WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy football and volleyball teams got some preseason action in last weekend. The football team faced Providence Athletic Club (PAC) last Saturday at Heathwood Hall’s South Beltline Football Classic. The Eagles topped PAC 14-0 in the jamboree. They will open the season on Aug. 26 in Winnsboro against Laurens Academy. The […]
BHS’s Faulkner heads to Newberry as pitching coach
August 11, 2022 By
NEWBERRY – Banks Faulkner revitalized an already noted baseball program at Blythewood. After six years, the Bengals head coach is moving to the college level. Faulkner, who led the Bengals to 112 wins and a 5A state championship appearance in 2019 and has a 182-67 overall record with five region championships at three schools, was […]
Westwood, Blythewood gear up for fall football
August 11, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – This fall Blythewood and Westwood football fans will get a fresh look at the work the Bengals and Redhawks put in to make the 2022 season a success. For Blythewood, it means returning 16 starters on both sides of the ball, and finding roles for 133 athletes, whether on the varsity team, the […]
Fairfield Rec extends Fall football, soccer sign-ups
August 11, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County Parks and Recreation has extended their deadline to register for fall sports until enrollment is full. According to a post on the Rec’s Facebook page, space is available but limited. Fall sports options for Fairfield County youth are flag football (ages 4 – 6), rookie tackle football (ages 7-8), pee wee […]
Fairfield County nabs league title again
August 11, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield County’s baseball team took the City of Newberry Junior League title with a 7-3 win in the championship game. When Fairfield County Parks and Recreation Director Lucas Vance presented the 2022 Junior Baseball Summer League Champions to Fairfield County Council on Monday night, the team showed up in League Champs t-shirts with […]
Back on the Diamond
August 11, 2022 By
Blythewood High School hosted a three-day youth softball camp on Aug. 1, 3 and 8. Over thirty campers attended.
The best-laid plans… Blackwelder’s DYB World Series not as expected
August 11, 2022 By
LUMBERTON, NC – South Carolina’s AAA All-Star team, formerly Blythewood All-Stars, dominated in the Dixie Youth World Series games early this week. But after six months of dedication with a Dixie Youth World Series title in mind, one player’s experience changed drastically in the blink of an eye. Winnsboro resident Walker Blackwelder and the SC […]
SC Women’s Golf Open starts Thurs., Aug. 11
August 10, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Cobblestone Park Golf Course will be the setting for this weekend’s 2022 South Carolina Womens Open (WSCGA) which begins Thursday, Aug 11 and continues through Aug. 14. The weekend event will feature not only four days of golf, but a free concert featuring Keith Burns and the Trick Pony Band on Thursday night […]
Bengals head to Legion World Series with Camden Post 17
August 10, 2022 By
ASHEBORO, NC – Six Bengals from Blythewood High School’s baseball program and the rest of Camden Post 17 just claimed the 2022 Southeast Region Championship in Asheboro, NC on Saturday, Aug. 6, advancing the team to the American Legion World Series. Blythewood assistant coach and Post 17 pitching coach Justin Dorton, players Kevin Steelman, Jacob […]
Blythewood All-Stars to play for World Series title on Thursday
August 10, 2022 By
LUMBERTON, NC – After a scary first inning in their opening game of the Dixie Youth World Series, South Carolina’s AAA All-Star team, formerly Blythewood All-Stars, showed up in a big way. The SC All-Stars took the field on Saturday against Louisiana to open the World Series and worked a quick three-up, three-down in the […]
