COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s and Ridge View’s season-opening football game Friday night evolved into a battle between which team could overcome first-game mistakes. Amid turnovers, turnovers that negated turnovers, incompletions, and penalties, the Blazers capitalized enough to come away with a 21-victory over the Bengals at Blazer Stadium. “It seemed like every time we had the […]
Spring Valley bests Redhawks
August 25, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – Senior athlete Noah Jennings returned a fumble for a touchdown and Dylon O’Neal and Sanah Ferguson rushed for two scores, but it was not enough to stop Spring Valley from rushing past Westwood at Harry Parone Stadium Friday night. Spring Valley’s Evan Javis rushed for two touchdowns, Aden Jones rushed for a TD […]
Griffins open 2022 seasons
August 25, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central opened their tennis, volleyball and cross country seasons earlier this week. Griffin girls’ tennis and volleyball teams traveled to Chester on Wednesday for 5 p.m. matches. The cross-country team hit the ground in Chapin on Wednesday. Scores were not available at press time. Volleyball hosts Richland Northeast tonight (Aug. 25) at […]
Griffins blow out Carvers Bay in opener
August 25, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central opened their 2022 football season in style – it was a blowout. A 62-14 blowout. The Griffins, a Class AA school, far outmatched the Class A Carvers Bay team Region out of Hemingway. Freshman quarterback Cameron McMillon threw for 315 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 18 completions in 23 attempts. Fairfield […]
Eagles defeat York Prep, fall to King
August 25, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Volleyball hosted King Academy on Tuesday for their home opener and their first region game of the season. Richard Winn took the first set 25-20, but dropped the second and third set 28-26 and 25-23. They won the fourth set 25-13 to force a fifth, deciding set. After an early lead, […]
BHS announces baseball interim head coach
August 25, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Last week, Blythewood High School announced that former assistant baseball coach Dolan Crolley had been named the team’s interim head coach for the 2022-2023 season. The announcement followed head coach Banks Faulkner’s resignation on August 4. Faulkner, who served as head coach of the Bengals for six years, accepted a position at Newberry […]
Blythewood announces new Hall of Fame class
August 25, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Athletic Hall of Fame announce its third annual class of inductees last week. The Hall of Fame Class of 2022 will include former Bengal football player Marquan Jones, softball player Lindsey Trombley and golfer Hunter Watkins. An induction ceremony will take place on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Blythewood High School. The […]
Blythewood captures World Series title
August 18, 2022 By
LUMBERTON, NC – Fresh off their 4-8 loss against Alabama in the Championship game, Blythewood’s ‘we ready’ chant echoed around the field from their huddle on the pitcher’s mound. It was an attempt to shift momentum back before they faced the Alabama team in a second championship game. And it worked. They were ready. The […]
World Series win nearly 50 years in the making
August 18, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – For Greg and Lynn Robertson, who were involved in establishing the Blythewood Youth Baseball & Softball League when it began back in the 1970s, last week’s World Series win was like the realization of a dream that was once theirs. “This is a big deal,” says Greg Robertson, who was instrumental in the […]
Griffins drop one to Gray, top Chapin in preseason bouts
August 18, 2022 By
CHAPIN – After rain ended the final two matchups at the Aun & McKay Classic in Chapin on Friday, Fairfield Central hit the field Saturday morning for two quarters of play, one against Chapin High School and Gray Collegiate each. After falling to Gray Collegiate 14-6 in the first quarter, the Griffins topped Chapin 12-0 […]
