Sharnae Alston, a rising senior at Blythewood High School, brought home the gold last month, taking first place in the 200-meters in the USATF National Junior Olympics with a time of 24.21.
Jamboree: A Glimpse of Friday Night Lights
August 17, 2016 By
IRMO (Aug. 17, 2016) – The Redhawks, Griffins and Bengals all got their first taste of live Friday night football last week as all three took to the field for two quarters of action apiece in the Irmo Jamboree. Westwood easily handled the Swansea Tigers, 21-0, in the opener on Aug. 12, showcasing their new pistol […]
Let the Games Begin –
August 4, 2016 By
This fall’s athletic teams, coaches and staff from Fairfield Central High School and Richard Winn Academy rallied their school spirit Tuesday evening in downtown Winnsboro as part of the annual Spiritfest, combined this year with National Night Out. For a complete rundown of all of our area teams, see our 2016 Fall Sports Preview on […]
Haltiwanger Leaves Legacy of Success at RWA
July 28, 2016 By
Assistant, Former Player Takes Reins WINNSBORO (July 28, 2016) – Jason Haltiwanger, the man who led the Richard Winn varsity girls’ basketball squad to five consecutive state title game appearances and four championships, has departed for the head coaching position at Oakbrook Prep. Haltiwanger’s career at Richard Winn spanned a decade and was highlighted by absolute […]
Minors Sweep State, Head to World Series
July 27, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (July 27, 2016) – The Blythewood Minors are headed to the Dixie Youth World Series next week, riding a winning streak that took them through last week’s state tournament undefeated. The team of 9- and 10-year olds knocked off Georgetown, Hartsville Northern, Hampton, Lancaster and twice beat McLeod Park en route to the first state […]
‘B’ for Blythewood –
July 27, 2016 By
The Blythewood Minors 9- and 10-year old Dixie Youth Baseball team celebrate last week’s state title win. The team heads to Mississippi next week for the Little League World Series. Front: Landon Smith, Landon Penfield,Evan Todd, Alex Myers, Jackson Bottar and Sammy Franklin; middle: Miller Stuck, John Rollings,Jeb Britt, Ryan Watts, Harrison Collins and Jack […]
District 4 Champs Head to State –
July 14, 2016 By
The 2016 Blythewood Minors All-Star Team: (front) Landon Penfield, Sammy Franklin, Jackson Bottar, Ryan Watts, Landon Smith, Alex Myers; (middle) Jeb Britt, Jack Sanderson, Harrison Collins, John Rollings, Evan Todd, Miller Stuck; (back) coaches Ken Britt, Les Penfield and Buzzy Myers. Blythewood won the District 4 Dixie Youth League tournament this month to advance to […]
Beckwith Delivers the Goods
July 7, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (July 7, 2016) – Three years ago, he was on the short end of a two games to one disappointment. This year, they are using words like “Legend.” And that word is being batted around on a much larger stage than the 2103 Class 4A state baseball championship series. Andrew Beckwith, the former Blythewood High […]
Beckwith Hurls Second Complete Game in CWS
June 29, 2016 By
OMAHA, NEB. (June 29, 2016) – The legend of Andrew Beckwith and this Coastal Carolina baseball team just keeps growing. Five days after allowing one run in a complete-game win over top-seeded Florida, Beckwith somehow matched that feat Friday night as the Chanticleers did it again, fighting off elimination in the College World Series once more […]
BHS Names New Head Baseball Coach
June 23, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (June 23, 2016) – The Bengals baseball squad officially has its second head coach in school history. The Richland 2 School Board gave their OK last week to Banks Faulkner to replace Barry Mizzell, who stepped down as baseball head coach last month to take over as Athletic Director for the retiring Vince Lowry. Faulkner, […]
