CHAPIN – Blythewood and Westwood cross country runners represented well at the Lake Murray Invitational in Chapin on Saturday. Runner highlights on the day were top-10 finishes by Blythewood’s Jacob Powell and Westwood’s Emma Ashley. Powell’s 16:15.20 finish put him in eighth place out of 286 runners on the day. Ashley pulled a seventh place […]
Swimming for a Cause
September 21, 2023 By
On Saturday, Sept. 16, several Bengal swimmers participated in the 25th annual Lake Murray Dam Swim in Lexington, a two-mile, open-water swim that starts on the Irmo side of the lake and ends on the Lexington side. This swim was started 25 years ago by Lexington High School swimmers in memory of a child who […]
The Axe stays at Blythewood
September 7, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Battle for the Axe Friday night was more of a fight between crosstown rivals Westwood and Blythewood to give the axe to each other. The Bengals’ turnovers and turnovers on downs gave the Redhawks ample opportunities to make a run. Likewise, Westwood’s stalled drives and poor field position always put Blythewood within […]
Redhawks Win
August 31, 2023 By
Rivalry week got off to a good start for the Redhawks as they hosted the Bengals at the castle for a best-of-five volleyball match on Tuesday. Westwood took the match 3-0 with 25-10, 25-18 and 25-9. The win follows their opening win over North Augusta last week. Westwood sits at 2-0, and Blythewood moves to […]
Blythewood takes out RNE 35-18
August 31, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood football team’s no-huddle offense is still a work in progress—some pass drops, some overthrown passes, and a few big-play successes. With that said, the Bengals found their rushing attack in a big way in a 35-18 victory at Richland Northeast. Blythewood’s ground attack, which mustered 14 net yards in a season-opening […]
Bengal swimming hosts first home meet
August 31, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Bengal Swim teams opened their season at home on Thursday, Aug 24 at Columbia Country Club. Both the boys and girls teams took wins over Camden and Lugoff Elgin. The boys team also beat Gray Collegiate. Top performances for the Bengals were 200 medley relay: Gunner Norene, Will Crutchlow, Noah Broan, and […]
Bengals claim Silver Bracket title in preseason tourney
August 24, 2023 By
LEXINGTON – Blythewood’s girls tennis team got back into the swing of things at the Kathryn Kleckley Pre-Season Tennis Tournament on Friday, Aug. 18 and Saturday, Aug. 19. Blythewood dropped Friday’s evening match against Oceanside (5-1), but returned Saturday to defeat Chapin 4-2 in the last of pool play. The team entered the Silver Bracket, […]
‘No excuses,’ Blythewood heads back to work after week 0 loss to Ridge View
August 24, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A seasoned and deep Blythewood football team finally got to show what it could do for new head coach James Martin Friday night. Neither Coach Martin, nor the team, nor at least half of the packed house at District Two Stadium were very much pleased. The Bengals dropped passes, overthrew passes by a […]
Poole tapped to head BHS baseball
June 15, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School announced last week that it will tap Travis Poole to be the new head of its baseball program. “Welcome to Bengal Nation, Coach Poole!” a statement said on Blythewood’s athletic twitter account. “Blythewood High School would like to welcome Coach Poole to Bengal Nation after 20+ years of coaching in […]
Beating All Odds in Blythewood
June 15, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Miami Dolphins cornerback Justin Bethel returned to Blythewood to host his Beating All Odds youth football camp last weekend. The camp, held last Friday for ages 8-14, was free for the first 100 campers that registered. Bethel also hosted a 7-on-7 high school tournament on Saturday for 16 area high schools. The weekend […]
