COLUMBIA – The Zeke Washington led Blythewood boys’ basketball team as they dominated the Ridge View Blazers in this year’s season opener. Thanks to an instrumental 29-5 run, the Bengals claimed a dominant 75-56 win in their first meeting. The Blazers had their shot at redemption on Tuesday, and they did not spoil the opportunity. […]
Griffins struggle in early season
December 7, 2017 By
NEWBERRY – Fairfield Central opened their Tuesday night road game at Willie L. Scott Sr. Gym against the Newberry Bulldogs and ended the first quarter with a 15-14 advantage, but it would not last. The hosting Bulldogs went on a 27-to-eight point run in the second quarter. The Griffins could not recover from the devastating […]
Vikings’ defense too much for Westwood
December 7, 2017 By
COLUMBIA – Spring Valley and the Westwood boys went shot for shot for most of Tuesday night’s game. The Vikings defense proved slightly better, at least in the third quarter. The Redhawks were outscored 16-9 in the third, and while Russell Jones Jr. scored 21 points, the Vikings came out on top 68-58 at […]
Ridge View bests Lady Bengals
December 7, 2017 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood Lady Bengals did not fare well in their first contest against the Ridge View Blazers. The Bengals had no answers as the Lady Blazers cruised to an easy 56-34 victory, never relinquishing the lead. Tuesday, the Bengals set to the road for another crack at the Blazers, but again things did […]
Lady Redhawks soar past Hammond
November 30, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s girls’ basketball team may have its early season struggles somewhere in its game. The crowd that came out to Westwood High School Tuesday night to watch the Redhawks knock down 10 3-pointers en route to an 83-65 victory over Hammond likely didn’t see many weaknesses. Unique Drake led the way with 31 […]
Westwood bests Hammond
November 30, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Hammond showed the Westwood boys that a fast-break team could make a run against them Tuesday night. The Redhawks opened the 2017-2018 basketball season by stopping that run and going on a couple of scoring runs of their own. They closed out a 62-37 victory that head coach Jeff DiBattisto said showed that […]
Cardinal Newman gets past Blythewood
November 30, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s two-point loss to Dorman in the 5A state championship game last season is far, far in the past. For Zeke Washington as well as the Bengals, that’s a good thing. Even though the Bengals fell to Cardinal Newman 38-35 in the Blythewood Jamboree Nov. 21, Washington said his team knows it has […]
Lady Eagles win at Wardlaw
November 30, 2017 By
JOHNSTON – Richard Winn girls’ basketball devastated the Wardlaw Academy Patriots, 55-28, on Tuesday. Richard Winn’s big win came on the heels of their 24-point loss to Thomas Sumter in their last outing and bumped their record up to 2-1. Lydia Wilder got things going early for the Eagles and ripped the Patriots’ defense for […]
Eagles pull out win in third OT
November 30, 2017 By
JOHNSTON – The Richard Winn boys picked up their second win of the season in a triple overtime road win over Wardlaw Academy. The 77-72 win improved RWA to 2-2 in the early season. Jimmy McKeown picked up six of Richard Winn’s 16 first quarter points. He finished with ten points, one of five Eagles […]
Greiner added to Detroit Tigers’ roster
November 22, 2017 By
DETROIT – Former Bengal and Gamecock baseball standout Grayson Greiner has it made to the majors. Greiner was called-up to the Detroit Tiger’s 40-man roster on Monday to protect him from inclusion in Major League Baseball’s Rule Five Draft. Greiner has 26 homeruns, 261 hits and 123 RBIs in 309 minor league games. He has […]
