The Blythewood softball field looked razor sharp this spring. “We spent a lot of time getting the field ready for this year,” head softball coach Jordan Atkinson said. “We had it laser graded and we felt like it was the best the field ever looked in its history. It was awesome.” Likewise, the Bengals softball […]
Blythewood Baseball: What Might Have Been
April 23, 2020 By
It was no secret among Blythewood players as well as coaches, players and reporters from around the state that 2020 was poised to be the year of the Bengals. Instead, because of the precautions taken because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 will go down as the season that might have been. Coming off a 2019 […]
Westwood Baseball: Finding the Life Lessons
April 23, 2020 By
The Westwood baseball team had a lot to prove this season. Like any other program looking down the road at a long building period, the Redhawks were intent on practicing hard, playing hard, and no matter what the score was on the scoreboard, enjoying the time on the field. Five games into the season, the […]
Fairfield Parks and Recreation cancels Spring sports season
April 9, 2020 By
WINNSBORO –Effective immediately, Fairfield County Parks and Recreation along with Fairfield County Administration has cancelled all spring sports, including baseball and softball. Cancellations also include gymnastics and dance. This information supplements and updates Fairfield County’s March 31 Press Release. FCPR will offer either a full refund or a credit for all spring fees paid. […]
Wonder Dog
March 26, 2020 By
MARIETTA, FL – The Greyhound Nathan, owned by Wanda and Randy Bright of Ridgeway, recently won the Winter Derby’s William King Memorial Trophy as the event’s number one amateur greyhound oval track racer. Nathan won both the Saturday and Sunday meets as well as the two-day combined event totals. The races were held at the […]
Westwood holds Redhawks Invitational
March 26, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Having just opened the door into what could be a highly successful season, the track teams from Blythewood and Westwood high schools were able to compete one last time before the South Carolina High School League’s spring sports suspension due to COVID-19 entered effect. Meeting on Westwood’s home turf, Blythewood and Westwood faced […]
RW falls to King
March 19, 2020 By
BATESBURG – While the COVID-19 virus has wreaked health havoc worldwide, Richard Winn’s softball team got in three games before abrupt end to their season came on March 16. The Eagles traveled to King Academy for a regional re-match on March 13. Freshman Taylee Self led off with a single, and junior shortstop Meredith Pope […]
Richard Winn baseball seals up Laurens, King
March 19, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn baseball flexed amid two region games last week before the COVID-19 sports suspension hit. The Eagles faced off with Laurens Academy last Thursday in the first game of their two-day stretch. With senior Hudson Wade on the mound for the Eagles, Laurens scored first through an RBI on a sacrifice fly. […]
BHS girls soccer defeats Dreher
March 19, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Kathy Knight’s soccer team took one more win last week before the COVID-19 sports suspension entered effect. The Bengal girls took down Dreher last Wednesday with a 3-1 final. Amy Caroll scored first off of a free kick taken by Ariana Paex. Caroll struck again from a Megan Compas assist for the Bengals’ […]
Blythewood takes two
March 19, 2020 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team was off to a 5-2 start before the ongoing precautions taken to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus brought prep athletics across the state to a halt. On Sunday, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered all South Carolina public schools closed through March 31. Then on Monday, South Carolina High School […]
