WINNSBORO/EHRHARDT – Monday night’s matchup against Andrew Jackson Academy was one for the storybooks. Trailing the Confederates for almost the entire game, it looked to be a bleak ending for the Eagles in game one of the three-game SCISA 1A Semifinal series. In true hero fashion, sophomore Zack Taylor drove in the winning run with […]
Bengals punch ticket to State
May 8, 2019 By
Blythewood claims Upper State Championship with 3-0 shutout of J.L. Mann BLYTHEWOOD – Two freshman pitchers and two big hits from Michael Gregory and Landon Lucas were just what Blythewood needed Wednesday night. Davis Wright and Kevin Steelman combined for seven innings of shutout ball, Gregory tripled in a run in the third and Lucas […]
Bengals head to Upper State Championship
May 6, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s baseball team rode into the 5A upper state championship game as gracefully as Zach Bailes ran home on a wild pitch against J.L. Mann Saturday afternoon. With the score even at 5, the bases loaded and Nate Hinson at the plate, Patriots relief pitcher Dylan Howard fired the ball low and away […]
Woodruff ends Griffins’ playoff run
May 2, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – A couple of walks, two singles and a steal of home put Woodruff up 3-0 over Fairfield Central in the top of the first last Thursday, and the Wolverines never relented. The Griffins season ended with a 5-1 loss at home in the Class 3A elimination game. The bottom of the first looked […]
Middle School Eagles soar
May 2, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn’s varsity baseball team hasn’t been the only team to find success on the diamond this season. The Eagles’ middle school team finished their regular season as Region Champions, with a perfect 12-0 record and a 4-0 region record. Many of the team members were also a part of the 2018-2019 Region […]
Bengals take District IV title
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In the last inning of the final game of the District IV Tournament Monday night, Blythewood finally dealt Riverside, which had topped the Bengals 5-3 in the first game, a crushing blow. The Bengals’ four-run seventh inning prevented an early exit from the 5A postseason. Josh Cowan setting the Warriors down on two […]
Griffin softball falls to Clinton
May 2, 2019 By
CLINTON – After falling to top-seeded Crescent High School in the Class 3A softball playoffs last Thursday, the Griffins faced off with the Clinton High School Red Devils in a Saturday morning elimination game. The Griffins struggled to contain the high-powered Red Devil offense as they fell behind 2-0 in the bottom of the first. […]
Eagles wrap up clay season
May 2, 2019 By
RICHBURG – The Eagle sporting clay team closed their season last Saturday in the 2019 SC Ducks Unlimited Sporting Clay Tournament Series State Championship at their home course, Rocky Creek Sporting Clays in Richburg. Four Eagles shot in the Senior Varsity Advanced division. Junior Brandon Miller placed 36th with 92 out of 100 clays. Freshman […]
Bengals bounce back against Nations Ford
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Once again, Nations Ford took an early lead on the Blythewood softball team in the 5A District IV Tournament. And once again, the Bengals rallied for a victory. Bookending a disappointing 18-0 loss to red-hot Byrnes in the tournament Saturday, Blythewood overcame a 4-1 deficit on the Falcons last Thursday to win 8-5. […]
Bengals take down Nations Ford in round 1
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An early goal from Nations Ford didn’t discourage the Blythewood girls soccer team. Instead, the Falcons’ score around the 25-minute mark prodded the Bengals to a 3-1 victory in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs. “We talked a lot about playing under pressure, keeping your composure,” Bengals head coach Kathy Knight […]
