BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood football team fell 24-7 at Region 3-5A rival Clover, while Westwood lost 40-0 at Ridge View Friday night. Quentin Solomon scored the only touchdown for Blythewood (3-5, 1-2 Region), which came off his 57-yard first-quarter run. Landon Stone had two rushing touchdowns for Clover (6-2, 3-0). Ridge View (6-2, 2-1) rolled […]
Branham, Griffins run in Coaches Classic
NEWBERRY – Fairfield Central’s Hank White and Richard Winn Academy’s Hayden Branham continue to get faster. Branham broke the 20 minute mark for the first time in the Eagle girls’ cross country program history last week when Richard Winn hosted their first home meet of the season. Branham’s 19:59.40 time was not only the fastest […]
Blythewood volleyball heads to postseason
BLYTHEWOOD – It didn’t get any easier for the young Blythewood volleyball team Wednesday as they took on defending 5A state champion Mauldin. The Bengals, which have just two seniors on the team, finished the regular season 7-18-3 overall and 2-9 in Region 3-5A. No. 5 Blythewood, which won four straight region championships from 2018-2021, […]
BHS, WHS run in Coaches Classic
NEWBERRY – Blythewood and Westwood cross country teams took to Newberry on Saturday for the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic. Despite a muddy course, both schools had solid results. Blythewood’s teams competed in the International Varsity division. The boys finished in 9th place with of 41 teams; the girls’ team finished in 14th place of 37 […]
Westwood volleyball claims region title
BLYTHEWOOD – This fall the Westwood volleyball team has had a hard time finding out how well it will do in late sets. That’s because just three of their matches this year have gone to four sets, and no match has gone to a fifth set. Winning matches in three sets is the mark of […]
Region Champs, Again!
BLYTHEWOOD – For the seventh time in a row (10th time in program history), Blythewood High School’s girls tennis team claimed the Region Championship. The Bengals’ 5-1 defeat of Spring Valley on Oct. 5 sealed their top finish. They followed with another region win over Nation Ford on Oct. 9 to wrap conference play with […]
Fairfield Central stuns Columbia
WINNSBORO – After a week off, Fairfield Central football jumped back into the season with full force, defeating Columbia High School 55-6 at E.K. McLendon Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Cam McMillon completed 11 of 14 attempted passes for 167 yards and four touchdowns. Senior Kristian Golden was McMillon’s primary target. He caught four passes for 101 […]
Fairfield Rec is Having a Ball
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Recreation Department’s youth tackle and flag football and co-ed soccer are closing in on the end of their seasons. Above, Keyren Seibles, 6, carries the ball for his Jaguar flag football team. Below, Sounders and United, teams in the youngest age group, battle for possession
Walking For A Cause
COLUMBIA – Westwood boys’ and girls’ basketball programs stepped outside of the gym last Saturday to support runners at the Prisma Health Foundation’s Walk for Life and Famously Hot Pink Half Marathon and 5K. “Proud of these young men for wanting to be a part of something special,” read the tweet on the Redhawk Basketball […]
Bengals fall to Nation Ford
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood quarterback Harrison Collins worked the Bengals down the field in the closing seconds of their game against Nation Ford Friday night at District Two Stadium. Down 34-28, Blythewood needed a touchdown and an extra-point to pull out a second Region 3-5A victory. On the final play of the game, Collins connected with […]