Westwood’s Jennings gets Shrine Bowl nod

BLYTHEWOOD – Senior and four-year starter Noah Jennings was selected to play on the South Carolina team in the 2022 North-South Shrine Bowl. The rosters for the game, to be played for the first time in two years because of COVID, were released Sunday. Jennings has 33 catches for 606 yards and eight touchdowns through […]

WHS falls to Flora in region opener

BLYTHEWOOD – Jayden Harrison had two touchdown runs for Westwood Thursday night, but Aiden Mosely rushed for four scores and Markel Townsend had three TDs as the Falcons breezed past the Redhawks 49-14. A.C. Flora (6-0) has scored 38 or more points in five of its games this season. The Falcons play host to Irmo […]

Griffins Best Rebels

PROSPERITY – Fairfield Central football now sits at 2-0 in SCHSL Region 4 AA after last week’s 41-20 win over Mid-Carolina. The Griffins will host region-leader Gray Collegiate Academy Friday in Winnsboro at E.K. McLendon Stadium. The War Eagles, 4-3 on the season, defeated Columbia 70-0 last week. They are 3-0 in region action. Kickoff […]

Rodriguez honored as Gatorade SC Player of Year

BLYTHEWOOD – In June of this year, Gatorade announced Westwood High School runner Brianna Rodriguez as the 2021-22 Gatorade South Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. Rodriguez is the first Gatorade South Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Westwood High School. The award, which recognizes […]

Blythewood shuts out Fort Mill

BLYTHEWOOD – About the only thing in question Thursday night in Blythewood football’s 52-0 victory over Fort Mill was whether the rain bands of Hurricane Ian would reach District Two Stadium. While steady winds coursed over the ballfield, the rain held off. The Bengals did not in the Region 3-5A opener for both teams. Harrison […]

Bengal volleyball defeats Spring Valley, falls to Fort Mill

BLYTHEWOOD – On the heels of their 3-0 defeat of Spring Valley last Tuesday, Blythewood traveled to Fort Mill on Sept 29 for more region play. The Yellow Jackets kept the first set out of reach, taking a 25-10 win. Blythewood dropped the set 25-17. The Bengals rallied in the third, but fell short with […]

Swimmers set school records

Blythewood High School held their final home swim meet of the season on Sept. 28, and they took the opportunity to honor their senior swimmers, pictured above.  Two Bengal relay teams set new school records at the Region Swimming Championships. The 400 free relay girls team of Keira Gust, Whitney Moody, Sarah Axtell and Abby […]

Griffins pick up momentum as season deepens

PELION – Eleven Fairfield Central runners pulled more season best times at last week’s Strictly Running Invitational in Pelion both Griffin teams finished with solid times. The Griffin boys finished 13th out of 30 teams running. Hank White led Fairfield runners, finishing in 21st place with a season best time of 18:01.45. White placed 22nd […]

Mr. Richland County Football nominees

COLUMBIA – Two Blythewood-area senior football players have been nominated for Richland County Recreation Commission’s (RCRC) 2022 Richland County High School Player of the Year – Football award.  Westwood senior wide receiver Noah Jennings (2), pictured above, and Blythewood High School linebacker Livingston Weisinger (22), pictured below, are among the 17 nominees for the award. […]

Redhawk VB wins 4th in a row

COLUMBIA – Westwood picked up their fourth win in a row with a 3-0 sweep of Richland Northeast on Tuesday. The Redhawks easily took set one of the region match with a 25-3 final. They took set two 25-17 and then finished the match with a 25-9 set three win. The win came on the […]

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