BLYTHEWOOD – Ty Baumgardner, 2013 AP North Carolina State Coach of the Year, has been touted to replace Jeff Dibattisto as the next Westwood Redhawks boys’ head basketball coach. Dibattisto agreed this offseason to become the Athletic Director at Dreher, where he was formerly the head basketball coach. Dibattisto led the 2018 Redhawks to a […]
Braswell headed to Syracuse
May 17, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Bengals basketball standout Robert Braswell made the announcement Sunday that come this fall he will be taking his talents to college basketball powerhouse Syracuse University. Braswell selected to play for Syracuse Hall-of-Famer and national title winning coach Jim Boeheim over Oklahoma State and Massachusetts. Braswell averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, two steals […]
Greiner makes major league debut
May 10, 2018 By
KANSAS CITY – Grayson Greiner, former Blythewood Bengal standout who went on to be a third round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers organization, received his call up to the majors last week and made his major league debut on Sunday. Greiner, who was called up as a replacement for injured perennial all-star Miguel Cabrera, […]
Four BHS seniors commit to colleges
May 10, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With graduation less than a month away, Blythewood High School recognized four members of the Class of 2018 as they announced their plans to continue their careers on the collegiate level. Devin Campbell (track), Aidan Shay (soccer), Logan Shay (soccer) and Zahria Thomas (volleyball) have each committed to athletics at their respective colleges […]
Wando ends Bengal soccer playoff runs
May 10, 2018 By
MT. PLEASANT – Last week, both Blythewood soccer programs were bounced from the 5A state playoffs in the second round. The Lady Bengals pummeled South Florence 7-0 in the first round, but the Wando Warriors had too much firepower. The Warriors went up 2-0 in the first half, and added another couple of goals in […]
Track & field stars qualify for State
May 10, 2018 By
The Westwood Boys dominated this weekend’s Class 4A State Track Qualifiers, and took home their second consecutive Region 3-4A Title. Montre Miller, Trini Feggett, Dermonti Romey and Torran Goings won the 4X100 relay championship. Miller was also the 100M champion, Feggett was the 200M and long jump champion and Goings was also part of the […]
Raiders end Eagle playoff run
May 10, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Eagles staved off a fierce comeback in the seventh inning to escape their first round series against Jefferson Davis Academy and moved on to a second round set against Holly Hill. The Raiders took game one, 9-0, at home, and RWA needed a win Tuesday night to survive. “They got […]
McLean to play soccer for Air Force Academy
May 10, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood resident Thomas N. McLean, III has received a Presidential nomination and accepted an appointment to attend the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. McLean, a senior at Spring Valley High School, will begin attending the Air Force Academy in June. He plans to major in Aerospace Engineering and will play […]
Lady Eagles split games with Ben Lippen
May 10, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Last week, the Richard Winn Lady Eagles had to erase a 5-0 Ben Lippen deficit to sneak away with a 7-5 victory on their senior night, but on Monday the two teams met for a rematch at Ben Lippen. The Falcons jumped out to early lead again Monday night, but this time they […]
County Councilwoman Gwen Kennedy says no to lacrosse
May 3, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Alex Oakes has two kids who attend Blythewood schools and play in Richland County’s youth lacrosse league. Sean King has another. Their children are among the 31 county youths who compete weekly in a sport where the only thing faster than action on the field is lacrosse’s growth in popularity. The league is […]
