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Bishops poised for another slam dunk season

It’s a new season and a new lineup. But there are constants when it comes to the Bishop England High School girls’ basketball program, most notably the coach and the championships, including region titles and state crowns. Paul Runey is back for his 41st season as coach of the...

New coach leads young Iron Horse team with optimism

Philip Simmons High School girls’ basketball coach Allen Gethers could take the easy way out and say the future is next year. After all, the 2024-25 edition of the Iron Horse team includes only two players with varsity experience. Gethers, who is in his first year at the school after...

Enter this week’s Pigskin Pick‘em at surveymonkey.com/r/FPL7XHG

The college bowl season kicks off in full force with a multitude of bowl games over the next two weeks, plus all eyes will be on the newly expanded 12-team college football playoffs. Meanwhile in the NFL, regular season division championships are on the line as the playoff picture is...

A Christmas gift for anglers: Warm water and hungry sea trout

The holiday season often brings a few challenges and opportunities. This holiday season proved to be no different. As you know, Brody is the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog. He literally has everything. If he ever wanted it, he has it. However, I made the mistake of asking...

Navarro wins WTA’s Most Improved Player, set to shine at COCO 2025

The World Tennis Association announced top-ranked tennis pro and Charleston local Emma Navarro as the Most Improved Player of the Year, highlighting her incredible year of growth and achievement. In 2023, Navarro was ranked World No. 149 and closed the season at World No. 38. Her...

BE alum Daniel Eykyn takes the reins as boys’ basketball coach

It’s never easy to replace a coaching legend, but it certainly helps when that icon has been your coach, mentor, confidant, and boss. That’s the situation Daniel Eykyn finds himself in at Bishop England High School as he begins his first season as the head coach of the boys’ varsity...

Athletes of the Week 12/19/24

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England High School - Girls Basketball In the three games she played last week, Bishops junior forward Hadley Irvine averaged 14.6 points, six rebounds, and two blocks per game. Philip Simmons High School - Girls...

Chilly waters, hot bites

Brody, the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog, likes to fish in cold weather. I guess this is because he has a fur coat, and cold weather is more comfortable for him. However, Brody says the fish are easier to find in cold weather. As it turns out, both are true. On a recent...

Tim Dempsey slides by Garret McNally of Mac’s DI for the win

Tim Dempsey secured this week’s Pigskin Pick’em with a score of 10-2, eking out a win over Garret McNally of Mac’s Daniel Island, who went 9-3. Dempsey, a retired business executive and writer of three published books, has lived on Daniel Island for 13 years. He’s been married for 47 years...

Iron Horse hoopsters tower in strong season start

It took Philip Simmons High School boys’ basketball coach Garrett Campbell three seasons to build a solid foundation after being named coach in time for the 2017-18 season at the new school. Since then, he’s guided the Iron Horses to 63 victories while winning a regional crown and...