BLYTHEWOOD – Last week the Blythewood Bengals wrestling squad celebrated their annual senior night and looked to take down the Lexington Wildcats and Dutch Fork Silver Foxes. Lexington, the 2013 State Champs, walloped the Bengals 70-9, but the Bengals rebounded for a 45-30 victory over the Silver Foxes. Then, the Bengals closed out their regular […]
Lady Bengals outfoxed by Dutch Fork
February 1, 2018 By
LEXINGTON – The Blythewood Lady Bengals took to Lexington on Friday in search of their first regional win of the season, but the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes had other plans. The Bengal offense struggled out of the gates, and Dutch Fork capitalized with a 58-37 win. The Lady Bengals kept it close in a defensive […]
Bengals down Dutch Fork
February 1, 2018 By
LEXINGTON – Ezekiel Washington’s Blythewood Bengals improved to 18-2 Friday night and bumped their regional record to 9-0 with a win over the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes. Bryce Thompson and Kerry Eaddy had 13 points apiece for Dutch Fork, but that was not enough to keep the Bengals from a 60-44 victory. The Bengals have […]
BHS names Seidel head coach
January 25, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Richland District Two School Board voted Tuesday to approve Jason Seidel as the new head football coach at Blythewood High School. Seidel takes over the Blythewood program after serving as head coach at Hickory Ridge (NC) High School for two seasons. Seidel, a native of Red Hook, New York, comes to Blythewood […]
Richland Two students make holidays brighter
January 25, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The holidays were brighter for many in the Midlands, thanks to the hard work of Richland Two high school students. During the first week in December, Westwood High School’s Student Senate, along with three honors societies, visited residents of The Crossings, an independent and assisted living community. They played Bingo, tic-tac-toe and crafts […]
Bengals blow past River Bluff
January 25, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In typical fashion, Blythewood mopped up River Bluff 69-48 Tuesday night. The Bengals (17-2, 8-0) used their distance shooting to stretch out an early lead on the Gators. Tre’ Jackson had four of his team’s eight 3-pointers in the first half and finished the night with 25 points. Robert Braswell, who had two […]
Lady Bengals get first region win
January 25, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – For the first time in a long time, the Blythewood girls’ basketball team had control of the floor. The Lady Bengals rolled past the Gators 62-28 to collect their first Region 5-5A victory of the season at the Blythewood gym. Chisom Emetu led the way for the Bengals (3-13 overall, 1-7 region) with […]
How Cool – BHS Baseball receive AC donation
January 25, 2018 By
How Cool – It should be a little more comfortable in the Blythewood High School baseball press box this spring thanks to a new ductless system Mitsubishi heating and cooling unit donated by J. B. Facemire, owner of Mountain Air Heating & Cooling on Hardscrabble Road. Head baseball coach Banks Faulkner, left, was on hand […]
A Grand Slam Day
January 18, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Detroit Tiger Grayson Greiner returned to his Blythewood High School roots for his 2nd Annual Grand Slam Camp to give local players the opportunity to learn from the pros. Seven Gamecock alumni, now Major Leaguers, instructed the two-day camp. Front, from left: Jay Sauls, Landon Smyth, Patrick O’Donnell, Brandon Snurr. Standing: Denton Smith, Oliver Kelly, […]
Blythewood blisters Spring Valley
January 18, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys were slow-going in the first half at Spring Valley Tuesday night. But once the Bengals found their tempo, the Vikings found them unstoppable. In their sixth game of Region 5-5A competition, the Bengals missed 3-point attempts, and the Vikings scooped up the rebounds to keep control through the first quarter. […]
