Ty Dooley spent his freshman year of college at Radford University in High Point, N.C. The 2021 Blythewood High School graduate started every game for the Highlanders and batted .315 in his freshman year, but he learned very quickly that he wanted more. Shortly after putting his name in the transfer portal, he found out […]
Former Bengals head to Omaha for CWS
June 12, 2025 By
OMAHA, NE – With the conclusion of the NCAA baseball Super Regional round, two Blythewood High School alums punched their tickets to the College World Series at Charles Schwab field in Omaha, Neb., beginning Friday. Ty Dooley, a 2021 graduate who played on the 2019 Bengals team that reached the 5A state championship series, is […]
Boyd claims 6th state title
June 5, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central High School junior Jayden Boyd defended his long jump state title at the 2025 South Carolina High School League 2A State Championship meet on May 16. Boyd took first in long jump at the 7.27m mark, beating his 2024 jump by .32m. The jump was just shy of his personal-best 7.28m, […]
Westwood’s Robert Harris receives state Spirit of Sport award
June 5, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School lead custodian, Robert Harris, was named the Spirit of Sport State Recipient by the National Federation of High Schools. Harris’s award was announced last week in the South Carolina High School League’s (SCHSL) TuesNews, a weekly online newsletter located on the league’s website. Aside from his custodial duties, the SCHSL […]
Bengals fall to Lexington in upper state title series
May 29, 2025 By
LEXINGTON – Two days after an unfortunate 4-3 loss at home to Lexington to open the 5A Division 1 upper state series, the Blythewood baseball team (24-7) saw its season come to an unfitting end at Lexington (21-9-1) in a lopsided 15-3 defeat in six innings to the Wildcats in the best-of-3 series. “They had […]
Bengal girls make it three in a row
May 22, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – While competition in the boys events was tight, with Ridge View edging Spartanburg for the win, the Blythewood girls team dominated the field Saturday at Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium. The Bengals sprinters placed high and racked up points early, finishing with 107 points on the day to claim their third straight state […]
Griffin boys track and field wins second straight 2A title
May 22, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – The Fairfield Central boys track and field team faced competition Friday night from Philip Simmons, the 2024 3A state champions who came down to 2A this year. While the Iron Horses got close, the Griffins sprinted past them and claimed their second straight state 2A championship at Spring Valley High School. “We broke […]
Bengal boys track & field finishes 3rd at state meet
May 22, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Saturday at Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium, the Blythewood boys finished third with 75 points. Champion Ridge View had 91 points and runner-up Spartanburg finished with 87.5 points. Santana Wright won the only gold for the Bengals when he threw the discus for a first-place 51.85 meters. Harrison Knight placed fourth in that […]
Eagles fall in game 3 of SCISA title series
May 22, 2025 By
ST MATTHEWS – Richard Winn Academy had secured game 1 of the SCISA 1A state championship series on the strength of Charlie Bonds’ pitching performance May 13. Over the next two games of the best-of-three series against Holly Hill Academy, it was evident that a third-straight state championship was not in the works. In game […]
BHS fall to Lexington in game 1 of Upper State series
May 22, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The runs came early for Blythewood and Lexington in the opening game of the 5A Division 1 upper state championship series Tuesday night at Blythewood stadium. The 2024 5A champion Wildcats and Bengals scored two runs apiece in the first inning. Lexington added a run in the second inning, another in the third, […]
