CHAPIN – Blythewood and Westwood cross country runners represented well at the Lake Murray Invitational in Chapin on Saturday. Runner highlights on the day were top-10 finishes by Blythewood’s Jacob Powell and Westwood’s Emma Ashley. Powell’s 16:15.20 finish put him in eighth place out of 286 runners on the day. Ashley pulled a seventh place […]
Mavericks XC compete at North Central, Great Falls
September 21, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Midlands STEM Institute’s cross country team ran in its second meet of the season at North Central High School on Sept. 12. Christopher Parker finished first for the Mavericks and in 46th place overall out of 60 runners with a time of 25:56.80. Leahman Knotts finished at 27:39.90, and Isaiah Pierce finished at […]
Swimming for a Cause
September 21, 2023 By
On Saturday, Sept. 16, several Bengal swimmers participated in the 25th annual Lake Murray Dam Swim in Lexington, a two-mile, open-water swim that starts on the Irmo side of the lake and ends on the Lexington side. This swim was started 25 years ago by Lexington High School swimmers in memory of a child who […]
Eagles suffer defeat on the road at Holly Hill
September 21, 2023 By
HOLLY HILL – Richard Winn was on the road for the second week in a row, traveling to Holly Hill this past Friday to face off against last year’s State Champion Holly Hill Academy Raiders. Holly Hill received the opening kickoff and wasted no time crossing the goal line on a 46-yard run by Tyree […]
Griffin boys XC finish 2nd at Westwood
September 21, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fairfield Central cross country took to Blythewood last Wednesday for a 6-team meet at Westwood High School. The Griffins competed against Great Falls, Lower Richland, Richland Northeast, Sandhills School and Westwood. Fairfield’s boys finished second out of the six teams, just five points behind Westwood. Despite the Griffins second-place finish, Hank White led […]
Griffin coach to be inducted into USC letterman Hall of Fame
September 14, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central girls’ basketball coach Shaunzinski (Shaun) Gortman is one of eight student-athletes that will be inducted in the University of South Carolina’s Lettermen’s Hall of Fame for the 2023 Class. As a member of Keenan High School’s basketball team, Gortman was awarded All-state and All-Region all four years. She was also named […]
BHS, WHS run in Eye Opener
September 14, 2023 By
SPARTANBURG – Blythewood and Westwood’s cross country teams competed in the Eye Opener on Sept 1 at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg. Blythewood’s boys team finished second of 48 teams, and the girls finished seventh out of 49 teams competing. Blythewood’s Jacob Powell, a sophomore, finished in second place overall out of 429 runners […]
Eagles dominate in one-sided victory
September 14, 2023 By
NEWBERRY – Richard Winn traveled to Newberry on Sept. 8 to take on the Newberry Academy Eagles in game 3 of the regular season. Following a Richard Winn kick to open the game, Newberry scored on a 2-play, 80-yard drive as Thomas McClain crossed the goal line on a 55-yard run. Newberry failed to convert […]
Bengals fall to Lexington
September 14, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood football team looked to match up well with Lexington by the time first-year head coach Dustin Curtis brought the Wildcats to town Friday night. Bengals head coach James Martin, fresh from retaining the Axe after a victory over Westwood, where Curtis coached until taking the head job at A.C. Flora in […]
Big plays highlight FC’s win over Bruins
September 14, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Friday night was a thriller under the lights at E.K. McLendon Stadium. From opening kickoff until the final drive, fans from Fairfield Central and Lancaster had ample opportunities for cheers as the lead bobbed back and forth. After a quarter of play, Lancaster led the Griffins by a narrow 14-13 margin. Fairfield put […]
