WINNSBORO – Richard Winn played a tremendous game against Newberry Academy Jan. 16, giving the visiting Eagles a run for their money in a SCISA Class A Region II ‘Battle of the Birds.’ A late scoring run by Newberry Academy doomed the hometown Eagles, however, as they lost a heartbreaker 51-48. Newberry Academy began the […]
‘Hawks Take Round 1 in ‘Battle of Blythewood’
January 21, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School hosted the Bengals of Blythewood High Tuesday night in an important 4A Region IV match, vying for bragging rights as to who is tops in Blythewood. Westwood prevailed over the Bengals by a score of 63-53. The first quarter was all defense. Each team made things tough for the other […]
County Launches New Era
January 16, 2015 By
Robinson Elected Chair, Marcharia Vice Chair WINNSBORO – County Council launched its 2015 session Monday night by tapping Councilwoman Carolyn Robinson (District 2) as its new chairwoman. Robinson took five of the seven votes in the secret ballot election. Councilwoman Mary Lynn Kinley (District 6) earned two votes. Councilman Kamau Marcharia (District 4) was elected […]
Chappell, Epics Enter Hall of Fame
January 15, 2015 By
MYRTLE BEACH – Jim Chappell of Blythewood, and the other members of the 1960s beach music band The Sensational Epics, were inducted into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame recently along with another great beach music band, The Coasters. The two groups join Ray Charles, The Drifters, The Platters and more. Back in the […]
Blazers Sweep Away Redhawks
January 14, 2015 By
Lady ‘Hawks Rebound at L-E, Boys Fall Short BLYTHEWOOD – Both of Westwood’s varsity basketball teams fell to the Ridge View Blazers on Friday night. The Girls lost by a score of 60-38, and the boys by the razor thin margin of 41-40. The Redhawks and Blazers traded baskets all through the first quarter, with […]
Crusaders Slip Away from RWA
January 14, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn and Laurens Academy played an aggressive up-tempo game Tuesday night, but the Eagles could not keep the intensity dialed up for a full four quarters as they dropped a nail biter to the Crusaders of Laurens Academy 51-42. Off the opening the tip the Eagles and Crusaders matched each other’s aggression […]
Lady Eagles Dismantle Laurens Academy
January 14, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Lady Eagles started off Tuesday’s Class A/Region II SCISA match-up with the Lady Crusaders of Laurens Academy sluggishly and with plenty of missed opportunities, then quickly blew the game wide open. The Lady Eagles recovered with great defense and a strong shooting display as they dismantled the Lady Crusaders 55-34. […]
Late Run Drops Lady Bengals
January 14, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Spring Valley’s Christian Hithe poured in a game-high 30 points Tuesday night to escape Blythewood with a 51-40 victory. After the game Blythewood head coach Steve Inabinet said he was forced to alter his team’s game plan during Hithe’s scoring run. “We started to focus a lot of attention on her and we […]
Dozier, Vikes Outpace BHS
January 14, 2015 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Spring Valley connected on their final 10 free throws as they outscored Blythewood 21-15 in the fourth quarter to sink the Bengals Tuesday night 65-55. The Vikings had three players score in double figures as USC commit Perry Dozier Jr. led all scorers with 18. Blythewood has already battled another top recruit − […]
Still True to Their School
January 9, 2015 By
Alumni Association Restoring Historically Black School WINNSBORO – The red brick school located at 403 Fairfield St. in Winnsboro was built in 1924 and initially accommodated grades 1-9. During the ensuing years, the school added secondary grades, but it was not referred to as a high school. In those days, African-American high schools were generally […]
