SPARTANBURG – Blythewood High School’s boys’ volleyball team ended their inaugural season with a 3-0 playoff loss to defending 5A state champion Dorman. Blythewood (No.4) faced Byrnes (No. 4) to open the playoffs on Oct. 30. It was another night that the Bengals made history, taking their first program playoff win with a 3-1final. They […]
Eagles finish 9-0, move to playoffs
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Eagles celebrated Senior Night in their season finale last Friday night, honoring seniors of all fall sports prior to the game. Eagle football seniors Justin Autry, Charlie Bonds, Turner Burchell, Jake Gaillard, Aaron Geddings, Harlan Kamb, Joseph Stillwell, Grant Taylor, and Josh Tyndall served as captains for the game. The […]
FC stumps Capitals on the road
COLUMBIA – After a blowout win over Eau Claire for their final home game of the regular season and an open date on Oct. 25, Fairfield Central’s football team jumped right back into the win column at Columbia High School on Nov. 1. They downed the Capitals 48-0 for their eighth consecutive win. Senior Tydarion […]
Sumter lays out Westwood
SUMTER – Kam Fortune rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns and John Peoples had 120 rushing yards and two scores as the Sumter football team rushed past Westwood 65-28 at Sumter Memorial Stadium Friday. The Gamecocks (9-0, 5-0 Region 5-5A) had 437 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Franklin Richardson was 5-for-5 in […]
Redhawks to face Lucy Beckham in 3rd round of playoffs
BLYTHEWOOD – It’s their first season in the SCISA 5A classification, but Westwood’s volleyball team seems like they’ve been here before. After finishing with a perfect 12-0 record in 5A Region 5 play, the Redhawks have now won 16 games in a row and will play for a spot in the 5A Division 2 State […]
Richard Winn girls win SCISA 1A state title
COLUMBIA – “Wow! What a great day to be an Eagle!” read Richard Winn’s Facebook post on Saturday as the girls’ cross country program officially claimed their first state title. The Eagles cemented themselves in program history on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Heathwood Hall in Columbia with three finishers in the top 10. The win […]
Eagles move to 8-0, prepare for regular season finale
LAURENS – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles reached 8-0 after a dominating victory against the Laurens Academy Crusaders on Friday, October 25. Quarterback Charlie Bonds led the Eagle offense to a 62-12 victory over the Crusaders, running the ball seven times for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Bonds completed 75% of his passes for 111 […]
West Florence defense contains Redhawks in 13-8 win
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team’s defense blanked West Florence for three out of four quarters Friday night. The Knights’ two quick scores from backup quarterback Kielan Thomas, within one minute early in the second quarter, were all they needed to hand the Redhawks a 13-8 loss at District Two Stadium. Thomas made touchdown runs […]
Eagles finish 3rd at state
COLUMBIA – The Eagle boys had a strong finish at the SCISA 1A State Meet last weekend. Colin Davis led Eagle runners with a 16th place finish out of 17 runners. He clocked in at 22:21.64. Colton Tankersley finished in 18th place at 22:28.83. Michael Sanders finished at 24:03.96 for 30th place. Liam Fleischer crossed […]
Griffins, Mavericks run in region meets
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central boys’ cross country team finished third out of six teams at their Region 3-2A meet on Oct. 26 at Clinton High School. Sidney Wilson was the top finisher for Fairfield. He clocked in at 20:20.20 for 15th place out of 68 runners. Krishi Patel followed with his season-best 21:12 for 22nd […]