Sports

Annie Franklin takes the helm of Bishop England boys volleyball team

Annie Franklin faces a big challenge as the new coach of the Bishop England High School boys’ volleyball team. It’s a mission she’s more than willing to accept. She replaces Alec Swanson as coach. Swanson was the founding father of the program when the High School League sanctioned the sport in...

Iron Horses hire back-to-back champion volleyball coach

Philip Simmons High School seems to have found the right man to be the next boys’ volleyball coach. The Iron Horses hired Jorge Riesgo, who is two-for-two as a coach. A native of Puerto Rico, Riesgo has been a head coach for two years and has two state championships to his credit as the main...

Practice makes perfect

Are you ready for some football? The Philip Simmons High School football team certainly is. The Iron Horses began fall practice July 31 after a summer of weight lifting, running, and working in specific position groups to refine their skills and get in sync with teammates. That was...

Tailing redfish with a gator on my tail

Recently, my fishing trips have been more like nature tours. That is code for: "not catching a lot of fish." Between rain and massive new moon tides, it has been a struggle to consistently catch fish – even with Brody, the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog. On Friday, high tide was at...

Bishops take to the waters in vibrant photo shoot

If you were sailing the Charleston Harbor, exploring an iconic aircraft carrier, or on a harbor boat cruise on July 31, you might have conceded it was time to get glasses. But you actually would have seen football players dressed in their Friday night’s best at the helm of a small boat or as...

Four titles and counting: What keeps the DI Flying Fish on top

For the Daniel Island Flying Fish, winning has become a tradition. This summer, the Flying Fish captured their fourth consecutive championship title, cementing their place as one of the Lowcountry’s most dominant youth swim programs. But ask longtime coaches and swimmers what makes the team...

Taking the hassle out of boat ownership

One of my least favorite things about offshore fishing is getting my engines serviced every 100 hours. When you fish as much as I do, you hit 100 hours pretty quickly. The logistics of getting the Yellowfin off the dock, onto the trailer, and into the shop are not much fun. Typically, this is...

Iron Horse player Bernard Jenkins dedicates season to late mother

Philip Simmons High School football player Bernard Jenkins’ mother passed away July 13. The 5-foot-8, 260-pound senior lineman went to workouts the next day because he wanted to be with the rest of his family, his teammates. “My teammates, we’ve been together for a long time,” said Jenkins, a...

Bishops ready for new region foes as practice gets underway

Logan Hall inherited a program at its crossroads when he was named the coach of the Bishop England High School football team in time for the 2024 season. The Battling Bishops won back-to-back Class AA state titles beginning with the 2011 season, but a little over a decade later the team...

Daniel Island Club tennis team makes history, advances to USTA Nationals

The Daniel Island Club Women's 55 & Over 3.0 USTA tennis team recently made club history by winning the USTA Southern Sectional Championship in Auburn, Alabama, becoming the first USTA league team from the club to qualify for the USTA League National Championships. Competing through the...