COLUMBIA – Westwood’s boys and girls track and field teams wrapped the SCHSL 4A state meet just short of a trophy at Spring Valley on Saturday. The Redhawk girls finished in third place with a score of 57, behind State Champion Ridge View (75) and runner up West Florence (62). The boys came in fourth […]
Redhawks finish third at Lower State
May 16, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Both Westwood’s boys and girls track and field teams finished in third place over the weekend at the SCHSL 4A Lower State meet at Ridge View High School. Westwood’s girls finished with a score of 91.833. Ridge View claimed first place with 122. James Island finished second at 99. The Redhawk boys combined […]
WHS boys, girls finish 2nd in region
May 9, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The SCHSL 4A Region 5 track and field meet at Richland Northeast on May 1 had more than touch of déjà vu. Both Westwood teams finished in second place behind Ridge View, just as they finished in the 2023 region meet. Westwood’s girls finished with a team score of 147, just 20 points […]
BHS, WHS track and field teams look to postseason
May 2, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood and Westwood participated in their respective region track and field meets on Wednesday, but results were not available by The Voice’s press deadline. Both schools participated in the Richland County Championships on April 24. Blythewood’s girls’ team finished in first place with a score of 173. Westwood’s girls tied Hammond School for […]
Bengals, Redhawks compete in Coaches Classic
March 28, 2024 By
COLUMBIA – The Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic was another big day for local track and field stars. The meet is one of the biggest area meets of the season as it saw athletes from 29 Midlands-area schools, both public and private. Blythewood Girls Aminah Rhone finished first with a season-fastest time in 100m hurdles at […]
Redhawks make college commitments
February 15, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Three senior Redhawks signed their Letters of Intent last Wednesday on National Signing Day. Anna Graves inked her commitment to play softball at Brevard College in North Carolina. Graves has been on the varsity softball team at Westwood for four years. She has 166 at bats, 44 hits, 41 runs, 12 RBIs, 6 […]
Westwood’s Ticora Gaskin named Gatorade Player of the Year
July 6, 2023 By
CHICAGO — In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, last week Gatorade announced Ticora Gaskin of Westwood High School is the 2022-23 Gatorade South Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. Gaskin is the second Gatorade South Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year to be […]
Local athletes compete at Nationals
June 29, 2023 By
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Local track and field competitors from Blythewood High School, Westwood High School and Fairfield Central High School competed at the New Balance National Outdoor meet June 15-18. Brianna Rodriguez and Sharmelle Holmes competed with Dreamchaserz at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet. Rodriguez finished fifth in 400m hurdles with a season-best 1:01.54 […]
10 Redhawks ink collegiate commitments
June 1, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School recently recognized 10 members of the Class of 2023 who are committed to continuing their athletic careers on the collegiate level. The group included athletes from seven different athletic teams on campus. Two members of Westwood’s 4A state championship girls track team signed collegiate commitments. Brianna Rodriguez made her plans […]
Westwood girls claim school’s first state title, share championship with Ridge View
May 25, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood and Ridge View girls track and field teams are friendly rivals battling within Region 5-4A during the regular season. On Friday they took their competition to a state level, and it paid off for both teams—70 points apiece, good for a shared state championship. The Westwood girls, which finished runner-up last […]
