WINNSBORO – Richard Winn senior Taylor Spires committed to play basketball at Newberry College on Aug. 11. Spires, a four-year letterman for the Eagles, averaged 10.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in her junior season, according to MaxPreps. At the conclusion of the 2020 season, Spires totaled over 900 points and 900 […]
Fall sports start dates shift again
August 6, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – The high school football season in South Carolina has another new official start date as of Wednesday morning. The S.C. High School League’s executive committee voted 18-0 Wednesday to move the start of football practice to Sept. 8, two weeks later than previously announced. The first football games can be played on Sept. […]
Fall sports to open practices 8/17
July 30, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Fall sports in South Carolina are still on track to begin formal practice Aug. 17, even after the South Carolina High School League heard an appeal of its July 15 decision on the matter from the Lexington 1 School District July 22. On that day, the High School League’s appellate panel heard Lexington […]
Fall sports season is coming… maybe
July 22, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – In spite of the spike in COVID-19 cases in South Carolina, the high school fall sports season may soon be under way – emphasis on the word “may.” The South Carolina High School League’s Executive Committee voted July 15 in favor of starting practices for all fall sports Aug. 17, with the intention […]
ESPN ranks BHS’s Phillips 32nd nationally
July 9, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Julian Phillips hasn’t played an organized basketball game since February, when the 6-8 power forward’s Blythewood Bengals walked off the court in an 83-52 second-round playoff loss at Dorman. The COVID-19 pandemic nixed his and every other high school athlete’s spring and summer competitive play. Instead of playing Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), Phillips […]
R2 delays sports practice indefinitely
July 2, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – The fall prep sports season in Blythewood took a blow Saturday when Richland District 2 delayed the start of athletics practices indefinitely because of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the state. “The decision was a difficult one to make because we know how much our students, coaches, band directors and JRTOC instructors […]
Bengal grads commit to colleges
July 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two more recent Bengal baseball graduates have committed to continue their baseball careers at the collegiate level. Utility player Michael Gregory committed to University of South Carolina Sumter on May 6. Jansen Stokes followed later in May with a commitment to North Greenville University. “Michael is a very talented player who had some […]
Setzler to head BHS Soccer
July 2, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Richland School District Two Board recently approved former Cardinal Newman assistant Robby Setzler to become the new boys soccer coach at Blythewood High School. Setzler, who replaces Peter Wittig, will become the third coach in the program’s 15-year history. “I want to welcome Robby Setzler to the Blythewood High School Boys Soccer program,” […]
Strobel to play at FMU
July 2, 2020 By
SUMTER – Recent Blythewood High School graduate Vance Strobel verbally committed to play soccer at Francis Marion University (FMU) in June. “We are excited to announce our newest men’s soccer player, Vance Strobel,” FMU Mens Soccer tweeted. Strobel, a four-year starter and two-time team captain for the Bengals, tallied 12 goals in his 40-game career […]
Eagles finish strong at SCYSF Championships
July 2, 2020 By
CLINTON – Originally slated as an April tournament, the South Carolina Youth Shooting Foundation (SCYSF) held its 2020 State Championship on June 27 at The Clinton House in Clinton, SC. Richard Winn Academy’s target shooting team represented well out of the 406 youth who participated in the event. The Eagles team of Emma Steed, Mikaela […]
