AIKEN – Blythewood senior Jacob Powell took second place Saturday in the boys 5A Division 1 Cross Country run at the Aiken Steeplechase course with a time of 15 minutes, 25.13 seconds. Senior Anna Kelly led all Bengals runners in the girls race, finishing third with a time of 18:34.44. Powell’s time was less than […]
Bengal runners win region, head to state
November 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Highlighted by individual region titles from seniors Anna Kelly and Jacob Powell, Blythewood High School’s cross country teams have blazed their trail through the postseason. Both the boys and girls teams earned strong finishes at the Region V 5A meet and the 5A Division 1 State Qualifiers, securing spots in the SCHSL 5A […]
BHS, WHS run in Coaches Classic
October 16, 2025 By
NEWBERRY – Blythewood and Westwood runners got a taste of their competition at the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic in Newberry on Saturday. Blythewood raced in the International Division; Westwood competed in the Championship division. Blythewood’s Jacob Powell finished 5th at 15:49 out of 260 runners in the International Boys division. Luke Hurley from Boiling Springs […]
Bengals, Redhawks run in Lake Murray Invitational
October 2, 2025 By
CHAPIN – Blythewood and Westwood cross country teams took to Chapin on Sept. 20 for the Lake Murray Invitational. Blythewood’s Jacob Powell finished first in the Varsity Boys run out of 276 runners. Bengal senior Anna Kelly finished just seconds behind Julia McKenna in the Varsity Girls run for second place out of 273 runners. […]
Redhawks, Bengals are back on the course
September 18, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood and Westwood cross country teams have returned to the course, both opening their seasons in late August. The two teams met up for the second time at the Mike More Classic at Saulda Shoals Park in Irmo on Saturday. With 21 teams competing in the girls’ run, Blythewood took third place and […]
Blythewood boys finish 2nd at 5A Cross Country meet
November 27, 2024 By
NEWBERRY – In the 5A Division 1 boys race, junior Jacob Powell took seventh place with a time of 16:24.73 and senior Eureka Washington finished 12th to lead Blythewood to a second-place finish behind team champion Dorman Thursday morning at The Farm cross-country course. Dorman finished first with a score of 49. Blythewood came in […]
Bengals make clean sweep of region
November 14, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School has two new region champions on the cross country course. Both the boys and girls team claimed region titles last week in the SCHSL 5A Region 5 championship at Westwood. Blythewood’s boys’ team finished in first out of seven teams with a score of 38. Spring Valley finished in second […]
Blythewood XC honors seniors
October 24, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In their first and final home meet of the 2024 season, Blythewood’s cross country team swept the field and celebrated its senior runners. Blythewood’s boys and girls teams took first place. The Bengal boys finished on top of the field of five teams with 15 points. AC Flora finished second with 43 points. […]
Blythewood, Westwood have top-10 finishers in Coaches’ Classic
October 17, 2024 By
NEWBERRY – Blythewood and Westwood Cross Country teams competed in the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic on Saturday. Both Blythewood teams and Westwood’s girls’ team competed in the International level. Westwood’s boys competed in the Championship division. Highlighting both schools were top-10 finishes from Blythewood’s Anna Kelly and Jacob Powell and from Westwood’s Emma Ashley. Blythewood […]
Blythewood runners finish on top at Wendy’s Invitational
October 10, 2024 By
CHARLOTTE – After a season of cancelled and rescheduled meets due to weather and course conditions, Blythewood’s cross country team was back in action at the Wendy’s Invitational in Charlotte on Saturday, Oct. 5. Though their season so far has been sporadic, their results continue to be superior – individually and as a team. Bengal […]
