Sports

Iron Horse boys' basketball team wins 100th victory in program's history

Philip Simmons High School boys’ basketball coach Garrett Campbell would probably like to forget his team’s first game in the history of the new school. It was Nov. 28, 2017, and the opponent was North Charleston. The results were crushing. The Cougars blasted a bunch of Iron Horse freshmen and...

PSHS girls’ hoops squad looks to rebound in ’25-26

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ basketball team’s inexperience showed up just about everywhere last winter in Allen Gethers’ first year at the helm of the program. The inexperience was evident with a quick glance at the roster as only two players began the season with varsity experience...

Bishop grapplers begin wrestling season with front-loaded schedule

Ready or not, the high school wrestling season commences Dec. 2. Knowing coach Paul Spence, the Bishop England grapplers will be ready. “We wrestle Wando and Woodland on Dec. 2,” said Spence, who is in his 39th year as the coach of the Bishop grapplers. “On Dec. 3, we wrestle Lucy Beckham...

Like all the fish in the sea, my phone went swimming (again!)

While I have the ability to catch fish, I cannot manage to keep an iPhone. Unfortunately, my phones tend to go swimming – a lot! Given the amount of time I spend on the water, perhaps it is inevitable. I wonder if many years from now one of my swimming phones will be found. What would the...

Arthur Lane outdrives Pick 'Em players, beats Chris Buchholz of Par Paradise

Arthur Lane won't have to worry about eating turkey leftovers after winning a $50 gift card to the NY Butcher Shoppe. The Daniel Island resident picked 10 of 12 games correctly and also nabbed the tiebreaker, not only beating the online field and VIP sponsor Chris Buchholz of Par Paradise, who...

Philip Simmons loses a tough one to end 2025-26 successful season

The Philip Simmons defense needed the first quarter to adjust to Central’s multifaceted, fast-paced, and high-octane offense in a Class AA third-round playoff game Nov. 21 at the Phil. But by then, the deficit was too much to overcome, as the Eagles held on for a 57-47 victory in a tense, exciting...

'As long as I'm healthy, I'll keep coaching'

Bishop England High School girls’ basketball coach Paul Runey is on course to have a date with destiny next season as he closes in on becoming the all-time winningest girls’ coach in Palmetto State history. For now, the affable coach, who has been at BE in some capacity for 52 years, is focused...

With 7 returning players, BE second-year coach Eykyn expects to contend

Daniel Eykyn knows there’s no place like home. That sentiment allowed him to make a major career decision in what seemed like a split second after Bishop England High School offered him a promotion to boys’ head varsity basketball coach. “Bishop England has been the only place I have ever...

Bishop England, Philip Simmons to renew sports rivalry after one-year absence

On Sept. 20, 2024, officials from Bishop England and Philip Simmons high schools announced that the schools would no longer compete against each other in any school-related sports. The sports flashpoint occurred a week earlier when BE canceled its B-team and junior varsity games against the...

Bruce Markham goes 11-1, defeats Brannon Florie of Coach's Canteen

Almost perfect, Bruce Markham of Daniel Island picked 11 out of 12 games correctly – and the tiebreaker – to win Week 14 of the Daniel Island News Pigskin Pick 'Em. "I am an 11-year resident of Daniel Island and enjoy competing in the Pigskin Pick 'Em every week," he said. "Usually I do...