Diamond for what would normally have been an early-season SCISA 3A matchup. On this night, however, it … more

CHERAW - The final 5 minutes, 6 seconds, of Manning High School’s 3A boys basketball state playoffs quarterfinal game against Cheraw was played without fans in the stands after the gym was evacuated following a fight at mid-court. Cheraw ultimately won the contest 63-58 and advanced to the Lower State final at Florence Center on Friday. more

BLUFFTON — At the end of the third quarter of Monday’s quarterfinal game in the SCHSL 3A girls basketball state playoffs, the momentum was all in favor of the Manning girls basketball team. more

The Item’s Wednesday Watch is a weekly look at the buzz around tri-county sports. The Item sports staff will pick its most noteworthy stories, stats and quotes for the week. 1. SCHSL … more

MANNING -- It took a while for the Manning High School varsity girls basketball team to shove it into overdrive in Monday's 3A state playoffs first-round game against Loris, but once it did there was no looking back. more

Wilson Hall's varsity girls and Laurence Manning Academy's varsity boys basketball teams advanced to the championship games of the SCISA Region II-3A tournament with victories over Orangeburg Prep at Sumter County Civic Center on Monday. The … more

The boys and girls varsity basketball teams from Wilson Hall and the boys team from Laurence Manning Academy will be playing in the semifinals of the SCISA Region III-3A tournament today at Sumter County Civic Center. more

The Manning boys and girls varsity basketball teams hostsed Bishop England for key region games on Tuesday. Take a look at the night of action through the lens of The Item's J. Scott Sewell. more

The Item’s Wednesday Watch is a weekly look at the buzz around tri-county sports. The Item sports staff will pick its most noteworthy stories, stats and quotes for the week. 1. USC women … more

MANNING -- Wilson Hall's varsity girls basketball team got all it could handle and then some from SCISA Region III-3A rival Laurence Manning Academy before holding on for a 59-56 nailbiter Tuesday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. more

Manning High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 15-8 overall and 6-3 in region play with an 88-38 road victory over Hanahan on Friday night. The Monarchs had previously beaten Hanahan 63-60 on Jan. 21. more

MANNING - Aaron Smith was a standout wide receiver for Manning High School as a junior, and he was a standout running back for the Monarchs as a senior. Oh yeah, and he was also versatile enough where he was a star linebacker as well. And it is … more

The Item’s Wednesday Watch is a weekly look at the buzz around tri-county sports. The Item sports staff will pick its most noteworthy stories, stats and quotes for the week. #1. LMA bowling … more

Manning High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 14-8 overall and 5-3 in Region 3A-VII play, beating Waccamaw 64-51 on Tuesday night. The Monarchs previously lost to Waccamaw 67-66 on Jan. 17. more

Wilson Hall boys head basketball coach Eddie Talley had the rare opportunity to celebrate two coaching wins on Friday at Nash Student Center. The first was as part of a ceremony at halftime of the boys SCISA III-3A contest against Laurence Manning Academy honoring his 2000 state championship team. The second came as his young team fed off a charged atmosphere that featured dueling student sections to earn a 46-42 upset win over its rivals from Clarendon County. more

Laurence Manning Academy’s varsity girls basketball team improved to 8-6 on the season and 2-1 in region play with a 41-35 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday. more