WINNSBORO – On Friday, Sept. 17, Richard Winn’s Eagles traveled to the coast for a gridiron battle against the Charleston Collegiate Sun Devils of John’s Island. The Sun Devils controlled the ball from the opening kickoff with an aerial attack and scored on their first possession with a 44 yard TD pass completion on their […]
Griffins, Eagles run in Chester
CHESTER – Fairfield Central High School and Richard Winn Academy crossed the county line into Chester last Tuesday for a cross country meet at Chester High School. The Griffin boys finished in second place of the 7 teams competing. With only three boys competing, Richard Winn’s times did not qualify for a team score. Griffin […]
Redhawks claim first win of the season
AIKEN – The ever travelling Westwood football team has yet to play a home game this fall, but the Redhawks finally captured their first win of a COVID-strained season. Julian Milligan rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, while Camren Brown rushed for a score and threw two touchdown passes as Westwood […]
Griffins win by one in 5th OT
COLUMBIA – Five overtimes at the Stadium at W.J. Keenan may well have been a lifetime for Fairfield Central kicker Matthew Few. Few missed a potential game-winning extra point with the game tied at 42 after the first overtime. A roughing-the-kicker penalty gave the Griffins a replay of the point-after-attempt, and they chose to run […]
Redhawks compete at Northwestern
ROCK HILL – Westwood runners took to Rock Hill on Saturday for Northwestern’s Trojan Invitational. With only four runners competing, Redhawk girls didn’t qualify for a team score, but Emma Ashley represented the Westwood girls well, placing 8th with a time of 20:27.00. Christina Tisdale finished at 25:21.00, Annalisa Athanas at 28:32.00 and Faith Tobais […]
Bengals squeeze by RNE, cancel Sept. 17 Homecoming game
COLUMBIA – Blythewood (3-1) won its first road game of the season last week at Richland Northeast, but it was a battle to the end. With both teams trading scoreless possessions in through the first quarter, Blythewood led 7-3 at halftime. Both teams found the end zone in the third quarter. Blythewood held its 14-10 […]
Bengals off to 4-0 start
BLYTHEWOOD – Bengal Tennis is off to an expected start. With six seniors returning to the team, the Bengals ooze experience on their hunt for their fifth Region title in a row. Despite a few cancelled games, Blythewood is running on all cylinders. The team took down Camden and Dreher in August. They defeated Northwestern […]
Eagles XC kicks off season
GREAT FALLS – Richard Winn Cross Country opened their season on Sept. 8 at Great Falls High School. The Eagles competed against Gray Collegiate Academy, Riverwalk Academy, The SC Governor’s School, Hawthorne Christian Academy, Brookland Cayce, Lewisville and Great Falls. The Eagle girls placed second out of five teams with a score of 63, just […]
Griffins hold off Redhawks in final seconds
WINNSBORO – From Noah Jennings’ 80-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff to Camron Brown’s pass that fell incomplete in the shadow of the goal posts in the final four seconds, the Westwood football team kept coming at Fairfield Central Friday night. The Redhawks, who went two weeks without games and had just one practice […]
Honoring the Fallen
COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School’s choir performed at The 9/11 Remembrance Foundation’s A Morning of Remembrance Ceremony on Sept. 11. The ceremony honored the 59 fallen first responders and military service members of the Midlands.



















