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 […]
Roach named region Athletic Director of Year
March 18, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Griffin Athletic Director Terrell Roach was recently named Region 4 Athletic Director of the Year by the South Carolina Athletic Administration Association. Roach heads the athletic department at Fairfield Central, which fields teams in football, cheer, cross country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, soccer, and track and field.
Win $200 in The Voice’s March Madness contest
March 11, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD/FAIRFIELD COUNTY – The Madness is just around the corner, and you could capitalize on that by winning some extra cash in The Voice’s NCAA Men’s March Madness Bracket Challenge, which can be found on page 8 of the March 11 issue. The winner of the contest will be presented two $100 bills after the […]
BHS alum Todd Mattox named PBC Player of the Week
March 11, 2021 By
FLORENCE – Francis Marion University senior third baseman Todd Mattox has been named the Peach Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the week ending March 7. The Winnsboro native batted .526 (10-for-19) in four games with nine runs scored, three triples, a home run, and 11 runs batted in. He registered an on-base […]
Bengals, Redhawks open 2021 at Diamond Invitational meet
March 11, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Returning to action after an extended 2019 COVID break, Blythewood and Westwood track and field teams took to Lower Richland High School on March 6 for the Diamond Hornets Invitational. The Blythewood girls were a highlight of the day, finishing second place in team scores out of 22 teams. Blythewood boys finished fourth […]
Fairfield Central track and field opens 2021 season
March 11, 2021 By
HOPKINS – Fairfield Central competed in Lower Richland High School’s Diamond Hornets Invitational on Saturday. Joshua Mosley was a highlight for Griffin runners as he placed sixth in the 3200 meter run with a time or 10:03.09. Stepheno Gadsden placed fourth in long lump at 18-1. The Griffins’ 4×100 relay team finished in the top […]
RVHS welcomes head coach Derek Howard
March 11, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Ridge View High School announced Derek Howard will be the next Blazer football head coach. Howard, who was the school’s first quarterback and a previous offensive coordinator, returns to Ridge View after four years as head coach at Wilson High School in Florence. “It feels amazing to have an opportunity to come home […]
Griffins fall to Eagles in preseason game
March 4, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn hosted Fairfield Central on Tuesday for a scrimmage, their second of the preseason before opening day on March 4. Fairfield Central opened the game with a pair of singles, but a strikeout, fielder’s choice and pickoff sent them to the field scoreless. Richard Winn capitalized on four walks to score four […]
