Sports

BE baseball slugger grows taller, adds power

Bishop England High School baseball player Jackson Winer’s growth spurt during his sophomore season was obvious to everyone from coach Mike Darnell to the casual Bishop booster. After all, Winer went from 5-foot-8 inches, 170 pounds to 6-foot-3, 240 pounds during his sophomore season...

New fishing technique lures Capt. Greg back to the water

For me, constant learning keeps fishing interesting. So I am always looking for opportunities to learn. Last week, Elliott and I attended a seminar hosted by Pam Corwin, a biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. In the seminar, Pam shared her knowledge of...

Charleston Open’s main draw players revealed

The Credit One Charleston Open is only a couple weeks away, and the main draw field boasts a who's-who of the top women’s tennis players in the world. Kicking off March 30, the largest women’s-only professional tennis tournament in North America, runs through April 7 on Daniel Island. The Credit...

PSHS girls’ lacrosse checks into 2024 with winning streak

The year 2020 wasn’t a good time to launch a high school girls’ lacrosse program. Just ask Philip Simmons coach Beth Smiley. But Smiley and her squad persevered through the COVID-19 pandemic and are quickly becoming a force in the Palmetto State. The Iron Horses opened the 2024...

Hoops all-stars announced for BE, PSHS

Bishop England and Philip Simmons both fared extremely well during the 2023-24 basketball season, and, as a result, the Bishops and Iron Horses were well represented when the Region 7-AA and 8-AAA all-star teams were announced. Four of the top honors went to Daniel Island players. The...

Iron Horse girls, boys target track titles

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ track and field team has one of the best resumes in South Carolina in the past five years. In 2019, just the second year of the school’s existence, the Iron Horse girls finished second in the state. In 2020, COVID-19 wiped out the season. The Iron...

Trash talk and fishing can turn friends into family

Friendship is kind of funny. If your friends hang around long enough, they become family. This is the case with my friend Donna Crocker. We have been fishing together for over 30 years. Donna has seen my children, Elliott and Maddie, grow from toddlers to adults. She is my wife’s best...

BE Dance Team doubles the fun

The Bishop England Dance Team garnered the school’s first and second dance championship titles at the South Carolina State Championships in Irmo Feb. 17. The team took home gold in both Varsity Hip Hop and Varsity Gameday. The team also achieved the highest overall score in the competition...

Crusaderettes Dance Team wins world championship title

The Christ Our King-Stella Maris School Crusaderettes Dance Team made school history by earning the school’s first World Championship title. The competitive dance team, composed of 16 girls in fifth through eighth grade, competed in the National Dance Team Championship and World School Performance...

Iron Horse boys’ tennis builds towards the future

Time. It’s on the side of the Philip Simmons High School boys’ tennis team. The Iron Horses made a deep playoff run and reached the state semifinals last spring before losing to eventual Class AAA state champ Camden. The team might not have as lofty goals in the spring of 2024...