COLUMBIA – Following their one-point Region Tournament Championship loss to Newberry Academy on Feb. 8, Richard Winn’s boys got back into the win column against none other than Newberry Academy. A two-seed, the Eagles received a first-round bye. Newberry dropped St. Elizabeth Ann Setton 65-13 in the first round to face the Eagles in the […]
Eagles close season just short of title
February 20, 2025 By
SUMTER – In their first season under seasoned head coach Joe Pitt, the young Richard Winn girls’ basketball squad reached the semi-final round of the SCISA playoffs. The Eagles faced familiar foe Wardlaw Academy, a one-seed, in their second round game. It was their fourth meeting of the season, but not one that produced different […]
Charlie Bonds commits to Francis Marion
February 13, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn senior Charlie Bonds made his post-high school plans official yesterday when he signed his letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Francis Marion University. Bonds pitches and plays infield for the Eagle baseball team, which has won two SCISA state titles in the past two seasons. According to a […]
Eagle girls finish second in region
February 13, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Following a second place region finish in the regular season, Richard Winn’s girls took on region champion Wardlaw Academy in the title game of the region tournament on Saturday. The Eagles, who fell by double-digit margins to Wardlaw during the season, dropped a close three-point game to finish second in tournament play. Abby […]
RW boys claim SCISA 1A Region 3 title
February 13, 2025 By
GREENWOOD – With a 10-0 region record during the regular season, Richard Winn’s boys’ claimed another basketball region title. They wrapped the regular season on Jan. 31 with a 45-38 win over King Academy, then entered the SCSISA 1A Region 3 tournament last week as the top-seed. The Eagles downed Anderson Christian 52-44 in their […]
Eagles split with Wardlaw
January 30, 2025 By
JOHNSTON – Richard Winn boys picked up their ninth region win Monday with a 69-45 win over Wardlaw. Bennett Nicholson led the Eagles with 22 points. Josh Tyndell had 12 and Eli Smith put up 10. The Eagle girls dropped a tough one to the Patriots, 52-22. Mary Margaret Swearingen led with seven points, eight […]
Eagle teams get back-to-back wins
January 16, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – The Eagles are on win streaks. Both varsity teams snagged wins in their last two games. Last Thursday, the Eagle girls stomped King Academy with a 72-28 region win. Up 21-4 after a quarter, the Eagles allowed 10 points from the Knights in the second quarter, the only period they’d reach double digits. […]
Richard Winn splits wins with Wardlaw
January 9, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – With the opening of the 2025 portion of basketball season, Richard Winn will buckle down in region play. The Eagle boys traveled to Cambridge on Friday, Jan. 3 and came away with a 66-53 win. Junior Bennett Nicholson led Eagle scorers with 21 points. He also had four assists and four steals. Josh […]
Champs get hardware
January 2, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy recognized its 2024 SCISA baseball 1A State Championship team during the school’s Christmas basketball tournament last week. The title was the second in a row for the program, who went 20-2 in the 2024 season and 25-0 in the 2023 season. Pictured front from left: Coach Daniel Bonds, Harris McLean, […]
Eagles host Mavs during Christmas tourney
January 2, 2025 By
WINNSBORO – Following their road-loss to Lake Pointe Academy on Dec. 20, the Eagle boys got back into the win column on Dec. 27 when they hosted cross-town foe Midlands STEM Charter School for the first game of their Christmas Tournament. The Eagles bested the Mavericks by a 71-54 final. Senior Charlie Bonds led the […]
