HOPKINS – The Lady Griffins wrapped up regular season play last week with back-to-back games against Lower Richland. The Griffins trailed by only five at the end of the first in Monday night’s game in Winnsboro. The Diamond Hornets’ offense churned out 19 points in the second quarter, holding Fairfield to only eight in the […]
Eagles pack in five games in seven days
February 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – The Lady Eagles wrapped up regular season play on a 5-0 win streak, winning four of the five in their last week of play. After starting the week with a 46-26 win over Laurens Academy, the Eagles defeated Wardlaw Academy on Wednesday and King Academy on Thursday before capping the week in Anderson […]
Bengals wrestlers Clack & Montgomery win individual region titles
February 18, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood wrestling hosted a nine-ranked Region Champion Northwestern High School on Feb. 9 for their final match of the season. Despite Juniors Matt Clack and Eric Montgomery claiming region titles in the match, Blythewood came up short at 53-12. Clack wrestled in the 120 pound class and Montgomery in 170. Clack, who completed […]
Richard Winn sweeps Laurens in region bout
February 11, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – After picking up a pair of senior night wins against Cambridge and Providence Athletic Club last Friday, the Eagles set their sights on a week full of region make-up games. In Monday night’s matchup against Laurens Academy, the Lady Eagles started off strong in the first quarter, outscoring the Crusaders 12-2. The second […]
Bengals fall short in fourth quarter surge
February 11, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Friday night’s boys basketball game against Ridge View may have gone in the Blythewood loss column just as the Bengals game at the Blazers’ house Feb. 2 did. While Blythewood fell 55-53 this time around, the Bengals defense made Ridge View work, and the Blazers’ 3-pointers and easy jumpers were hard to come […]
Redhawks stand strong in the fourth
February 11, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – It took the Westwood boys a whole lot of waiting through covid-postponed games, and a high-pressure fourth quarter at Dreher Monday night, but the Redhawks escaped the Blue Devils 44-42 to claim their second Region 4-4A victory. “It was two pretty good teams going at it,” said Westwood head coach John Combs, whose […]
Saluting Seniors
February 11, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School honored senior basketball cheerleaders on Monday during their home game against Spring Valley.
Blythewood’s Franco wins state wrestling championship
February 4, 2021 By
CLOVER – Blythewood junior wrestler Chloe Franco has lived her life thus far by a simple equation. “One of my coaches told me once, dedication plus determination equals domination,” she said. “I’ve just lived by that.” Franco, who wrestled in New York State before moving to Blythewood midway through her freshman year, has shown that […]
Unique Drake patrols a higher court in the city that never sleeps
February 4, 2021 By
QUEENS, NY – Gone is the bouffant hairdo that Westwood basketball crowds were familiar with as she led the Redhawks deep into the postseason. The St. John’s point guard sports more practical dreads. “My mom has dreads, so I just decided that I might as well get them,” she said. “And with a lot of […]
FMU’s Mattox named to pre-season All-PBC Team
February 4, 2021 By
FLORENCE – Francis Marion University senior third-baseman Todd Mattox has been named to the Peach Belt Conference preseason All-Conference squad as the Patriots prepare for the 2021 campaign. Mattox, a Winnsboro native, started all 19 games at third base for the Patriots in 2020. He recorded a team-high .357 batting average with six doubles, two triples, two home […]
