WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn Lady Eagles got back into the “winn” column and improved their overall record to 21-1 with victories over region opponents Oakbrook Prep, Greenwood Christian and Spartanburg Day since the Lady Jackets of Union High School marred their perfect season on Jan. 13. Head coach Jason Haltiwanger’s varsity squad has only […]
Eagles Blast Hawks, Fall to SDS in OT
January 28, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – The Richard Winn varsity Eagles basketball team got a much needed region win last week to put a halt to their losing skid of recent games. The 66-35 victory came on the road in Greenwood against the Greenwood Christian Hawks on Jan. 21. On Jan. 24 the Eagles hosted the Griffins of Spartanburg […]
Gunmen Turn Home into House of Horrors
January 24, 2014 By
One Arrested; More Suspects at Large RIDGEWAY – A Columbia man turned himself in to the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office this week while investigators there are still searching for at least three others after a grisly home invasion on Jan. 11 turned a residence on Rose Lane into a torture chamber. Capt. Brad Douglas said […]
Jones Leaves Manor for Richland 2
January 23, 2014 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town’s Events and Conference Center Director for the Manor, Martha Jones, has resigned that position after just a year to become the Director of Strategic Partnerships for Richland School District 2. Jones applied for the position with the District in October and the School Board voted on a consent agenda to hire […]
Lady ‘Hawks Pin Gators
January 22, 2014 By
LEXINGTON – The Westwood girls’ varsity basketball team travelled to Lexington to take on the River Bluff High School Gators. The Redhawks triumphed over the Gators, scoring a much-needed win, 64-45. “We lost two guards to illness and injury,” Westwood head coach Christeen Hagood said before the game. “We are down to seven players on […]
Westwood Throttles Gators
January 22, 2014 By
LEXINGTON – Westwood, in its second year of existence, prevailed over the River Bluff Gators 64-45 in a varsity boys’ basketball matchup. River Bluff is a new school in its first year. Filling in for head coach Terry Dozier who had to sit out this game, was coach Jamie Watson. “The key is rebounding, some […]
Bengals Double Up Cavs
January 22, 2014 By
Boys Stage Stunning Comeback; Girls Cruise to Victory BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals are on a winning streak, as both the boys and girls teams won handily against the Richland Northeast Cavaliers Tuesday night, with the girls winning 52-36, and the boys coming back from a double-digit deficit to win 48-40. Both ball clubs struggled […]
Griffins Come up Short in Region Showdown
January 20, 2014 By
COLUMBIA – In a physical, back-and-forth shootout for Region III dominance, the Fairfield Central Griffins saw a close match slip away in the final quarter as they fell 66-55 to the Keenan High School Raiders. While the Griffins trailed only 36-31 at the half, nine unanswered points by Keenan’s Tariq Simmons rattled the Griffins’ […]
Lady Griffins Topple Keenan
January 20, 2014 By
COLUMBIA – In a battle for region supremacy Friday night, the Fairfield Central Lady Griffins made a definitive statement to the 2A basketball world, besting Region III favorites Keenan 44-38 on the Lady Raiders’ home floor. “We had to come in here and prove a point,” senior guard Jada Martin said after the game. […]
‘Great Wall’ Comes Down
January 17, 2014 By
Contractor: Wall Poorly Constructed WINNSBORO – In a massive stroke of dramatic irony Sunday night, the suspicions of County Council critics were confirmed when a portion of what is known in some circles as The Great Wall of Fairfield came crashing to the ground, leaving a 50-foot gap in the 525-foot long, 12-foot high retaining […]
