NEWBERRY—Westwood senior and South Carolina signee Emma Ashley scored a first-place finish in the Class 5A Division 2 girls’ cross-country championship race Thursday morning at The Farm cross-country course. “It means so much,” Ashley said. “This has been many years in the making. I started running cross country in seventh grade, so to have this […]
Eagles stay perfect to claim SCISA 8-man title
November 27, 2024 By
BATESBURG – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles concluded a perfect season and captured a State Championship on a chilly Friday, November 22, with a decisive victory over Laurens Academy. The game between Richard Winn and the Laurens Academy Crusaders was hosted by W.W. King Academy in Batesburg. The Crusaders won the coin toss and deferred […]
Blythewood boys finish 2nd at 5A Cross Country meet
November 27, 2024 By
NEWBERRY – In the 5A Division 1 boys race, junior Jacob Powell took seventh place with a time of 16:24.73 and senior Eureka Washington finished 12th to lead Blythewood to a second-place finish behind team champion Dorman Thursday morning at The Farm cross-country course. Dorman finished first with a score of 49. Blythewood came in […]
Westwood closes out postseason with road loss at Berkeley
November 27, 2024 By
MONCKS CORNER—The Westwood football team, fresh from its first playoff win in several years, fell 36-0 to Berkeley in the second round of the 5A Division 2 playoffs. Stags sophomore quarterback Henry Rivers completed 10 of 11 passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Senior Kayden Bash had wight catches for 84 yards and two […]
As title game looms, Brigman knows it’s been a special season
November 21, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Academy head football coach Paul Brigman knew this year’s team had a lot of promise, but he said the young Eagles have worked hard to make it to the final game. “It has been a special season,” Brigman said. “We had a very senior-laden team last year, lost eight guys […]
Eagles soar into title game
November 21, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles defeated the Wardlaw Academy Patriots for the third time this year to move just one win away from a perfect season and a state championship in SCISA 8-man football. Wardlaw won the coin toss and elected to receive. The Patriots’ quarterback Colt Bailey led a five-play, 54-yard drive […]
FC blows by Chesterfield
November 21, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Friday night in E.K. McLendon Stadium looked just about the same as it has all season – another lopsided Fairfield Central win. This time meant a little more to the Griffins as their 60-6 win over Chesterfield catapulted them into second round of the SC High School League AA State playoffs. A Griffin […]
Second-half defense lifts WHS over Socastee in playoff win
November 21, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team’s offense was lacking at key moments in their 5A Division 2 playoff opener Friday night. Luckily for the Redhawks, the defense put in a clutch second-half effort to beat Socastee 34-14 for its first playoff victory since 2019. Westwood (6-5) is in the lower state bracket and travels to […]
Bengals fall to Clover in round 1
November 21, 2024 By
CLOVER – The Blythewood football season came to an end Friday night as Clover escaped with a 31-28 victory over the Bengals in the opening round of the 5A Division 1 playoffs. Blythewood had 389 yards of total offense behind quarterback junior Johnny Collins. Collins passed for 213 yards and three touchdowns and one interception. […]
BHS athletes ink college commitments
November 21, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Athletic Department celebrated the college decisions of 4 Bengal athletes on Wednesday morning. The seniors of the Class of 2025 will graduate in the spring before taking their talents to the collegiate level. Kristen Galloway, daughter of Daniel Galloway, announced her signing with McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland to continue her […]
