BLYTHEWOOD- Westwood’s head baseball coach, Jonathan Burroughs, has stepped down, after four seasons at the helm. “It was an emotional and tough decision,” Burroughs said. “The bond built here over the past four years is very strong. Stepping away is hard, but I know I am doing the right thing for my family. The program […]
Todd Mattox named All Star
May 11, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD- Blythewood senior Todd Mattox has been named to the 2017 All-Star team by the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association. He finished the season with a .337 batting average, a .423 on base percentage, five doubles, 21 runs and15 stolen bases. Mattox pitched 25.1 innings with a 2.46 ERA and rung-up 35 batters. “Very excited […]
State track qualifying results
May 11, 2017 By
Blythewood, Fairfield Central and Westwood sent participants to each of their respective regional South Carolina High School League track qualifiers. The Bengals headed to Spring Valley for the 5-A qualifiers. Sharae Alston finished in fourth n the 100M finals. Ashley Mitchell got a first place finish for Blythewood in the 400M, and finished fourth in […]
Defending Champs clip the Eagles
May 11, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn baseball was eliminated from SCISA State title contention Wednesday after a 14-4 loss in the second game of their series with the Holly Hill Raiders. Holly Hill, last year’s SCISA Class A baseball champions, won game one 11-1 on Tuesday. “Holly Hill is a team that’s won back to back state […]
College Notebook
May 4, 2017 By
Brandi Bell of Ridgeway was inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the College Of Charleston. Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897, and only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 of juniors qualify for membership. Blythewood’s Caitlynn Tracy (not pictured) was inducted at the College of Charleston as well. […]
BHS requests 194-ft communication tower
April 20, 2017 By
RALEIGH, NC – According to a notice from Milestone Communications of Raleigh, N. C., published last week in The Voice, the company proposes to construct a 194-foot AGL Monopol communications tower with appurtenances, at Blythewood High School on Wilson Boulevard. The notice asked for the submission of any written comments regarding the potential effects that […]
**Corrected:Blythewood mourns loss of Redhawk
April 7, 2017 By
Retraction: In the first version of this article it was stated that the Westwood football and basketball booster clubs would be working alongside Sweet Pea’s Ice Cream for a charity benefit. Due to scheduling conflicts the booster clubs were unable to participate. The Westwood Redhawks and entire Blythewood community are mourning the death of 16-year old […]
Lexington nixes late Blythewood rally
April 7, 2017 By
Lexington left-hander Jon Scott kept Blythewood batters guessing for most of Tuesday night, but the Bengals did try to make it interesting in the bottom of the seventh. Scott pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-hit ball and struck out nine before leaving the mound with the Wildcats leading 6-1 with one out. Alex Mack Jacobs […]
Nothing could be finer
March 30, 2017 By
Blythewood’s Round Top Elementary School has been awarded a “Palmetto’s Finest” designation by the S.C. Association of School Administrators – one of only five schools in the state to receive that honor this year. According to the SCASA website, the award recognizes schools that offer “excellent instruction, outstanding leaders, strong family and community involvement and […]
Ridgeway council names new water tower
March 27, 2017 By
RIDGEWAY – After it was proposed last month that the new Ridgeway water tower be placed behind Geiger Elementary School on property owned by the Fairfield County School District, a packet of information about the proposal and a graphic design of the new tower emblazoned with ‘Geiger Elementary,’ was presented to school board trustees and […]
