LEXINGTON – The Blythewood softball team reached the championship game in the District 4 tournament, but Lexington showed the Bengals why the Wildcats are one of the top teams in the state. Lexington (23-3-1) eliminated Blythewood 15-0 in three innings May 10. Kylie Sanders got Blythewood’s only hit on the afternoon. Lexington moved on to […]
Bengal baseball reaches Upper State Championship
May 18, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Pitching, defense, and timely hitting pushed the Blythewood baseball team into Wednesday’s 5A upper state championship game. The Bengals (23-6) opened the upper state tournament with a 6-2 win over Boiling Springs May 10. That win set up Ben Blackwell’s complete-game 1-hitter in a 1-0 victory over T.L. Hanna Saturday. Against Boiling Springs, […]
BHS baseball wins Dist. 4 championship
May 11, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Landon Penfield’s bat was in the right place at the right time Monday. It didn’t hurt that two Spartanburg fielding errors helped the Blythewood first baseman and relief pitcher clear the bases in the fifth inning. “I just tried to put a good swing on it and score one run,” Penfield said. Penfield’s […]
Bengal softball reaches Dist. 2 championship game
May 11, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After falling 11-1 at Lexington in the District 2 Tournament Friday, the Blythewood softball team rebounded with a 9-4 win over Boiling Springs in an elimination game at Blythewood Monday night. Lauren Hardy went 3-for-4 with a home run as well as pitched a complete game against the Bulldogs, scattering eight hits and […]
Bengals top JL Mann in playoff opener
May 4, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Baseball team’s offense is still a work in progress, but the Bengals showed some growth in a 6-2 victory over J.L. Mann in the first game of the 5A District 4 Tournament. Down 2-1 Blythewood got a 2-run RBI single from Macon Leppert take a 3-2 lead. The Bengals got two […]
Blythewood softball finishes 2nd in region, opens playoffs
May 4, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team (14-6) finished second in the Region 3-5A standings with a 13-3 victory over Spring Valley April 26, and closed out the regular season with a 4-1 win over A.C. Flora Friday. The second-seeded Bengals played host to No.3 Boiling Springs Wednesday in the upper state District 2 Tournament. The […]
BHS students awarded $24K Fellowships
April 27, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Kenneth Cornish, Catherine Hinson, and Jessica Woodley, seniors at Blythewood High School, have been awarded the prestigious South Carolina Teaching Fellowship and will each receive up to $24,000 in yearly scholarships to attend a Teaching Fellows Institution in South Carolina. The students will each agree to teach in South Carolina one year for […]
Bengals finish second in the SCDI
April 20, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Timely hitting helped the Blythewood baseball team in the South Carolina Diamond Invitational last week—until it didn’t. The Bengals (14-6) picked up clutch 2-1 wins against Chapin and Boiling Springs Wednesday and Thursday, then on Friday bombed Dorman 17-7 in six innings to make the championship game Saturday night. There, Lexington (22-4) kept […]
Blythewood softball falls at Clover
April 20, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood softball team’s late rally could not overcome Clover’s 3-0 lead Tuesday night, as the Bengals fell 3-2 on the road. The Blue Eagles scored a run in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to go into the seventh with a 3-0 lead. Blythewood’s Neilah Browne, Keeley Hughes, and Makalah […]
Blythewood baseball opens season with wins over Flora, Fort Mill
March 16, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood baseball team opened the season by knocking off two strong opponents. Posting a 4-2 victory at A.C. Flora Friday and following up with a Region 3-5A-opening 1-0 win over Fort Mill, the Bengals appear ready for the season under interim head coach Dolan Crolley. “We’ve got a lot of guys who […]
