WINNSBORO (May 3, 2016) – With the series on the line Monday night, and with Richard Winn Academy still stinging from having game one snatched away from them, the Eagles’ big right-hander came through. Coker Gilbert toed the mound in game two and gave up only one run on four hits in the run-shortened 13-1 five-inning […]
Pat’s Hang Tough Loss on RWA
April 27, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (April 27, 2016) – Richard Winn’s scoreboard got plenty of action Tuesday night when the Eagles hosted the Patriots of Wardlaw Academy. Unfortunately for the Eagles it was Wardlaw doing the majority of the scoring, as the Patriots picked up the 17-7 road victory. “I was just disappointed” Richard Winn head coach Paul Brigman said. […]
DOT to Replace Fulmer Road Bridge
April 21, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (April 21, 2016) – A bridge on Fulmer Road in Blythewood is scheduled to be taken out and replaced beginning Monday, May 2, according to a letter of notification to Blythewood Town Hall from Robert Dickinson, Acting District Engineering Administrator with the S.C. Department of Transportation. Replacement of the bridge, which extends over Beasley Creek, […]
Jeter, Raiders Edge Griffins
April 20, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (April 20, 2016) – Tuesday night the Fairfield Central Griffins took to the road to face the Keenan Raiders, and what transpired was a dazzling pitchers’ duel. Keenan got the better end of the deal, however, as the Raiders just edged out the Griffins by the final score of 2-1. “We didn’t hit well enough […]
Bengal Bats Boom Over Westwood
April 20, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (April 20, 2016) – The Westwood baseball team hardly got a chance to respond to arch rival Blythewood Tuesday night. The Bengals hung seven runs on the scoreboard and chased two Redhawks pitchers from the mound in the top of the first inning. Blythewood put up five more runs in the third en route to […]
The Art of St. Stephens
April 17, 2016 By
RIDGEWAY (April 17, 2016) – St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Ridgeway began hosting a watercolor class last year with six students. Today, five of those students plus six more are still taking the class and have become accomplished artists. While art instructor Kitty Rabb said the students had little or no art background when they began […]
NFL Pro-Bowler, Former Bengal Makes Big BHS Donation
April 14, 2016 By
BLYTHEWOOD (April 14, 2016) – A string of three consecutive NFL Pro Bowl selections and a contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals may have changed Justin Bethel’s life, but they haven’t changed his character. “I’m a giver. I love to give back,” Bethel said last Friday after presenting his Alma mater, Blythewood High School, with a […]
Eagles Take Down Newberry Academy
April 13, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (April 13, 2016) – It was a showdown of Eagles when Newberry Academy visited Richard Winn on a windy April 8 night. This time it was the Eagles of Richard Winn who came away with the 11-6 win over their fellow SCISA region opponent. “It’s been a really good week,” Richard Winn head coach Paul […]
Greider Spins No-Hitter Over Vikes
April 13, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (April 13, 2016) – Justin Greider had his fastball working in a no-hitter Tuesday night at Spring Valley. “Two-seam inside, and curve away,” the Blythewood senior pitcher said about his pitches. “I just located the fastball in and out and mixed it up with off-speed (pitches), and it worked.” Greider kept Vikings batters guessing through […]
They Were the Champions of ‘58 and ‘59
April 8, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (April 8, 2016) — “The headline on The State newspaper read: ‘Winnsboro winless, scoreless, looses again,’ and it was more than we could take,” said Wade Hall, former right tackle on the 1958 State Champion Mt. Zion football team, in remarks to those attending the dedication of a monument on Saturday honoring that football team […]
