GREENWOOD – Richard Winn’s boys and girls took to Greenwood over the weekend to do battle in the SCISA Region 1A tournament. The Lady Eagles were bumped in heart-breaking semi-finals 31-30 loss against Newberry Academy. Taylor Spires earned All-Region and All-Tournament honors. She had 13 against Newberry Academy. Hannah Gibbons also earned All-Region distinctions. The […]
Redhawks dominate in first round
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls basketball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the Class 4A playoffs than it had Tuesday night. The Redhawks scored right from the opening tip-off and blew the doors off Region 1-4A’s Belton-Honea Path in a full-throttle 91-13 victory. “I thought we did a lot of good things […]
Redhawk to Bear
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood defensive back TJ Blanding, seated center, signed last week with Lenoir Rhyne University. Blanding finished his senior season with 50 tackles, one offensive touchdown, and two punt returns for touchdowns. Pictured with Blanding are Ted Blanding Sr., seated left, Head Coach Dustin Curtis, standing, and Stephanie Blanding, seated right.
Eagles named HSSR All State
WINNSBORO – Two Richard Winn football players were honored over the weekend at the South Carolina High School League’s fall banquet. Pictured right, soph. Zack Taylor, right, and junior Brandon Miller with their HSSR SCISA 8-man All State awards. In the 2018 season, Taylor amassed 1792 passing yards and 28 touchdowns with 123 completions […]
Bengals honor seniors in final home games
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals hosted Spring Valley on Senior Night to decide the rightful owner of the Region 4-5A Crown. Spring Valley led by eight at halftime and maintained their lead through the third quarter. The Bengals nearly evened things up in the fourth quarter, but the Vikings shut down the come back and […]
Griffins stun top-seeded Pendleton
ANDERSON – The Fairfield Central Griffins hit the road on Tuesday night for playoff action against the number one-seed Pendleton Bulldogs. The Bulldogs ended the regular season as the number-five ranked 3A team in the state, but their rankings did not save them from a 50-37 loss. The win marked head coach Jonanthan Durant’s first […]
Lady Griffins head to Round 2
WINNSBORO – Amelia Miller and her Fairfield Central Lady Griffins began their bid for a 3A State Title Monday night at home against the Powdersville Lady Patriots. The game began on a rough note for the Griffins, but they controlled the second half and escaped their first-round matchup with a 38-31 win. “It was just […]
Redhawks blaze a comeback
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood headed into their final regular-season home game with only one blemish on their record: a 64-79 loss to Ridge View earlier in the season. Ready to avenge their loss, the Redhawks came to battle. The Blazers jumped out to an early first quarter 19-13 lead and held onto it until the fourth […]
Cyclones best Griffins
WINNSBORO – The Griffins had a tough conclusion to the end of their 2018-19 home schedule. Fairfield Central’s defense had fits trying to slow down Chester’s high-octane offense, and the Cyclones rolled Fairfield up for an 82-60 win. Fairfield’s offense stuck close with Chester in the later quarter, but a tough first period set the […]
Lady Eagles wrap up regular season with win
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn (10-10) rounded out their regular season in an impressive fashion on Friday night against King Academy. King’s offense was anemic, and Richard Winn capitalized big time. The Eagles only surrendered four points in the final three quarters, and they marched to a 46-13 victory. King was competitive in the first quarter […]


















