Sports

Daniel Island Club Selected to Host Two USGA Championships

The Daniel Island Club will be the host site for the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championships. These will be the first two USGA championships held at Daniel Island Club. The club features two top-notch courses. Designed by Tom Fazio, the Beresford Creek...

Philip Simmons girls’ soccer gains new head coach

He came. He saw. He became the head coach of the Philip Simmons girls’ soccer team. Like so many other New Jersey natives, Ed Liebe knows the Carolinas offer a wonderful lifestyle. After all, his wife Kathryn is a North Carolina native, while his sister Lauren lives in Charleston. It...

Preseason poll gives local soccer squads high ranks

Going wire to wire in sports, beginning the season as No. 1 and finishing as state champions, can be like a high-wire act. Slip or make one wrong move, and it can be over in the blink of an eye. Bishop England boys’ coach Ed Khouri knows the scenario all too well. Last year, the Bishops...

Fishing until you can’t feel your fingers

Given back-to-back winter storms, my fishing has been somewhat curtailed. When I have braved the elements, the redfish bite in the shallows has been pretty good. Trout are still around but the cold water has them acting pretty lethargic. For both species, a slow “do nothing” retrieve seems to get...

High school winter sports on brink of postseason

The high school basketball schedule consists of three parts: nonconference, conference and postseason. The nonconference part of the schedule allows coaches time to find the right chemistry for the starting lineup, while allowing players to settle into their roles. It also gives younger...

BE girls' lacrosse looks to continue winning crusade

It’s hard to imagine the Bishop England girls’ lacrosse team being as dominant as it was last season. After all, the Bishops were 18-0, outscoring the opposition 325-34 en route to a fifth consecutive state championship. This season, the Bishops begin the season with 64 consecutive...

Lemmon aids his team with sweet skills on the court

Matthew Lemmon prefers to grab a rebound than score a basket. “I will do anything to help my team win,” said the 6-foot-5 senior who plays for the Philip Simmons High School boys’ basketball team. “Most people want to score, but I just want to win. And I’ll do anything, and that includes...

Frigid fishing isn’t for the faint of heart

Ice storms are rare in the Lowcountry. Given all our bridges, a little bit of ice tends to shut the whole area down. This was the case on Saturday morning. Freezing rain on Friday night covered our roads and bridges with a thin layer of ice. This left us with nothing to do but wait for it to melt...

High school baseball squads ready to square off

The two most anticipated words of spring sports, “Play Ball,” are just around the hot corner as local high school baseball teams hold tryouts and begin practice next week. At Bishop England High School, fans’ and followers’ preseason expectations are always great as coach Mike Darnell has...

Robert Musso beats Mary Patterson, wins a gift card to New Realm

“Outstanding!” said Robert Musso, this week’s winner of the Pigskin Pick'em. “I play every week, but I haven’t even been close since winning a couple years ago,” he wrote by email. “I watch a lot of sports and the contest makes the weekend a lot more interesting.” His NFL division round 7-5...