Sports

BE’s Coach Colizzi welcomed into SC hall of fame

Tony Colizzi’s academic endeavors leap off his curriculum vitae. He was in college from 1984-98, taking only one semester off between undergraduate and graduate schools. “My father told me he would support me as long as I stayed in college and I took full advantage of his generous offer,”...

Ted Bishop beats Ryan Butler of Shelter Built Custom Homes to win Laura Alberts gift card

Ted Bishop and his wife Anne will enjoy a nice meal from Laura Alberts as a result of Ted’s second Pick’em win of the year. Ted’s 7-5 score was the best score to top sponsor Ryan Butler of Shelter Built Custom Homes’ 5-7 score during the championship week. Ted went against the current, and...

Fifth grade Osprey basketball teams

The Daniel Island School Osprey fifth grade girls basketball team is led by head coach Josh Soper and assistant coach Greg Taylor. They finished the season in first place in the Trident League at 6-4 overall and 6-2 in league play. The Osprey fifth grade boys basketball team was led by head Coach...

BE field hockey undergoes coaching change amid condensed season

Bishop England’s field hockey club has a lot to celebrate amid the condensed winter sports season that was cut short by COVID-19. A slew of canceled practices and scrimmages culminated with the end of a coaching era and a transition to an optimistic future. A change in leadership took...

One last cast before kickoff

The other day, someone stopped me in Publix and asked if I always catch fish. After I quit laughing, I replied, “not always.” Sunday was a good example. Elliott and David Peralta, Brody (the fish-finding dog), and I launched the Pathfinder around 9 a.m. The tide was falling, and we were a...

Philip Simmons senior WR Ramey teams with The Citadel

Will Ramey has the right blend of athletics and academics to become a successful student-athlete at The Citadel. The Philip Simmons High School (PSHS) football player also has those hard-to-measure qualities that will help him make it through those days at the school, which serves up a...

Sports fans mourn the loss of legendary baseball players

Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra once participated in a New York Yankees Old-Timers Game, a tradition that featured retired players playing in front of the home crowd, fans who didn’t mind seeing yesterday’s stars past their prime. Berra, legend has it, on a hot summer Sunday,...

For Iron Horses, basketball season has been a wild ride

Basketball, at the high school and college levels, is known for its March Madness with big crowds, memorable plays and championships. But this year, high school basketball in South Carolina might be known for its craziness all season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Take the Philip...

BE’s Williams has plenty of game left in her

Jaiha Williams has enough basketball savvy to know it’s not how you begin the season. It’s how you end it. That’s why the Bishop England star was nothing but smiles Monday night after Bishop England’s 64-25 road victory over the Hanahan Hawks in a Region 8-AAA game. It marked the Bishops’...

Brody gets back in the saddle

Cold and windy are the best description for fishing conditions on Saturday. Gale force winds made targeting redfish in the shallows nearly impossible. However, I had a secret weapon that put the odds in my favor. Brody the amazing fish-finding, and stock-trading dog is back! While not...