BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood Sports Medicine program recently became a two-time recipient of The National Athletic Association Safe Sports School Award. The Redhawks’ Athletic Department, which is led by head Athletic Trainer Jason Nussbaum, is required to meet a rigorous set of requirements to be reach Safe Sport School Status.
Battle of the Cats
BLYTHEWOOD – The Lady Bengals lost 2-4 to Lexington Tuesday night in a region matchup in Blythewood. Lexington leads the region and bested Blythewood 2-0 earlier in the season. Blythewood looks to rebound Friday at White Knoll. Above, senior Loranna Austin (11) works her defender. Sophomore Ariana Paez (3), below, passes upfield.
Griffins blast Raiders in three
WINNSBORO – The Keenan Raiders rolled into Fairfield last week looking for a season defining win, but instead all the Raiders found were the powerful Griffins’ bats. Keenan scored four runs in the first two innings, but could not keep up with the Griffins’ frantic pace, and Fairfield won easily, 19-4. Sophomore pitcher Jimmy Reid […]
Lady G’s crush Keenan
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central softball hosted the Keenan Raiders for a double-header on Monday. The Lady Griffs prevailed, 15-0 and 18-5. The weather was sunny but cold and very windy at game time. The Griffin’s head coach, Jessica Seibert was unfazed. “We actually like it like this. We certainly prefer it over really hot weather,” […]
Lady Bengals eliminated in Round 1
MYRTLE BEACH – The Lady Bengals lacrosse team traveled to Carolina Forest High School for the first round of state playoffs on Tuesday. The Panthers bested Blythewood 11- 3. Blythewood ended their regular season with a record of 9-8, finished conference play with a perfect 6-0 record and were named 2018 Region Champs.
Spring Valley holds off Bengals
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood had the game-winning run on first base in the bottom of the seventh before falling 9-8 to Region V-5A rival Spring Valley Tuesday night. But on Senior Night at Blythewood stadium, the potential for late-inning heroics hardly mattered to Banks Faulkner. The Bengals head coach had watched his team give up five […]
Westwood LAX loses to River Bluff
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood LAX faced River Bluff in a conference game upon their return from Spring Break. The Gators bested the Redhawks 15-4 in the April 9 matchup.
Lady Redhawks lose to Irmo
BLYTHEWOOD – Koreena Scott (4) she delivers a pitch to the Irmo batter. The Lady Redhawks hosted the Yellowjackets Monday night and suffered a 2-21 loss in the non-conference game. Westwood hits the road for games until their April 20 Senior Night game against Ridge View.
Dutch Fork bests Blythewood softball
BLYTHEWOOD – The Lady Bengals fell to Dutch Fork 4-11 in the April 10 conference matchup.
Redhawks pick up Irmo win
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood called upon an eighth grader to start on the mound against Irmo Monday night. John Janco answered. Janco pitched six-plus innings of 2-hit ball against the Yellow Jackets, and Westwood came up with enough run support to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory at Westwood Stadium. “That kid’s awesome,” head coach […]


















