FLORENCE – Around this time three years ago, the Blythewood girls basketball team finished the season 0-19. On Friday night at the Florence Center, the Bengals won the 5A Division I state championship with a 62-56 victory over lower-state champion Summerville. “Their hard work has definitely paid off,” second-year head coach Emily McElveen-Schaeffer said. “That […]
Westwood names Burris as next head coach
March 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School announced Stephen Burris as its next head football coach in a press conference Wednesday afternoon. Burris coached at 1A Lamar for the last 2 seasons, winning a region championship in 2023, leading the Silver Foxes to 9-4 records and third-round playoff appearances in both years. Before then, Burris worked as […]
Eagle shooting team claims 3rd straight title
March 13, 2025 By
EDGEFIELD – Richard Winn’s three-man team is back on top… for the third time. The school’s clay target shooting team took to Edgefield over the weekend for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ Governor’s Cup Youth Sporting Clay Open, which was scored in conjunction with the South Carolina Independent Schools Association’s (SCISA) State Championship. […]
Bengals fall short of 5A D1 state crown
March 13, 2025 By
FLORENCE – One week after the Blythewood boys basketball team’s clutch win over Dorman for the 5A Division I upper-state championship, the Bengals season came to an unfortunate end Friday night at the Florence Center. Ridge View used a ferocious man-to-man defense throughout the game to keep the Bengals off balance, and used a 20-4 […]
Blythewood, Westwood open region play
March 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Just one week into the regular season, Blythewood and Westwood softball teams faced off in a region game on Tuesday at The Castle. A productive first inning put Blythewood up 5-0. They added three more in the second and two in the third before Westwood got on the board. Leading 10-1 Blythewood scored […]
Eagles get third win
March 13, 2025 By
BATESBURG – Richard Winn moved to 3-1 on the season and picked up their first region win on the road last Friday as they downed Wardlaw Academy 12-2 in five innings. Johnathan Bonds picked up the win. He pitched five innings, allowed five hits and two runs (one earned). He struck out four and walked […]
Griffins move to 2-2 on season
March 13, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central baseball picked up a win over Westwood High School last Wednesday, but dropped a game to Great Falls on Saturday. The Griffins opened scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Landon Morgan hit an RBI single. C Brown followed with a two-out RBI single to put Fairfield up 2-0 […]
Eagles drop season opener by one run
March 13, 2025 By
BATESBURG – Richard Winn softball opened their season on the road with a region game at Wardlaw Academy. The Eagles got on the board first, scoring two in the first. Mary Margaret Swearingen was hit by a pitch to lead off the game. She advanced to second on a passed ball. Abby Lewis followed with […]
Bengals, Redhawks face off on diamond
March 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood and Westwood baseball opened region play on Tuesday at The Castle. The Bengals picked up win number four on the season, downing the Redhawks 18-3. The Bengals jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the top of the first after an error scored one and Jackson Bottar hit an RBI single. […]
Bengal girls and boys to play for 5A state titles
March 6, 2025 By
Girls break through for first semifinal victory in history FLORENCE – The Blythewood girls’ basketball team faced a difficult third quarter Saturday afternoon—until Sherron Waters launched a near-midcourt three-point shot that fell through the net at the buzzer. The senior point guard’s shot came seconds after Annie Gillam drained a 3 to give the Patriots […]
