HOUSTON – Former Westwood and Limestone College big-play receiver Vyncint Smith signed a free agent deal Saturday with the Houston Texans. Smith, who was born in Germany, played varsity for the Blythewood Bengals during his sophomore season and then played two seasons with the Redhawks. Smith earned an All-Region honor during his senior campaign […]
BHS soccer beats South Florence, WHS and FCHS eliminated from playoffs
May 3, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Lady Bengals soccer team opened their bid for a 5A championship run with a 7-1 win against South Florence in the opening round playoff matchup. Loranna Austin pulled out the hat trick, Lauren Hendra netted two goals and Claudia Watson also added a goal. The Blythewood boys also pulled out a […]
Redhawks eliminated in Greer
May 3, 2018 By
GREER – Westwood began the 2018 4A State Baseball Playoffs with a 3-0 loss to Airport High, and that set the Redhawks up for an elimination road game Friday against the Greer Yellow Jackets. The two teams stuck close to each other throughout the game, but Greer plated one in the bottom of seventh to […]
BHS, WHS tennis end seasons
May 3, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys’ tennis team ended their 2018 season last week with a 2 – 4 loss to Spring Valley. Spring Valley opened the match with wins in their first three individual match-ups. Shyam Gonesh Baku kicked off the night with a straight-set victory for the Vikings, and Abli Nair and Chase Brantley […]
Airport bests Redhawks in Round 1
April 26, 2018 By
WEST COLUMBIA – Westwood stayed close to Region IV-4A champion Airport Tuesday, probably too close for the Eagles comfort. Pitcher Matthew Oxendine kept Airport batters guessing through five innings, but the Redhawks couldn’t get a run across and the Eagles slipped away with a 3-0 victory in the District IV Tournament. Thursday, top-seeded Airport (22-3) […]
Local baseball players lead Midlands’ stats
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The baseball and softball regular seasons have reached their conclusions, and that means the State recently released their season-ending Midlands stat leaders. Blythewood and Westwood are well-represented. Blythewood’s Landon Lucas led Midlands in home runs with six, and his teammate John Lanier was a few spots behind with three. Brady Carson, and Ben-Lang […]
Bengal and Redhawk softball players are Midlands stat leaders
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood and Blythewood baseball players were not the only ones who were well-represented in the Midlands’ stat leaders. Lady Bengal Kendall Parker’s two home runs were good enough to earn her spot on the list, and she led all hitters from the Blythewood and Fairfield areas. Her teammate Sammy Hall notched a top-15 […]
Redhawk tennis makes history
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood tennis squad downed the Ridge View Blazers last Friday 4-2. The win clinched the Redhawk tennis team’s first playoff berth in school history. Steven Massey began the Redhawks night with a straight set victory over Kaleb Phelps, and Oliver Ellis did the same to Logan Carter. Ridge View’s Daniel Gooding and […]
Lady Redhawks make playoffs
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Redhawks’ goal keeper Jennifer Angeles (24) gears up to kick the ball back in to her teammates as they squared off against South Pointe. Westwood fell to the Stallions, 6-0, but with their follow up win over Ridge View, they clinched their first playoff berth in program history.
Lady Redhawks end season
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With a slot in the 4A state playoffs on the line, the Westwood softball team looked to get a win Friday night against a team they’d beaten a month ago. The Redhawks could have even lost and gotten into the postseason, as long as it was by a narrow margin. Ridge View dashed […]
