RWA’s Jaycie Johnson (15) rolls a return off her fingertips last week at Ben Lippen. The Lady Eagles opened their season with wins over the Lady Falcons, 3-1, and over Calhoun Academy, 3-0.
Lady Gators Top Blythewood
August 26, 2015 By
Amber Hazzard (1) and A’zhia Carter battle at the net in Tuesday’s match against River Bluff. The Lady Gators escaped with the victory, 3 sets to 1.
Third Quarter Surge Lifts Eagles
August 24, 2015 By
CHARLESTON – The Richard Winn Eagles kicked off their 2015 season in a muggy warm Charleston evening using a 26-0 third quarter to begin their quest to repeat as 8-Man state champions, beating Charleston Collegiate 58-18. The Eagles started their season with an impressive opening drive, needing only two plays to score their first touchdown. […]
Bearcats’ Rally Past Griffins
August 24, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central was making scoring touchdowns look easy versus Brookland-Cayce Friday night. But the Griffins’ 12-0 lead at the end of the first quarter belied the 36-24 loss Fairfield Central ultimately suffered. After the game, Griffins head coach Demetrius Davis told his team not to get down. “Pick your heads up,” Davis said. […]
Bengals Overcome Gremlins, Bearcats
August 24, 2015 By
ROCK HILL – It was a night of bad breaks and tough calls. Blocked kicks, muffed punts, untimely penalties and an even less timely turnover. Yes, Week Zero had a little bit of everything, including a dramatic 94-yard kickoff return by Derambez Drinkard that proved to be the game winner for the Bengals, who found […]
More Charges for Former Pastor
August 21, 2015 By
FLORENCE – A former pastor of Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church in Winnsboro, who was charged last month in Columbia with sexually abusing children, was hit with another charge last week in the City of Florence. The Florence Police Department said Walter Carrington Ballenger III, 59, of Haven Ridge Court in Columbia, was arrested Aug. […]
Career Center Canopy Debate Stalls
August 21, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Discussion by the Fairfield County School Board Tuesday night about whether or not to construct a covered walkway between the Middle School and the new Career and Technology Center veered off course momentarily into money spent on security systems and the Superintendent’s contingency fund, but ultimately settled with the Board tabling the matter. […]
Bengals, Hawks Shine in Final Preseason Tune-up
August 20, 2015 By
IRMO – On Saturday the Westwood Redhawks participated in a Richland vs. Lexington football jamboree. Several teams played each other, and the score was kept cumulatively, with the Lexington Schools outpointing the Richland schools 77-63. Westwood was in the last pair of schools to play. Their opponent was the host team, the Irmo Yellow Jackets. […]
Fire Destroys Blythewood Home
August 19, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – An early morning blaze Sunday laid waste to a home on Pine Grove Road. The Columbia Fire Department said more than a dozen trucks responded to the home at 1126 Pine Grove Road after receiving an emergency call at 6:40 a.m. Sunday. By the time the first trucks arrived, the house was in […]
Honing Skills –
August 13, 2015 By
Blythewood High School’s Cole Brown works on his hand-eye skills during a Bengals’ football practice earlier this month. The time for helmets and shorts has passed, and the full-pad workouts are winding down as the 2015 kickoff nears. The Bengals will get a final tune-up in a pair of jamborees this week – at Camden […]
