WINNSBORO – Richard Winn dropped their first of two home region matches in a row last week against King Academy. The Knights took home a 3-0 win with 25-8, 25-12 and 25-14 finals. Senior Mikaela Miller led the Eagle offense with 7 kills. Miller and sophomore Lila Smith each had 5 assists. Smith tallied 4 […]
Blythewood falls to Brookland-Cayce, looks to bounce back at RNE Friday
BLYTHEWOOD – Brookland-Cayce football had played no games this season coming into Friday’s matchup at Blythewood. The Bengals had two wins on the season, but a backup quarterback was limited and a workhorse running back in Desmond Boatwright had taken a huge share of the offense. The result Friday night was a defensive battle in […]
Griffin volleyball falls to York
YORK – Fairfield Central lost a tough match to York l on Aug. 28 with a 3-0 final. The Griffins dropped set one 6-25. They gained momentum in set two but lost a 17-25 final. Fairfield fought back in set three, but dropped a 23-25 final to the Cougars. Fairfield was set to host Newberry […]
Griffin XC hosts meet, competes in Lexington
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central hosted their first and only scheduled home meet of the cross country season last Wednesday against Mid-Carolina, Camden, Lewisville, Great Falls and Chester. The Griffin boys topped the 6-team meet with 26 points. Mid-Carolina followed with 61. Fairfield Central had four of its runners finish in the top 6 of the […]
Eagles fall to Newberry, Lewisville
NEWBERRY – Richard Winn volleyball jumped into region action last Thursday with an away match against defending state champion Newberry Academy. The Eagles fell 21-19 in the first set, but recovered in the second. Up 8-4 early in the set, the Eagles quickly found themselves with a 16-7 lead after six service points from sophomore […]
Eagles roll over Conway Christian
CONWAY – The Richard Winn Eagles got off to a dominating start in game one of the 2021 season with a road victory, 54-18, at Conway Christian. Head Coach Paul Brigman and staff led the young Eagle team through a long, hot preseason camp but noted that the players were very excited about getting into […]
Griffin XC opens season at Chapin
WINNSBORO – Griffin Cross Country kicked off the 2021 season last Wednesday at Chapin High School. The Griffin boys pulled a fifth place team finish out of eight teams. Joshua Mosley finished first for Fairfield and in second place overall with a time of 16:41.56. He was followed by Nygel Woodard (20:04.49), Hank White (20:15.68), […]
Fairfield holds off Lancaster 22-18
WINNSBORO – It took three quarters for Lancaster to jump into the game Monday night at E.K. McLendon Stadium. When the Bruins did, they gave the Fairfield Central football team a heck of a scare. Down 16-0 and with starting quarterback Jermaine Flowers knocked out of the game, Lancaster scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and made […]
Bengals defeat Goose Creek after cancelled Westwood game
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood football team was hurrying to prepare to play crosstown rival Westwood this week, after a 22-6 Monday night win over Fairfield Central. By Wednesday the Redhawks had to bow out of the Battle for the Jean Schmidt Memorial Axe because of a Covid issue. With the game cancelled for the second […]
Westwood opens season at Ridge View
COLUMBIA – A crowd stampede early in the second half that reacted to a fight marred the opening of Ridge View’s new stadium behind the school and delayed the season opening game between the Blazers and Westwood Friday night. When play resumed, Ridge View went on to defeat the Redhawks 40-20 in a game that […]