CHAPIN – Blythewood’s varsity basketball teams picked up back-to-back wins over Chapin. Both teams won at home on Dec. 13 and again on the road on Tuesday. Blythewood’s girls downed Chapin 81-32 and 71-49 to move to 8-0 on the season. Blythewood’s boys (7-1) won by similar margins. They beat the Eagles 80-38 on Friday […]
Emma Ashley, Camryn Jeffery ink college plans
BLYTHEWOOD – Following their exceptionally good senior seasons, Westwood High School standouts Emma Ashley and Camryn Jeffery made official their plans to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level – Ashley at the University of South Carolina, and Jeffery at Louisiana State University. Emma Ashley Ashley wrapped her high school cross country career on […]
Eagles off to a 1-1 start
WINNSBORO – The Eagle girls opened their 2024-2025 season at home with a win under new (but seasoned) head coach Joe Pitt at the helm. The Eagles hosted Lake Pointe on Monday for a 49-30 win. The Eagle offense struggled to find its footing in the first half. Up 10-6 after a quarter of play, […]
Bengals eek out win over White Knoll
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys’ basketball team kept a small cushion of a lead on White Knoll for half of Tuesday night’s game. In the end the Bengals held off two second-half rallies and escaped with a 55-53 victory over the Timberwolves. Senior T.J. Lewis led all scorers with 23 points on the night, but […]
Blythewood girls off to a 3-0 start
BLYTHEWOOD – Under second-year head coach Emily McElveen, Blythewood girls shot off a 3-0 start with holiday weekend tournament wins and season-opener win against White Knoll on Tuesday. The Bengals went 2-0 in the She Got Next Thanksgiving Tournament at White Knoll on Nov. 29 and 30. Blythewood faced off with Riverside to open play. […]
Redhawk girls go 3-2 in preseason tourneys
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood girls wrapped their preseason tournaments with a 3-2 record. The Redhawks dropped their preseason opener to Loris in the M-Town Showdown at Manning High School on Nov. 22 with a 60-53 final, then followed with a 64-19 blowout win over West Florence on Nov. 23. They went 2-1 in the Thersa Kendle […]
Westwood claims Lake Murray Tipoff Title
LEXINGTON – Westwood boys basketball cleaned house at Lexington High School over the Thanksgiving week, finishing with a 3-0 record and a preseason tournament title under their belts. The Redhawks opened play on Nov. 25 against Fox Creek and came away with a 56-43 win. Dmarcus Thomas led with 16 points and five assists. Daytron […]
Griffins down Central, advance to Upper State
WINNSBORO – With a 3-0 post-season record, Fairfield Central is headed to the Upper State Championship game on Friday. The Griffins will travel to Clinton High School to battle for a spot in the SCHSL AA State Championship game, to be played Dec. 13. The Griffins rolled through the first and second rounds with a […]