BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School recently recognized 10 members of the Class of 2023 who are committed to continuing their athletic careers on the collegiate level. The group included athletes from seven different athletic teams on campus. Two members of Westwood’s 4A state championship girls track team signed collegiate commitments. Brianna Rodriguez made her plans […]
Blythewood ends season as 5A State Runner Up
May 25, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Game two of the 5A state championship baseball series featured an explosion of offense in the first two innings Wednesday night. By game’s end, River Bluff’s base running, combined with Andrew Vaughan’s relief pitching won the day and the series for the Gators. Two runs on a passed ball and a Blythewood error […]
Griffins take 6 titles at 2A state meet
May 25, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central track and field members claimed six first place finishes at the South Carolina High School League’s 2A State track meet last Friday at Spring Valley High School. Griffin runner Sharmelle Holmes took home a neck full of medals, claiming four of the school’s six titles. Holmes took first place in the […]
Westwood girls claim school’s first state title, share championship with Ridge View
May 25, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood and Ridge View girls track and field teams are friendly rivals battling within Region 5-4A during the regular season. On Friday they took their competition to a state level, and it paid off for both teams—70 points apiece, good for a shared state championship. The Westwood girls, which finished runner-up last […]
Blythewood girls take 5A state track and field title in dominating fashion
May 25, 2023 By
HOPKINS – One day after the Westwood girls track and field team came home with their 4A state championship, the Blythewood girls track and field team dominated the 5A meet at Spring Valley’s Harry Parone Stadium and claimed their first state championship as well. The Bengals totaled 93 points on the afternoon dash 33 points […]
Sharmelle Holmes is flying
May 25, 2023 By
Griffin Standout Claims 4 State Titles COLUMBIA – “On my goodness, look at lane four! Holmes is flying… it’s Holmes! Holmes takes it!” Fairfield Central standout Sharmelle Holmes competed in four events in the South Carolina High School League’s 2A State track meet last Friday, and she claimed the title in all of them. In […]
Eagles named All Stars
May 25, 2023 By
Richard Winn coaches and players capped their 25-0 SCISA State Championship season with an 8-7 win in the SCISA North-South All-Star Game on Saturday. Pictured from left: Head coach Paul Brigman, Landon Caulder, Charlie Bonds, Miller Stuck, Lawson Wade, Jacob Chaisson and assistant coach Peyton Gilbert. Not Pictured: Rob WIlson and Connor Little.
Redhawk, Bengal boys have top finishers at state meet
May 25, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Besides Blythewood and Westwood girls track and field state championship team wins, both Blythewood and Westwood’s boys teams had members who took home medals. In the 4A state meet, Westwood’s 4x100m relay team of Mekhi Britt, Jayd Harrison, Darius Jones and Zion Jones finished in first place with a season best time of […]
River Bluff defeats Blythewood in game 1 of title series
May 22, 2023 By
LEXINGTON – Were it not for River Bluff’s four straight hits in the second inning Monday night, the Gators and Blythewood would have taken the first game of the 5A Championship series into extra innings. Those four hits produced two River Bluff runs and the Gators closed out a 2-0 victory over the Bengals at […]
Bengals take down Boiling Springs in Upper State Championship
May 18, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood baseball team put a clinic on believing Wednesday night. With Boiling Springs up 6-2 on the Bengals after the top of the fifth inning, it looked like whoever would win the 5A upper state championship would require two games to do it. The Bengals who returned to the dugout for the […]
