Sports

Thousands of miles of training has Bishops’ cross-country teams on track

Bishop England High School cross-country coach Tony Colizzi said the goals for his teams are simple for the 2025 season: win the Region 6-AAAA championship and improve on last year’s state finish. The Bishop girls finished second at the state championships last fall, while the boys’ team...

Jen Nelsen keeps DI Rec Center active and connected to community

Walk into the Daniel Island Recreation Center on any given day, and chances are the first person you’ll see is Jen Nelsen welcoming a family, fielding phone calls, or cheering on a fitness team. Since its opening at Governors Park in 2021, Nelsen has been the face of the recreation center,...

Teamwork makes offshore fishing enjoyable

Offshore fishing is a team sport, especially when targeting billfish. It takes a lot of coordination to deploy and manage the trolling spread. It takes even more when you hook up and have to quickly clear the lines to chase the fish. This is a very exciting and high-stress situation....

BE baseball stars: Brooks to ink with Braves, Winer to Coastal

Two former Bishop England High School baseball players fell short of getting selected in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft, but their journeys are far from finished. One agreed to a free agent deal an MLB team. The other is heading to play for the College World Series runners-up. Daniel...

Home dock advantage: Everyone’s a winner in crab-catching contest

On July 3, I asked Brody, the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog, if he wanted to go fishing on the Fourth of July. He reminded me that the forecast was for windy conditions and the increased boat traffic would make fishing tough. So, we decided to hang out on the dock for the Fourth...

DI’s Flying Fish glide to third-straight City Meet championship

It might be a little premature to consider the Daniel Island Flying Fish a dynasty after the team won its third consecutive City Meet on July 6. But there’s no doubt about the Flying Fish effort. They totally dominated from start to finish at the 57th annual championship, which was...

Iron Horses, Bishops named top sports programs in the state

Teamwork breeds success as Iron Horses win state’s Carlisle Cup for Class AA Dan Minkin, Philip Simmons High School’s athletic director, crunches numbers as part of his job. But don’t worry, he’s not turning into a bean counter. The first numbers Minkin crunches are the student-athletes’...

Bishops ready to ‘rock and roll’ after grinding through football camps

The Bishop England High School football team competed in four 7-on-7 passing camps over the summer at Charleston Southern University, the University of Georgia, the University of South Carolina, and The Citadel. The Bishops fared well and are now focused on the next calendar day circled in...

Flying Fish stress team building as they head into the City Meet

On June 29, Daniel Island Flying Fish coach Rose Van Metre focused on building esprit de corps by having the team attend a Charleston RiverDogs game. “It was a lot of fun,” said Van Metre, who also coaches the Bishop England High School swim team while being a goodwill ambassador for the...

Iron Horses go 7-on-7 in preparation for football season

The Philip Simmons High School football team checked off another box on its to-do list in preparation for the 2025 season, completing the 7-on-7 passing league portion of its schedule. The schedule was challenging and demanding, and coach Eric Bendig’s crew was up to the task, as the Iron...