BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Lady Bengals soccer team opened their bid for a 5A championship run with a 7-1 win against South Florence in the opening round playoff matchup. Loranna Austin pulled out the hat trick, Lauren Hendra netted two goals and Claudia Watson also added a goal. The Blythewood boys also pulled out a […]
BHS, WHS tennis end seasons
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys’ tennis team ended their 2018 season last week with a 2 – 4 loss to Spring Valley. Spring Valley opened the match with wins in their first three individual match-ups. Shyam Gonesh Baku kicked off the night with a straight-set victory for the Vikings, and Abli Nair and Chase Brantley […]
Walk-off single pushes Green Wave past Bengals
SUMMERVILLE – Senior Audrey Pope’s walk-off single sent Sarah Barnhill across the plate in the 10th inning to give the Green Wave a 6-5 victory over Blythewood in the Class AAAAA Softball playoffs. Summerville (21-6) hosted the Bengals April 28 for the second playoff game for both teams. The victory gives the Green Wave home-field […]
Local baseball players lead Midlands’ stats
COLUMBIA – The baseball and softball regular seasons have reached their conclusions, and that means the State recently released their season-ending Midlands stat leaders. Blythewood and Westwood are well-represented. Blythewood’s Landon Lucas led Midlands in home runs with six, and his teammate John Lanier was a few spots behind with three. Brady Carson, and Ben-Lang […]
Bengals shut out Sumter in Round 1
SUMTER – The Bengals finished their regular season with a blowout win over Spring Valley and carried that momentum into the first round of the playoffs. Starting pitcher Landon Lucas and relief pitcher John Lanier combined to shut out Sumter in the Bengals’ 11-0 blowout. Lucas pitched five strong innings, only giving up four hits […]
Blythewood LAX loses in Round 2
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals boys’ lacrosse team finished 8-7 this season, good enough for an eight seed in the 5A State Playoffs. The Bengals were matched-up with River Bluff in the first round, and the Gators were no contest for the Bengals. They eliminated River Bluff 7-3 and faced Dorman in the second round. […]
Bengal and Redhawk softball players are Midlands stat leaders
COLUMBIA – Westwood and Blythewood baseball players were not the only ones who were well-represented in the Midlands’ stat leaders. Lady Bengal Kendall Parker’s two home runs were good enough to earn her spot on the list, and she led all hitters from the Blythewood and Fairfield areas. Her teammate Sammy Hall notched a top-15 […]
Bengals named to Clash of Carolinas, North-South teams
BLYTHEWOOD – The Clash of Carolinas and North-South all-star selections were revealed on Tuesday, and a pair of Bengals were selected to each roster. Loranna Austin and Aidan Shay were chosen to the Clash of Carolinas rosters. Austin tallied eight goals for the Lady Bengals this year to go along with five assists and 23 […]
Bengals avenge Spring Valley loss
COLUMBIA – Two days after coming up short against Spring Valley on Senior Night, Blythewood turned the tables on the Vikings at their home park Thursday night. The Bengals opened the game with an 8-run first inning and held on for an 11-5 victory to close out the regular season tied for fourth place in […]
BHS Teacher nominated for Harris History Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Mr. Scott Auspelmyer of Blythewood High School was nominated for the Harris History Teacher Award by Coastal Carolina University. The Harris History Teacher of the Year award is awarded to one middle and high school teacher annually. The two national winners will be chosen by a team of teachers and historians. Nominees’ work […]