Sports

Lori Greavu beats Nancy Crick, wins a gift card to Laura Alberts

Lori Greavu takes the win this week with a 10-2 record, defeating the 6-6 score of Nancy Crick with Carolina One. Her victory secures her a gift card to Laura Alberts. Greavu has lived on Daniel Island for 14 years. She and her husband own Boom Advertising and they just launched a new golf...

Iron Horses gallop confidently into postseason

See Philip Simmons run right. See Philip Simmons run left. See Philip Simmons win. The Iron Horses gridders wrapped up the region title last week, and head coach Eric Bendig worried about a letdown in Friday’s regular-season finale against Ridgeland-Hardeeville. It turned out to be a...

Philip Simmons expands varsity sport programs

Philip Simmons High School added two varsity sports, girls’ golf and swimming, for the 2021-22 academic year because of community interest and support, according to athletics director Dan Minkins. Minkins also could have added the sports were expanded because of talent. The swimming...

Small redfish can be rare to find and catch

Last Saturday, Brody and I fished in a Smallest Redfish Tournament. To win the event, we had to catch the smallest redfish using a lure or fly. This was a bit confusing to Brody. He kept giving me the “you want to catch small fish” look. It took a bit of explaining but Brody eventually got the...

BE cross country strides toward state championship

The Bishop England cross country teams both finished No. 1 in the final rankings by the South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association, which were released in time for this weekend’s state qualifiers. Now it’s almost time to find out if coach Tony Colizzi’s squads are state...

Chris Buchholz beats Atlantic Shield, wins a gift card to Vespa Pizzeria

Despite a few upsets in college football, Chris Buchholz grabbed the win with a 9-2 record, defeating the 6-3 record of Hill Shaw and Erik Loesch with Atlantic Shield Insurance. Buchholz is the principal at Philip Simmons High School and a big sports enthusiast. “I have three children and a...

PSHS secures first regional football title in school’s short history

The Philip Simmons School football team, which seems to add a milestone every game, captured its first region title Friday night with a 24-13 victory at previously undefeated Timberland. The Iron Horses improved to 8-1 on the season, including 4-0 in region play and champion atop the podium...

Bishops, Iron Horses capture regional volleyball championships

The Bishop England and Philip Simmons volleyball teams both won their respective region championships and picked up victories in the first round of the High School League state playoffs. Bishop England needed drama and a play-in game against Oceanside Collegiate Academy to win the Region 8-...

Keep your head on a swivel when hunting blackfin tuna

After crushing the Solana cryptocurrency trade, Brody refuses to eat his regular “dog” food. Now, only fresh tuna sashimi and USDA prime beef will do. While I have no idea how to grow a steer, I can catch tuna. On Sunday, we invited my son (Elliott) and brother (Dave) to do some meal prep for...

Philip Simmons’ Stevenson receives pair of Power 5 offers

You might not have heard about Troy Stevenson the football player, and for good reason. The Philip Simmons sophomore has been playing for only two years, and his freshman season was a crash course in tackling and pass defense. You might hear a lot about Troy Stevenson the football player...