BLYTHEWOOD – After 30 years of offering a traditional camp experience combined with academic, social and emotional enrichment opportunities, Camp Discovery has broadened its horizons, offering experiences in nature that provide enrichment opportunities far beyond anything done at the camp in the past – unique nature-based experiences for all ages, said Joanna Weitzel, Executive Director […]
Development Gets OK for Water
March 26, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After being granted a willingness to serve letter from the Town of Winnsboro last January for up to 20,000 gallons of water per day for a proposed multi-family retirement community to be located on Creech Road in downtown Blythewood, Darren Rhodes of Fowler Realty and Land Services in Columbia asked Winnsboro’s Council last […]
Griffins Stumble in Region Play
March 25, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – After opening region play with back-to-back wins, hammering Eau Claire 12-0 on March 11 and edging Columbia 5-2 on March 12, the Fairfield Central baseball squad dropped a pair of key region games last week and another Tuesday to fall to an even 2-3 in the standings. Following a 7-1 loss to Newberry […]
Shook Shakes Redhawks
March 25, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Dutch Fork’s T.J. Shook said he wasn’t throwing anything special Saturday afternoon at Westwood. What he did throw was enough to stymie the Redhawks at the plate. Quentin Wilson legged out a bunt in the fifth inning to account for Westwood’s only hit in Dutch Fork’s 2-0 Region III-4A victory at the Redhawks’ stadium. […]
Bengals Limp to Victory
March 25, 2015 By
Lomas Delivers Game Winner in 18th COLUMBIA – Blythewood High School, and maybe Spring Valley too, owes Hunter Lomas a round of thanks for ending Tuesday night’s continuing stalemate at the Vikings’ baseball field. In the top of the 18th inning, Lomas knocked in Barrett Grant with a bloop single to left to score the […]
Eagles Down Newberry Academy
March 25, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles ran their baseball record to 6-2 Tuesday night, capturing their first region win with an 8-3 schooling of Newberry Academy. The win comes in the wake of last Friday’s slugfest wherein the Eagles battered Northside Christian, 15-5 in 5 innings. Elijah Tucker earned the win in Tuesday night’s […]
Eagle Bats Batter Great Falls
March 18, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles upped their record to 4-2 Tuesday night, blasting Great Falls 11-5, in spite of committing three errors behind starter Jacob Steele and the Eagles bullpen. RWA amassed 13 hits against the Red Devils, with Elijah Tucker and Cameron Cooper leading the assault. Cooper was 4-for-4 at the plate, […]
Manor’s Economic Drag Burdens Town Budget
March 12, 2015 By
Mangone: Fish or Cut Bait BLYTHEWOOD – Despite The Manor’s now successful weekend rentals, the facility’s continuing financial quagmire was still the hot topic at Town Council’s annual retreat, held at The Langford-Nord House in Blythewood on Saturday. The bottom line was the urgent need to “stop the bleeding” and generate revenue. After hearing a […]
Jackson Deals No-Hitter in FC Win
March 11, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Mercy rule or no mercy rule, a goose egg in the opponent’s second column is still a goose egg. Tuesday night, Fairfield Central freshman pitcher Antonio Jackson was the Golden Goose. Jackson struck out seven Shamrocks through five innings of mercy rule shortened play Tuesday night as the Griffins blanked Eau Claire 12-0 […]
Eagles Sweep Twin Bill
March 11, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Academy Eagles baseball squad swept both games of a doubleheader Monday, dropping York Prep 5-1 and 5-4. Jacob Steele earned the win for the Eagles in the twin bill opener, striking out six and walking a pair while giving up only two hits and an earned run through four innings […]
