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 […]
BHS announces baseball interim head coach
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
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 […]
Summer Work
HOPKINS – Westwood and Blythewood competed in Lower Richland’s second annual Diamond Hornet 7-on-7 Shootout on Thursday, June 30. Westwood is set to open their 2022 football season at Spring Valley on August 19. Blythewood will play at Ridge View on Aug. 19.
Randy Kelly brings home 1st for Bengals
COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School standout Randy Kelly took home first place in boys High Jump at the 2022 SCHSL 5A State Championships, his second claim of the title in as many years. Kelly’s 6-10.00 jump easily beat out second place Canii Tucker of Fort Dorchester’s 6-04.00 in the 2022 state meet. Kelly also took […]
BHS, WHS students graduated with millions in college scholarship offers
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood and Westwood High School seniors graduated on Wednesday. Macy Collins was named Blythewood High School Valedictorian and Caroline Nutter was named Salutatorian. Christina Stokes was named Valedictorian for Westwood High School and Thamia Davis and Jordan Love were named Co-Salutatorians. The top 10 BHS academic graduates at Blythewood are: Collins and Nutters, […]
Blythewood’s title dreams dashed in Fort Mill
FORT MILL – The Blythewood baseball team won 30 games for the first time in its history, but with a 2-1 loss at Fort Mill in a pitchers duel in the upper state championship game May 18th, the Bengals’ storied season came to an end. Both Fort Mill’s Matthieu Curtis and Blythewood’s Davis Wright pitched […]
Top BHS ‘House’ Seniors
Blythewood High School honored its seniors Monday night who have earned various accolades and awards. The night culminated with the awarding of the House Students of the Year. Since BHS opened, it has been organized into four smaller learning communities, called “houses.” Each year two seniors from each house are awarded Students of the Year. […]
Bengals commit to continue careers
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School recognized 18 members of the Class of 2022 Wednesday who have committed to continuing their athletic careers on the collegiate level. The seniors are slated to gradu- ate from Blythewood High School on June 1. Jaylin Allen, son of Chanetta Williamson, announced his commitment to play football at St. Andrews […]