WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central baseball bowed out of the 3A State Playoffs on Monday with a loss to Blue Ridge High School, but they didn’t go down without a fight. Down 2-0 with one out in the bottom of the first, Blake Gambrell singled on a line drive to left, and Jonathan Warren homered to […]
BHS, WHS Track & Field athletes qualify for State
May 20, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Over the weekend, Westwood and Blythewood competed in state qualifying meets. Top athletes from Saturday’s meet will advance to compete for a State title Friday and Saturday at Spring Valley High School. Blythewood girls who advance to State: Briana Green – 100m, long jump, triple jump. 4x100m relay Arianna Williams – 200m, 400m, […]
Young Ridgeway dragster makes PDRA Pro Junior debut
May 13, 2021 By
RIDGEWAY – Drag racer Danika Miles, 13, has graduated from the ranks of the Pro Drag Racing Association (PDRA) Top Jr. Dragster Division into the PDRA Pro Jr. Dragster division. This means she will be racing a full second faster with a top speed of 85mph in 7.90 seconds. This also means the dynamic within […]
Mattox earns first-team All-PBC
May 13, 2021 By
FLORENCE – Francis Marion University senior third baseman Todd Mattox was recently named to the 17-member first-team Peach Belt Conference’s 2021 All-Conference Team. Mattox, a native of Winnsboro and graduate of Blythewood High School, batted .405 this past season to become only the 10th Patriot to reach the .400 mark. He shared the team lead […]
Griffin girls finish 2nd in region
May 13, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – At the Region 4-3A meet, the Griffin girls team finished in second place behind Mid-Carolina, while the Griffin Boys placed last, but junior Joshua Mosley continued to dominate in the distance events, pulling first place finishes in the 800m run (2:11.12), the 1600m run (5:01.97) and the 3200m run (10:42.20). Other top-five finishes […]
Redhawks close season with win over Fairfield Central; Griffins head to playoffs
May 13, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood baseball team (3-14) closed out a difficult season on a high note. After topping Richland Northeast 5-2 April 29, the Redhawks followed up with a 6-5 victory over Fairfield Central Thursday. With the score tied at 3 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, Westwood scored two critical runs. John […]
BHS softball takes region, will host Mauldin to start playoffs
May 13, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When last Tuesday’s thunderstorms pushed Blythewood’s game against Spring Valley to Wednesday, it just delayed the Bengals’ Region 2-5A championship celebration. The Bengals put up 13 runs in the first two innings and held off a Vikings rally to close out a 14-10 victory and the region championship. Two days later, Blythewood walloped […]
Dorman bests Bengal boys in round 2
May 13, 2021 By
SPARTANBURG – After being outscored 2-0 in the first half of their SCHSL 5A round 2 playoff game at Dorman High School, Blythewood’s KJ Blocker scored with an assist from Justin Ellis. The Bengals could not put in another and were eliminated from the playoffs with a 2-1 final. Senior Jackson Gouvin had five saves. […]
WHS boys track claims region, girls finish 2nd
May 13, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s boys and girls track and field teams hosted the Region 4-4A Championships last week. The Redhawk boys took home top honors while the girls finished in second. Finishing in first place for the boys were Robert Johnson in 200m dash (22.17) and 400m dash (50.60). William Tyndall finished first in the 900 […]
Bengal girls soccer falls to Nation Ford
May 13, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls soccer team, fresh off a 2-1victory over T.L. Hanna in the first round of the 5A state playoffs, ran head on to the Nation Ford defense and the striking power of Kaitlyn Walker Friday night. The Bengals were shut out, while Walker connected with the back of the net three […]
