Sports

JKI students earn Black Belt honors

Three students at the Japan Karate Institute, owned and operated by Daniel Island resident Sensei Glenn Raus, have earned new Black Belt honors. Kohai Ford Coker of Lexington and Kohai Ian Jacobs of Daniel Island both recently passed their 1st Degree Black Belt exams, while Daniel Island resident...

Chris Brown is the pick'em winner!

This week’s winner of the Pigskin Challenge is Chris Brown. Chris was one of nine people to go 9-3 and to beat Steve Meyer and Jeff Burton of Millennium Private Wealth. Chris picked the exact spread for the tiebreaker game. Chris was one of only a handful of people to pick Jacksonville to beat...

BE's Emma Lawrence scores state volleyball 'Player of the Year' title

Emma Lawrence has tried to savor every academic and athletic moment she has experienced at Bishop England High School. Even though she’s been successful at that task, she admits her four years at the Daniel Island-based school have flown by and almost seem to be a blur. She’s a senior and has...

FCTC Holiday Classic serves up tennis and goodwill

The 9th Annual Holiday Classic presented by Allstate Wally Burbage benefiting the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital welcomed 226 players to Family Circle Tennis Center for a weekend of competitive tennis on December 2 – 4. This USTA sanctioned event offered men’s and women’s doubles along...

Sean Shafiq goes 11-1 to outpace multiple players who beat Cara!

This week’s winner of the Pigskin Challenge is Sean Shafiq. Sean was one of 29 entrants to beat Cara Schaafsma of Iron Gate Realty, who had a tough week at 6-6. Sean was the only contestant to go 11-1. Sean is from Greensboro, NC and moved to Daniel Island six years ago for a new job. “I am an...

BE boys' basketball team suffers loss to No. 1 Porter-Gaud

The Bishop England boys’ varsity basketball team dropped a 64-54 decision to rival Porter-Gaud on Saturday night. After the game, you didn’t find Bishop coach Bryan Grevey sulking or searching for excuses – and for good reason. After all, Porter-Gaud, 9-0, is ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 24 in...

Sports Briefs - December 15, 2016

KVITOVA TO MAKE VCO DEBUT IN 2017 Petra Kvitova will make her Charleston, South Carolina tennis debut at the 2017 Volvo Car Open, April 1-9 on Daniel Island. Kvitova is a two-time Wimbledon champion and currently ranked World No. 11. She ended the 2016 season in impressive fashion, picking up...

Oops, she did it again! Rona Bobey keeps hauling in the gift cards

This week’s winner of the Pigskin Challenge is Rona Bobey, again! This is Bobey’s third time winning this year – and she is up against stiff and plentiful competition. This week, she was only one of two people to beat Paul Conway of Tiencken Conway, LLC. Conway was 8-4, Neill Fitzpatrick was 9-3...

Anita Koszyk wins the challenge! Play this week to win a gift card to Laura Albert's

This week’s winner of the Pigskin Challenge is Anita Koszyk. Anita and Robert Veronee both went 10-2, and Anita won in the tiebreaker game. Anita beat sponsors Drs. Jackson and Basha of Daniel Island Dental Group and won a $50 gift card. Anita said, “I retired from teaching and moved to DI from...

Top ranked BE girls' basketball team enters new season with retooled team

The Bishop England girls’ varsity basketball team began the 2016-17 basketball season as the No. 1 team in the state in Class AAA, according to the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association’s preseason poll. But Coach Paul Runey and his squad know that talent, coaching, effort and a little luck...