BLYTHEWOOD – Region 5-5A was very good for the Westwood baseball and softball programs last week. The baseball team (6-4, 2-2), which blanked the Blazers 4-0 at their baseball field March 18, did so again in a 9-0 win Thursday at the Westwood field, one day after blanking Fairfield Central 11-0. “Very good feeling,” head […]
Bengals, Redhawks compete in Coaches Classic
March 27, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School played host for the Region 4 Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic on Saturday, March 22. Blythewood’s boys and girls team swept the field. The girls claimed first place with a team score of 135.5 out of 20 teams. With a team score of 100, the boys also took first out of […]
Redhawk baseball, softball down Ridge View
March 20, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood’s baseball and softball teams picked up Region 5-5A victories at Ridge View Tuesday night. The Redhawks baseball team improved to 4-3 overall with a 4-0 shutout of the Blazers. Gabriel Espinoza pitched a complete-game four-hitter, striking out 10. Jayden Quarles, Zachary Nelson, and Austin Jeffcoat had two hits apiece. Quarles and Jeffcoat […]
Westwood names Burris as next head coach
March 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School announced Stephen Burris as its next head football coach in a press conference Wednesday afternoon. Burris coached at 1A Lamar for the last 2 seasons, winning a region championship in 2023, leading the Silver Foxes to 9-4 records and third-round playoff appearances in both years. Before then, Burris worked as […]
Westwood boys, girls advance to second round of 5A D-2 playoffs
February 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Opening the 5A Division 2 boys basketball playoffs was the best thing that could happen to Westwood after struggling with the Region 5-5A schedule The Redhawks lost six out of their last seven region games, including a painful 63-59 defeat to Sumter on Senior Night Thursday. “We noticed. Region play is tough, but […]
Westwood boys, girls win Tuesday
February 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Amari Alexander scored 22 points and Aneya Britt added 18 points as the Westwood girls basketball team cruised past Lugoff-Elgin 66-23 Friday. The win broke a 3-game losing streak. The Redhawks (11-14, 5-6 Region 5-5A) followed up on that victory with an 81-20 win at West Florence Tuesday night. Westwood led 43-5 at […]
Westwood boys, girls fall to Spring Valley
February 6, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Frustration among the Westwood boys basketball team was palpable Tuesday night at The Castle. The Redhawks and the Vikings battled through 15 lead changes, but missed opportunities at the net and poor free-throw shooting hurt Westwood in a 59-54 loss. It was frustrating in that the stops we did get, there was a […]
Bauldrick picks up 200th win
January 23, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls basketball team blunted a three-game Region 5-5A losing streak with three straight wins. The Redhawks (9-11, 3-3) beat Lugoff-Elgin 57-48 Jan. 14, West Florence 67-25 Friday, and Sumter 47-39 Monday night. The victory over the Knights was head coach Gregory Bauldrick’s 200th career win. Bauldrick, who brought the girls to […]
Westwood boys cruise past Spring Valley
January 16, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys basketball time finally got a chance to move away from their first loss of the season. After the Spring Valley game was postponed because of weather Friday, the Redhawks faced down the Vikings Monday night at Spring Valley, and led wire to wire. Larry Brown came off the bench, drained […]
Late rally lifts Redhawks over Blythewood
January 9, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fouls on the Westwood boys basketball team early in their game against Region 5-5A rival Blythewood came fast and furious Friday night. The Bengals built a 30-11 lead with 3:07 left in the second quarter, largely on T.J. Lewis’s 13 foul shots, and 15-of-17 shooting from the free-throw line by that time. Clearly, […]
