BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Chamber of Commerce held its annual Battle of the Woods coaches’ football season preview at its monthly breakfast meeting Tuesday morning minus Westwood Head Football Coach Matt Quinn and Athletic Director Coach Jason Powell, who were unable to attend. The program featured Blythewood High School Head Football Coach Jason Sidel, left, […]
Redhawks name four new head coaches
August 12, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School took to Twitter on July 28 to announce four head coaching changes for the 2021-2022 school year to the wrestling, softball and soccer programs. At the top of the list of changes is former Redhawk girls soccer coach Chelsea Pederson, who will now head the boys’ soccer team. The Redhawk […]
Aug. 12 is deadline for fall sports at Fairfield Rec.
August 11, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – August means an end of summer break for Fairfield youth, but it also means the beginning of Fall sports seasons. Registration for tackle football, flag football and soccer with the Fairfield County Recreation Dept. ends Thursday, Aug. 12. Sports are for ages 4 – 12; the age of the child on Aug. 1 […]
Former FCHS standout returns as coach
July 29, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central recently announced that alum Larry Perry will be the next head baseball coach for the Griffins. “Coach Perry comes to us with a wealth of baseball knowledge,” Fairfield Central’s announcement said. Perry, a 2007 graduate, was a baseball standout for the Griffins and played travel ball with the SC Braves, a […]
SC Women’s Open returns to Cobblestone Aug. 12-15
July 29, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Women’s Open is set to return to Cobblestone Park Golf Course in Blythewood in just two short weeks, Aug. 12 – 15. The four-day tournament kicks off with the Pro-am on Aug. 12. Open to men and women, the teams will be comprised of four amateurs and one professional. The […]
Griffins prep for season
July 29, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central football is gearing up for the 2021-2022 season. Pictured left, Griffin players and head coach Demetrius Davis promote their WACH Fox Friday Night Rivals game. The Griffins will host Lower Richland High School for the rivals game on Friday, Oct. 8. The Griffins held their 10th annual fundraiser golf tournament on […]
Fairfield’s TJ Knight takes 2nd in national competition
July 22, 2021 By
OHIO – Eleven-year-old Fairfield County resident TJ Knight was just two targets short of topping his field of 51 shooters at the 2021 Scholastic Clay Target (SCTP) National Team Championships last week. According to its website, the Scholastic Clay Target Program provides kids from elementary through college with the opportunity to participate in the fun […]
Redhawks Back in Action
July 15, 2021 By
HOPKINS – Westwood football competed in Lower Richland’s 7-on-7 shootout on July 1. The Redhawks faced Timberland and Irmo in day two of the shootout. Westwood is slated to open the 2021 season at Ridge View on Aug. 20.
Wiseman qualifies for Ironman World Championship
July 8, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Bill Wiseman, 61, of Blythewood finished 9th in his age group in the Ironman 70.3 competition in St. George, Utah on May 1, qualifying him for a slot in the World Championships for Ironman 70.3 distance, to also be held in St. George on virtually the same course. The World Championships will be […]
Ridgeway’s Hannah Jane Lucas is a National Champ
June 17, 2021 By
TEXAS – When the University of Georgia Equestrian team won its seventh national title this spring, Hannah Jane Lucas’ dreams came true. As a freshman, Lucas, 18, who is from Ridgeway, didn’t get much time in the saddle during competitions this year. Nevertheless, the 2020 Hammond graduate was a member of the D1 school’s team […]
