Sports

Practice makes perfect

Are you ready for some football? The Philip Simmons High School football team certainly is. The Iron Horses began fall practice July 31 after a summer of weight lifting, running, and working in specific position groups to refine their skills and get in sync with teammates. That was...

Tailing redfish with a gator on my tail

Recently, my fishing trips have been more like nature tours. That is code for: "not catching a lot of fish." Between rain and massive new moon tides, it has been a struggle to consistently catch fish – even with Brody, the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog. On Friday, high tide was at...

Bishops take to the waters in vibrant photo shoot

If you were sailing the Charleston Harbor, exploring an iconic aircraft carrier, or on a harbor boat cruise on July 31, you might have conceded it was time to get glasses. But you actually would have seen football players dressed in their Friday night’s best at the helm of a small boat or as...

Four titles and counting: What keeps the DI Flying Fish on top

For the Daniel Island Flying Fish, winning has become a tradition. This summer, the Flying Fish captured their fourth consecutive championship title, cementing their place as one of the Lowcountry’s most dominant youth swim programs. But ask longtime coaches and swimmers what makes the team...

Taking the hassle out of boat ownership

One of my least favorite things about offshore fishing is getting my engines serviced every 100 hours. When you fish as much as I do, you hit 100 hours pretty quickly. The logistics of getting the Yellowfin off the dock, onto the trailer, and into the shop are not much fun. Typically, this is...

Iron Horse player Bernard Jenkins dedicates season to late mother

Philip Simmons High School football player Bernard Jenkins’ mother passed away July 13. The 5-foot-8, 260-pound senior lineman went to workouts the next day because he wanted to be with the rest of his family, his teammates. “My teammates, we’ve been together for a long time,” said Jenkins, a...

Bishops ready for new region foes as practice gets underway

Logan Hall inherited a program at its crossroads when he was named the coach of the Bishop England High School football team in time for the 2024 season. The Battling Bishops won back-to-back Class AA state titles beginning with the 2011 season, but a little over a decade later the team...

Daniel Island Club tennis team makes history, advances to USTA Nationals

The Daniel Island Club Women's 55 & Over 3.0 USTA tennis team recently made club history by winning the USTA Southern Sectional Championship in Auburn, Alabama, becoming the first USTA league team from the club to qualify for the USTA League National Championships. Competing through the...

State volleyball champs visit USC, reload for 2026 season

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ volleyball team isn’t resting on its laurels after winning the program’s first state championship last fall. In fact, the Iron Horses didn’t get much rest over the summer as they prepped for the 2026 season. Coach Jay Watterworth’s squad just completed a...

Sold on determination

Eric Bendig knew his job would involve more than X’s and O’s when he was named the coach of the Philip Simmons High School football team when the school opened in time for the 2017-18 academic year. He also had to sell the program to student-athletes that first season when the Iron Horses...