Sports

2019 ended with a successful day of catching fish!

On the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, my son, Elliott, and I invited our good friend Trey to fish with us. Conditions were not optimal. The wind was brutal, and the Wando River was like a giant washing machine. Undeterred, Elliott, Trey and I did our best to try to catch the last fish of the decade....

DIS Osprey Players of the Week!

The following Daniel Island School basketball players have been named Osprey Players of the Week for their performance during the week of Dec. 16-22. Their coaches describe below why each athlete was selected! Summer DelValle 8th grade girls Summer led the eighth grade girls with 8 points in a 35...

Point guard Patrick Antonelli leads Bishop England basketball

He’s listed as a point guard on the Bishop England High School boys’ basketball roster. But the way Coach Bryan Grevey talks, Patrick Antonelli is more like a volunteer assistant coach. “He’s a true extension of a coach on the floor,” Grevey said. “He runs the offense, sets up the defense. He has...

Water temperatures in the 50s are perfect for catching fish

My son, Elliott, is home for the holidays. So, Elliott, Brody (the amazing fish-finding dog) and I are making up for lost fishing time together. Thankfully, the weather has been warm, and the fish have been hungry. With surface water temperatures in the upper 50-degree range, redfish, trout and...

Kim Clijsters to play Volvo Car Open for the first time

Former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters will compete in the 2020 Volvo Car Open, April 4-12 on Daniel Island. The 2020 tournament will mark her Volvo Car Open debut. Clijsters is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion and a two-time Grand Slam doubles champion. She retired from tennis in 2012 and will...

Atlantic Properties went 12-0, beat the contestant field; Barbara Berger beat Rosie Stieby the week prior to win a $50 gift card to Sermets

Atlantic Properties was too good to beat this past week. They had a perfect 12-0 score and no contestant matched them. Barbara Berger won the Pigskin Pick’em Football Contest the week prior to the holiday. Her 10-2 score beat Rosie Stieby of Daniel Island Real Estate by two points. “I love...

High school sports highlights from 2019

It’s the end of the year and we are on the cusp of a new decade. What’s in store for the coming year? I don’t know. This enterprising reporter doesn’t have 2020 vision. But when we look back at 2019, we see more of the same, a lot of success from the high school teams despite a new cast of...

During the holidays: fish and eat, and repeat!

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. However, the weather does not feel like it. Several days with temperatures in the 70-degree range have the trout and redfish actively feeding in the shallows. I expect that hot bite to continue until a strong winter cold front drops the water...

Field hockey continues to grow in the Lowcountry

She might one day be remembered as the Joan Appleseed of field hockey in the Lowcountry. When Andrea Dussault moved from Connecticut to Daniel Island in 2015, she left behind her heavy winter clothing. But she packed her passions, and among them was field hockey, a sport she played up north and in...

Annual Holiday Classic provided great tennis, support for children’s hospital

The 12th Annual Holiday Classic, presented by Safelite in support of the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, welcomed 225 players to LTP at the Daniel Island Tennis Center for a weekend of competitive tennis on Dec. 13-15. This USTA-sanctioned event offered men’s and women’s doubles. Tournament...