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Dalzell-Shaw Legion baseball meeting Saturday

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FROM STAFF REPORTS

Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 will hold an organizational meeting for its American Legion baseball program on Saturday.

The meeting will take place at Thomas Sumter Academy beginning at 2 p.m.

For more information, contact J Wreen at (803) 972-4719.

Citadel meeting on Tuesday

The Citadel football head coach Brent Thompson and men's basketball head coach Duggar Baucom will be in Sumter on Tuesday to speak to the local chapter of The Citadel Club.

Thompson and Baucom, as well as someone from the athletic department will be at the 6 p.m. meeting at the Bar-B-Que Hut, 1380 S. Guignard Drive.

The meeting is open to the public at a cost of $20 per person.

P-15's organizational meeting Thursday

The Sumter American Legion Post 15 baseball program will have an organizational meeting on Thursday, April 25.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the American Legion home on Artillery Drive.

All potential players for both the junior and senior teams are asked to bring their birth certificates.

Manning-Santee meeting Sunday

Manning-Santee American Legion Post 68 will hold an organizational meeting for both its Junior and Senior baseball teams on Sunday, April 28.

The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. and will be held at the American Legion hut, 552 Sunset Drive in Manning.

For more information, contact G.G. Cutter at (803) 225-2929.

Gamecock Club meeting May 7

University of South Carolina football head coach Will Muschamp will be the featured speaker at the Sumter County Gamecock Club Annual Banquet on Tuesday, May 7, at Sumter County Civic Center.

Other speakers are expected to be at the meeting as well. Dinner will be served from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., and the program will begin at 7.

There will also be a silent auction for different kinds of Gamecock gear.

Sponsorship packages are available for $115, which includes four tickets to the banquet and complimentary advertising. Additional tickets are $25 each.

Tickets for non-sponsors are $30 each and can be purchased from any Gamecock Club board member or at Danny's Trophy Shop at 713 Bultman Drive; C.W. Ard Appliances at 21 W. Wesmark Blvd.; or the Sumter Board of Realtors at 26 E. Liberty St.

Clemson Prowl & Growl May 2

Head football coach Dabo Swinney and men's basketball head coach Brad Brownell will be the guest speakers at Clemson's Prowl & Growl at Florence Center in Florence on May 2.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. Dinner will be held at 5:45 with the program starting at 6:30.

Tickets are $25 a person, and a table, which is reserved for eight, is $300.

For those in Sumter County wanting to purchase tickets, contact Tracy Pender at (803) 905-5672. In Clarendon County, contact John and Betsy Ducworth at (803) 478-2406, and in Lee County, contact Green DesChamps at (803) 484-6416.

The deadline for ticket reservations is April 30.