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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...

Charleston Battery suffers defeat in Saint Louis

The Charleston Battery fell, 1-0, to Saint Louis FC Saturday night at Toyota Park in the first of three consecutive away matches. The Battery were shutout for the first time this season in the match against Saint Louis, despite creating dozens of scoring opportunities including 11 corner kicks....

PSHS Iron Horses prepare for start of inaugural athletic season

Brion Packett’s academic resume is diverse. Packett is assistant principal for athletics at Philip Simmons High School, but it might be a previous job title that will come in handy as the school grows and evolves. He was a history teacher at one time in his career, and who better than a historian...

DI sisters bring home Junior Golf Tour trophies

Daniel Island resident Abbey Schimpf can add one more trophy to her successful teen golf career. Schimpf was named the girls 14-18 champion at the 2nd Annual Stars and Stripes Jr. Classic in Myrtle Beach July 1-2. The event was part of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT), now celebrating its 10th...

Daniel Island Flying Fish Swimmers of the Week!

Each week, the Daniel Island Flying Fish 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. The honorees for the week of July 2-8 are: 5 & 6 year olds - Elle Gaine and Jason Chalupsky, 7 &...

Shelby Rogers puts up strong fight at Wimbledon

Charleston resident Shelby Rogers picked up the first two Wimbledon victories of her career. But it was the victory that eluded her that had the tennis world talking. Rogers, World No. 70, fared well in this year’s event, which began July 3 and concludes Sunday on what is arguably tennis’ most...

The ‘poor performance fishing club’

Fishing and catching are not synonymous. There are times when fish are simply difficult to catch. Last Saturday, was one of those days. My friend, Sean Burke, and my son, Elliott, met me at the boat landing a little before 8 a.m. We launched the skiff into the last of the falling tide. Our plan...

More than 100 honor students at the Daniel Island School were recognized for their academic achievements during halftime at the June 24 Charleston Battery game at MUSC Health Stadium. The students were given free tickets to the game after receiving all A’s during the recently completed school year. As shown in the picture above, some of the students got to serve as player liaisons for the match and walked out with the teams prior to kickoff for the National Anthem and coin toss.

Charleston Battery recognizes DIS honor students at home game

The Charleston Battery and Daniel Island School Parent Teacher Association formally partnered earlier in 2017 with the goal of enriching students’ school experience and bringing new faces out to MUSC Health Stadium. At the beginning of the partnership, the two local organizations set out a...