ROCK HILL – First year Bengal head coach Dan Morgan’s debut was spoiled Friday night as Blythewood fell 47-24 on the road to the South Pointe Stallions. The Stallions prodded and poked at the weaknesses of the Bengals defense. Suffering from Injuries and cramps throughout out the game, the Bengals defense allowed 536 yards of total offense. […]
Griffins Hold of Late Westwood Rally
September 2, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Redhawks of Westwood High School had some high expectations coming into their 2013 season opener, hosting the Fairfield Central Griffins, the defending Class 2A upper state champs. But in spite of jumping out to an early 7-0 lead on the Griffins, the Redhawks could not find the combination to crack the Fairfield […]
Lady Eagles Remain Unbeaten
August 30, 2013 By
WINNSBORO – The Lady Eagles volleyball squad ran their record to 4-0 Tuesday night, beating Laurens Academy 4-1 (25-20. 20-25, 25-20, 25-20) at home. Last week, Richard Winn rattled off a pair of wins against Heathwood Hall and Newberry Academy. On Aug. 26, the Lady Eagles swept away the Highlanders on the road at Heathwood […]
Just Desserts –
August 30, 2013 By
The unveiling of “The Cooks of Fairfield County’ cookbook was well attended on Sunday when a hundred or so folks from Fairfield County, Blythewood and beyond showed up to sample desserts made from recipes in the cookbook. Phyllis Gutierrez of Ridgeway samples a square of ‘sawdust’ cake while Norma Branham of Winnsboro, Denise Jones of […]
Council Nixes Move to Larger Venue
August 30, 2013 By
FAIRFIELD – Although County Council easily voted Monday night to move an upcoming special meeting on the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds to Fairfield Central High School, two motions to relocate regular meetings to a larger venue touched off a rigorous debate, eliciting unhappy grumbles from the overflow audience before being swept away in […]
Ruin and Recreation
August 29, 2013 By
Drive due south 83 miles (about two hours) and you’ll find the sleepy town of Blackville. Here you’ll find Ray Miller’s Bread-Basket with his famous homemade bread and the Healing Springs, a long-time destination for people seeking natural remedies. Here too you’ll find ruins of the Shamrock Hotel and Barnwell State Park. A Mennonite family […]
Runners, at Your Mark
August 29, 2013 By
Readers, your humble scribe is not a runner. You can take one look at me and deduce that. The only time I ever run on purpose is when someone is chasing me. But I understand there are those of you out there who enjoy running, who do it for . . . fun. Well, have […]
Griffins Edge Blazers in Jamboree
August 26, 2013 By
LUGOFF – The Fairfield Central Griffins got their final tune-up for the 2013 season Friday night against Ridge View in the Lugoff-Elgin Jamboree. While the Griffins got away with a 7-3 win over the Class 4A Blazers, head coach Demetrius Davis said his team still has plenty of work to do before this Friday’s opener […]
Redhawks Emerge from Jamboree with Confidence
August 26, 2013 By
LUGOFF – Friday’s Lugoff-Elgin Jamboree proved to be an inspiring start to the new football season for the Redhawks as they defeated the Class 4A Demons of Lugoff-Elgin High 7-6. The extra point by Brandon Howard made the difference in this reasonably even matchup. Despite the close score, Westwood did not play all of its […]
Eagles Fall Short in Opener
August 26, 2013 By
ESTILL — The Richard Winn Eagles opened their season with a two-and-a-half hour road trip to Estill to face the Patrick Henry Academy Patriots. The game was a slow grind to a 30-26 defeat in humid weather that seemed to sap the strength of both teams before the final buzzer. After both teams saw their […]
