REGION TRACK ROUNDUP: Lakewood boys win region title, girls finish as runners-up
The Lakewood and Crestwood track teams ran in the Region VI-3A meet on Wednesday at Camden. The Gators claimed the region crown for the second-straight season with 175 team points, while the CHS boys finished as runners-up with 110. The LHS girls …
Defense sinks Sumter High in 6-0 loss to River Bluff
One miscue proved to be too much when the Sumter High baseball team hosted River Bluff on Thursday. With their backs against the wall, an error allowed the Gators to put up a crooked number in the fifth inning, handing the Gamecocks a 6-0 defeat, …
Sour 5th inning sinks Cavs as Lee Academy ends season with 11-1 loss to Calhoun
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The Lee Academy baseball team couldn't get out of its own way on Thursday. The Cavaliers hosted Calhoun Academy in a decisive third game in the first round of the SCISA 2A playoffs. After pitchers …
For the first five and a half innings on Thursday, things weren’t looking good for the East Clarendon baseball team. The Wolverines had managed just one hit, a leadoff single in the bottom of …
The Lee Central softball team traveled to Oceanside Collegiate on Wednesday, falling 17-0. With the loss, the Lady Stallions will face Edisto on Friday in an elimination game. LCHS managed just three …
The Crestwood girls soccer team needed two days to open the SCHSL 3A playoffs thanks to Mother Nature. The Lady Knights opened their matchup with Brookland-Cayce on Tuesday before the skies opened up …
Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, linebacker Jaelan Phillips, defensive end Gregory Rousseau, left tackle Christian Darrisaw and tight end Kyle Pitts were among the 2021 first-round draft picks whose fifth-year contract options were formally exercised …
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - There's a reason Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot made a cross-county flight for a personal workout with Washington quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. before the NFL draft. They wanted to be …
CHARLOTTE - Carolina Panthers new coach Dave Canales has emphasized to Bryce Young that he shouldn't feel as if he has to do it all by himself this upcoming season. Carolina backed up that talk in the NFL draft by continuing to put more players …
DENVER - Sending LeBron James to his earliest playoff exit was harder than it looked, and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone doesn't foresee the next step in their title defense getting any easier. Not with the likes of Karl Anthony-Towns, Rudy …
NEW ORLEANS - The Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs facing questions about their relative youth and playoff inexperience. Four games later, the Thunder is on to the second round after a convincing sweep of the New Orleans …
The Sumter High softball team is used to making long road trips as a member of Region VI-5A, so they had no trouble making the drive down to Fort Dorchester on Wednesday to open the SCHSL 5A …
The Lee Central baseball team ran into a buzzsaw when they traveled to Bishop England to open the SCHSL 2A playoffs on Tuesday. Errors and walks piled up in a 13-1 loss, which sends the Stallions to …
Through four innings on Tuesday, Sumter High and Ashley Ridge met for a low-scoring affair in the first round of the SCHSL 5A playoffs. Both teams waited out an early lightning delay and went into …
There were only two teams competing for SCISA Region II-4A this softball season, but Laurence Manning made a statement when they claimed the region crown on Tuesday. The Lady Swampcats dominated …
The Lee Academy baseball team traveled to Calhoun Academy on Tuesday with a chance to punch their tickets to the second round of the SCISA 2A playoffs. A horrific third inning had other plans. …
Clemson's best start since 2002 keeps getting better. The Tigers (24-3) are coming off their first series win over Miami since 2012, and first in Coral Gables since 2006. They entered April No. 1 in the RPI, No. 3 in strength of schedule and …
LOS ANGELES - Clemson reached its second-ever Elite Eight with a staunch defense that took away opponents' perimeter game. On Saturday night, the Tigers couldn't get the stops they needed. Alabama was 16 of 23 from the field in the final 20 …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Clemson has encountered rough stretches this season, coach Brad Brownell has told his team, “We're built for this, we can handle this.” In their biggest …
CLEMSON - Clemson coach Dabo Swinney challenged his team to finish a spiraling season strong and the Tigers complied, ending with five straight victories. Swinney now wants his players to keep pushing forward as Clemson opened spring workouts …
The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame announced Manning native Brian Mance as its 2023 Humanitarian of the Year on Tuesday. He will be honored at the 11th-Annual Enshrinement Ceremony on April 18 …
Two more Sumter County standouts are making the jump to the NFL, and they'll do so together. Former Sumter High School star Eric Watts and Tyreek Johnson, who made a name for himself at both Lakewood and South Carolina, signed free agent deals …
Former Lakewood and South Carolina defensive lineman Tyreek Johnson found his next football home. The 6’4” 283-pound edge rusher is headed to the New York Jets after signing as an …
CHARLOTTE - The Panthers gave young quarterback Bryce Young another weapon on Thursday night. Carolina selected wide receiver Xavier Legette out of South Carolina after trading up one spot in the NFL draft to No 32. Legette was the last of seven …
Laurence Manning senior Tyler June has always dreamed of suiting up for South Carolina. He spent countless fall Saturdays watching the Gamecocks on the gridiron and visualized himself joining the likes of Alshon Jeffrey or Jadeveon Clowney as the …
Once a Gamecock, always a Gamecock. That’s certainly the case for Anthony Addison, who announced on Friday that he’s going to trade in his blue and gold from Sumter High for some garnet …
South Carolina’s sea turtle nesting season has begun a couple days earlier than normal with a loggerhead nest reported in Garden City. Trained volunteers (South Carolina Department of …
As trees, shrubs, perennials and insects enter a new phase of life in our gardens, we, too, emerge from a type of dormancy in spring, a pause from yard work. Well, buckle up, buttercups. It's showtime. First, inspect and assess the garden for …
If you celebrated Easter, you might be reading this beside a cellophane- or foil-covered pot of lilies, hydrangeas, hyacinths or daffodils. Typically, spring gift plants like these are enjoyed until their flowers fade and then are thrown away like …