COLUMBIA – Heathwood Hall was the setting for SCISA’s 2019 Cross Country State Championship meets on Nov. 2. Richard Winn Academy’s program, in its second year, sent nine runners to compete. The Eagle boys team finished 14th place of the 16 teams competing with a 28:22 average time. Junior Austin Robinson was the first finisher […]
Blythewood falls short in fourth
November 14, 2019 By
LAURENS – The Blythewood football team’s regular season ended on a low note, with Spring Valley topping the Bengals 42-21 to knock them back into an at-large bid in the upper state bracket of the Class 5A playoffs. Blythewood may have backed into the postseason, but once at Laurens District 55’s K.C. Hanna Stadium, the […]
Redhawks commit to colleges
November 14, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three student-athletes in Westwood High School’s Class of 2020 inked their commitments to respective colleges on Wednesday. Imani Simon is the daughter of Tarik and Aaliyah Simon. Simon, a guard for the Redhawks, announced her plans to continue her basketball career at Virginia Wesleyan University. Ja’La Wade, a center and power forward, will […]
Griffins head to State
November 14, 2019 By
GREENWOOD – Fairfield Central Cross Country has one run left, and it’s a big one. Per the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) rules, the top 20 finishing teams at the Upper State Qualifiers will advance to the State meet, and both Griffin boys and girls teams pulled a top-20 finish in Greenwood last Saturday. […]
Eagles take down Holly Hill
November 14, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Eagles faced-off with Holly Hill Academy on Friday evening in the first round of the SCISA 8-Man State Playoffs and came away with a 38-14 win over the Raiders. Richard Winn improved to 10-1 on the season. The Eagles advance to the semifinals and will host St. Johns at 7:30 p.m. on […]
Westwood wins big in first round
November 14, 2019 By
TAYLORS – For the third season in a row, Westwood High School football entered the South Carolina High School League’s Class 4A Playoffs as an underdog. And, for the third season in a row, the Redhawks rose to the challenge. Westwood was pitted against Eastside High School in the first round of the 2019 playoffs. […]
Blythewood XC heads to Qualifiers
November 7, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood Boys Cross Country took second at last week’s Region 4-5A Meet, finishing with an average 18:11 time, just behind Spring Valley. Christian Pearson was the first Bengal finisher with a time of 17:13.33, good enough for third place. Daniel Turnipseed finished in seventh with a time of 17:55.26, and Michael Stevens finished […]
Vikings squeeze by Blythewood
November 7, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood had a chance to right its late-season slump Friday night. The Bengals looked to shake off a tough 23-20 loss at Lugoff-Elgin last week, and a win over Spring Valley at District Two Stadium would give the Bengals a third seed in the Class 5A playoffs that start next week. Unfortunately for […]
Bengals come up short
November 7, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Bengals Tennis battled big with J.L. Mann on Monday in the third round of the Class 5A State Playoffs. Hannah Myers and Sophie Carlton won points for the Bengals in singles action, and doubles team Wyatt Britt and Rachel Truitt won their doubles match. Blythewood came up short in the tiebreaker match, falling […]
Dorman Bests Bengals in 5
November 7, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood volleyball fell in a tight match to Dorman High School in the third round of the playoffs last Thursday. The lead itself seemed to volley back and forth in the five-set match. Blythewood took the first set with a narrow 25-23 win. Dorman came back for a 25-18 win in set two […]
