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Blythewood Fall Softball League Opens Registration

Staff Reports / June 15, 2012

Registration is now open through Aug. 18 for the fall softball league at the Recreation Center at 126 Boney Road. Ages 6-8 (coaches pitch) and 10 and under. Registration is $90 per player and is being conducted on site. A copy of a birth certificate is required. The fall league will begin play Sept. 1 […]

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Surgery Sidelines Greiner

James Denton / June 14, 2012

University of South Carolina freshman catcher Grayson Greiner, a Blythewood High School graduate, underwent surgery last week to repair a lateral meniscus tear to his left knee, sustained during a practice May 30. Although still listed on the active roster, Greiner missed the NCAA Super Regionals, which the Gamecocks wrapped up Monday in Columbia with

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The Bucs Are Back!

James Denton / June 7, 2012

The Blythewood Bucs (9U) played their first tournament of the season competing in the USSSA Big South Global Sports NIT June 2-3. The Bucs won their division outscoring their opponents 41-13. Pictured from left to right starting at the bottom: Ethan Crook, Caleb, Zac Cowan, Nick Walker, Davis Wright, Jab Bennett, Cheney Connell, Jake Eargle,

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Blythewood drag racers honor fallen racing friend

Barbara Ball / June 7, 2012

Blythewood’s Steve Turner has been drag racing since he started driving. His first car was a souped-up ‘74 Nova. His younger brother Cliff had a ‘72 red Plymouth Duster hot rod. His brother Mike drove a 60-something Nova When the brothers weren’t working on their cars, they were cruising them around hot spot Dutch Square

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Blythewood Chamber Golf Tournament June 21

Barbara Ball / June 1, 2012

The Blythewood Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual golf tournament on Thursday, June 21, at the Golf Club of South Carolina at Crickentree in Blythewood. The tournament is a benefit for the Chamber’s scholarship program. Registration is at 11:30 am and the Shotgun Start is at 1 p.m. The golf course is located at