RMO – Blythewood and Westwood’s cross country teams competed in the Mike More Classic at Saluda Shoals Park on Sept. 23 against runners from 16 Midlands schools. Blythewood’s boys’ team finished third out of 13 teams competing with a score of 66. Chapin High School claimed first with 38 points; Dutch Fork finished second with […]
Redhawks move to 5-0 in region
September 28, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Westwood’s volleyball team cruised to 5-0 in region play as they notched their 10th win of the season over Richland Northeast on Tuesday. The Redhawks easily handled the Cavaliers with 25-5, 25-9 and 25-5 finals. The win comes on the heels of a 3-0 non-conference win against Camden last Wednesday. Westwood bested Camden […]
Redhawks drop game to Midland Valley
September 21, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Quentin McGill rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown for the Westwood football team Friday night, but the Redhawks could not stop Midland Valley’s Traevon Dunbar. Dunbar rushed for 185 yards and two scores as Westwood fell 37-14 at Westwood. Midland Valley improves to 5-0 and plays host to 0-4 Swansea Friday. The […]
Redhawks tally 5th straight win
September 21, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – Westwood volleyball moved to 3-0 in region play on Tuesday after a clean sweep of Ridge View. The Redhawks defeated the Blazers to the tune of 25-16, 25-12 and 25-18 en route to the 3-0 win. The win comes on the heels of 3-0 defeats of region foes Lugoff-Elgin and AC Flora last […]
BHS, WHS run in Lake Murray Invitational
September 21, 2023 By
CHAPIN – Blythewood and Westwood cross country runners represented well at the Lake Murray Invitational in Chapin on Saturday. Runner highlights on the day were top-10 finishes by Blythewood’s Jacob Powell and Westwood’s Emma Ashley. Powell’s 16:15.20 finish put him in eighth place out of 286 runners on the day. Ashley pulled a seventh place […]
The Axe stays at Blythewood
September 7, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Battle for the Axe Friday night was more of a fight between crosstown rivals Westwood and Blythewood to give the axe to each other. The Bengals’ turnovers and turnovers on downs gave the Redhawks ample opportunities to make a run. Likewise, Westwood’s stalled drives and poor field position always put Blythewood within […]
Redhawks Win
August 31, 2023 By
Rivalry week got off to a good start for the Redhawks as they hosted the Bengals at the castle for a best-of-five volleyball match on Tuesday. Westwood took the match 3-0 with 25-10, 25-18 and 25-9. The win follows their opening win over North Augusta last week. Westwood sits at 2-0, and Blythewood moves to […]
WHS falls to LR after late surge
August 31, 2023 By
HOPKINS – The Westwood football team had played a solid defensive game for about 47 minutes Thursday night at Lower Richland stadium. The Diamond Hornets had fortune go their way in the final minute. Backed up to their own 2-yard line with about a minute to go, Lower Richland went straight to work. The Diamond […]
Redhawks best Spring Valley 27-7 in opener
August 24, 2023 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood football team opened the 2023 season in fine fashion Friday night with new R2 Superintendent Dr. Kim Moore in attendance as the Redhawks dominated Spring Valley 27-7 at Harry Parone Stadium. After a field goal from their first drive, Westwood hit the end zone on a 22-yard touchdown run by Antwan […]
Westwood’s Ticora Gaskin named Gatorade Player of the Year
July 6, 2023 By
CHICAGO — In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, last week Gatorade announced Ticora Gaskin of Westwood High School is the 2022-23 Gatorade South Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year. Gaskin is the second Gatorade South Carolina Girls Track & Field Player of the Year to be […]
