HOPKINS – One day after the Westwood girls track and field team came home with their 4A state championship, the Blythewood girls track and field team dominated the 5A meet at Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium and claimed their first state championship as well. The Bengals totaled 93 points on the afternoon dash 33 points […]
Sharmelle Holmes is flying
May 25, 2023 By
Griffin Standout Claims 4 State Titles COLUMBIA – “On my goodness, look at lane four! Holmes is flying… it’s Holmes! Holmes takes it!” Fairfield Central standout Sharmelle Holmes competed in four events in the South Carolina High School League’s 2A State track meet last Friday, and she claimed the title in all of them. In […]
Eagles named All Stars
May 25, 2023 By
Richard Winn coaches and players capped their 25-0 SCISA State Championship season with an 8-7 win in the SCISA North-South All-Star Game on Saturday. Pictured from left: Head coach Paul Brigman, Landon Caulder, Charlie Bonds, Miller Stuck, Lawson Wade, Jacob Chaisson and assistant coach Peyton Gilbert. Not Pictured: Rob WIlson and Connor Little.
Redhawk, Bengal boys have top finishers at state meet
May 25, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Besides Blythewood and Westwood girls track and field state championship team wins, both Blythewood and Westwood’s boys teams had members who took home medals. In the 4A state meet, Westwood’s 4x100m relay team of Mekhi Britt, Jayd Harrison, Darius Jones and Zion Jones finished in first place with a season best time of […]
River Bluff defeats Blythewood in game 1 of title series
May 22, 2023 By
LEXINGTON – Were it not for River Bluff’s four straight hits in the second inning Monday night, the Gators and Blythewood would have taken the first game of the 5A Championship series into extra innings. Those four hits produced two River Bluff runs and the Gators closed out a 2-0 victory over the Bengals at […]
Bengals take down Boiling Springs in Upper State Championship
May 18, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood baseball team put a clinic on believing Wednesday night. With Boiling Springs up 6-2 on the Bengals after the top of the fifth inning, it looked like whoever would win the 5A upper state championship would require two games to do it. The Bengals who returned to the dugout for the […]
Eagles complete 2-game sweep for SCISA A state championship
May 18, 2023 By
BLACKVILLE—For the first time in a long time, the Richard Winn Academy baseball team can close out the season with no tears of regret, no woulda-coulda-shouldas. The Eagles secured a 9-0 victory Tuesday night over Jefferson Davis Academy, and clinched a 2-game sweep over the Raiders in the SCISA 1A state championship series. And in […]
Setting Records
May 18, 2023 By
Westwood standout Ticora Gaskin continues to make leaps in track and field. The two-time 4A State Champion set a new South Carolina record in long jump at the SCHSL 4A State qualifiers. Gaskin now holds the record previously set in 2014 (20-2.25) at the 20-3 mark. She also broke Westwood’s eight-year school record of 19-6.5 […]
WHS, BHS girls teams win Upper State, look to state meet
May 18, 2023 By
Blythewood and Westwood girls track and field both claimed Upper State championships over the weekend in their respective classes. Blythewood took the 5A Upper State title with a score of 119; J.L. Mann followed in second at 68. Westwood’s girls took the 4A Upper State title with a 92.5 score; Ridge View finished second at […]
BHS softball ends season in dist. championship
May 18, 2023 By
LEXINGTON – The Blythewood softball team reached the championship game in the District 4 tournament, but Lexington showed the Bengals why the Wildcats are one of the top teams in the state. Lexington (23-3-1) eliminated Blythewood 15-0 in three innings May 10. Kylie Sanders got Blythewood’s only hit on the afternoon. Lexington moved on to […]
