Lady Redhawks make playoffs

BLYTHEWOOD – Redhawks’ goal keeper Jennifer Angeles (24) gears up to kick the ball back in to her teammates as they squared off against South Pointe. Westwood fell to the Stallions, 6-0, but with their follow up win over Ridge View, they clinched their first playoff berth in program history.

Lady Redhawks end season

BLYTHEWOOD – With a slot in the 4A state playoffs on the line, the Westwood softball team looked to get a win Friday night against a team they’d beaten a month ago. The Redhawks could have even lost and gotten into the postseason, as long as it was by a narrow margin. Ridge View dashed […]

Local soccer players are Midlands’ stat leaders

COLUMBIA – This year’s final regular season list of Midlands’ soccer leaders was released Saturday, and it was speckled with players from the Blythewood community. Lady Redhawk Jada Pearson earned a spot on the list with 24 points, 11 goals and two assists. Clash of the Carolina selection, Loranna Austin finished a couple spots below […]

Bojangles Track and Field Classic

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 […]

Lady Eagles fall to Lewisville

WINNSBORO – Last week Richard Winn hosted the Lewisville Lions’ junior varsity squad in an entertaining, offensive contest. The Eagles fell behind big early on, made a rally late, but it was not enough. The Lions squeaked by with a 9-6 win. An Eagle throwing error at third base allowed the first two runs in […]

BHS LAX headed to Round 2

BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Lacrosse hosted River Bluff in the first round of the state playoffs in dominating fashion. Blythewood sent the Gators back to Lexington with a 3-7 loss. Above, Sophomore Ryan Williams (13) defends a River Bluff pass. Below, senior Matthew Clary (7) battles for position.

Battle of the Cats

BLYTHEWOOD – The Lady Bengals lost 2-4 to Lexington Tuesday night in a region matchup in Blythewood. Lexington leads the region and bested Blythewood 2-0 earlier in the season. Blythewood looks to rebound Friday at White Knoll. Above, senior Loranna Austin (11) works her defender. Sophomore Ariana Paez (3), below, passes upfield.

Griffins blast Raiders in three

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

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,” […]

Lady Bengals eliminated in Round 1

MYRTLE BEACH – The Lady Bengals lacrosse team traveled to Carolina Forest High School for the first round of state playoffs on Tuesday. The Panthers bested Blythewood 11- 3. Blythewood ended their regular season with a record of 9-8, finished conference play with a perfect 6-0 record and were named 2018 Region Champs.

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