BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 8, 2017) – Westwood (10-6, 6-3) played a sloppy game against the Stallions of South Pointe (11-10, 4-5) Tuesday night, but the Redhawks were still able to hold off South Pointe 46-39. “I felt we did not play best to our ability tonight,” Westwood Coach Jeff DiBattisto said. “Despite our struggles on both ends […]
Bostick Propels Lady Bengals Over T-Wolves
February 8, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 8, 2017) – The Blythewood girls struggled to find their way through the season, but used a familiar plan to get a 57-47 Region 5-5A win over White Knoll Tuesday night: give the ball to the big girl in the middle. Camryn Bostick was that big girl once again for the Bengals. She scored […]
Blythewood Knocks Off White Knoll
February 8, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 8, 2017) – White Knoll, winless in Region 5-5A play this year, looked to disrupt Blythewood’s region roll Tuesday night. The Bengals, riding a 7-game win streak in region play, wasn’t about to fall into that trap at home, on Senior Night of all nights. Blythewood used its press and spread out the scoring […]
Transcending Racial Boundaries
February 2, 2017 By
LongCreek Bids Farewell to Minister BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 2, 2017) – As issues over racism and racial equality have swept anew across some parts of the country recently, there are many places where racial tensions are not a topic, not an issue, not a worry. One of those places is the LongCreek Church of Christ in Blythewood. […]
Council Delays Vendor Vote
February 2, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 2, 2017) – After hearing from a half a dozen local residents and business owners opposed to the new regulations, Town Council Monday night put off a vote on first reading of an ordinance that would require itinerate merchants to pack up their gear at the end of each business day and remove their […]
Woman Charged in Dog Starvation
February 2, 2017 By
WINNSBORO (Feb. 2, 2017) – A Winnsboro woman charged with starving a dog to death turned herself in this week to the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety. Acting Chief of Public Safety Maj. John Seibles said Katera Latrice Alexander, 28, of Forest Hills Drive turned herself over to police on Sunday. Alexander faces a misdemeanor charge […]
Rimer Pond Road Faces Commercial Rezoning…Again
February 2, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 2, 2017) – Residents on Rimer Pond Road and the surrounding area are once again faced with a request for commercial zoning on their road. A sign staked at the corner of Rimer Pond Road and Longtown Road West gives notification by Richland County that a 5.23-acre parcel across the street from Blythewood Middle […]
Lady Eagles Blast Newberry Academy
February 1, 2017 By
NEWBERRY (Feb. 1, 2017) – The second match-up between the Lady Eagles of Richard Winn (10-7, 4-2) and the Lady Eagles of Newberry Academy (1-16, 0-6) was reminiscent of the previous meeting between them. Richard Winn used great defense to blow by Newberry Academy 51-15. “Our intensity on defense gave us our spark plug to try […]
Newberry Academy Topples Eagles
February 1, 2017 By
NEWBERRY (Feb. 1, 2017) – The Richard Winn Eagles (4-6, 1-3) went into Newberry Academy (5-13, 1-3) hoping to spoil their senior night. The Eagles from Newberry Academy used turnovers and rebounds to squeeze by Richard Winn 41-30 Tuesday night. “We let them get a lot of second chance points tonight off the glass,” Richard Winn […]
Strong Finish Propels Lady Redhawks
February 1, 2017 By
BLYTHEWOOD (Feb. 1, 2017) – Baskets for the Westwood girls did not come easy against York Comprehensive Tuesday night. Luckily for the Lady Redhawks, the Cougars had a much rougher time with scoring. No one scored in double figures, but Westwood found enough points to finish strong and close out a 42-20 victory over York. “We […]
