COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys’ tennis team ended their 2018 season last week with a 2 – 4 loss to Spring Valley. Spring Valley opened the match with wins in their first three individual match-ups. Shyam Gonesh Baku kicked off the night with a straight-set victory for the Vikings, and Abli Nair and Chase Brantley […]
Walk-off single pushes Green Wave past Bengals
April 30, 2018 By
SUMMERVILLE – Senior Audrey Pope’s walk-off single sent Sarah Barnhill across the plate in the 10th inning to give the Green Wave a 6-5 victory over Blythewood in the Class AAAAA Softball playoffs. Summerville (21-6) hosted the Bengals April 28 for the second playoff game for both teams. The victory gives the Green Wave home-field […]
Griffins retire jersey, honor seniors
April 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Griffins hosted Batesburg-Leesville Friday night in their regular season finale, but it was not the result the Griffins wanted before they head into the playoffs. The Panthers went up early, and errors hurt the Griffins’ chances of keeping the game close. Batesburg came out on top 17-4 after five innings. Prior to […]
Busting through the competition
April 26, 2018 By
GEORGETOWN – Richard Winn shooting is steadily improving in its first season. Four shooters were recognized during the Back Woods Quail Club competition in Georgetown on April 14. Freshman Joey Banister hit 93 of 100 clays for the High Over All medal. Brandon Miller, Jake Clyburn and Sam Clyburn finished third in the senior varsity […]
Eagles finish regular season
April 26, 2018 By
WEST COLUMBIA – Richard Winn’s young ace Zack Taylor (10) cusps the ball as he begins his delivery in last week’s game against the Palmetto Athletic Club Panthers. The Eagles finished region action with a 6-0 record and claimed a SCISA 1-2A Region Championship.
Airport bests Redhawks in Round 1
April 26, 2018 By
WEST COLUMBIA – Westwood stayed close to Region IV-4A champion Airport Tuesday, probably too close for the Eagles comfort. Pitcher Matthew Oxendine kept Airport batters guessing through five innings, but the Redhawks couldn’t get a run across and the Eagles slipped away with a 3-0 victory in the District IV Tournament. Thursday, top-seeded Airport (22-3) […]
Local baseball players lead Midlands’ stats
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The baseball and softball regular seasons have reached their conclusions, and that means the State recently released their season-ending Midlands stat leaders. Blythewood and Westwood are well-represented. Blythewood’s Landon Lucas led Midlands in home runs with six, and his teammate John Lanier was a few spots behind with three. Brady Carson, and Ben-Lang […]
Bengals shut out Sumter in Round 1
April 26, 2018 By
SUMTER – The Bengals finished their regular season with a blowout win over Spring Valley and carried that momentum into the first round of the playoffs. Starting pitcher Landon Lucas and relief pitcher John Lanier combined to shut out Sumter in the Bengals’ 11-0 blowout. Lucas pitched five strong innings, only giving up four hits […]
Blythewood LAX loses in Round 2
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals boys’ lacrosse team finished 8-7 this season, good enough for an eight seed in the 5A State Playoffs. The Bengals were matched-up with River Bluff in the first round, and the Gators were no contest for the Bengals. They eliminated River Bluff 7-3 and faced Dorman in the second round. […]
Bengal and Redhawk softball players are Midlands stat leaders
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood and Blythewood baseball players were not the only ones who were well-represented in the Midlands’ stat leaders. Lady Bengal Kendall Parker’s two home runs were good enough to earn her spot on the list, and she led all hitters from the Blythewood and Fairfield areas. Her teammate Sammy Hall notched a top-15 […]
