DOTHAN, ALABAMA – Mason Wood and John Ryan Sharpe, Lexington, SC residents with Fairfield County ties, wrapped up the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series earlier this week. Wood, Sharpe and the SC team went 6-2 in the double-elimination tournament, defeating Dothan American (13-0), Alabama (1-0), Arkansas (10-0), Mississippi (4-1), Alabama again (4-0), and Florida (1-0) […]
Carolinas Champion
August 4, 2022 By
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Blythewood High School golfer Caroline Hawkins won the Carolinas Golf Association’s 66th Carolinas Junior Girls’ Champion. Held July 26-28 at Forsyth Country Club in Winston-Salem, NC, Hawkins led from day one of the tournament. She extended her four-shot lead to five on day two of the tournament, then finished at 9-under to […]
Blythewood youth softball teams take weekend tournament titles
August 4, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Despite the extreme heat, three Blythewood-area youth softball teams took home Top Gun-USA Sports “Battle of the Bling” titles on July 30. The 8U Blythewood Bobcats, pictured above, took home the Top Gun Championship in the Silver bracket. The Bobcats dropped two pool play games to Effingham Diamond Divas (0-8) and Coastal Bombers […]
Town hosts send-off for BW All-Stars
August 1, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The final leg of their road to a Dixie Youth World Series title starts on Saturday, Aug. 6 in Lumberton, North Carolina. The community is invited to officially send off the Blythewood turned South Carolina All Stars on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 5:45 p.m. at Blythewood Town Hall. In an interview with The […]
Blythewood Minors headed to World Series
July 28, 2022 By
DILLON – “Play loose” is their motto, and “play loose” they have done. Just last week, the Blythewood Minors All-Star team played in the state tournament with confidence and poise under pressure, and it showed as they clinched the state title with an undefeated 10-0 record. For only the third time in Blythewood Youth Baseball […]
South Carolina’s All-Star teams have familiar Fairfield faces
July 28, 2022 By
A new generation of Fairfield faces are donning All-Star uniforms this summer, albeit not in Fairfield uniforms. And these All-Stars are headed to play on the biggest stages of their young lives – the Dixie Youth World Series. Winnsboro resident Walker Blackwelder, son of Coleman and Justin Blackwelder, will be representing South Carolina with the […]
Blythewood Darlings Wrap Up All-Star Season
July 28, 2022 By
LANCASTER – After finishing the district tournament as Runner-Up, Blythewood’s Darlings All Star Team (8U) played in the Official Dixie Softball State All-Star tournament last week in Lancaster. They lost their first game 15-17 to Saluda before dropping a second game on July 17. Pictured above is the team during opening ceremonies.
Blythewood Minors take State title
July 21, 2022 By
DILLON- The Blythewood Youth Baseball/Softball League Minors All Stars (10U) took the state championship this morning with a 7-0 win over Greer. Blythewood’s team was the only undefeated team in the state. They’ll go to Lumberton, NC for the World Series beginning August 6.
Westwood’s Rodriguez named Gatorade Player of the Year
July 14, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – For the first time in school history, Westwood High School is home to a Gatorade Player of the Year. Gatorade has announced Brianna Rodriguez is the 2021-22 Gatorade South Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. Rodriguez, a 5-foot-8 junior, won four events at the Class 4-A state meet this past […]
Redhawks Visit Darlings
July 14, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School’s softball team visited the Blythewood Softball League’s 8U Darlings All-Star team after their practice on Monday. The Darlings are set to take on Lancaster first at the State tournament this weekend.
