WINNSBORO – Lady Griffin seniors China Woodard, Amari Jones, Tameshia Woodard and LaQuaja Chappell commemorate their final home contest.
Bojangles Track and Field Classic
April 19, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – This weekend at the Bojangles Track and Field Classic, the Westwood Redhawks 4x100M brought home gold and, in the process, set a new state record. The team of Torran Goings, Dermonti Romney, Montre Miller and Trini Feggett clocked a 40.96, and nearly finished an entire second ahead of second place Fayette County. The […]
Griffins blast Raiders in three
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Keenan Raiders rolled into Fairfield last week looking for a season defining win, but instead all the Raiders found were the powerful Griffins’ bats. Keenan scored four runs in the first two innings, but could not keep up with the Griffins’ frantic pace, and Fairfield won easily, 19-4. Sophomore pitcher Jimmy Reid […]
Lady G’s crush Keenan
April 19, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central softball hosted the Keenan Raiders for a double-header on Monday. The Lady Griffs prevailed, 15-0 and 18-5. The weather was sunny but cold and very windy at game time. The Griffin’s head coach, Jessica Seibert was unfazed. “We actually like it like this. We certainly prefer it over really hot weather,” […]
Fairfield Central Royalty
March 29, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central High School held their Miss Fairfield Central pageant Saturday, March 24. Winners, from left, are Aaliyah Trapp-Miss Freshman, JaNiya Coleman-Miss Black & Gold, Chelsea Truesdale, Kateland Young-Miss Sophomore & Miss Congeniality, Zenia Mobley- Miss Junior, Shawnkia Trapp, and Mysia Wynn-Robinson-Miss Fairfield Central High 2018
Redhawk and Bengal ballers named to All-Midlands Team
March 29, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – The State recently released their choices for their 2017-18 All-Midlands basketball teams, and both the Blythewood Bengals and Westwood Redhawks were well-represented. Westwood’s Russell Jones Jr. and Unique Drake earned first team honors. Drake average 21.5 points per contest and Jones finished the season at nearly 17 points a game. Robert Braswell earned […]
Griffins avenge Eagle loss
March 29, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Jake Clyburn (5) hurries to beat the Griffin pickoff attempt in last week’s crosstown matchup. The Griffins avenged their early season loss to the Eagles with a 9-2 win.
Griffins get revenge on Cyclones
March 29, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins were routed 17-4 on Friday night by the home-fielded Chester Cyclones, but on Tuesday the Griffins had a shot for retribution when they hosted Chester. Despite falling behind 3-0 after the top half of the first inning, Fairfield got their redemption with a tough fought 7-5 victory. “I’m speechless,” […]
Lady G’s capitalize on Columbia errors
March 29, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Lady Griffins hosted Columbia Tuesday, and it quite the night for the Griffins. Wild pitches, errors and timely hitting propelled Fairfield to an easy 19-3 win in just three innings. Columbia surrendered five hits to the explosive Griffin bats in the first, including an Amari Jones home run. The Griffins led […]
Letter to Editor: TVs Cover Fire Drill
March 29, 2018 By
We should all thank local TV stations WIS and WLTX for their apparent renewed interest in our county. Hopefully, the stations’ recent rapid response to cover a fire drill at FCHS was emblematic of their commitment to cover Fairfield County. One might guess the stations’ helicopters spotted the commotion at FCHS and dispatched their roving […]
