WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s girls’ basketball team stormed into the South Carolina High School League 2A state playoffs as an underdog. With a 6-4 region record, the Griffins earned a four seed and faced an uphill climb from game one. After escaping No.2 Strom Thurmond 37-28 in the first round, the Griffins faced No.2 Cheraw […]
Griffin girls fall short of Upper State title game appearance with loss at Clinton
February 27, 2025 By
Bengals ink college plans
February 27, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Athletic Department had our first spring signing day on February 5 and celebrated the college decisions of 3 Bengal athletes. Micaela Cross, daughter of Branay Boykins and Michael Cross, signed to run cross country at Columbia College. Micaela was a member of the Region Championship team in the fall and is […]
Redhawks advance to face Berkley
February 27, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood boys (18-8) lost six out of their last seven Region 5-5A games, but in the postseason the Redhawks have gone back to what made them win before region play—good defense and getting points in transition. Westwood, seeded 8th, routed No.9 seed North Myrtle Beach 60-35 at home in the first round, […]
Westwood girls end season against No.2 NMB
February 27, 2025 By
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH – The Westwood girls have had a season full of learning experiences. While the Redhawks struggled to finish some games, the team has shown in recent weeks that they have turned the corner and come into their own. Westwood (14-15) fell 53-42 to No.2 North Myrtle Beach Tuesday night, ending the season […]
Blythewood boys down Byrnes and Clover; set to face Dorman Saturday
February 27, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood boys basketball team may have lost out to a region championship because of back-to-back losses to Ridge View, but the Bengals are making it up with a solid run in the 5A Division I playoffs. Third-seeded Blythewood (22-5) received a first-round bye and opened the postseason with a second-round 73-58 win […]
Blythewood girls top Byrnes, Rock Hill, head to Florence Saturday
February 27, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls basketball team is in rare territory. Three years after going 0-19, the Bengals won a share of the Region 5-5A championship, earned a first-round bye in the 5A Division I playoffs and beat Byrnes and Rock Hill in the second and third rounds. For the first time in school history, […]
Richard Winn finds playoff revenge against Newberry
February 20, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Following their one-point Region Tournament Championship loss to Newberry Academy on Feb. 8, Richard Winn’s boys got back into the win column against none other than Newberry Academy. A two-seed, the Eagles received a first-round bye. Newberry dropped St. Elizabeth Ann Setton 65-13 in the first round to face the Eagles in the […]
Bengals land high playoff seeds
February 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls’ basketball team fell 55-47 at arch-rival Ridge View Friday night, but clinched a share of the Region 5-5A championship, their first since 2008, which was also a share of the title. Sharon Walters scored 13 points to lead Blythewood. India Williams had 12. Chase Thomas, the Region 5-5A Player of […]
Griffins claim region, drop playoff game in final seconds
February 20, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s boys’ basketball team clinched some region hardware and a perfect 10-0 region record last Thursday with a 47-44 win over Clinton High School. Thomas Johnson led the Griffins with 19 points and 15 rebounds – his second double-double of the season. Rashawn Brown had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. […]
Four Bengal girls to wrestle for state title
February 20, 2025 By
FLORENCE – Blythewood girls’ wrestling wrapped their team season in the third round of the SCHSL 5A playoffs with an 8-3 record. Up next, four of those wrestlers will compete for an individual state championship. Seniors Tiyanna Mack and Abby Ely and juniors Audra Petroff and Kennedy Mitchell will head to Florence Civic Center Feb. […]
