BLYTHEWOOD – Frustration among the Westwood boys basketball team was palpable Tuesday night at The Castle. The Redhawks and the Vikings battled through 15 lead changes, but missed opportunities at the net and poor free-throw shooting hurt Westwood in a 59-54 loss. It was frustrating in that the stops we did get, there was a […]
Bauldrick picks up 200th win
January 23, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls basketball team blunted a three-game Region 5-5A losing streak with three straight wins. The Redhawks (9-11, 3-3) beat Lugoff-Elgin 57-48 Jan. 14, West Florence 67-25 Friday, and Sumter 47-39 Monday night. The victory over the Knights was head coach Gregory Bauldrick’s 200th career win. Bauldrick, who brought the girls to […]
Westwood boys cruise past Spring Valley
January 16, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys basketball time finally got a chance to move away from their first loss of the season. After the Spring Valley game was postponed because of weather Friday, the Redhawks faced down the Vikings Monday night at Spring Valley, and led wire to wire. Larry Brown came off the bench, drained […]
Late rally lifts Redhawks over Blythewood
January 9, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fouls on the Westwood boys basketball team early in their game against Region 5-5A rival Blythewood came fast and furious Friday night. The Bengals built a 30-11 lead with 3:07 left in the second quarter, largely on T.J. Lewis’s 13 foul shots, and 15-of-17 shooting from the free-throw line by that time. Clearly, […]
Redhawk girls go 3-2 in preseason tourneys
December 5, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood girls wrapped their preseason tournaments with a 3-2 record. The Redhawks dropped their preseason opener to Loris in the M-Town Showdown at Manning High School on Nov. 22 with a 60-53 final, then followed with a 64-19 blowout win over West Florence on Nov. 23. They went 2-1 in the Thersa Kendle […]
Westwood claims Lake Murray Tipoff Title
December 5, 2024 By
LEXINGTON – Westwood boys basketball cleaned house at Lexington High School over the Thanksgiving week, finishing with a 3-0 record and a preseason tournament title under their belts. The Redhawks opened play on Nov. 25 against Fox Creek and came away with a 56-43 win. Dmarcus Thomas led with 16 points and five assists. Daytron […]
Unique Drake to play professionally in Italy
August 22, 2024 By
QUEENS, NY – Following one of the most impressive single-season jumps in St. John’s women’s basketball history, former Westwood High School standout Unique Drake will now move into the professional ranks. Earlier this summer, Drake signed a professional contract in Europe, to play for Polisportiva Battipagliese in Italy. She will compete in the top-flight Serie […]
James Island upsets Westwood in OT thriller
February 29, 2024 By
CHARLESTON—The Westwood boys basketball team got off to a great start in its third-round matchup with James Island Thursday night, but the Trojans erased a double-digit deficit early in the fourth quarter. The Trojans defense slowed down the Redhawks attack, forced overtime, and R.J. Simmons’ 3-pointer with 36 seconds left gave them a 71-70 edge. […]
Westwood holds off Northwestern in first round of 4A playoffs
February 15, 2024 By
Westwood’s boys basketball team got off to a strong start against Northwestern in the first half of their game Tuesday night, holding the Trojans to single digits in each of the first two quarters and taking a 26-13 lead at the half. The second half was largely the Redhawks trying to offset the clutch shooting […]
WHS claims region title
February 13, 2024 By
When A.C. Flora escaped with a 46-45 win over Ridge View Friday night, the tiebreaker between the first-place Blazers and second-place Westwood went out the window. With the Blazers’ loss in the books minutes before Westwood and Richland Northeast went into overtime, all the Redhawks needed to do was come out the winner in the […]
