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Patrick Fillippa beats Luke Billman, wins gift card to Post House

Patrick Fillippa found himself on top of the podium with a score of 10-2, beating Luke Billman with Sierra Pacific Mortgage’s score of 8-4 and winning the tiebreaker. Fillippa is originally from Pittsburgh and headed south in 2004 to be closer to his family. He is married with two boys and...

Top sports moments of 2022

1. Legends leaving Bishop England has had some legendary coaches in its long and proud history, and two have announced their retirement plans. Ed Khouri, the dean of boys’ soccer coaches in the Lowcountry, announced Dec. 21 that he was retiring. He logged 513 career victories and led...

Iron Horses’ Kellermann returns after season-ending knee injury

In a span of three days, Kylee Kellermann experienced the thrill of reaching a basketball milestone to the agony of suffering a season-ending knee injury. The Philip Simmons High School basketball standout became the first Iron Horse girl to score 1,000 career points when she tallied 21...

Best catch of the year: Time spent together

As 2022 ends, I have been thinking about the best catch of the year. This got me looking through literally thousands of pictures. In nearly every photo, Brody, the fish-finding and stock-trading dog; Elliott, my son; and David, my brother; are present. Sometimes, there is even a fish or...

Patti Bianco defeats Nancy Crick, wins gift card to Laura Alberts

Patti Bianco, a retired court reporter from Rhode Island, is this week’s winner of the Football Pick ’Em. Bianco’s score of 10-2 easily slid by Nancy Crick with Carolina One’s score of 6-6. Bianco and her husband moved to Daniel Island a little more than 10 years ago. The recent weather was...

BE boys’ soccer great Ed Khouri retires 500 career wins later

Ed Khouri, a soccer legend who built the Bishop England High School’s boys’ program into the best in the Palmetto State, retired Monday. Khouri, a Jamaican native who turns 75 in May, became only the fifth boys’ coach in state history to reach 500 career victories when the Bishops defeated...

Bishops vs. Iron Horses ends in controversy as clock expires

Bishop England versus Philip Simmons in high school basketball includes capacity crowds, island pride, bragging rights, individual efforts that define a player, team celebrations and goodwill handshakes at the end of the contest. You can add controversy to the conversation after the BE boys...

BE, Philip Simmons produce four more next-level student-athletes

South Carolina is such a fertile area for high school athletics that the recruiting season in the Palmetto State is year-round. Coaches call, text, send mail and go door-to-door searching for student-athletes who fill their program’s unique needs, while hoping the academic side of college life...

15th annual Holiday Classic serves up another ace

The 15th annual Holiday Classic presented by Safelite benefiting MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital welcomed players to LTP at the Daniel Island Tennis Center for a weekend of competitive tennis on Dec. 2-4. Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of photos that were not included in...

Mark Erickson routs Ashley Severance, wins gift card to The Dime

Mark Erickson cruises by with a score of 10-2, beating Ashley Severance with Atlantic Properties score of 6-6. and won the tie breaker. Erickson, who is head of the industrial team at Colliers International, will be enjoying some tasty treats from The Dime. Each week between now and the...