BLYTHEWOOD – Coming off a season-opening baseball tournament at Georgetown, Blythewood won big over Irmo in its Region V-5A opener Wednesday. Landon Lucas and Brady Carson both homered, and Ben Lang-Spittler 4-hit the Yellow Jackets as the Bengals cruised to a 12-2 victory in six innings at Blythewood Stadium. Lang-Spittler went 4 2/3 innings, striking […]
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Going Up
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Recreation Director Russell Price and Deputy Fire Director Greg Gerber were lifted to the top of the Town Clock by a ladder truck to meet Greenbrier Fire Chief Sammie Castles, who gave a $300 donation from the Fairfield County fire chiefs to the Recreation Department. Price, pictured right with Castles, will […]
New 4H youth shooting team in Blythewood
BLYTHEWOOD – Clemson Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program is starting a sporting clays team in Blythewood for youth, ages 9 to 18. The team will begin statewide competition Fall 2018 in tournaments sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Scholastic Clay Target Program, SC 4-H and the SC Youth Shooting Foundation. Youth members […]
FC Rec offers free youth camp at Drawdy Park
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Parks & Recreation will offer a free baseball and softball camp to kids ages 4-12. The camp, led by former high school coaches and Fairfield County residents Jonathan Burroughs and Roe Coleman, will be held March 12 and 13 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Drawdy Park, 702 Eighth Street, Winnsboro. […]
Redhawks split games in tourney
COLUMBIA – The Westwood Redhawks kicked off the Carolina Wings and Ale Invitational with a loss to Dreher but bounced back strong and finished with a 2-2 overall record in the tournament. After the tough loss, Westwood toppled Ben Lippen in a tight 8-7 win. Ethan Barton got it done with the bat and on […]
Westwood soccer shuts out Griffins
BLYTHEWOOD – Both the Westwood girls’ and boys’ soccer program broke into the win column with big wins at the expense of the Fairfield Central Griffins. The Westwood ladies ran up a 12-0 victory, while the boys were not far behind with a 9-0 win.
WHS racks up region awards
BLYTHEWOOD – Russell Jones Jr. and Unique Drake have earned the titles of Region 3-4A Players of the Year for their work in leading Westwood’s basketball teams to the most successful seasons in school history. Jones tallied 16.6 points, four assists, three rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. Drake racked up 21.5 points, 4.6 assists, […]
Lady Redhawks take down Griffins
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood softball team put some distance on last season in the 2018 season opener Monday night. The Redhawks, coming off a winless run in Region III-4A opened the season with a 7-2 victory over the Griffins at the Westwood softball field. “My focus this year is to be competitive,” first-year head coach […]



















