BLYTHEWOOD — Robert S. Jackson will take over as principal of Westwood High School starting July 1. He will replace the current principal, Dr. Cheryl Guy, who has served as the principal since July 2015. Guy, who helped open Westwood High in August 2012 as an assistant principal, is retiring after 25 years of service […]
WHS names new head baseball coach
May 21, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High has selected Michael McDermott as its new head baseball coach and head strength coach. McDermott served this abbreviated season as the interim head coach, taking over for Vince Connor. McDermott has been part of the staff for 4 years in an assistant role. “Mike does a great job working with our […]
Redhawks Miss Year of Development
May 14, 2020 By
The Westwood boys soccer team and head coach John Rosier both had a good feeling for this soccer season. “I did have high hopes this year based on the quality of our players,” the fifth-year head coach, former USC player, and longtime Midlands soccer coach said. “Based on the quality of players and the skills, […]
Redhawks Stand Strong
May 7, 2020 By
When Chelsea Pedersen took over the head girls soccer position at Westwood High School, she built the team from the ground up. Of the eleven freshmen who were on that 2017 roster, five would have celebrated their final home game as Redhawks just last week. Instead, an order closing schools on March 14 ended the […]
Westwood Softball: The Toughest Season
April 30, 2020 By
Schools and after-school activities may have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Westwood head softball coach Steven Cruz has a long-distance vision of the Redhawks’ success. Even so, on the short range of it, Cruz and the players felt the sting just like any other team that has seen a season put in […]
The season that never happened
April 23, 2020 By
Blythewood Council Honors Teams and Senior Athletes Life has changed. It’s different. The impact of the novel coronavirus has been felt across the world, the nation, the state and right here in Blythewood. And while our normal routines have dwindled into the distance, we are confident that our lives will return to what they were. […]
Westwood Baseball: Finding the Life Lessons
April 23, 2020 By
The Westwood baseball team had a lot to prove this season. Like any other program looking down the road at a long building period, the Redhawks were intent on practicing hard, playing hard, and no matter what the score was on the scoreboard, enjoying the time on the field. Five games into the season, the […]
Westwood holds Redhawks Invitational
March 26, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Having just opened the door into what could be a highly successful season, the track teams from Blythewood and Westwood high schools were able to compete one last time before the South Carolina High School League’s spring sports suspension due to COVID-19 entered effect. Meeting on Westwood’s home turf, Blythewood and Westwood faced […]
Redhawks fall to Airport
March 19, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood baseball would have taken on Richland Northeast Tuesday night were it not for the ongoing precautions taken to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus. On Sunday, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered all South Carolina public schools closed through March 31. Then on Monday, South Carolina High School League officials decided to suspend all […]
Redhawks defeat FC in season opener
March 12, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield softball opened their season at home on Monday against Westwood High School. Tied at two after an inning of play, the Redhawks added three to take a 5-2 lead in the second. Hot Westwood bats in the third as they added 11 runs to the scoreboard, eventually taking the game 19-2 in […]
