BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls’ basketball team fell 55-47 at arch-rival Ridge View Friday night, but clinched a share of the Region 5-5A championship, their first since 2008, which was also a share of the title. Sharon Walters scored 13 points to lead Blythewood. India Williams had 12. Chase Thomas, the Region 5-5A Player of […]
Griffins claim region, drop playoff game in final seconds
February 20, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s boys’ basketball team clinched some region hardware and a perfect 10-0 region record last Thursday with a 47-44 win over Clinton High School. Thomas Johnson led the Griffins with 19 points and 15 rebounds – his second double-double of the season. Rashawn Brown had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. […]
Four Bengal girls to wrestle for state title
February 20, 2025 By
FLORENCE – Blythewood girls’ wrestling wrapped their team season in the third round of the SCHSL 5A playoffs with an 8-3 record. Up next, four of those wrestlers will compete for an individual state championship. Seniors Tiyanna Mack and Abby Ely and juniors Audra Petroff and Kennedy Mitchell will head to Florence Civic Center Feb. […]
Eagles close season just short of title
February 20, 2025 By
SUMTER – In their first season under seasoned head coach Joe Pitt, the young Richard Winn girls’ basketball squad reached the semi-final round of the SCISA playoffs. The Eagles faced familiar foe Wardlaw Academy, a one-seed, in their second round game. It was their fourth meeting of the season, but not one that produced different […]
FC, RWA athletes sign collegiate commitments
February 20, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – More collegiate signings happened on Tuesday for Fairfield County students. Fairfield Central volleyball player Chaniya Brown inked her commitment to continue her athletic career at Clinton College in Rock Hill. Brown plays middle blocker. Brown and the Griffins went 6-10 in the 2024 season. Across town at Richard Winn Academy, senior Justin Autry […]
Seven Bengals qualify for state
February 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School’s boys’ wrestling program made history again last week – sending the most qualifiers to the State Championships in school history. “Couldn’t be more proud of these men,” Head Coach Paul Watson said. “All the hard work, the months of grinding, the weight control…and look at em now, competing for Individual […]
Griffin girls move to round 2
February 20, 2025 By
JOHNSTON – Fairfield Central’s girls’ basketball team stormed into the South Carolina High School League’s 2A state championship bracket with a vengeance. On the heels of a 39-18 region loss at Clinton High School last week to close out the regular season, Fairfield’s girls earned a three seed in the 2A playoffs. Pitted against second-seeded […]
Westwood boys, girls advance to second round of 5A D-2 playoffs
February 20, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Opening the 5A Division 2 boys basketball playoffs was the best thing that could happen to Westwood after struggling with the Region 5-5A schedule The Redhawks lost six out of their last seven region games, including a painful 63-59 defeat to Sumter on Senior Night Thursday. “We noticed. Region play is tough, but […]
O’Connell departs Westwood football
February 19, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After three seasons as head of the Redhawk football program, Robert O’Connell announced his departure from Westwood. The announcement comes on the heels of the 2024 season, when O’Connell and the Redhawks, who moved up to 5A, went 6-6 and had a fourth place finish in the region. They bowed out of the […]
Bengals come up short in tight Upper State title bout
February 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – “So proud of this group, which will go down as the greatest wrestling team so far in the history of this school,” said Blythewood wrestling head coach Paul Watson following the Bengals’ two-point loss to Boiling Springs High School in the Upper State match last Wednesday. “Most wins, went the furthest of any […]
