WINNSBORO – Heading into their Halloween regular season finale last Friday, Richard Winn held a 9-game win streak over Wardlaw Academy, most recently defeating them 35-34 on Sept. 9. This time, the Patriots overpowered the Eagles with a 50-28 win to shatter the streak and move ahead of Richard Winn in region standings. The loss […]
Late rally not enough for Redhawks
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team had a chance to catch Sumter off guard in a first quarter filled with Gamecocks mistakes Friday night at District Two Stadium. The Redhawks could not capitalize and found themselves in a 28-0 halftime deficit, falling 52-27 in the regular-season finale. The Gamecocks ground attack piled up 400 yards […]
Blythewood falls at Ridge View
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood football team (3-7, 1-5 Region 5-5A) closed out the regular season with a 39-7 loss to region runner-up Ridge View (7-3, 5-1) last week, but hit the road Friday to take on Clover in the 5A Division 1 playoffs. Clover (5-5, 2-4 Region 3-5A) is a No.7 seed to Blythewood’s No.10 […]
Fairfield tops Capitals
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central blanked Columbia 44-0 at E.K. McLendon Stadium last week. Junior Kamauri Jones completed two of five passes. Ty’quarius Shannon had two catches for 53 yards. Kenyal Douglas had three carries for 49 yards. Derek Cammon also tallied 49 yards in six carries. Kaden Digs had three runs for 34 yards. While […]
Walker is Player of the Week
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central senior wide receiver and safety Er’Dreus Walker was visited by WLTX earlier this week to be awarded the station’s ‘Player of the Week’ honor. In his senior campaign, Walker has averaged 14.1 yards per reception and 10.2 yards per carry. He has tallied 472 all-purpose yards this season, paired with three […]
WHS falls at West Florence
FLORENCE – Playing for an injured Carrington Carter, quarterback Josiah Henryhand went 17-for-21 for 176 yards and a touchdown, but the Westwood team went down 17-7 at West Florence Friday night. Angelo Rios caught five passes for 73 yards. He also had 13 carries for 24 yards. Jayden Boyd had seven receptions for 39 yards. […]
Blythewood boys go 6-0 to claim region 5 title
BLYTHEWOOD – Just in the program’s second year, Blythewood boys’ volleyball has made a name for itself. This year, they added 5A Region 5 Champion to their credentials. The Bengals finished the region with an unblemished 6-0 record – so unblemished, in fact they went 12-0 in sets played against region opponents. Blythewood’s top region […]
BHS downs Byrnes, travels to Boiling Springs
BLYTHEWOOD – After securing a second-place finish to Lugoff-Elgin in the Region 5-5A standings and earning a first-round bye in the 5A Division 2 volleyball playoffs, Blythewood opened the postseason Monday night with a solid 3-0 victory over Byrnes. The Bengals (16-15, 10-2 Region 5-5A) won the first set 25-18, took the second set 25-20, […]
Richard Winn battles into SCISA 1A semi-finals
MYRTLE BEACH – Seeded second in the SCISA Class 1A Volleyball playoff lower bracket, Richard Winn Academy received a bye in the first round at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center on Friday, Oct. 24. The bye gave the Eagles a late start to the weekend as they opened play at 2:30 Friday against Curtis Baptist, […]
Knights, Crusaders ground Eagles
BATESBURG – Richard Winn faced an uphill battle on the road on Oct. 16, falling 54-16 to a formidable King Academy team. King came out firing and quickly established control of the game. They struck early in the first quarter, converting the two-point attempt for an 8-0 lead. The Knights continued their offensive surge with […]




















