GREENVILLE – For the second year in a row, Redhawk wrestler Drake Lesher is headed to the SCHSL State Individual 4A Championship. Lesher was one of five wrestlers from Westwood who competed in the Upper State meet at Eastside High School over the weekend. Lesher, who wrestles in the 195 class, pinned his first quarter […]
WHS girls fall in first round to Travelers Rest; Blythewood boys fall at Mauldin
February 25, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s girls basketball team’s playoff run came to an abrupt end Saturday afternoon, thanks to the hot shooting of Travelers Rest’s Mallory Bruce and the tenacity of the Devil Dogs under the nets. The Redhawks, fresh from winning their fourth straight Region 4-4A championship, ran right into Bruce, whose 22 points boosted Travelers […]
Wings to Wolves
February 25, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood offensive lineman Lance Wilson officially committed to play football at Newberry College earlier this month. In a statement on Twitter, Wilson said that playing college football has always been his dream, and his coaches at Westwood High School helped open that door for him.
Eagles bow out in first round
February 25, 2021 By
SUMTER –A three-seed in the bracket, the Richard Winn boys squared off with two-seeded Conway Christian in the first round of the SCISAA A State Playoffs. A playoff run was not meant to be as they fell 43-38 in the opening round. The game got off to a slow start, with only sophomore Lawson Wade […]
Win over Lowcountry Prep puts Richard Winn girls in final four
February 25, 2021 By
SUMTER – While the Lady Eagles soared through the first round of the SCISA A state playoffs (literally, their opponent forfeited after brackets were released), they sparred with a tough Lowcountry Prep opponent in the quarterfinals on Monday. Richard Winn traded points with the Marlins in the opening quarter but held a tight 13-12 as […]
Griffins Named to All-Region Team
February 25, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Griffin ballers Tahalia Collier, left, and De’Asia Feaster received to the Region 4-3A All-Region honors earlier this week. Feaster, a junior small forward, averaged 13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 1.7 assists per game in the COVID-shortened 2020-2021 season. She had a season-high 20 points in the 47-18 blowout win over Chester, […]
Westwood girls, Blythewood boys ready for postseason play
February 18, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s girls basketball team didn’t waste any time with Lugoff-Elgin Friday night, scoring 32 points to the Demons’ 2 in the first quarter and cruising to an 80-18 victory. The win clinched the Region 4-4A championship for the fourth straight year for Westwood (10-3, 8-1). “We’re very fortunate to be in that position […]
Redhawks close season with 4-win streak
February 18, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – This time against Dreher, the Westwood boys basketball team kept the drama out of the gym. In a rescheduled game a week before, the Redhawks escaped the Dreher gym with a 44-42 win in a game that went down to the final seconds. On Monday night, Westwood exploded from the tip-off and used […]
Lady G’s wrap up season at Lower Richland
February 18, 2021 By
HOPKINS – The Lady Griffins wrapped up regular season play last week with back-to-back games against Lower Richland. The Griffins trailed by only five at the end of the first in Monday night’s game in Winnsboro. The Diamond Hornets’ offense churned out 19 points in the second quarter, holding Fairfield to only eight in the […]
Eagles pack in five games in seven days
February 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – The Lady Eagles wrapped up regular season play on a 5-0 win streak, winning four of the five in their last week of play. After starting the week with a 46-26 win over Laurens Academy, the Eagles defeated Wardlaw Academy on Wednesday and King Academy on Thursday before capping the week in Anderson […]
