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Hopper Afman boosts Philip Simmons’ basketball championship hopes

Hopper Afman made an immediate impact as a member of the Philip Simmons High School boys’ basketball team. Afman, who transferred from Oceanside Collegiate Academy, is determined, physical, and talented and will have a key role in the Iron Horses’ bid for a Region 6-AA championship and a...

BE baseball legends to star in alumni game

The stars will align on March 22 at Bishop England High School’s Father Kelly Field. Baseball stars, that is. Some of the former players who made Bishop England one of the most successful programs in Palmetto State history will gather to reminisce and play in the first Bishop England...

College football playoff system needs to evolve and improve

Evidently, the 12-team College Football Playoffs were a success, or so we are told. Two teams seeded near the middle of the pack, No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 8 Ohio State, played for the national championship in Atlanta. It certainly helped that the Jan. 20 title bout featured two of college...

Fishing tales from the living room

Not a lot of fishing happened this week. Brody had a hurt leg. Elliott had the flu. I had COVID-19. On top of all that, we had back-to-back winter storms that brought the coldest temperatures of the season. So, we sat around the house, tried to keep warm, and watched fishing shows on...

DI News readers are as competitive as top NFL and college teams

Due to the snow forecast this week, The Daniel Island News was printed early on Monday evening, prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. As a result, we were unable to select a winner or publish the final sponsor standings for this...

Iron Horse grapplers contend for postseason success

The Philip Simmons High School wrestling team battled the injury bug early in the 2024-25 season. After a trying start, the Iron Horses are now ready to battle for a Class AA Lower State and State championship. “We are starting to slowly come around,” Iron Horse coach Anthony Sardelli said...

Paul Spence’s legacy honored

Bishop England High School recently named its wrestling room in honor of longtime coach Paul Spence. That’s only appropriate because the school, whether at the old location on Calhoun Street in downtown Charleston or its current incarnation on Daniel Island, has pretty much been a second...

Fighting Irish or O-H-I-O?

I have a confession. I’m Catholic. I attended Catholic schools for 12 years, graduating from Notre Dame High School in Portsmouth, Ohio, and matriculating to The Ohio State University. After that, I began my sports writing career in my hometown and ran my parish’s food bank on...

Athlete of the Week: 1/16/25

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England: Drew Gallagher, basketball Junior forward Drew Gallagher averaged 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bishops against Hilton Head and May River High Schools last week. Philip Simmons High School: Brody...

A Waffle House victory lap

On the first day of each year, Elliott and I go fishing together. Typically, it is a fairly short trip. Just long enough to catch the first fish of the year. This year, we launched the skiff at 11a.m. The tide was not optimal, but we wanted to get back in time for the college...