Sumter High School coach dies after battling COVID-19 Coach Ron McBride died Sunday, Feb. 28. (Source: Crestwood High School) By WIS News 10 Staff | March 2, 2021 at 5:23 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 8:48 PM
SUMTER, S.C. (WIS) - A man who coached at Sumter High School for years has died after fighting COVID-19, principal Nicholas Pearson said.
Coach Ron McBride died Sunday, Feb. 28. He had been at SHS for eight years.
McBride also coached at Crestwood High School in Sumter.
Crestwood Knights Football shared news of McBride’s death on social media, calling him “a pillar to the Sumter community.”
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