BLYTHEWOOD – Zach Bailes’ last hit in his home ballpark was a bouncer up the middle that barely made it to the outfield. For the Bengals, that little hit Bailes cracked with two out in the bottom of the ninth was the shot heard ’round the Midlands. Bailes hit a 1-0 pitch hard back to […]
Bengals punch ticket to State
May 8, 2019 By
Blythewood claims Upper State Championship with 3-0 shutout of J.L. Mann BLYTHEWOOD – Two freshman pitchers and two big hits from Michael Gregory and Landon Lucas were just what Blythewood needed Wednesday night. Davis Wright and Kevin Steelman combined for seven innings of shutout ball, Gregory tripled in a run in the third and Lucas […]
Bengals head to Upper State Championship
May 6, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s baseball team rode into the 5A upper state championship game as gracefully as Zach Bailes ran home on a wild pitch against J.L. Mann Saturday afternoon. With the score even at 5, the bases loaded and Nate Hinson at the plate, Patriots relief pitcher Dylan Howard fired the ball low and away […]
Bengals take District IV title
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – In the last inning of the final game of the District IV Tournament Monday night, Blythewood finally dealt Riverside, which had topped the Bengals 5-3 in the first game, a crushing blow. The Bengals’ four-run seventh inning prevented an early exit from the 5A postseason. Josh Cowan setting the Warriors down on two […]
Bengals bounce back against Nations Ford
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Once again, Nations Ford took an early lead on the Blythewood softball team in the 5A District IV Tournament. And once again, the Bengals rallied for a victory. Bookending a disappointing 18-0 loss to red-hot Byrnes in the tournament Saturday, Blythewood overcame a 4-1 deficit on the Falcons last Thursday to win 8-5. […]
Bengals take down Nations Ford in round 1
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An early goal from Nations Ford didn’t discourage the Blythewood girls soccer team. Instead, the Falcons’ score around the 25-minute mark prodded the Bengals to a 3-1 victory in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs. “We talked a lot about playing under pressure, keeping your composure,” Bengals head coach Kathy Knight […]
Bengals set for Qualifiers
May 2, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – Bengals Track and Field traveled to Spring Valley last Thursday for the SCHSL Region 4-5A meet against Spring Valley, Sumter, Lugoff-Elgin and Irmo. Stephen Dauway, Alan Deogracias, Jacob Cochran, Nick Rogers and Payton Manuel each grabbed a first place finish for the boys. Makeshria Brown, Chisom Emetu, Janyia Pinkney and Briana Green also […]
Fort Mill bests Bengals in round 1
May 2, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Two Fort Mill goals that resulted from some defensive confusion spelled the end of the season for No.1 seed Blythewood boys soccer team Tuesday night. Those scores were all the fourth-seeded but fleet-footed Yellow Jackets needed to upset the Bengals 2-1 in the opening round of the Class 5A upper state playoffs. “It’s […]
Hot Bengal bats sear Nation Ford
April 26, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Nations Ford built a 4-1 lead on the Blythewood softball team in the opening game of the District II tournament Thursday, but Hannah Black and Emily Babbitt erased it with two swings of the bat. Black and Babbitt connected for back-to-back two-out, two-run doubles that gave the Bengals a 5-4 lead. They held […]
Bengals dismantle Greenwood
April 26, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With Landon Lucas on the mound and Jansen Stokes at the plate, the Blythewood Baseball team didn’t take much time in dismantling Greenwood Thursday night. Lucas 1-hit the Eagles in six innings, while Stokes slammed two home runs and drove in four runs in a 7-0 shutout in the second round of the […]
