BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Baseball team’s offense is still a work in progress, but the Bengals showed some growth in a 6-2 victory over J.L. Mann in the first game of the 5A District 4 Tournament. Down 2-1 Blythewood got a 2-run RBI single from Macon Leppert take a 3-2 lead. The Bengals got two […]
Eagles down Oconee in round 1
May 4, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – When SCISA released the 1A baseball state playoff bracket, only three opponents stood between Richard Winn Academy and a SCISA State Title. And the Eagles have already knocked off one of those in decisive style. Richard Winn took down familiar foe Oconee Christian in a best of three series. The Eagles took game […]
WHS softball wins 4A playoff opener
May 4, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – A couple of firsts, and one continued winning streak came about at the Westwood softball stadium Tuesday night. The Redhawks’ 10-0, 5-inning victory over Lucy Beckham marked the first time Westwood softball opened the 4A playoffs at home. For Makayla Drakeford, her fourth-inning 2-run blast marked her first home run of the season, […]
WHS baseball finishes region on high note, falls in playoffs
May 4, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood baseball team (8-11) needed a win over Richland Northeast in the last Region 5-4A game of the season Friday, and the Redhawks got it. Westwood rallied for three runs in the third inning, and rallied again for five runs in the fourth inning to take out the Cavaliers 9-6 and secure […]
Blythewood softball finishes 2nd in region, opens playoffs
May 4, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team (14-6) finished second in the Region 3-5A standings with a 13-3 victory over Spring Valley April 26, and closed out the regular season with a 4-1 win over A.C. Flora Friday. The second-seeded Bengals played host to No.3 Boiling Springs Wednesday in the upper state District 2 Tournament. The […]
Griffins fall to Liberty in 1st round of playoffs
May 4, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s baseball and softball teams hosted Liberty High School on Tuesday in the first round of the SCHSL 2A State Playoffs. The Griffin teams entered as #2 seeds in their district bracket, but both dropped games to Liberty. Fairfield baseball took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, but Liberty put […]
Bengals clench region championship
April 27, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood baseball team (16-3, 11-3 Region 5-3A) secured its fourth region championship in the last five years—with the Covid-shortened 2020 season being the exception—with a series sweep of Rock Hill last week. Having beaten the Bearcats 7-2 April 17, Blythewood followed up with a 10-0 5-inning home victory April 19 and a […]
Eagles win #19, inch to closer playoffs
April 27, 2023 By
WINNSBORO – The 17-0 Eagles hit the road last Friday for a region game in Batesburg against King Academy. They returned as the 18-0 Eagles, then followed that up with another win over King on Monday – both games ended via 10-run rule. Friday’s game got off to a slow(er) start (than usual). The Eagles […]
WHS softball sweeps RNE
April 27, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – April has been very good for the Westwood softball team. The Redhawks rode a five-game winning streak into Tuesday night’s doubleheader against Region 5-4A rival Richland Northeast, and swept the Cavaliers 20-1 and 12-0. Those wins, along with a 17-1 victory over Ridge View April 19, a 14-11 win over Irmo Friday, and […]
BHS softball finishes road trips 2-1
April 27, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team (11-6) got two big wins on the road last week, an 11-0 shutout at Dutch April 19 and a 7-0 Region 3-5A win at Rock Hill Thursday. The Bengals fell 2-0 at Nation Ford in another region game Monday. Lauren Hardy pitched a 1-hit complete game at Dutch Fork, […]
