BLYTHEWOOD – DeHaven Kennedy was announced as the next head of Westwood girls soccer last week. Kennedy is a 2009 graduate of Blythewood High School, where he was on the football, wrestling and track teams. He is a 2014 graduate of South Carolina State University. Kennedy has coached with Richland County Recreation Commission and SC […]
Partnering for a Cause
April 13, 2023 By
Westwood partnered with David Kenga and Elite Soccer Outreach to provide old uniforms and equipment to those around the world in need. Unused Redhawk basketball and soccer jerseys were donated to the Mombasa School for the Physically Handicapped. According to Kenga, “most handicapped people in this region of Africa are shunned from playing sports.”
Redhawk soccer drops a pair to region foes
April 7, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Redhawk soccer hosted Irmo last Thursday. Westwood took an early lead behind a Tyler Jackson goal. The sprinting goal was set up by a well-placed goal kick from freshman Cullen Henderson and a glancing header into the open field by senior Zyere Lee. Unfortunately, the early lead was short-lived as Irmo responded to […]
WHS soccer suffers first region losses
March 31, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – The Redhawks dropped a lopsided contest at A.C. Flora last Tuesday, which was played with only one official. This unusual and questionably illegal circumstance actually robbed the Redhawks of their greatest defensive strength, but was a good learning experience for the team as they continue to build the program. On Thursday night, the […]
Redhawks defeat White Knoll, fall to Mid-Carolina
March 17, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Not only did Westwood soccer pick up a win over White Knoll last Thursday, a goal by senior Kaylee Damsen made school history. Damsen scored Westwood’s first ever female goal on a boys team, and she did it within the first 15 seconds of the game. Westwood put in two more goals in […]
Redhawks defeat Swansea
March 10, 2022 By
Rainy Tuesday afternoon weather did not stop the Redhawks from picking up their first win of the season. The Redhawks picked up a 4-3 over Swansea with two goals from senior forward Zyere Lee and goals from Tyler Jackson and Yonis Ramos. The Redhawks dropped a 2-5 match to Gilbert and a 0-4 match to […]
Redhawks soccer falls to Irmo
April 22, 2021 By
Westwood dropped Tuesday’s conference game to Irmo. The Yellowjackets took a 1-0 win over the Redhawks, now 1-7 in conference play.
Cavaliers Best Redhawks
April 1, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood fell by a 5-2 score in Monday’s region match against Richland Northeast. The loss piggybacks on region losses to Irmo and Dreher high schools last week. Westwood sits at 0-6 in the season and will face A.C. Flora on Friday and the second half of the season when they return from Spring […]
Redhawks Miss Year of Development
May 14, 2020 By
The Westwood boys soccer team and head coach John Rosier both had a good feeling for this soccer season. “I did have high hopes this year based on the quality of our players,” the fifth-year head coach, former USC player, and longtime Midlands soccer coach said. “Based on the quality of players and the skills, […]
Redhawks split games with Mid-Carolina
March 12, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After last week’s game against the Mid-Carolina Rebels ended shootout win for Mid-Carolina, the Redhawk boys soccer team looked to push past the Rebels for a win in Tuesday’s home rematch. Westwood held a 1-0 lead at the half, but Mid-Carolina tied the game in the second half to send the game into […]
