BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals boys’ lacrosse team was guided by a roster full of talented seniors to the second round of the 5A state playoffs, and now those seniors are receiving their honors for their hard work. Justin Williams not only earned first-team All-State and Lower State honors, but was also named the Lower […]
BHS baseball ends season
May 3, 2018 By
SUMTER – Four days after suffering an embarrassing 11-0, 6-inning loss to Blythewood High School in its District VI tournament opener in the 5A state playoffs on Tuesday at Riley Park, Sumter High School’s varsity baseball team turned the tables on the Bengals Saturday as three Gamecock pitchers combined to hurl a 2-hitter in a […]
River Bluff ends Bengal playoff run
May 3, 2018 By
IRMO – Emily Babbitt’s first-inning line-drive down the leftfield line escaped the reach of River Bluff left fielder Kendal Shealy Monday afternoon. The hit to open the action in the 5A District VI Tournament game was strong and far enough for Babbitt to circle around the bases. Her inside-the-park home run gave Blythewood a 1-0 […]
BHS soccer beats South Florence, WHS and FCHS eliminated from playoffs
May 3, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Lady Bengals soccer team opened their bid for a 5A championship run with a 7-1 win against South Florence in the opening round playoff matchup. Loranna Austin pulled out the hat trick, Lauren Hendra netted two goals and Claudia Watson also added a goal. The Blythewood boys also pulled out a […]
BHS, WHS tennis end seasons
May 3, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys’ tennis team ended their 2018 season last week with a 2 – 4 loss to Spring Valley. Spring Valley opened the match with wins in their first three individual match-ups. Shyam Gonesh Baku kicked off the night with a straight-set victory for the Vikings, and Abli Nair and Chase Brantley […]
Walk-off single pushes Green Wave past Bengals
April 30, 2018 By
SUMMERVILLE – Senior Audrey Pope’s walk-off single sent Sarah Barnhill across the plate in the 10th inning to give the Green Wave a 6-5 victory over Blythewood in the Class AAAAA Softball playoffs. Summerville (21-6) hosted the Bengals April 28 for the second playoff game for both teams. The victory gives the Green Wave home-field […]
Local baseball players lead Midlands’ stats
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The baseball and softball regular seasons have reached their conclusions, and that means the State recently released their season-ending Midlands stat leaders. Blythewood and Westwood are well-represented. Blythewood’s Landon Lucas led Midlands in home runs with six, and his teammate John Lanier was a few spots behind with three. Brady Carson, and Ben-Lang […]
Bengals shut out Sumter in Round 1
April 26, 2018 By
SUMTER – The Bengals finished their regular season with a blowout win over Spring Valley and carried that momentum into the first round of the playoffs. Starting pitcher Landon Lucas and relief pitcher John Lanier combined to shut out Sumter in the Bengals’ 11-0 blowout. Lucas pitched five strong innings, only giving up four hits […]
Blythewood LAX loses in Round 2
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals boys’ lacrosse team finished 8-7 this season, good enough for an eight seed in the 5A State Playoffs. The Bengals were matched-up with River Bluff in the first round, and the Gators were no contest for the Bengals. They eliminated River Bluff 7-3 and faced Dorman in the second round. […]
Bengal and Redhawk softball players are Midlands stat leaders
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood and Blythewood baseball players were not the only ones who were well-represented in the Midlands’ stat leaders. Lady Bengal Kendall Parker’s two home runs were good enough to earn her spot on the list, and she led all hitters from the Blythewood and Fairfield areas. Her teammate Sammy Hall notched a top-15 […]
