COLUMBIA – Blythewood’s boys and girls swim teams took part in the 5A Division I state swimming championships at the University of South Carolina’s Sol Blatt Natatorium Thursday. J.L. Mann’s boys and girls team won the 5A Division 1 state championship. The boys team won state with 423 total points, topping second-place Ashley Ridge’s 336 […]
Westwood stunned by Ridge View
October 2, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With four straight wins under its belt, the Westwood football team weathered the thunderstorm that drenched the field before game time looking for a fifth straight victory. Shortly after kickoff, Ridge View’s simple but solid game plan changed Westwood’s course. The Blazers dominated the line of scrimmage and ran. Spencer Bobian rushed for […]
Bengals, Redhawks run in Lake Murray Invitational
October 2, 2025 By
CHAPIN – Blythewood and Westwood cross country teams took to Chapin on Sept. 20 for the Lake Murray Invitational. Blythewood’s Jacob Powell finished first in the Varsity Boys run out of 276 runners. Bengal senior Anna Kelly finished just seconds behind Julia McKenna in the Varsity Girls run for second place out of 273 runners. […]
Redhawks overrun Airport in dominant win
September 18, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team broke the paper in front of the inflatable Redhawk tunnel Friday night, and that spelled the end for Airport. Nearly every offensive and defensive player got onto the field at District Two Stadium as Westwood rang up a 65-7 victory with a running clock in the second half. “Anytime […]
Redhawks, Bengals are back on the course
September 18, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood and Westwood cross country teams have returned to the course, both opening their seasons in late August. The two teams met up for the second time at the Mike More Classic at Saulda Shoals Park in Irmo on Saturday. With 21 teams competing in the girls’ run, Blythewood took third place and […]
Redhawks offense dominates RNE
September 11, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood football team, fresh off a 42-0 whipping of Lakewood, took Richland Northeast to task at its home opener at the Redhawks’ District Two Stadium Friday night. Sophomore running back Jovan Howard rushed 22 times for 210 yards and scored four touchdowns, and junior Angelo Rios had 101 rushing yards and a […]
Redhawks pick up road win
September 4, 2025 By
SUMTER – Westwood’s football team traveled to Sumter and blistered Lakewood 42-0 Friday night for Stephen Burris’s first victory as the coach of the Redhawks (1-1). Up 14-0 after a quarter of play, Westwood led the Gators (0-2) 35-0 at halftime. They added one more score in the third quarter for the 42-0 final. Westwood […]
AC Flora tops Westwood in season opener
August 28, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – First-game trials and mistakes showed at Memorial Stadium Thursday night. In a game that included a 30-minute lightning delay at intermission, the Westwood football team struggled to put any offense at all together in the first half in a 30-19 loss to A.C. Flora. First year Westwood head coach Stephen Burris, who led […]
Westwood awarded $5K for Friday Night Lights
August 14, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The lights are shining even brighter at Westwood High School this season. The Westwood Redhawks have been awarded a $5,000 grant from T-Mobile as part of the company’s national Friday Night 5G Lights initiative — a $4 million effort aimed at uplifting small-town football programs and spotlighting the dedication of student-athletes and coaches […]
Westwood’s Robert Harris receives state Spirit of Sport award
June 5, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood High School lead custodian, Robert Harris, was named the Spirit of Sport State Recipient by the National Federation of High Schools. Harris’s award was announced last week in the South Carolina High School League’s (SCHSL) TuesNews, a weekly online newsletter located on the league’s website. Aside from his custodial duties, the SCHSL […]
