WINNSBORO – With the opening of the 2025 portion of basketball season, Richard Winn will buckle down in region play. The Eagle boys traveled to Cambridge on Friday, Jan. 3 and came away with a 66-53 win. Junior Bennett Nicholson led Eagle scorers with 21 points. He also had four assists and four steals. Josh […]
Champs get hardware
January 2, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy recognized its 2024 SCISA baseball 1A State Championship team during the school’s Christmas basketball tournament last week. The title was the second in a row for the program, who went 20-2 in the 2024 season and 25-0 in the 2023 season. Pictured front from left: Coach Daniel Bonds, Harris McLean, […]
Eagles host Mavs during Christmas tourney
January 2, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Following their road-loss to Lake Pointe Academy on Dec. 20, the Eagle boys got back into the win column on Dec. 27 when they hosted cross-town foe Midlands STEM Charter School for the first game of their Christmas Tournament. The Eagles bested the Mavericks by a 71-54 final. Senior Charlie Bonds led the […]
Richard Winn celebrates first championship team
December 24, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – During halftime of a home basketball game on Friday, Dec. 20, Richard Winn Academy celebrated the school’s very first state championship team – the 1974 men’s basketball team. The 15-man squad, seven of whom were seniors, finished the regular season with a 19-2 record, beating their opponents by an average of 20 points. […]
Eagles finish 9-0, move to playoffs
November 7, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Eagles celebrated Senior Night in their season finale last Friday night, honoring seniors of all fall sports prior to the game. Eagle football seniors Justin Autry, Charlie Bonds, Turner Burchell, Jake Gaillard, Aaron Geddings, Harlan Kamb, Joseph Stillwell, Grant Taylor, and Josh Tyndall served as captains for the game. The […]
Spires, Eagles work to raise mental health awareness
October 17, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Catherine Blair Spires, a member of the Richard Winn volleyball team, partnered with Hilinski’s Hope last week during a game against Laurens Academy, which coincided with Student-Athlete Mental Health Awareness week. Spires said that her goal was to raise more awareness about mental health. “It’s okay to not be okay, and it’s okay […]
Eagles down Oakbrook in Tuesday night game, move to 7-0
October 17, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn hosted the Oakbrook Prep Knights from Spartanburg on Tuesday, October 15, in a makeup contest originally scheduled for September 27. The Knights received the opening kickoff from Josh Tyndall at their own 41 yard line. Knights quarterback Bryce Horton struggled early and ended the first drive with an interception to Charlie […]
RWA trucks supplies to NC hurricane victims
October 10, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – When members of the Richard Winn Academy PTO and Booster Club heard about the hurricane-related devastation in the mountains of North Carolina, they sprang into action. Helping to organize the efforts are PTO President Grace Cameron and members Jerrica Beam and Anne Bass. Beam and Bass are also Richard Winn alumni. “Hurricane Helene […]
Eagles win, honor breast cancer survivors
October 10, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn volleyball held a Pink Out match on Tuesday in honor of Breast Cancer survivors. Keleigh Hughes, pictured back center in pink, was a guest of honor. The team also recognized opposing coach Travis Gilliam, also a breast cancer survivor. The Eagles swept Newberry with a quick 3-0 final. They took the […]
Eagles storm Crusaders
September 19, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles hosted the Crusaders from Laurens Academy a day early – Thursday, Sept. 12 – in anticipation of inclement weather from Hurricane Francine. The Eagles won the coin toss and deferred possession to the second half. Richard Winn’s opening kick was recovered by Crusader Garrett Murphy at the Crusaders […]
