BLYTHEWOOD – Three senior Redhawks signed their Letters of Intent last Wednesday on National Signing Day. Anna Graves inked her commitment to play softball at Brevard College in North Carolina. Graves has been on the varsity softball team at Westwood for four years. She has 166 at bats, 44 hits, 41 runs, 12 RBIs, 6 […]
Eagles claim tourney title
GREENWOOD – After a Friday night blowout win over Wardlaw propelled them into the SCSIA A Region IV tournament championship, the Eagles claimed their spot atop the tournament with a three-point win over Our Lady of the Rosary on Saturday. The Eagles led 11-6 after a quarter of play and extended the lead to 24-16 […]
Miller Stuck signs with CIU
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn senior Miller Stuck signed his Letter of Intent on Wednesday, solidifying his to plan to play baseball at Columbia International University next year. Stuck, a pitcher and middle infielder, was a member of the 2023 SCISA A State Championship team. Stuck finished his junior season with a .375 batting average. In […]
Westwood holds off Northwestern in first round of 4A playoffs
Westwood’s boys basketball team got off to a strong start against Northwestern in the first half of their game Tuesday night, holding the Trojans to single digits in each of the first two quarters and taking a 26-13 lead at the half. The second half was largely the Redhawks trying to offset the clutch shooting […]
WHS claims region title
When A.C. Flora escaped with a 46-45 win over Ridge View Friday night, the tiebreaker between the first-place Blazers and second-place Westwood went out the window. With the Blazers’ loss in the books minutes before Westwood and Richland Northeast went into overtime, all the Redhawks needed to do was come out the winner in the […]
Bengals solidify region title with win over Spring Valley
BLYTHEWOOD – Having clinched the Region 3-5A championship Feb. 6 with a 51-45 win over Rock Hill, the Blythewood basketball team went into Friday’s game against Spring Valley pumped up for Senior Night. The Bengals, with their first region title since 2018 in hand, showed a packed house what they were capable of, shutting down […]
Griffins, Eagles ink collegiate plans
WINNSBORO – Five Fairfield County senior athletes, four from Fairfield CEntral and one from Richard Winn, officially signed their collegiate commitments during National Signing Day on Wednesday: Blake Gambrell, Kristian Golden, Sharmelle Holmes, Jalen Swilley and Drew Spires (RWA). Blake Gambrell will play baseball at Columbia International University. Gambrell plays shortstop, catcher and pitcher for […]
Griffins fall to Keenan
COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central’s basketball teams will close out regular season play at home tonight against a tough Keenan opponent. The Griffins traveled to Keenan on Tuesday for their first meeting of the season, and the Raiders took wins in both contests. The Griffin girls fell with a 51-79 final to the Raiders. The boys […]
Ridge View knocks off Westwood
BLYTHEWOOD – With the Region 5-4A title essentially on the line Friday night, the Westwood boys had an opportunity to clinch it with a win over Ridge View. The Redhawks, ranked No.1 in the 4A SC Basketball Coaches Association poll in front of the No.2 Blazers, suddenly lost their swagger when Ridge View outscored them […]
Eagles sink talons into 1st place
NEWBERRY – The Richard Winn boys team clinched their third consecutive region title on Monday as they wrapped regular season play with a(nother) blowout region win. The Eagles dominated from tipoff, leading 26-3 after a quarter, finishing with a 77-38 final. Drew Spires led scorers with 20 points. Miller Stuck and Josh Tyndall had ten […]