Summer Work

HOPKINS – Westwood and Blythewood competed in Lower Richland’s second annual Diamond Hornet 7-on-7 Shootout on Thursday, June 30. Westwood is set to open their 2022 football season at Spring Valley on August 19. Blythewood will play at Ridge View on Aug. 19.

Summer of Champs

HOPKINS – Fairfield Central topped the class at Lower Richland’s second annual Diamond Hornet 7-on-7 Shootout on Thursday, June 30. Fairfield Central is set to open their 2022 football season at home against Carvers Bay on August 19.

Smith returns to Westwood

BLYTHEWOOD – Former Westwood Redhawk and current Tampa Bay Buccaneer Vyncint Smith stopped by The Castle last week to speak with Westwood’s football team. Smith graduated from Westwood in 2014. In his senior season, he hauled in 31 receptions for 503 yards and four touchdowns. He also competed with the track team, helping lead the […]

Todd Mattox racks up post-season honors at FMU

FLORENCE, SC – For the third time this post-season, Francis Marion University senior third baseman Todd Mattox has garnered All-Region recognition, this time from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and Rawlings. Mattox received first-team All-Southeast honors. ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First-Team selections are nominated for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-Americans were to […]

Randy Kelly brings home 1st for Bengals

COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School standout Randy Kelly took home first place in boys High Jump at the 2022 SCHSL 5A State Championships, his second claim of the title in as many years. Kelly’s 6-10.00 jump easily beat out second place Canii Tucker of Fort Dorchester’s 6-04.00 in the 2022 state meet. Kelly also took […]

Holmes, Mosley take first and second at State

HOPKINS – In the 3A state meet at Lower Richland High School Saturday, Fairfield Central’s Sharmelle Holmes (pictured above) had a day. Holmes took gold in the 100 dash (11.81), silver in the 200 dash (24.73), and silver in the long jump (16-08.50). Griffin standout Joshua Mosley took second place in the 3200 meter run […]

Redhawks finish 2nd in state

COLUMBIA – Westwood’s girls track and field teams made the most of their time at Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium Saturday night. On Saturday, while Greenville took home 4 gold medals and 11 top-3 finishes overall and won the 4A state championship with 102 points, Westwood won 5 gold medals and had 7 top-three finishes […]

Bengals finish 2nd in state

COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s girls track and field teams made the most of their time at Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium Friday night. On Friday in the 5A state meet, Blythewood battled with J.L. Mann for the top spot on the podium. Only when three field events came in did the Patriots edge the Bengals and […]

Blythewood’s title dreams dashed in Fort Mill

FORT MILL – The Blythewood baseball team won 30 games for the first time in its history, but with a 2-1 loss at Fort Mill in a pitchers duel in the upper state championship game May 18th, the Bengals’ storied season came to an end. Both Fort Mill’s Matthieu Curtis and Blythewood’s Davis Wright pitched […]

Bengals commit to continue careers

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School recognized 18 members of the Class of 2022 Wednesday who have committed to continuing their athletic careers on the collegiate level. The seniors are slated to gradu- ate from Blythewood High School on June 1. Jaylin Allen, son of Chanetta Williamson, announced his commitment to play football at St. Andrews […]

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