WEST COLUMBIA – Richard Winn’s young ace Zack Taylor (10) cusps the ball as he begins his delivery in last week’s game against the Palmetto Athletic Club Panthers. The Eagles finished region action with a 6-0 record and claimed a SCISA 1-2A Region Championship.
Airport bests Redhawks in Round 1
April 26, 2018 By
WEST COLUMBIA – Westwood stayed close to Region IV-4A champion Airport Tuesday, probably too close for the Eagles comfort. Pitcher Matthew Oxendine kept Airport batters guessing through five innings, but the Redhawks couldn’t get a run across and the Eagles slipped away with a 3-0 victory in the District IV Tournament. Thursday, top-seeded Airport (22-3) […]
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 […]
Lady Griffins honor seniors
April 26, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – Lady Griffin seniors China Woodard, Amari Jones, Tameshia Woodard and LaQuaja Chappell commemorate their final home contest.
Bengals named to Clash of Carolinas, North-South teams
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Clash of Carolinas and North-South all-star selections were revealed on Tuesday, and a pair of Bengals were selected to each roster. Loranna Austin and Aidan Shay were chosen to the Clash of Carolinas rosters. Austin tallied eight goals for the Lady Bengals this year to go along with five assists and 23 […]
Bengals avenge Spring Valley loss
April 26, 2018 By
COLUMBIA – Two days after coming up short against Spring Valley on Senior Night, Blythewood turned the tables on the Vikings at their home park Thursday night. The Bengals opened the game with an 8-run first inning and held on for an 11-5 victory to close out the regular season tied for fourth place in […]
Redhawk tennis makes history
April 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood tennis squad downed the Ridge View Blazers last Friday 4-2. The win clinched the Redhawk tennis team’s first playoff berth in school history. Steven Massey began the Redhawks night with a straight set victory over Kaleb Phelps, and Oliver Ellis did the same to Logan Carter. Ridge View’s Daniel Gooding and […]
