BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood High School softball team got its offense going early in both games of a doubleheader at crosstown rival Blythewood Friday night. Each time though, the Bengals softballers took the runs and delivered a whole lot more. Blythewood rallied past the Redhawks’ early surge to deliver a 16-8 win in the first […]
Sharp Shooting
March 25, 2021 By
Pictured above, Eagle team of Ben Clowney, Connor Little and Miller Stuck, with coach David Stuck, placed second in JV Advanced in last weekend’s competition. Stuck had third highest overall average. Below, JT Wilkes, Aaron Geddens and Charlie Bonds, coached by Randy Wilkes, placed first in Intermediate. Bonds had the highest overall average.
Eagles, Griffins square off again
March 25, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – On Monday, Richard Winn and Fairfield Central faced off on the diamond for the second time this season. After falling 12-0 in their March 2 meeting, Fairfield Central came out swinging, putting up six runs in the first inning. Blake Gambrell led off for the Griffins with a walk, then Curtis Sampson was […]
Blythewood rips WF, shuts out Northwestern in region opener
March 25, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – On Friday night the Blythewood baseball team got its short game working with precision. Then the Bengals switched hard into the long game. No matter how Blythewood played its action at the plate, West Florence felt the hurt. Ty Dooley went 3-for-3, Caleb McCants slammed a grand slam home run, and Camden Watts […]
Bengals win in shootout
March 25, 2021 By
After picking up their first region win last week against Northwestern, Blythewood added another tally in the win column on Tuesday against Rock Hill. Tied 1-1, Blythewood snagged the win with a 5-4 shootout. Terry Watson had a goal and Jackson Gouvin had six saves in the win.
Former Redhawk Russell Jones Jr. is headed to the big dance
March 18, 2021 By
Jones and the Eagles Will Face Villanova at 9:57 on Friday ROCK HILL – Russell Jones Jr.’s freshman year as a point guard for Winthrop College was almost a season to remember. Almost. The Eagles finished the 2019-2920 season 24-10 and claimed their 12th Big South championship with a 76-68 victory over Hampton, their second […]
Eagles face Mavericks
March 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn’s JV baseball team hosted cross-town newcomer (relatively) Midlands STEM Institute on Monday. The Eagles made quick work of the Mavericks, taking down MSI 17-0 in a shortened game. Midlands STEM, a charter school in Winnsboro, has added a grade each year since its inception seven years ago. They currently educate students […]
Lesher Finishes Third in State
March 18, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – For the second time in three trips to the South Carolina High School League’s 4A Individual State Championship, Westwood wrestler Drake Lesher pulled a third place finish. Lesher faced a James Island opponent in the first round, and advanced to the semifinals with a 17 second pin. After falling to his Beaufort opponent […]
Headed to Boston
March 18, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Blythewood native Helen Barthe, daughter of Debbie and John Barthe, recently inked her commitment to play volleyball at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Barthe played at Blythewood High School before transferring to Cardinal Newman, where she helped lead the team to a SCISA 3A state title appearance in 2019. Barthe and the Cardinals clenched […]
Happy to be here: Blythewood hosts Westwood for first time since March 2019
March 18, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Succinctly, the Blythewood baseball team eventually got around a strong pitching performance from Westwood’s John Janco, while three Bengals pitchers 2-hit the Redhawks in a 9-0 season-opening victory. What went unsaid—as the nation hopes to move out of the shadow of the Covid-19 global pandemic—was the joy of playing a game that mattered […]
