Rivalry week got off to a good start for the Redhawks as they hosted the Bengals at the castle for a best-of-five volleyball match on Tuesday. Westwood took the match 3-0 with 25-10, 25-18 and 25-9. The win follows their opening win over North Augusta last week. Westwood sits at 2-0, and Blythewood moves to […]
WHS falls to LR after late surge
HOPKINS – The Westwood football team had played a solid defensive game for about 47 minutes Thursday night at Lower Richland stadium. The Diamond Hornets had fortune go their way in the final minute. Backed up to their own 2-yard line with about a minute to go, Lower Richland went straight to work. The Diamond […]
Blythewood takes out RNE 35-18
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood football team’s no-huddle offense is still a work in progress—some pass drops, some overthrown passes, and a few big-play successes. With that said, the Bengals found their rushing attack in a big way in a 35-18 victory at Richland Northeast. Blythewood’s ground attack, which mustered 14 net yards in a season-opening […]
Eagles scorch Laurens in season opener
LAURENS – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles traveled to Laurens on Friday, August 25, to open the 2023 football season against the Laurens Academy Crusaders. The 8-man contest was postponed to 8:00pm due to high temperatures. The Eagles lost a host of seniors after last season, but return some playmakers at key positions. Neither the […]
Davis nabs 100th career win
WINNSBORO – Any win is cause for celebration but tallying number 100 is a milestone. With Fairfield Central’s 33-16 win over Andrew Jackson last Friday, head coach Demetrius Davis added win number 100 to his career coaching record. “Thanks to everyone!” Davis tweeted following Friday’s win. “I can’t win one game alone. I need to […]
Bengal swimming hosts first home meet
BLYTHEWOOD – The Bengal Swim teams opened their season at home on Thursday, Aug 24 at Columbia Country Club. Both the boys and girls teams took wins over Camden and Lugoff Elgin. The boys team also beat Gray Collegiate. Top performances for the Bengals were 200 medley relay: Gunner Norene, Will Crutchlow, Noah Broan, and […]
Redhawk girls have strong start to season
CAMDEN – It may be a new season, but so far things look similar for Redhawk distance runner Emma Ashley. The Junior standout opened her 2023 season with a first place finish out of 140 runners at the Battle of Camden 2023 on Aug. 26. She finished the course with a time of 19:15.73. Ashley’s […]
Griffins win big over Carvers Bay in Week 0
HEMINGWAY – Fairfield Central is back in the saddle. After shutting out Spring Valley last week in a pre-season jamboree, the Griffins took to Hemingway for their season opener against Carvers Bay. This time, their shut-out was a complete game. Fairfield went up 7-0 in the opening quarter and never looked back. They put up […]
RWA’s TJ Knight named to All-American team
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Richard Winn Academy’s TJ Knight was recently named to the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) All-American Team. With a total score of 1451, Knight is ranked second in the Sub-Junior division. Knight is the lone awardee from South Carolina in his division. Knight just missed the cut […]
RWA XC runs in Skyhawk Invitational
COLUMBIA – Richard Winn Cross Country hit the ground running last Saturday to open their 2023 season. After finishing the 2022 season as SCISA A Runner Up, the varsity girls took a six-member squad to the meet, the oldest of which is a ninth-grader. Competing at Varsity level, the team is comprised of one freshman, […]