BLYTHEWOOD – Two Fort Mill goals that resulted from some defensive confusion spelled the end of the season for No.1 seed Blythewood boys soccer team Tuesday night. Those scores were all the fourth-seeded but fleet-footed Yellow Jackets needed to upset the Bengals 2-1 in the opening round of the Class 5A upper state playoffs. “It’s […]
Bengals take down Wildcats, honor seniors
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood boys soccer’s non-Region 4-5A game with Lexington Tuesday proved to be more meaningful than any region opponent. Because the Bengals (13-6, 7-1) were in a tie for first place with Spring Valley in the region standings, the tiebreak went down to non-region opponents. Lexington had lost to the Vikings earlier in the […]
Vikings topple Bengals
COLUMBIA – Blythewood girls soccer had a shot at closing out a Region 4-5A championship at Spring Valley Thursday night. The Vikings had other intentions. Maya Hamzy had two goals and Karah Barry had a goal and an assist as Spring Valley shut out the Bengals 3-0 to capture the region crown in a tiebreak. […]
Bengals take down Irmo, fall to Fort Mill
IRMO – Blythewood notched their fifth conference win of the season on Tuesday against Irmo. Senior Paddy Orr and freshman Terry Watson scored the only goals for the Bengals in the 2-0 route of the Yellow Jackets. Jackson Gouvin shut out Irmo with eight saves in eight shots on goal. The Bengals fell in a […]
BHS soccer teams sweep Spring Valley
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls and boy soccer teams earned region 5-5A wins over rival Spring Valley on Tuesday night. The Lady Bengals edged out the Vikings out 3-2 in penalty kicks after regulation ended in a 1-1 tie. Kayla Reese scored Blythewood’s lone regulation goal with an assist from Lauren Hendry. Patrick Orr notched […]
BHS soccer bests Sumter
SUMTER – The Bengals had a big first half of play in Tuesday night’s conference game at Sumter High School, scoring all of their four goals in the first and taking home the 4-0 win over the Fighting Gamecocks. Senior captain Paddy Orr tallied two goals in four shots, followed by junior Jerry Finney with […]
Bengal soccer standouts earn All-Midlands honors
COLUMBIA – This week Lady Bengal soccer standout and Coastal Carolina signee Loranna Austin was voted onto the All-Midlands soccer team by a panel at The State. Austin scored 11 goals this season and assisted on six more scores. Austin’s counterpart on the boy’s side, Aidan Shay also received enough votes to make the All-Midlands […]
Bengals named All-State
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School’s Aidan Shay and his Lady Bengal counterpart, Loranna Austin, led the pack of 40 midlands players named to South Carolina Coaches All-State Soccer Teams. Shay, a team captain, tallied 34 points on 10 goals and four assists. Austin racked up 21 points this season with eight goals and five assists. […]
Four BHS seniors commit to colleges
BLYTHEWOOD – With graduation less than a month away, Blythewood High School recognized four members of the Class of 2018 as they announced their plans to continue their careers on the collegiate level. Devin Campbell (track), Aidan Shay (soccer), Logan Shay (soccer) and Zahria Thomas (volleyball) have each committed to athletics at their respective colleges […]