COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s and Ridge View’s season-opening football game Friday night evolved into a battle between which team could overcome first-game mistakes. Amid turnovers, turnovers that negated turnovers, incompletions, and penalties, the Blazers capitalized enough to come away with a 21-victory over the Bengals at Blazer Stadium. “It seemed like every time we had the […]
BHS announces baseball interim head coach
August 25, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Last week, Blythewood High School announced that former assistant baseball coach Dolan Crolley had been named the team’s interim head coach for the 2022-2023 season. The announcement followed head coach Banks Faulkner’s resignation on August 4. Faulkner, who served as head coach of the Bengals for six years, accepted a position at Newberry […]
Blythewood announces new Hall of Fame class
August 25, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Athletic Hall of Fame announce its third annual class of inductees last week. The Hall of Fame Class of 2022 will include former Bengal football player Marquan Jones, softball player Lindsey Trombley and golfer Hunter Watkins. An induction ceremony will take place on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Blythewood High School. The […]
BHS’s Faulkner heads to Newberry as pitching coach
August 11, 2022 By
NEWBERRY – Banks Faulkner revitalized an already noted baseball program at Blythewood. After six years, the Bengals head coach is moving to the college level. Faulkner, who led the Bengals to 112 wins and a 5A state championship appearance in 2019 and has a 182-67 overall record with five region championships at three schools, was […]
Westwood, Blythewood gear up for fall football
August 11, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – This fall Blythewood and Westwood football fans will get a fresh look at the work the Bengals and Redhawks put in to make the 2022 season a success. For Blythewood, it means returning 16 starters on both sides of the ball, and finding roles for 133 athletes, whether on the varsity team, the […]
Summer Work
July 7, 2022 By
HOPKINS – Westwood and Blythewood competed in Lower Richland’s second annual Diamond Hornet 7-on-7 Shootout on Thursday, June 30. Westwood is set to open their 2022 football season at Spring Valley on August 19. Blythewood will play at Ridge View on Aug. 19.
Randy Kelly brings home 1st for Bengals
June 9, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School standout Randy Kelly took home first place in boys High Jump at the 2022 SCHSL 5A State Championships, his second claim of the title in as many years. Kelly’s 6-10.00 jump easily beat out second place Canii Tucker of Fort Dorchester’s 6-04.00 in the 2022 state meet. Kelly also took […]
Bengals finish 2nd in state
May 26, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s girls track and field teams made the most of their time at Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium Friday night. On Friday in the 5A state meet, Blythewood battled with J.L. Mann for the top spot on the podium. Only when three field events came in did the Patriots edge the Bengals and […]
Blythewood’s title dreams dashed in Fort Mill
May 26, 2022 By
FORT MILL – The Blythewood baseball team won 30 games for the first time in its history, but with a 2-1 loss at Fort Mill in a pitchers duel in the upper state championship game May 18th, the Bengals’ storied season came to an end. Both Fort Mill’s Matthieu Curtis and Blythewood’s Davis Wright pitched […]
Top BHS ‘House’ Seniors
May 26, 2022 By
Blythewood High School honored its seniors Monday night who have earned various accolades and awards. The night culminated with the awarding of the House Students of the Year. Since BHS opened, it has been organized into four smaller learning communities, called “houses.” Each year two seniors from each house are awarded Students of the Year. […]
