Redhawks win big at Irmo

BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood softball team got back into the swing of things with a 12-6 win at Irmo Tuesday. Azaria Belton went 3-for-6 with a grand slam home run and 5 RBI on the night to lead the Redhawks (8-5-1). Marguerite Ridgeway and Parker Horton had two hits apiece. Makayla Drakeford had two RBI. […]

Blythewood softball falls at Clover

BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team’s late rally could not overcome Clover’s 3-0 lead Tuesday night, as the Bengals fell 3-2 on the road. The Blue Eagles scored a run in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to go into the seventh with a 3-0 lead. Blythewood’s Neilah Browne, Keeley Hughes, and Makalah […]

Redhawks down RV, Swansea

BLYTHEWOOD – Over spring break, the Westwood baseball team got back-to-back victories over Ridge View and Swansea. On April 12 at Ridge View, The Redhawks (6-8) broke a 3-3 tie with the Blazers with the game winning run in the top of the seventh inning. Austin Jeffcoat reached on an error that brought him to […]

Eagles notch number 17

NEWBERRY – Richard Winn returned from Spring Break to put another notch in their belt with a 18-0 shutout of Newberry Academy on Tuesday. Junior Miller Stuck threw all four innings of the game and allowed only one hit in 15 batters faced. He walked one and struck out seven. Stuck walked to lead off […]

Ridgeway’s Danika Miles finishes second in national competition

RIDGEWAY – Teen dragster Danika Miles placed second last month in her first national competition at GALOT Motorsports in Benson, N.C. “She was in the lead when her motor locked up just short of the finish line, throwing her into second place,” said her father and crew chief Gabe Miles. The race was the first […]

McElveen new Bengal girls bball coach

BLYTHEWOOD – For the first time since the school opened in 2006, Blythewood High School has a new girls basketball head coach in Emily McElveen. With her promotion April 4, the Bengals assistant to the team’s only coach, Steve Inabinet, succeeds him. After leading the team to a 15-14 record and the Bengals first playoff […]

Martin feels warmth of team in prep for Spring practice, fall season

BLYTHEWOOD – Transitioning from one head football coach to another can be a difficult task. With James Martin at the helm of the Blythewood football since being named head coach April 4, The Bengals training rooms have been filled with support for a new head coach who isn’t exactly new. “There’s a lot of excitement […]

RW clips Griffins 5-2

WINNSBORO – It seems to always be exciting when the Eagles and Griffins cross town to face each other, and Tuesday’s 1 p.m. game was no different. After seating the Eagles on double play and a strikeout in the top of the first, Fairfield Central took an early lead. With Eagle sophomore Charlie Bonds on […]

Partnering for a Cause

Westwood partnered with David Kenga and Elite Soccer Outreach to provide old uniforms and equipment to those around the world in need. Unused Redhawk basketball and soccer jerseys were donated to the Mombasa School for the Physically Handicapped. According to Kenga, “most handicapped people in this region of Africa are shunned from playing sports.”

Fairfield Central handles Eau Claire

COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central blistered Eau Claire in a double-header on Tuesday. The Griffins won the first game 18-2 in two innings and followed with a 19-0 win, also in two innings. Joseph Gonzalez picked the first two-inning game. He faced 12 batters, struck out one, walked one, allowed three hits and two runs. Curtis […]

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