BLYTHEWOOD – After finishing 3-1 in the Region IV Duals, Blythewood Wrestling (17-5) qualified for the SCHSL 5-A State Playoffs as a two-seed. The Bengals fell to Region Champion Lugoff-Elgin, but took down Sumter 45-32, Irmo 54-27 and Spring Valley 39-38 in the Region Dual meet. In the final match of the day at 106lbs, […]
WHS wrestling finishes third, qualifies for playoffs
February 6, 2020 By
ROCK HILL – Westwood Wrestling may be young, but their future looks bright. Despite a heavy concentration of freshman and sophomores, the Redhawks improved from a fifth-place 2018-2019 region finish to third place this season. Ten Westwood wrestlers finished in the top-three at last week’s region meet. Elijan Villa took first place at 145 pounds. […]
Bauldrick’s Redhawks hit stride
January 30, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls basketball team is in the thick of its region schedule—and thus far the Redhawks are enjoying it. In three pivotal games last week, Westwood beat the top three 4A teams in the state. The Redhawks edged top-ranked North Augusta 61-59 at the MLK Bash Jan. 18, knocked No.3 South Pointe […]
Bengals battle with Demons, Vikings
January 30, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After a first half where Spring Valley dominated the boards 25-9, Blythewood head coach Zeke Washington had only one answer as to what the halftime talk was. “We got together and we prayed,” he said. “They did a good job of out-physicaling us, if that is a word. They pushed us around, I […]
Lady G’s stretch win streak; boys still look for region win
January 30, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – In less than two weeks, Fairfield Central’s girls basketball team has turned on the jets to put away three region opponents for a 4-0 win streak. Now third in region standings, the Lady G’s will have a chance to move up the ladder as they face No. 1 Keenan on Friday and second-ranked […]
Eagles fall to Anderson, rebound at King
January 30, 2020 By
BATESBURG – SCISA 1-A region standings are all but solidified as Richard Winn Academy heads into their final two games of the regular season, and both the boys and girls teams currently sit in second place. A long trip to Anderson last Friday ended in two losses for the varsity Eagles. Looking for redemption from […]
Griffins split wins with Copperheads
January 23, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – When the Catawba Ridge Copperheads rolled into Winnsboro last Friday to face off with Fairfield Central, both schools were hungry for region wins. Having fallen to Camden (55-25) and Keenan (70-40) in their first taste of region action, the Lady Griffins were prepared for redemption and found it in the form of a […]
Eagles plow through Newberry, Laurens
January 23, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – After suffering their first region loss last Wednesday to Cambridge Academy, Richard Winn has proven they have staying power. Faced with two region teams they had not played yet this season, the Eagles’ stamina prevailed. The Eagles opened play on Friday at Newberry Academy with a dominant opening quarter. Allowing only two points […]
Bengals fall to Irmo, Lakewood, defeat Sumter
January 23, 2020 By
IRMO – Blythewood’s Region 4-5A opener at Irmo was less than stellar Friday night. The Bengals played with the Yellow Jackets for most of the game, but the final six minutes was all Irmo in a 52-39 defeat. A Julian Phillips basket at the 7:20 mark of the fourth got Blythewood (12-8, 1-1) to within […]
Redhawks rout South Pointe
January 23, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls basketball team is in the thick of its region schedule – and thus far the Redhawks are enjoying it. After knocking off defending 4A state champion North Augusta 61-59 Saturday in the MLK Bash at Eau Claire, Westwood rallied past, then routed Region 5-4A rival and defending 4A upper state […]
