COLUMBIA – The State recently released their choices for their 2017-18 All-Midlands basketball teams, and both the Blythewood Bengals and Westwood Redhawks were well-represented. Westwood’s Russell Jones Jr. and Unique Drake earned first team honors. Drake average 21.5 points per contest and Jones finished the season at nearly 17 points a game. Robert Braswell earned […]
South Pointe bests Westwood soccer
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood varsity soccer hosted South Pointe last Friday for a conference matchup. South Pointe bested the Redhawks 9-0.
WHS Athletic Department wins Award of Excellence
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood Athletic department has continued to hit new strides each season since the school’s inception in 2012. During last week’s South Carolina Administration Association Conference, the South Carolina League presented Westwood with their second consecutive Award of Excellence in Sportsmanship, Integrity and Ethics. This is the third time in four years that […]
Westwood soccer falls to Lancaster
BLYTHEWOOD – Dejare Harris fights to avoid the rushing Lancaster defender. The Bruins got the best of the Redhawks in a tight 2-0 Tuesday evening affair.
Big changes in WHS Athletics
BLYTHEWOOD – This week, the Redhawks suffered coaching losses on the gridiron and on the basketball court. First, Redhawks defensive coordinator James Reynold departed to take over as head football coach for the Ben Lippen Falcons, then head basketball coach Jeff Dibattisto stepped down to accept a position as Athletic Director at Dreher. Reynolds had […]
Westwood tennis bested by Cougars
BLYTHEWOOD – Steven Massey sets hit feet and prepares to launch a return shot. Massey lost in a tough three set matchup to York’s Blake Williams. The Cougars swept the Redhawks 6-0, and also bested them in doubles competition.
Redhawks end tough week with loss to York
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood kept Friday night’s game against York close through six innings before York took their 4-0 lead into the seventh inning and blew the game open against their Region III-4A rivals. The Cougars sent 13 batters to the plate in a 9-run seventh to put the hammer down on a 13-0 shutout of […]
Westwood LAX makes history
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood Redhawks’ basketball programs are both coming off of milestone seasons and recently their athletic program celebrated history again. The Lacrosse team’s 5-2 win over White Knoll marked the first in the program’s short history.
Redhawks drop conference game to RNE
COLUMBIA – Westwood had a chance to score some go-ahead runs in the top of the fourth inning at Richland Northeast, but the Redhawks weren’t so fortunate Tuesday night. Three Westwood batters struck out to end the inning, and the Cavaliers added four runs in the sixth to walk away with a 7-2 victory over […]
Local ballers earn All Star honors
LEXINGTON – The Bengals’ and Redhawks’ basketball programs are both coming off of stellar seasons, and even though they fell short of their championship goals, both squads will be represented at the North/South All Star game on Mar.17 at Lexington High School. Blythewood’s Jonathan Breeland was chosen to represent the South’s boys’ team. Breeland put […]