Westwood alum Bryson Felder named to Bob Jones basketball team

GREENVILLE – Bryson Felder, a resident of Blythewood, has been named to the Bob Jones University Bruins men’s basketball team roster for the 2025-26 academic year. Felder is a junior majoring in Sport Management at BJU. Felder is a 2022 graduate of Westwood High School. As a senior, he averaged 19.7 points per game and […]

Bengals level Clover

CLOVER – The Blythewood football team quickly shook off a 1-5 Region 5-5A performance on Friday. They hit the road with a 10 seed in the upper state bracket of the 5A Division 1 playoffs and walloped No.7 Clover 42-23. Junior quarterback James Veasey hit his stride, running the ball 17 times for 188 yards […]

Eagles knocked out of playoffs

HOLLY HILL – Richard Winn’s football team saw their season come to an end Friday with a 38-20 loss to undefeated Holly Hill Academy in the first round of the SCISA 8-man playoffs. With a strong ground game and special teams play, including a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown, Holly Hill took control of […]

Griffins cruise into R2

WINNSBORO – The Griffins, a No.2 seed in the upper state bracket of the 2A playoffs, eased past No.4 Chesnee 50-21 Friday at E.K. McLendon Stadium. A last-minute second quarter score from 43 yards out by Kenyan Douglas put Fairfield ahead 21-7 at halftime. Kaden Diggs ran one in from 15 yards out give Fairfield […]

Bengal runners win region, head to state

BLYTHEWOOD – Highlighted by individual region titles from seniors Anna Kelly and Jacob Powell, Blythewood High School’s cross country teams have blazed their trail through the postseason. Both the boys and girls teams earned strong finishes at the Region V 5A meet and the 5A Division 1 State Qualifiers, securing spots in the SCHSL 5A […]

Westwood defense disrupts Sharks

BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team shook off a regular-season ending loss to Sumter on Halloween with a double-digit postseason victory over St. James Friday night. The Redhawks, seeded seventh in the lower state bracket, opened the Class 5A Division 2 playoffs with a 41-14 victory over the No.10 Sharks at District Two Stadium. Against […]

Westwood XC closes season at State Qualifiers

FLORENCE – Westwood High School’s cross country teams capped off their 2025 season at the Region V 5A meet and the SCHSL 5A Division 2 State Qualifiers. At the region meet, held Oct. 28 at West Florence High School, the Westwood girls finished sixth overall with 128 points. Sophomore Rebecca Ashley led the Redhawks with […]

Westwood teams score $50K from Hibbett, Nike

BLYTHEWOOD – “I cannot put my excitement and gratitude into words,” Westwood High School Principal Tameka Nicholson said Wednesday, following a surprise ceremony honoring the school’s basketball teams. “This is how you change the trajectory of a student’s life.” The Redhawks’ basketball programs received a major boost during the ceremony – a $50,000 check from […]

Hawkins wins 4th straight golf state title

BLYTHEWOOD – On a cold and rainy afternoon in the upstate, Caroline Hawkins closed out her high school golfing career at its highest point. The Blythewood senior and Clemson commit won her fourth straight individual championship in a one-round winner-take all event Oct. 28. Winning four straight individual state titles in high school competition has […]

Eagle runners win second straight SCISA 1A Championship

COLUMBIA – The Richard Winn Academy girls cross-country team claimed its second straight SCISA class 1A championship Saturday, beating out Marlboro County 23-33 at the Heathwood Hall campus. Freshman Hayden Branham was the individual winner of the 1A race, coming in at 20 minutes, 42.97 seconds. Teammate Ada Bass, an eighth grader, finished fourth with […]

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