The Westwood softball team went up against Region 3-4A leader Lancaster in the final game before spring break, and it went about as expected for the Redhawks. Lancaster sent 30 batters to the plate in the time it took for Westwood to have all its starters have an at-bat, and the Bruins closed out a […]
Bengals drop 11-inning thriller at home
April 13, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood and West Florence pitching staffs battled it out in a close game Saturday, but the Knights eventually edged the Bengals, 3-1 after 11 innings. Bengals starter Hunter McCoy and Knights starter Dustin Williams combined for nine innings of work, seven hits, five strikeouts, only one-run and West Florence stranded 14 baserunners, […]
Griffins sweep season series with Eagles
April 13, 2017 By
WINNSBORO- Fairfield Central pulled off the hat trick on Friday night, by picking up their third win of the year against in town foe Richard Winn. Once again, it took the Griffins just five innings to claim an 11-1 victory over the Eagles. “Yesterday we started the game off with about seven errors,” Fairfield head […]
Blythewood hosts Diamond Invitational
April 13, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD- Blythewood High School plays host to the seventh annual South Carolina Diamond Invitation from April 13-16, featuring teams plucked from both 4-A and 5-A. J.L. Mann and Lexington did battle in the tournament’s lead-off game at noon on Wednesday. Lexington is currently the number eight ranked team in 5-A, and J.L. Mann lost 7-1 […]
**Corrected:Blythewood mourns loss of Redhawk
April 7, 2017 By
Retraction: In the first version of this article it was stated that the Westwood football and basketball booster clubs would be working alongside Sweet Pea’s Ice Cream for a charity benefit. Due to scheduling conflicts the booster clubs were unable to participate. The Westwood Redhawks and entire Blythewood community are mourning the death of 16-year old […]
Lexington nixes late Blythewood rally
April 7, 2017 By
Lexington left-hander Jon Scott kept Blythewood batters guessing for most of Tuesday night, but the Bengals did try to make it interesting in the bottom of the seventh. Scott pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-hit ball and struck out nine before leaving the mound with the Wildcats leading 6-1 with one out. Alex Mack Jacobs […]
Redhawks take home emotional win
April 7, 2017 By
The Westwood baseball team didn’t have to play Friday night. Following the tragic death of fellow student and two-sport athlete Ellis Hawkins in an auto accident Thursday night, the baseball coaches left it up to the players on whether they wanted to play at Richland Northeast. “We had guys who had played with him […]
Fairfield Central bested by Bulldogs…again
April 7, 2017 By
CAMDEN- Camden baseball got the better of the Griffins in their second regional match-up on of the season. The Bulldogs stepped out an 8-2 victor in the first contest, and this time they prevailed by the final of 7-2. Despite the five-run win, this remained a neck and neck game until the sixth inning. Camden’s […]
Bengals fight off Foxes’ late charge
March 30, 2017 By
Blythewood bats and baserunners were on point in the Bengals’ 11-7 victory over Region 5-5A rival Dutch Fork, even if the pitching was not. “We just tried to score one more run than the other team,” Blythewood head coach Banks Faulkner said. “It’s a great win for us, gets us back up towards the top […]
Richard Winn Eagles snag close region win
March 30, 2017 By
WINNSBORO- Richard Winn squeaked out a 7-6 region opening win Friday night against King Academy. It took everything the Eagles had to cling onto the win, including surviving a bases-load jam with zero outs, in the final inning. “It was tough,” Eagles’ head coach Paul Brigman said. “They had their best pitcher on the mound, […]
