BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Soccer hit the field in the Nike Palmetto Cup at Saluda Shoals over Spring Break. The Bengals tied with Clover, 1-1, beat Gilbert, 3-1, and Hanahan, 4-0, and dropped a game to Cardinal Newman (1-4). The Bengals were back in action in Blythewood Tuesday night against region foe Dutch Fork. The Silver […]
Bengals win Diamond Invitational
April 12, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Going into the South Carolina Diamond Invitational tournament, Blythewood head coach Banks Faulkner said the Bengals needed to work on defense. The Bengals pre-tournament work was in display throughout the weekend, and it brought them to an 8-5 victory over Summerville Sunday in the championship game. It’s the third SCDI win for the […]
SC Diamond Invitational kicks off Thursday
April 5, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It’s Spring Break at Blythewood High School, and while students enjoy their much needed vacation, baseball teams and fans from around the state are gathering in Blythewood for the 2018 South Carolina Diamond Invitational (SCDI). This year’s field is as stout as ever and boasts four former SCDI champions, including the reigning 2017 […]
“Vee” gets 7th Senior Teacher of Year nod
April 5, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – For the seventh consecutive year, Blythewood High School Environmental Studies teacher Michael “Vee” Varnadore was voted as the Senior Teacher of the Year. “This is truly a blessing — 7 straight years,” Varnadore said. “This is my 33rd year teaching and it just keeps getting better. Hopefully I’ll have another 33 years.” Varnadore’s […]
Fort Mill gets revenge on Blythewood
April 5, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood baseball team looked to follow up on its 7-3, 8-inning victory over Fort Mill Tuesday night with a second straight win over the Yellow Jackets at Blythewood Stadium Friday night. Instead, the Bengals ran into Mikey Tepper. The Fort Mill right-hander pitched a 3-hitter and struck out seven as the Yellow […]
Saying Goodbye
March 29, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood High School softball team released white balloons Tuesday evening prior to their game with Spring Valley in memory of former BHS softball player Sydney Burnsed who died Sunday morning in a crash on I-26. The somber ceremony included a prayer by the FCA student leader Matthew Phillips. As the balloons […]
BHS student with gun arrested
March 29, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A 17- year old male student at Blythewood High School has been charged with possession of a firearm on school grounds and simple possession of marijuana. Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested the student without incident. On Friday morning, March 23, a BHS School Resource Officer was notified by students about a video […]
BHS receives Outstanding Library Award
March 29, 2018 By
GREENVILLE – The South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) honored the Blythewood High Library staff at the 43rd annual SCASL conference. Blythewood High School received the Outstanding School Library Program of the Year Award. BHS Media Specialists Crystal Smith and Amy Whitfield are this years’ recipients and received a $2,000 grant for books and […]
Lee and Weems Teacher of the Year finalists
March 29, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD — Two teachers at Blythewood schools, Jill Lee and Sue Weems, learned last week that they are among the five finalists for 2018-2019 Richland Two Teacher of the Year. Lee, an educator with 22 years of experience, is an eighth-grade math teacher at Blythewood Middle School. Sue Weems, an educator for 15 years, teaches […]
Redhawk and Bengal ballers named to All-Midlands Team
March 29, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The State recently released their choices for their 2017-18 All-Midlands basketball teams, and both the Blythewood Bengals and Westwood Redhawks were well-represented. Westwood’s Russell Jones Jr. and Unique Drake earned first team honors. Drake average 21.5 points per contest and Jones finished the season at nearly 17 points a game. Robert Braswell earned […]
