WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Academy boys’ basketball team (3-3) dropped a bomb Tuesday night as they were dismantled by the Patriots of York Prep, 84-38. York Prep Academy’s Tracus Chisholm led a dominating performance for the Patriots as their athleticism overmatched the Eagles of Richard Winn. Chisholm’s play on both ends of the court […]
Johnson, Lady Eagles Splatter York Prep
December 10, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Academy girls’ basketball team (7-0) continued their hot start into this early part of the basketball season with a dominating 62-17 win over York Prep Academy Tuesday. The Lady Eagles jumped out on the Lady Patriots by feeding Jaycie Johnson early and often to create a dominant force the Lady […]
Lady Bearcats Edge Out BHS
December 10, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After 13 lead changes, the Lady Bengals’ basketball squad (2-4) dropped a back and forth game Tuesday night to the Lady Bearcats of Rock Hill. Rock Hill avenged an earlier loss to Blythewood with a 49-46 victory on the road. The two teams traded blows in the first quarter, but Rock Hill held […]
Bengals Mop Up Bearcats
December 10, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals’ basketball team (5-2) completed a season sweep of the Rock Hill Bearcats Tuesday night with a stellar 68-45 performance. Blythewood defeated Rock Hill in Rock Hill on Dec. 2 by a score of 51-31. Despite the previous victory over the Bearcats, Blythewood head coach Zeke Washington was still cautious going […]
Midnight Garden
December 4, 2014 By
Perhaps you recall the book and movie, “Midnight in The Garden of Good and Evil.” If you do, you will recall, too, that I was set in a special Southern locale. Drive 3 hours south, about 191 miles, and you’ll arrive in a distinctive Southern city, Savannah, Ga. We have to go way back to […]
Red Hot and Blue: Eagles Take Title
November 24, 2014 By
Richard Winn – 50, Carolina Academy-14 SUMTER – A year ago, RWA senior quarterback Matt Taylor put a reminder in his phone noting the date of the 2014 SCISA 8-Man State Championship Game. “I set that reminder for motivation,” Taylor said, “because I knew we had a chance to win it all after the […]
Greenwood Knocks ‘Hawks from Championship Chase
November 22, 2014 By
Greenwood-16, Westwood-0 BLYTHEWOOD – On the heels of the program’s first ever Class 4A playoff win last week, the Westwood Redhawks suffered a letdown Friday night in front of their home crowd by a score of 16-0 to the Eagles of Greenwood. Westwood head coach Rodney Summers wasn’t shocked his squad fell to Greenwood, […]
Dawggone: Newberry K-O’s Griffins in Semifinals
November 22, 2014 By
Newberry-16, Fairfield Central-3 WINNSBORO – It had been 42 days since the Griffins of Fairfield Central last faced down the snarl and drool of the Newberry Bulldogs, and back on Oct. 10 it was all Fairfield Central, who ran roughshod over Newberry, taking the bite out of the Dogs on their home turf and locking […]
Corrections Officer Jailed in Prostitution Sting
November 21, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – An employee at the Fairfield County Detention Center became a resident last week after an undercover sting nailed him attempting to solicit prostitution. Joe Wayne Gladney, 52, of Paper Road in Winnsboro, was arrested by Fairfield County Sheriff’s investigators on Nov. 11 in the parking lot of the CVS Pharmacy at 27 Highway […]
Clarks Hill’s Shores
November 20, 2014 By
At 71,535 acres, it’s as big a lake as you’ll see in this region. In fact it’s the third-largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi River, and it’s only 100 miles, about two hours, away. A mighty dam backs up the Savannah River creating more than 1,200 miles of shoreline. Along that shoreline are some […]
