BLYTHEWOOD (April 6, 2016) – Westwood’s afternoon at the Blythewood baseball stadium wasn’t as strong as head coach Jonathan Burroughs wanted Tuesday. Starting pitcher Matthew Oxendine never found his strike zone, and the three other Redhawk relievers couldn’t stop the bleeding in a 5-inning mercy rule, 12-0 loss to the Bengals. “We just didn’t pitch well […]
Swinging Away –
April 6, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (April 6, 2016) — Fairfield Central’s Moesha Boyd watches as her fly ball drops into center field during Tuesday’s region showdown with Columbia High School. The Lady Griffins hammered the Lady Capitals, 15-2. Fairfield Central hosts Great Falls Friday at 5:30 p.m. in a non-region game, then host the Lady Bulldogs of Newberry Tuesday […]
McManus Hurls No-No in Five
April 6, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (April 6, 2016) – Stanley McManus was breathing rarefied air Tuesday night. In a run-shortened five-inning affair, the Fairfield Central junior hurled a no-hitter against the Columbia Capitals, striking out 14 of 15 batters in the 16-1 Griffin win. “I think 10 (strikeouts) is pretty good,” Griffins head coach Scotty Dean said on McManus. “I […]
WHS Welcomes New Head Football Coach
March 30, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (March 30, 2016) – After seven years as an assistant coach at A.C. Flora High School, Dustin Curtis will take the reins of the Westwood Redhawks football program beginning this spring, Richland School District 2 announced last week. Curtis takes over for Rodney Summers, who announced his departure last month for the head coaching position […]
Top Teams Vie at Diamond Invitational
March 30, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (March 30, 2016) – For the sixth consecutive spring, Blythewood High School and the Bengal baseball program will host the S.C. Diamond Invitational tournament March 31 – April 3, with the championship game slated for Sunday at 3 p.m. The four-day tournament will welcome some of the top teams in the state, including Carolina Forest […]
Fore! a Good Cause –
March 30, 2016 By
Bill Watkins of Blythewood (far right) with his winning teammates Stan Guy of Columbia, Dave Mottershead of Elgin and Hunter Watkins of Lexington, along with National Kidney Foundation supporter Jojo Morris, who has been living with kidney disease all his life, after receiving their first-place awards from Tiffany and Co. Watkins and his team are […]
Lady Bengals Sweep Jackets
March 30, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (March 30, 2016) – Friday night, while donning their pink ‘strike out cancer’ jerseys, the Blythewood Bengals thumped Irmo, 8-0, in the second game of a softball double header. “This is probably the 10th time now,” Bengals head coach Jordan Atkinson said about the Pink Out. “The kids love when they get to wear pink, […]
Redhawks Down Devils, Jackets
March 30, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (March 29, 2016) – The Westwood baseball team opened spring break in crackerjack form. The Redhawks opened the Kershaw-Richland Classic wood bat tournament Monday with a 3-2 victory over Irmo, then capped the night with a 7-5 win over host team Dreher at the Blue Devils baseball field at the Memorial Stadium grounds. “We’ve been […]
RWA Dedicates Field to Fallen Eagle
March 25, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (March 25, 2016) – Prior to the beginning of the Richard Winn versus Fairfield Central crosstown rivalry game Friday, both teams gathered on the diamond to celebrate the dedication of Richard Winn’s baseball field to Billy Ladd. Ladd, who lost his battle with cancer in February, was a mainstay not only in the Richard Winn […]
Lady Bengals Edge SVHS –
March 23, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (March 23, 2016) — Kendall Parker (6) cruises home as Ashlee Romanick slides in safely at third Tuesday as the Lady Bengals squeaked past Spring Valley 6-5 at BHS. Now 3-0 in region play, the Lady Bengals are at Ridge View on March 24 at 7:15 p.m. and host Irmo at 5:30 p.m. on […]
