BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School (BHS) softball players Kendall Parker, Grace Campbell and Taylor Fulmore received the inaugural Sydney Burnsed Scholarship. Presenting the award are Sydney’s parents, Shelley and John Burnsed and BHS principal Matthew Sherman, far right. Sydney, a former BHS softball team member, died in an auto accident in March 2018.
Bengals fall to Dutch Fork in title game
May 18, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – For the better part of a season, the Blythewood baseball team made a living out of guts and pulling victory from defeat. In the deciding game of the best-of-3 5A state championship series Friday night at the Columbia Fireflies’ Segra Park, the Bengals fell one round of the bases short of clinching a […]
Redhawks, Bengals compete at State
May 16, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Qualifying track and field athletes from Westwood and Blythewood high schools headed to Spring Valley High School May 10 – 11 for the State Finals. In a show of consistent growth, Westwood boys track finished third overall, their third top five finish in as many years. The Redhawks scored 51 total points, finishing […]
Bengals look to bounce back from Game 2 loss
May 15, 2019 By
IRMO – From the first pitch, almost nothing went well for Blythewood Tuesday night at Dutch Fork. Bengals ace left-hander John Lanier hit a batter on the first pitch of the game, and then hit another batter, as the Silver Foxes uncorked a 4-run first inning in Game 2 of the 5A state championship series. […]
Blythewood claims Game 1 of the 5A championship series
May 11, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Zach Bailes’ last hit in his home ballpark was a bouncer up the middle that barely made it to the outfield. For the Bengals, that little hit Bailes cracked with two out in the bottom of the ninth was the shot heard ’round the Midlands. Bailes hit a 1-0 pitch hard back to […]
Bengals punch ticket to State
May 8, 2019 By
Blythewood claims Upper State Championship with 3-0 shutout of J.L. Mann BLYTHEWOOD – Two freshman pitchers and two big hits from Michael Gregory and Landon Lucas were just what Blythewood needed Wednesday night. Davis Wright and Kevin Steelman combined for seven innings of shutout ball, Gregory tripled in a run in the third and Lucas […]
Bengals head to Upper State Championship
May 6, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s baseball team rode into the 5A upper state championship game as gracefully as Zach Bailes ran home on a wild pitch against J.L. Mann Saturday afternoon. With the score even at 5, the bases loaded and Nate Hinson at the plate, Patriots relief pitcher Dylan Howard fired the ball low and away […]
Bengals take District IV title
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In the last inning of the final game of the District IV Tournament Monday night, Blythewood finally dealt Riverside, which had topped the Bengals 5-3 in the first game, a crushing blow. The Bengals’ four-run seventh inning prevented an early exit from the 5A postseason. Josh Cowan setting the Warriors down on two […]
Bengals bounce back against Nations Ford
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Once again, Nations Ford took an early lead on the Blythewood softball team in the 5A District IV Tournament. And once again, the Bengals rallied for a victory. Bookending a disappointing 18-0 loss to red-hot Byrnes in the tournament Saturday, Blythewood overcame a 4-1 deficit on the Falcons last Thursday to win 8-5. […]
Bengals take down Nations Ford in round 1
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An early goal from Nations Ford didn’t discourage the Blythewood girls soccer team. Instead, the Falcons’ score around the 25-minute mark prodded the Bengals to a 3-1 victory in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs. “We talked a lot about playing under pressure, keeping your composure,” Bengals head coach Kathy Knight […]
