BLYTHEWOOD – Both the Westwood and Lower Richland High School baseball teams were winless going into their meeting March 24. For sure, one team would get its first win. To the delight of the home crowd, it was Westwood over the Diamond Hornets 4-3. The weather was quite cold, and threatening rain, but the rain […]
Bengals Take Over Region’s Top Spot
April 1, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Having missed some practice because of sickness, Blythewood right-hander Drew Ellis may not have been 100 percent going into this week of Region 4-4A baseball foes. Based on his performance against Richland Northeast Tuesday night at Bengals field, no one likely noticed. Ellis had enough to three-hit the Cavaliers in a 7-3 victory […]
Pope, Eagles Master Warriors
March 31, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – Senior Richard Winn righty Patrick Pope mastered the Spartanburg Christian Warriors Monday night, scattering four hits over seven innings for the complete game shutout, 5-0. Not only did Pope issue zero walks in the effort, he never served up more than two balls in the count against any Warrior batter. The lone […]
Former Bengal Ferrell Aims for NFL
March 27, 2014 By
RICHMOND, Va. – Hampden-Sydney senior offensive lineman Will Ferrell from Blythewood, was one of two dozen local football prospects invited to the Pro Day at the University of Richmond last week. NFL hopefuls from Liberty, James Madison, Virginia State and Richmond joined the Tiger All-American in the workout. There were 19 NFL scouts on hand […]
Art Deco & The Alamo?
March 27, 2014 By
For many years I drove down Highway 378 to my family home in Georgia. The journey took me through downtown Saluda. There I noticed a handsome old theater, the Saluda Theater. I didn’t know much about it, but that changed in 1987 when I was working on a book for the University of South Carolina […]
Take That!
March 26, 2014 By
Blythewood’s Ashley Cruz (9) flings a pass into the face of a Richland Northeast defender in Monday’s region action. The Lady Bengals dumped RNE 20-6, running their record to 5-3. Blythewood traveled to Clover March 27 and host Bluffton March 28 before hitting the road to Irmo Monday.
Ooof!
March 26, 2014 By
Blythewood’s Will James takes a blow to the solar plexus during the Bengals’ 12-5 win over Richland Northeast Monday. Blythewood ran their record to 4-1 in the region and 5-4 overall. They return to the turf Friday at Irmo for a 7 p.m. start.
Ellis, Bengals Dispose of Vikings
March 26, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Were it not for a fistful of frustrating infield errors in the bottom of the first, Tuesday night’s 4A Region IV meeting between Spring Valley and the Blythewood Bengals would have been an old-fashioned pitching duel between Blythewood’s Drew Ellis and Eric Laughead of the Vikings. But while Laughead tossed 16 strikes and […]
Home on the Range . . .
March 21, 2014 By
Say Cheese: Asian Water Buffalo Find New Home in Fairfield Like an updated, gourmet-food version of the Oregon Trail video game, Alvaro Valle, 32, has journeyed with his herd of Asian water buffalo from Gainesville, Fla. to Fairfield County over the course of three years, in search of affordable grazing pasture within a short drive […]
History & Nature
March 20, 2014 By
A destination with history and natural allure opened on March 1. Get some comfortable walking shoes and a stout hiking stick and head to the northwest corner of the state. In one trip you’ll see 18th and 19th century South Carolina while enjoying spring wildflowers, cool air, low humidity and stunning mountain vistas covered in […]
