COLUMBIA – This year’s final regular season list of Midlands’ soccer leaders was released Saturday, and it was speckled with players from the Blythewood community. Lady Redhawk Jada Pearson earned a spot on the list with 24 points, 11 goals and two assists. Clash of the Carolina selection, Loranna Austin finished a couple spots below […]
Bojangles Track and Field Classic
COLUMBIA – This weekend at the Bojangles Track and Field Classic, the Westwood Redhawks 4x100M brought home gold and, in the process, set a new state record. The team of Torran Goings, Dermonti Romney, Montre Miller and Trini Feggett clocked a 40.96, and nearly finished an entire second ahead of second place Fayette County. The […]
WHS receives Safe Sports Award
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood Sports Medicine program recently became a two-time recipient of The National Athletic Association Safe Sports School Award. The Redhawks’ Athletic Department, which is led by head Athletic Trainer Jason Nussbaum, is required to meet a rigorous set of requirements to be reach Safe Sport School Status.
Westwood LAX loses to River Bluff
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood LAX faced River Bluff in a conference game upon their return from Spring Break. The Gators bested the Redhawks 15-4 in the April 9 matchup.
Lady Redhawks lose to Irmo
BLYTHEWOOD – Koreena Scott (4) she delivers a pitch to the Irmo batter. The Lady Redhawks hosted the Yellowjackets Monday night and suffered a 2-21 loss in the non-conference game. Westwood hits the road for games until their April 20 Senior Night game against Ridge View.
Redhawks pick up Irmo win
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood called upon an eighth grader to start on the mound against Irmo Monday night. John Janco answered. Janco pitched six-plus innings of 2-hit ball against the Yellow Jackets, and Westwood came up with enough run support to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory at Westwood Stadium. “That kid’s awesome,” head coach […]
Belton commits to Tusculum
BLYTHEWOOD – Last season, Mya Belton, along with Unique Drake and Nyah Leveretter, combined to form a three-headed monster that propelled the Redhawks to the semi-finals of the 2018 State Playoffs. Drake and Leveretter will return next season, but Belton will be taking her talents to the collegiate level. Last week Belton, an All-Region player […]
Lions + Spaghetti
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Lions Club member Rachel Titus dishes up carryout spaghetti dinners for Westwood High School Leos RaKia Bell and Destiny Anderson during the Club’s annual spaghetti fundraiser at the Beulah United Methodist Church in Cedar Creek on Saturday. More than a hundred diners were served eat-in and carry-out meals.
Lady Redhawks blister Ridge View
COLUMBIA – The Westwood softball team made some errors that kept Ridge View alive in the early innings, but the Redhawks bats kept coming around in a 14-6 victory over their Region III-4A rivals Tuesday night at Ridge View. Westwood banged out 14 hits and more than made up for fielding gaffes that didn’t affect […]