Sports

Iron Horse girls’ triumph winning state track & field title

The person who oversees the Philip Simmons High School trophy case might have a little extra duty rearranging the hardware of success. The Iron Horse track and field program shone brightly on May 15 as the Iron Horse girls’ team captured the Class AA state championship trophy in a meet that...

BE soccer squads get state title shot in back-to-back games

The Bishop England High School girls’ and boys’ soccer programs, with a combined 29 state championships, will go after more gold and glory on May 24, when the Class AAAA state championships are contested at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. The Bishop girls, who have won 12...

Bishop England boys’, girls’ track teams finish in top 10

The Bishop England High School track and field teams were up to the task, competing in a field of 35 teams at the Class AAAA state championships for the first time after decades at the Class AA and AAA levels. The boys’ team, which finished in ninth place last spring in Class AA, finished...

Rain, tough competition end tennis title hopes for Bishops

Nothing was going to stop the A.C. Flora High School boys’ tennis team from its date with perfection. Not the Bishop England High School team and not the rainstorm that was so severe that the May 10 Class AAAA state championship venue had to be changed in the middle of the match. What...

Iron Horse baseball gallops toward Lower State title game

The Philip Simmons High School baseball team captured the Class AA District 8 championship on May 12 with a 10-0 victory over Lake City in a game played at The Phil. Nolan Clifford pitched a complete game. He had plenty of offensive support in a game that was called after six innings...

The ultimate guide to fishing in May

May is one of my favorite months to fish. The weather is ideal. Warm enough to fish in shorts and a T-shirt but not scorching hot like in August. In addition to the great weather conditions, pretty much all the inshore, nearshore, and offshore species of fish are available. ...

Lacrosse team suffers heartbreak on the field

In the end, it was too much thunder, too much lightning, and too much Teagan Scott. That was the kryptonite for the Bishop England High School girls’ lacrosse team, as Oceanside Collegiate Academy topped the Bishops 12-8 in the Class AAAA state championship on May 2. The Lowcountry...

Iron Horses, Bishops outpace foes; win regional track and field crowns

Philip Simmons High School was beyond dominant in the Region 6-AA Track and Field Championships, while Bishop England High School left no doubt who was best in Region 6-AAAA. The Iron Horse boys and girls swept host Woodland High School on April 30, with the boys winning 268.5-145 and the...

High school teams advance to playoffs

Baseball The Bishop England High School baseball team clinched the Region 6-AAAA championship by sweeping Bluffton in a pair of games to conclude the regular season with a 16-6 record, including 12-3 in league play. “It’s been a while since we won the region, and it puts us in a good spot...

Sometimes, it’s OK to just drift away

Sometimes, I make things more complicated than they have to be. Especially when it comes to fishing. Typically, there is a plan for every fishing trip. A lure I want to learn. A technique that I need to practice. A species that I want to catch. The list goes on and on. However, on...