BLYTHEWOOD – Opening the 5A Division 2 boys basketball playoffs was the best thing that could happen to Westwood after struggling with the Region 5-5A schedule The Redhawks lost six out of their last seven region games, including a painful 63-59 defeat to Sumter on Senior Night Thursday. “We noticed. Region play is tough, but […]
Westwood boys, girls win Tuesday
February 13, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Amari Alexander scored 22 points and Aneya Britt added 18 points as the Westwood girls basketball team cruised past Lugoff-Elgin 66-23 Friday. The win broke a 3-game losing streak. The Redhawks (11-14, 5-6 Region 5-5A) followed up on that victory with an 81-20 win at West Florence Tuesday night. Westwood led 43-5 at […]
Westwood boys, girls fall to Spring Valley
February 6, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Frustration among the Westwood boys basketball team was palpable Tuesday night at The Castle. The Redhawks and the Vikings battled through 15 lead changes, but missed opportunities at the net and poor free-throw shooting hurt Westwood in a 59-54 loss. It was frustrating in that the stops we did get, there was a […]
Bauldrick picks up 200th win
January 23, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood girls basketball team blunted a three-game Region 5-5A losing streak with three straight wins. The Redhawks (9-11, 3-3) beat Lugoff-Elgin 57-48 Jan. 14, West Florence 67-25 Friday, and Sumter 47-39 Monday night. The victory over the Knights was head coach Gregory Bauldrick’s 200th career win. Bauldrick, who brought the girls to […]
Westwood boys cruise past Spring Valley
January 16, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood boys basketball time finally got a chance to move away from their first loss of the season. After the Spring Valley game was postponed because of weather Friday, the Redhawks faced down the Vikings Monday night at Spring Valley, and led wire to wire. Larry Brown came off the bench, drained […]
Late rally lifts Redhawks over Blythewood
January 9, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Fouls on the Westwood boys basketball team early in their game against Region 5-5A rival Blythewood came fast and furious Friday night. The Bengals built a 30-11 lead with 3:07 left in the second quarter, largely on T.J. Lewis’s 13 foul shots, and 15-of-17 shooting from the free-throw line by that time. Clearly, […]
BHS, WHS students give back to community
January 2, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Students at Blythewood and Westwood High Schools shared their love of helping others with people throughout the Midlands and beyond this year through Richland Two’s service projects. The annual fundraisers also benefit the students, who are able to practice valuable leadership and service skills. Each year students at all five of the district’s […]
Bengals make clean sweep of region
November 14, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood High School has two new region champions on the cross country course. Both the boys and girls team claimed region titles last week in the SCHSL 5A Region 5 championship at Westwood. Blythewood’s boys’ team finished in first out of seven teams with a score of 38. Spring Valley finished in second […]
Sumter lays out Westwood
November 7, 2024 By
SUMTER – Kam Fortune rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns and John Peoples had 120 rushing yards and two scores as the Sumter football team rushed past Westwood 65-28 at Sumter Memorial Stadium Friday. The Gamecocks (9-0, 5-0 Region 5-5A) had 437 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Franklin Richardson was 5-for-5 in […]
Redhawks to face Lucy Beckham in 3rd round of playoffs
November 7, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It’s their first season in the SCISA 5A classification, but Westwood’s volleyball team seems like they’ve been here before. After finishing with a perfect 12-0 record in 5A Region 5 play, the Redhawks have now won 16 games in a row and will play for a spot in the 5A Division 2 State […]
