SUMMERVILLE – Richard Winn Academy visited Faith Christian School on Friday, September 4. RWA posted its second shutout in as many games with its 53-0 win. The Eagles scored their first four touchdowns on a total of six plays ran from scrimmage. Zack Taylor found receiver Gavin Douglas for the 18-yard score on their first […]
Eagle football kicks off 2020 season with shutout
September 3, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Even with the coronavirus lingering, high school football is back for the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA). The Eagles of Richard Winn Academy got their 2020 season started off in style with a 47-0 shutout victory over Conway Christian Academy. RWA kicked off to Conway Christian to open the season. After forcing […]
Back in Action
August 20, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Volleyball opened its 2020-2021 season on Monday, the first official play date through the South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA). Though the atmosphere was different with a reduced crowd, temperature checking, gameball cleaning, masked fans and social distancing, the Eagles defended their home court with a 3-0 win over Calhoun Academy. […]
RWA in-class enrollment spikes
August 13, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – With public schools planning for online instruction this fall in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, some parents are looking for alternatives, says Kristen Chaisson, head of school for Richard Winn Academy, a private school in Winnsboro whose enrollment has jumped more than 20 percent. The first day of school was Thursday, Aug. […]
Spires commits to Newberry
August 13, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn senior Taylor Spires committed to play basketball at Newberry College on Aug. 11. Spires, a four-year letterman for the Eagles, averaged 10.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in her junior season, according to MaxPreps. At the conclusion of the 2020 season, Spires totaled over 900 points and 900 […]
Eagles return to course
June 18, 2020 By
GEORGETOWN – After months off from competition due to COVID-19 restrictions, Richard Winn’s clay shooting team spent the weekend at the Junior US Open tournament in Georgetown. Open to youth shooters in five age divisions, Richard Winn had two teams finish atop the podium. Pictured above, the JV Ladies division team of Mikaela Miller, Abby […]
Eagles potential for growth cut short
May 28, 2020 By
Just as the Richard Winn softball team was showing some bright signs of progress in their early season competition, COVID-19 raged its ugly head and halted all spring sports, closed schools, and changed life as everyone once knew it. With their fifth staffing change in four years, the young Eagle team looked to improve as […]
The Championship Dream Remains
May 21, 2020 By
The 2020 Richard Winn Academy baseball season was one of promise that quickly turned into huge heartbreak. Up until March 13, the Eagles were undefeated with a 6-0 overall record, 3-0 in region play, when the season came to an abrupt halt due to COVID-19. Building on the 2019 team’s success and advancement in the […]
RW falls to King
March 19, 2020 By
BATESBURG – While the COVID-19 virus has wreaked health havoc worldwide, Richard Winn’s softball team got in three games before abrupt end to their season came on March 16. The Eagles traveled to King Academy for a regional re-match on March 13. Freshman Taylee Self led off with a single, and junior shortstop Meredith Pope […]
Richard Winn baseball seals up Laurens, King
March 19, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn baseball flexed amid two region games last week before the COVID-19 sports suspension hit. The Eagles faced off with Laurens Academy last Thursday in the first game of their two-day stretch. With senior Hudson Wade on the mound for the Eagles, Laurens scored first through an RBI on a sacrifice fly. […]
