Jacobi Bailey, son of Stanley Bailey and Cristal Broom, announced his plans to play basketball at Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, North Carolina. Bailey, a four-year letterman for head coach Ezekiel Washington at Blythewood, played point guard and guard for the Bengals. Bailey was a key member of the first Blythewood team to play for a […]
WHS boy’s track is second at state
May 18, 2017 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood High School’s girls and boys clocked in at second overall in Class 4A at last weekend’s State Track and Field Meet. Westwood’s Kaden Briggs won state titles in the 110-meter high hurdles, the 400 hurdles and as a part of the Redhawks’ 4×100 relay team. They finished only behind Hilton Head in […]
Westwood’s Burroughs steps down
May 11, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD- Westwood’s head baseball coach, Jonathan Burroughs, has stepped down, after four seasons at the helm. “It was an emotional and tough decision,” Burroughs said. “The bond built here over the past four years is very strong. Stepping away is hard, but I know I am doing the right thing for my family. The program […]
Todd Mattox named All Star
May 11, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD- Blythewood senior Todd Mattox has been named to the 2017 All-Star team by the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association. He finished the season with a .337 batting average, a .423 on base percentage, five doubles, 21 runs and15 stolen bases. Mattox pitched 25.1 innings with a 2.46 ERA and rung-up 35 batters. “Very excited […]
State track qualifying results
May 11, 2017 By
Blythewood, Fairfield Central and Westwood sent participants to each of their respective regional South Carolina High School League track qualifiers. The Bengals headed to Spring Valley for the 5-A qualifiers. Sharae Alston finished in fourth n the 100M finals. Ashley Mitchell got a first place finish for Blythewood in the 400M, and finished fourth in […]
Defending Champs clip the Eagles
May 11, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn baseball was eliminated from SCISA State title contention Wednesday after a 14-4 loss in the second game of their series with the Holly Hill Raiders. Holly Hill, last year’s SCISA Class A baseball champions, won game one 11-1 on Tuesday. “Holly Hill is a team that’s won back to back state […]
All Region Redhawks
May 4, 2017 By
Coach Jonathan W. Burroughs Region Co-Coach of the Year All Region Players: #24 RaShawn Green (Senior) Team leader in hits and average .393 Avg .460 SLG % 24 Hits in 61 AB 10 RBI #14 Elijah Heatley (Junior) .526 OBP Team leader .386 Avg .523 Slg % 10 RBI 4 2B 1 HR #12 Matthew […]
Track Regional winners
May 4, 2017 By
The Blythewood ladies finished second place in the Region V-5A. Ashley Mitchell claimed Regional honors in the 400M and Marie Smith brought home the Region title in the 400M hurdles. The team of Keionna Ray, Sharnae Alston, Destiny Wilson and Keayra Jackson claimed a win in the 4X100 relay. Ashley Mitchell, Aleah Wilson, Marie Smith […]
White Knoll ends Bengals’ baseball season
May 4, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD – One day after falling 1-0 to top-seed Sumter in the opening round of the 5A-District VII tournament, the Bengals traveled across town to White Knoll Thursday night, where the Timberwolves won 4-1 to oust Blythewood from the double-elimination postseason bracket. “I told this team we’ve got as much heart as any team I’ve […]
Griffins ousted by Emerald Vikings
May 4, 2017 By
GREENWOOD – The Griffins were eliminated from the Region 3-3A playoffs Thursday after first losing 11-1 to Mid-Carolina on Tuesday, and then were thumped 11-1 by the Emerald Vikings Emerald pitchers Austin Gray and Andrew Patterson combined to throw five innings of two-hit baseball Thursday. Gray earned the start and went three innings before Patterson […]
