Sports

Field experience, improved defense could fuel promising season for HHS hawks

An inexperienced defense and a little luck, or lack of it, were two of the reasons why Hanahan High School struggled in football last fall, posting a 3-8 record. The Hawks gave up big plays, allowing 382 points in 11 games. But they lost some games by the smallest of margins. There were four games...

DI 8-year-old scores major golf victory

Daniel Island resident Hudson Hatch has plenty of potential on the golf course. He might not be a grizzled veteran just yet, but he’s played in 35-40 tournaments and recently won a major tournament, claiming the top place in the Carolinas State Invitational. His father Josh put his son’s career in...

New indoor space announced for local volleyball players

The Palmetto Strikers Volleyball Club (PSVC), a local nonprofit volleyball club founded in 2015, is planning to move into a 15,000-square-foot volleyball facility. The new space will be located on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, with easy access from Hwy. 17 N., I-526 and I-26. It is expected to open by...

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...