Lady Bengals shut out River Bluff in 4th

LEXINGTON – After a week-opening home loss against Irmo, the Lady Bengals hit the road and sought to end their week on a good note against the River Bluff Gators. The regional opponents battled to a first-half tie, but the second half was all Bengals, and Blythewood notched the 42-24 win. At the end of […]

Bengals trounce Gators

LEXINGTON – The Blythewood Lady Bengals led off the night against River Bluff in a dominating defensive performance, and the boys, not to be outdone, followed with a stellar performance. The first half was closely was contested, but the Bengals proved to be too much and trounced River Bluff 77-56. River Bluff jumped out to […]

Lady Bengals come up short against Irmo

BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood girls kept it close against Irmo Tuesday night, but came up short in the final stretch. The Bengals came within seven points of pulling even with the Yellow Jackets with three minutes left. Blythewood had several opportunities and several looks to the basket, but was hesitant with shooting and fell 46-37. […]

Bengals contain Yellow Jackets

BLYTHEWOOD – Zeke Washington couldn’t say exactly how Blythewood finally contained Irmo center Winston Hill in the Bengals’ 56-47 victory Tuesday night. “I wish it was something I did,” Washington said. “I wish I could say that I said something or did something. The kids just decided to compete. They wanted to compete better than […]

Cardinal Newman gets past Blythewood

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood’s two-point loss to Dorman in the 5A state championship game last season is far, far in the past. For Zeke Washington as well as the Bengals, that’s a good thing. Even though the Bengals fell to Cardinal Newman 38-35 in the Blythewood Jamboree Nov. 21, Washington said his team knows it has […]

Bengal singers earn all-state honors

BLYTHEWOOD – Eight Blythewood High singers (a school record) earned All-State honors based on their Nov. 9 auditions at Cayce United Methodist Church. Senior Michaela Catoe (Alto I); Juniors Kathryn Alexander (Alto I), Chandler Bree (Baritone), Lisa Ortuno (Alto I), and Jerry Windhorn (Baritone); Sophomores Marvin Boyd (Bass), Khaleel Hunter (Tenor II), and Jacob Rabino […]

Yea Team!

COLUMBIA – The Blythewood Bengal Cheer team started off the season winning the Viking Invitational at Spring Valley High School in early October. Last weekend they finished seventh in the state at the 5A State Championship competition. The Bengals entered the competition seeded in the 10th position, looking to improve on their school-best 9th place finish […]

BHS, WHS to sponsor military holiday party

BLYTHEWOOD – For the first time as part of each school’s annual winter service projects, Blythewood High School and Westwood High School are combining efforts to show appreciation for the BHS and WHS Military Families during the upcoming Holiday Season. The military family event, A Red, White and Blue Holiday Party, will be Sunday, Dec. […]

Bengal athletes commit to continuing careers at collegiate level

BLYTHEWOOD – Matthew Owens, son of David and Rachel Perkins, announced his intentions to continue his lacrosse career at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Owens, a midfielder for Blythewood, has been a varsity captain for the past four years and is a three time All-Region selection.  He will look to help the Bengals […]

BHS Drama wins SCTA competition

AIKEN – The Blythewood High School Drama Department’s original production of “Growing Up Wonderland” won first place out of a field of 32 at the South Carolina Theatre Association’s High School One-Act Play Festival held the weekend of November 2-5 at USC Aiken. Seniors Imani and Niara Hargrave were named to the state “All Star […]

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