The Item Sports

07/28/2025

Voting is still open for The Bobbys! Each category has one representative from each school, so be sure to make your daily vote at https://www.theitem.com/thebobbys2025 for Best Male Athlete presented by Creech Roddey Watson Insurance, Best Female Athlete presented by Reliable Medical Equipment of South Carolina and At Your Service Home Care , LLC, Best Team presented by Simpson Hardware and Sports and Best Coach presented by Bank of Clarendon. The Award for Courage will also be presented by Thompson Construction Group Inc.

Voting is open until noon on Sunday, Aug. 10!

07/27/2025

BJ Balls brings out the boom stick and Sumter lives to fight another day!

The Post 15 right fielder mashed two homers and the P-15 pitching staff handled the rest in a 4-2 win over West Columbia last night! P15 Baseball will head to Hartsville High School tomorrow night for a matchup with Camden in the third round of the state tournament! The winner advances to the state semifinals on Wednesday at Founder's Park!

STORY: https://www.theitem.com/stories/power-surge-from-balls-sends-p-15s-past-west-columbia-camden-up-next,432186

📷: TIM LEIBLE / THE SUMTER ITEM

07/27/2025

Voting is still rolling for The Bobbys as we celebrate an excellent year in tri-county sports!

Every school has one representative in each of the four categories! Best Male Athlete, presented by Creech Roddey Watson Insurance, Best Female Athlete, presented by Reliable Medical Equipment of South Carolina and At Your Service Home Care , LLC, Best Team, presented by Simpson Hardware and Sports and Best Coach, presented by Bank of Clarendon. We also have one non-voting category, the Award for Courage will be presented by Thompson Construction Group Inc.

You can vote once daily in each category until Sunday, Aug. 10 at https://www.theitem.com/thebobbys2025

07/26/2025

The P-15's had a rough one last night, but they'll head to Brookland-Cayce tonight with a chance to keep their season alive!

Sumter lost to Florence 11-1 last night as injuries and pitching struggles plagued Post 15. They'll face West Columbia, who fell to Richland by the same score, tonight at 7 p.m.

STORY: https://www.theitem.com/stories/p-15s-struggle-in-trip-to-florence-head-to-west-columbia-with-season-on-the-line-tonight,432166

📷: TIM LEIBLE / THE SUMTER ITEM

07/26/2025

The Bobbys are back!

We're celebrating the best athletes in the area with the third iteration of The Bobbys! It's going to look a little different this year. Without the events' iconic location available as the Sumter Opera House goes through renovations, we're scaling back a bit.

We have four voted categories this year with one representative for every school: Best Male Athlete, presented by Creech Roddey Watson Insurance, Best Female Athlete, presented by Reliable Medical Equipment of South Carolina and At Your Service Home Care , LLC, Best Team, presented by Simpson Hardware and Sports and Best Coach, presented by of Clarendon. We also have one non-voting category, the Award for Courage will be presented by Thompson Construction Group Inc.

Voting is now live and will be open until noon on Sunday, Aug. 10 at https://www.theitem.com/thebobbys2025 where you can vote in each category once daily!

Sumter High School Fighting Gamecock Athletics Crestwood High School Lakewood High School East Clarendon Middle/High School - CCSD Manning High School Scott's Branch Middle High School - CCSD
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07/25/2025

The P-15's are headed up to Florence tonight as they begin their run in the SCALB State Tournament!

Sumter took down Lexington on Wednesday to punch their ticket and now they'll begin the double-elimination bracket with a matchup against a League 2 rival.

STORY: https://www.theitem.com/stories/p-15s-head-to-florence-tonight-for-state-tournament-after-win-over-lexington,432116

📷: JACOB PHILLIPS / LEXINGTON CHRONICLE

07/23/2025

This week on The Grind presented by Bank of Clarendon is Sumter P15's
Maddy Long.

Maddy first picked up a softball around 7 years old. Once the sport got its grips on her, it didn't let go. Maddy stepped away at times, once to focus on academics as a junior before electing not to play in college. Every time, the sport called her home.

Sumter P-15 Lady Legends

07/23/2025

The P-15's live to fight another day!

Boosted by three runs in the first two innings, Sumter took home a 5-3 win over Lexington last night to force a decisive Game 3 in their first-round playoff series! Post 15 heads over to Lexington tonight as they look to punch their ticket to the state tournament!

STORY: https://www.theitem.com/stories/p-15s-hold-off-late-push-from-lexington-to-force-game-3-in-playoff-series,432068

📷: TIM LEIBLE / THE SUMTER ITEM

P15 Baseball

07/23/2025

This week on The Grind, presented by Bank of Clarendon, is Sumter Lady Legend and former Sumter High standout Maddy Long.

Maddy is the type of player every coach loves to have: smart, hardworking, dependable. She was so coachable, that one of her former coaches decided to make her a coach in her own right. She spent the spring working with the Sumter High JV before playing her last season of softball as a player this summer with the Lady Legends, where she helped lead a push to the state championship game.

STORY: https://www.theitem.com/stories/the-grind-presented-by-bank-of-clarendon-sumters-long-caps-off-career-as-softball-player-after,431992

📷: ABIGAIL PITTMAN AND TIM LEIBLE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter P-15 Lady Legends Sumter High School Fighting Gamecock Athletics

07/22/2025

After last night's loss in extras, Sumter returns home to Riley Park tonight with their season on the line.

P15 Baseball

The Sumter P-15’s just couldn’t catch a break on Monday night. Post 15 made the trip over to Lexington to open the South Carolina American Legion playoffs on Monday and did just …

07/21/2025

The Palmetto Tennis Center will host their biggest international event to date next month with the new Swing First Open. Read all about how they're preparing for free in the latest edition of The Sumter Item Impact!

Palmetto Tennis Center is known for hosting top-flight tennis tournaments with the annual Palmetto Pro Open, but it's bringing an even larger event to Sumter on Aug. 11-17. The Serve First Open, an ATP Challenger 125 Tournament, is coming to …

07/21/2025

P15 Baseball kicks off the postseason tonight with a trip to Lexington! Gear up for the game with the inaugural episode of Sumter Sports Talk with Jenkins Dwight, who sat down with head coach Randy Twitty to talk about the summer at Riley Park!