Sports

Rosie Stieby breaks a pick’em record, gets 4th victory of year

Real estate agent Rosie Stieby does it again! Going 8-4 for the week, Stieby picked up an unprecedented fourth win of the year, sliding past the 7-5 score of Jimmy Foti from Foti Law Firm. She then won the overall tiebreaker among entries and earned a $50 gift card to Mpishi Restaurant...

Iron Horse basketball gears up for region play

When it came time to travel for a recent holiday tournament, the Philip Simmons High School boys’ basketball team took the staycation approach. In past years, coach Garrett Campbell and his squad traveled to the Rock Hill area to compete, to experience esprit de corps, and take in an NBA...

Holiday hoopla: Bishop England girls’ basketball delivers OT thrills

The holiday season is a time to get caught up on a little rest and relaxation, unless you happen to be Paul Runey. He’s the coach of the Bishop England High School girls’ basketball team. Runey watched his team compete in the Carolina Invitational Tournament over the Christmas break as the...

Bill Shirkey survives tiebreaker, beats Mingledorff and Patterson for $50 gift card to NY Butcher Shoppe

Bill Shirkey is the lucky winner of a $50 gift card to The New York Butcher Shoppe, defeating the 8-4 record of Mingledorff and Patterson Attorneys at Law. Shirkey’s 10-2 record tied with other reader entries, but no one correctly picked the tiebreaker. The tied entries were put into a hat...

Athlete of the Week 1/9/25

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England: Thomas Curl Senior wrestler Thomas Curl finished in 4th place in the Rock Hill Bearcat Invitational last weekend in the 175-lbs weight class. Curl is 20-6 overall this year to date. Philip Simmons...

Cast your way into the New Year

Many years ago, Elliott and I began fishing with Trey Epic on the last day of the year. What started out as a simple fishing trip grew into a holiday tradition. A tradition that I always look forward to. What better way to end the year? Fishing with your family and friends. This is...

Iron Horses’ all-star stampede

The Philip Simmons High School football team had plenty to celebrate in 2024, including a 10-3 record, a Region 6-AA championship and a playoff run in which the Iron Horses reached the Elite Eight. The team also celebrated individual honors as four players made the South Carolina Football...

Leah Cassella wins Week 17, beating i9 Sports to win Famulari’s gift card

In a decisive triumph in Week 17, Leah Cassella took down the i9 Sports team with a score of 9-4, surpassing their Pigskin Pick’em score of 4-8 and easily winning a $50 gift card to Famulari’s Pizzeria. “My husband and I are originally from Pittsburgh and moved to Charleston about three...

Brody’s quest to be the ultimate retriever goes awry

A couple of weeks ago, Elliott and I went duck hunting in the state of Washington. Our host had a black lab named Merc that was an outstanding retriever. Elliott and I were impressed with Merc’s duck retrieving prowess. This got me thinking, could Brody do this? As I always wanted a fish-...

Athlete of the Week 01/02/25

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England: State Championships: Girls' Swimming and Girls' Tennis State Runners-up: Girls' Cross Country and Boys' Volleyball Region Championships: Boys' Volleyball, Girls' Volleyball, Girls' Tennis,...