Sports

A bad day of fishing still beats yardwork

Fishing in October is usually outstanding. However, there are times when conditions conspire to make fishing more difficult. Saturday was one of those days. Typically, a full-moon, high tide runs around six and half feet. The full-moon, high tide on Saturday morning was eight and a half...

Battling Bishops score victory over Battery Creek

The offensive game plan was dejá II. Last week, the Bishop England Bishops walloped Academic Magnet, using a strong performance by an athletic quarterback, a powerful running game, and a super-stingy defense. It was more of the same in Week 3 as the Bishops traveled to Battery Creek and...

Iron Horses dealt their first gridiron loss

The football team that wins will celebrate together. But Philip Simmons High School coach Eric Bendig will tell you that a team that loses can stay together if the players accept the fact it is a team effort. The Iron Horses lost their first game of the season, as Woodland came to...

Fall fishing just the right time for family fun

October is the ideal time for fall family fishing fun. With this in mind, I invited my brother Dave and his sons-in-law, Sean and Andrew, to fish with me. Our plan was to target redfish at low tide and switch to trout as the tide came in. We launched shortly after 8 a.m., just as the tide...

Russ Bus fundraiser on the road to providing activities bus for BE

It won’t be long before Bishop England High School student-athletes will be able to hop on the Russ Bus. There will be much to discuss, such as Wifi and other creature comforts. But the keys to this machine, will not be free. Sound like a bad parody of a 1970s Paul Simon song? In...

BE boys finish 2nd, girls 4th in state swim meet

The Class AAA state swimming championships concluded Monday, and the Bishop England teams fared well. The Bishop boys finished second in the team standings. St. Joseph tallied 41 points to the Bishops’ 373.5. Academic Magnet was third with 327. In the girls’ meet, Oceanside Collegiate...

Robert Musso beats Ashley Severance, wins a $50 gift card to Dockery’s

Robert Musso won a Dockery’s gift card by beating Ashley Severance with Atlantic Properties in last week’s Pigskin Pick’em contest. Robert’s 9-2 was the best score against Ashley’s 8-3 record. Robert tied with several other contestants, but was able to pull out the win through the tiebreaker...

Iron Horses jump to 2-0 with impressive Region 6-AA victory

The Philip Simmons High School football team, like most new programs, suffered growing pains in its first two seasons, taking some lumps along the way while learning some lessons in hard knocks. Now, in Season 3, it seems like the Iron Horses are growing in the right direction. The...

Regardless of your catch, fishing should always be fun

There are times when fishing is less fun than usual. Saturday was one of those days. The weather forecast was for sunny and warm but it actually turned out to be cloudy and cool. It was downright cold when the boat was underway. Thankfully, I found a lightweight rain jacket in a dry...

Bishops dominate in lopsided victory over Academic Magnet

Quarterback Eddie Marinaro was perfect. The running game delivered a 1-2 knockout punch and the defense gave up one meaningful touchdown. The Bishop England High School team worked at full throttle Friday night in the first half of a Region 8-AAA clash against Academic Magnet, racing to a...