Sports

New Zealand men's national lacrosse coach is now BE girls' assistant coach

Bob Macaluso and Jeff Weiner were bound to meet. After all, both gentlemen are Long Island natives and when they retired to the Lowcountry, they ended up living in the same condo complex in Mount Pleasant. “We just bumped into each other, got to know each other and found out we had some things in...

BE girls' tennis team eyes seventh consecutive state title

The preseason talk surrounding the Bishop England High School girls’ tennis team this fall will include the numbers 7 and 11. Those numbers are usually associated with luck, but in Bishop England’s case, the numbers represent talent, hard work, determination and, perhaps, a pinch of luck. The...

Two-time Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova to make VCO debut in 2018

Petra Kvitová will make her Charleston tennis debut at the 2018 Volvo Car Open, March 31 – April 8 on Daniel Island. The two-time Wimbledon champion returned to the WTA circuit in May 2017 after a complex hand injury following a home invasion in December 2016. Her resilience helped her capture her...

Are you ready for some football?

A year smarter. A year faster. And, a year stronger. That combination just might be the cure for the Hanahan High School football team as the Hawks opened camp Friday in preparation for the 2017 football season. Friday was the first day High School League members were allowed to practice and Coach...

Swimmers of the Week

Each week the swim team coaches select swimmers of the week whom they feel best illustrate, through work ethic and sportsmanship, what it means to be a Flying Fish. This week’s swimmers of the week are: 7 and 8-year-olds Emily Ann Warren and Jackson Muller; 9 and 10-year-olds Grace Ward and Carter...

Charleston Battery team president Andrew Bell with club founder Tony Bakker and head coach and general manager Mike Anhaeuser after their 2010 USL Second Division Championship win. It was the third of the club’s four league championships.

Charleston Battery is celebrating 25 years of soccer success

If one were to take a mere casual glance at the Charleston Battery Soccer Club, the club’s status as one of the most successful, stable lower-division professional soccer clubs in the country would seem natural. After all, soccer-friendly Charleston and Daniel Island are booming with growth, and...

Coach Watterworth takes the reins of the Iron Horse volleyball team

Philip Simmons High School volleyball coach Jay Watterworth knows all about talent. After all, he coached at Goose Creek for a decade and six times his teams reached the playoffs, with three squads making it to the second round. He’s also coached in the prestigious North-South matches. And, he’s...

Brothers David and Greg Peralta share a laugh with a couple of Spanish Mackerel moments after Greg’s fish slapped David in the face.

Too hot to fish!

A few years ago, there was a county music song with the lyrics “too hot to fish.” On Saturday, with the optimal tide occurring during the middle of the day, the lyrics to that song kept popping into my head. With the heat index hovering around 110 degrees, fishing was not very much fun. Despite my...

Coach Cantey addresses his team after last year’s homecoming victory over Hanahan.

Bishops loaded on defense, offense, and with an experienced coaching staff

Bishop England High School football coach John Cantey’s wife Haley has opted to take her oldest son on a week’s vacation to Venice, Italy as the beginning of football season looms on the horizon. “If you see John around town, give him a hug,” Haley said on Facebook. “He’ll need it.” Don’t worry....

Flying Fish finish strong at City Swim Meet

Sometimes, like the song said, change would do you good. Just ask the Coastal Carolina Aquatic Association, which held its 50th annual City Swim Meet this past weekend. Because of bad weather the past few years, the association changed the starting time of the final day of the three-day event to...