LEXINGTON – Blythewood Cross Country’s season is officially underway. The teams competed in the Pelican’s Invitational on Tuesday at Lexington High School. Out of 18 teams competing, Blythewood’s boys team placed sixth overall. Freshman Jacob Powell finished first for the Bengals and in 16th place overall at 17:54.50. He was followed by Spencer Shealy (21st) […]
Fairfield Cross Country pulls third place in Chapin
September 1, 2022 By
CHAPIN – Fairfield Central Cross Country hit the ground running in Chapin last Wednesday. Both Griffin teams pulled a solid third place finish against Chapin, Dutch Fork and Gray Collegiate. White Knoll’s girls team also ran in the contest. The Griffin girls were led by Jurnee Warren, who finished 15th overall with a time of […]
Griffins pull off second-half comeback win
September 1, 2022 By
KERSHAW – For the first time since 2017, Fairfield Central sits at 2-0. After a home opener blowout against Carvers Bay in Week 0, the Griffins took to Kershaw to face Andrew Jackson in their second non-region bout of the season. Down 13-21 at halftime, Fairfield Central’s defense stifled the Andrew Jackson offense in the […]
Eagles soar in season opener
September 1, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Donning blue jerseys on white pants, the Richard Winn Academy Eagles walked two-by-two from their locker room to the West end zone of Ruff Field before wrecking through the banner onto the field to open their 8-man football season against the Laurens Academy Crusaders on Friday, Aug. 26. Eagles Head Coach Paul Brigman […]
Ridge View bests Bengals in opener
August 25, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s and Ridge View’s season-opening football game Friday night evolved into a battle between which team could overcome first-game mistakes. Amid turnovers, turnovers that negated turnovers, incompletions, and penalties, the Blazers capitalized enough to come away with a 21-victory over the Bengals at Blazer Stadium. “It seemed like every time we had the […]
Spring Valley bests Redhawks
August 25, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Senior athlete Noah Jennings returned a fumble for a touchdown and Dylon O’Neal and Sanah Ferguson rushed for two scores, but it was not enough to stop Spring Valley from rushing past Westwood at Harry Parone Stadium Friday night. Spring Valley’s Evan Javis rushed for two touchdowns, Aden Jones rushed for a TD […]
Griffins open 2022 seasons
August 25, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central opened their tennis, volleyball and cross country seasons earlier this week. Griffin girls’ tennis and volleyball teams traveled to Chester on Wednesday for 5 p.m. matches. The cross-country team hit the ground in Chapin on Wednesday. Scores were not available at press time. Volleyball hosts Richland Northeast tonight (Aug. 25) at […]
Griffins blow out Carvers Bay in opener
August 25, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central opened their 2022 football season in style – it was a blowout. A 62-14 blowout. The Griffins, a Class AA school, far outmatched the Class A Carvers Bay team Region out of Hemingway. Freshman quarterback Cameron McMillon threw for 315 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 18 completions in 23 attempts. Fairfield […]
Eagles defeat York Prep, fall to King
August 25, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Volleyball hosted King Academy on Tuesday for their home opener and their first region game of the season. Richard Winn took the first set 25-20, but dropped the second and third set 28-26 and 25-23. They won the fourth set 25-13 to force a fifth, deciding set. After an early lead, […]
BHS announces baseball interim head coach
August 25, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Last week, Blythewood High School announced that former assistant baseball coach Dolan Crolley had been named the team’s interim head coach for the 2022-2023 season. The announcement followed head coach Banks Faulkner’s resignation on August 4. Faulkner, who served as head coach of the Bengals for six years, accepted a position at Newberry […]
