BLACKVILLE—For the first time in a long time, the Richard Winn Academy baseball team can close out the season with no tears of regret, no woulda-coulda-shouldas. The Eagles secured a 9-0 victory Tuesday night over Jefferson Davis Academy, and clinched a 2-game sweep over the Raiders in the SCISA 1A state championship series. And in […]
Setting Records
May 18, 2023 By
Westwood standout Ticora Gaskin continues to make leaps in track and field. The two-time 4A State Champion set a new South Carolina record in long jump at the SCHSL 4A State qualifiers. Gaskin now holds the record previously set in 2014 (20-2.25) at the 20-3 mark. She also broke Westwood’s eight-year school record of 19-6.5 […]
WHS, BHS girls teams win Upper State, look to state meet
May 18, 2023 By
Blythewood and Westwood girls track and field both claimed Upper State championships over the weekend in their respective classes. Blythewood took the 5A Upper State title with a score of 119; J.L. Mann followed in second at 68. Westwood’s girls took the 4A Upper State title with a 92.5 score; Ridge View finished second at […]
BHS softball ends season in dist. championship
May 18, 2023 By
LEXINGTON – The Blythewood softball team reached the championship game in the District 4 tournament, but Lexington showed the Bengals why the Wildcats are one of the top teams in the state. Lexington (23-3-1) eliminated Blythewood 15-0 in three innings May 10. Kylie Sanders got Blythewood’s only hit on the afternoon. Lexington moved on to […]
Westwood’s Combs takes AD job at Spring Valley
May 18, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The 2022-2023 Westwood High School basketball season turned out to be head boys coach John Combs’ last season. Combs will be the new athletic director at Spring Valley, replacing Jeff DiBattisto, another former Westwood boys basketball coach. “Spring Valley was my first job and where I started teaching and coaching after I left […]
Bengal baseball reaches Upper State Championship
May 18, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Pitching, defense, and timely hitting pushed the Blythewood baseball team into Wednesday’s 5A upper state championship game. The Bengals (23-6) opened the upper state tournament with a 6-2 win over Boiling Springs May 10. That win set up Ben Blackwell’s complete-game 1-hitter in a 1-0 victory over T.L. Hanna Saturday. Against Boiling Springs, […]
Eagles dominate in Game 1 of SCISA A title series
May 16, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Ten-run-mercy rule games are hard to come by in state final baseball series. When a team as hungry as this year’s Richard Winn Academy squad readies for its plate appearances, mercy is more the rule than the exception. The Eagles jumped all over Jefferson Davis Academy in the first game of the best-of-three […]
BHS alum Greiner retires from MLB
May 11, 2023 By
Former Blythewood and University of South Carolina standout Grayson Greiner announced his retirement from baseball this week. In a May 8 Twitter post titled “I’ll miss you baseball,” 30-year-old Greiner included a statement of thanks to family, teammates, coaches, trainers and friends. Along with the two-page statement, he posted action photos of his time with […]
BYBSL wraps Spring season
May 11, 2023 By
If there were a hidden treasure in the dirt surrounding second base on Field 2 at Blythewood Park, it would have been discovered during a Wee Ball game this Spring. The Blythewood Youth Baseball and Softball League’s youngest players often gave in to temptation at second base… after all, a red dirt treasure is hard […]
Eagles to play for State title
May 11, 2023 By
BATESBURG – An 8-2 win over region foe King Academy on Tuesday night cemented Richard Winn’s return to the SCISA A title game. The program finished as State Runner-Up in the 2022 season with their only losses coming in the title series to Dorchester Academy. So far, 2023 has read as a similar story. The […]
