After his girls golf team closed out a 5A state championship last fall, Blythewood head golf coach Jason Minkel had high hopes that the boys would at least make a decent run for the state title in the spring. “Last year we definitely underperformed,” Minkel said about his boys’ team. “We were looking for a […]
Bengal girls poised for banner season, may be on hold till 2021
June 4, 2020 By
The Blythewood girls track and field team had kicked the 2020 season off in fine form—for one week. “My season expectations for them are always high,” head coach Aleshia Hawkins said. “We knew we could win our region, so our goal was to be in the top five in the state. I think we were […]
Young BHS team keeping up and in shape in spite of season loss
June 4, 2020 By
Jason Warren’s first season as head track and field coach for the Blythewood boys team proved to be all of one week in the field. Even so, Warren, who coached several sports in North Carolina before moving down to Blythewood to be on the football coaching staff as well as serve as the wrestling coach […]
Movin’ On Up
June 4, 2020 By
GEORGETOWN – Former Blythewood High School Principal Keith Price has been named Superintendent of Georgetown County School District. Shown with him are his wife Janet and three of their four daughters – Micah and Amanda on the left and Camryn on the right. Daughter Lauren was unable to attend due to a previously scheduled advanced […]
State Fair names scholarship recipients
May 28, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Seniors Sheldon Johnson, Fairfield Central High School, and Emily Sparrow, Blythewood High School were recently awarded The South Carolina State Fair’s Ride of Your Life Scholarship. The $6,000 scholarships are awarded at an annual rate of $1,500 and are based on academic and extracurricular achievement, communication skills, need, and completeness of the application. […]
Bengal Girls Hoped for Season of Learning
May 21, 2020 By
This spring, the Blythewood girls lacrosse team was going to have a new look. The coronavirus pandemic put the Bengals’ plans aside, just for the time being. First-year head coach Margaret Roberson, who was the JV head coach and a varsity assistant for the last four years, wanted to get the team off to a […]
Facing Challenges the Blythewood Way
May 21, 2020 By
After a one-win season in 2019, Blythewood High School boys lacrosse head coach Jason Cuzzupe’s team finally turned the corner. When Cuzzupe took over the program three years ago, he knew he wanted to change the program’s culture – to really cultivate positivity among the players. The coaching staff bought in to the idea of […]
BHS & WHS to hold graduations in June
May 14, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Richland Two will hold graduation ceremonies for the Blythewood and Westwood high schools’ Class of 2020 on June 3 and 4 at Harry Parone Stadium, located on the campus of Spring Valley High School at 120 Sparkleberry Lane. Blythewood High School will graduate on Wednesday, June 3, and Westwood will graduate on Thursday, […]
Bengals Fielded Experience
May 14, 2020 By
After 39 years of teaching, 25 years as a high-school soccer coach, and several other years as a club soccer coach, Peter Wittig was going to coach boys soccer for one last season in 2020. Six games into the season, though, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered all high schools closed because of the global coronavirus pandemic. […]
Bengals Miss Out on Big Year
May 7, 2020 By
The 2020 girls soccer season was set to be a big one for the Blythewood girls. After finishing a close second behind Region 4-5A winner Spring Valley, the Bengals finished 15-5-2 and 7-1 in region play. They reached the second round of the state playoffs before bowing out to Riverside. This spring offered an open […]
