Sports

Jon Cassella bookends Pigskin Pick' Em Challenge with Super Bowl win

Head coaches say it's always nice to win your first game of the season, but it's more important to win the last. That's exactly what reader Jon Cassella did, bookending victories in the 2025-26 Daniel Island News Pigskin Pick 'Em challenge. Cassella won Week 1 of the challenge last August,...

Bishops, Iron Horses set for playoffs

The Philip Simmons boys’ and girls’ basketball teams, along with the Bishop England boys and girls, are set for postseason play after the conclusion of the penultimate week of the regular season. However, the Iron Horse boys still had business to take care of in the final week of the season...

Ranked No. 2, PSHS soccer squad shoulders sky-high hopes

Jeffrey Collins slammed the proverbial revolving door shut when he was named the coach of the Philip Simmons High School girls' soccer team in 2024. He was the third coach of the Iron Horse team in four years and brought much-needed stability to the program. Success soon followed as Collins...

One game short of title, Iron Horse baseball team reloads for '26

Philip Simmons High School baseball coach Josh Kubisz has been around long enough to realize the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association’s preseason baseball poll is based partly on past reputation or potential with little scouting involved. In other words, it’s not the most scientific way...

Post-winter storm success: Brody sniffs out redfish on very cold day

Two weeks ago, after the bomb cyclone, snow, and inoperable boat landing gate, Elliott, Brody, and I managed to return back to fishing. We launched the skiff into the falling tide. It was sunny but cold. The water temperature was 47 degrees. Unusually cold. Redfish can tolerate water...

Bishops, Iron Horses top soccer polls heading into the season

It’s a case of deja’ two. For the second straight year, the Bishop England High School girls’ soccer team is ranked No. 1 in the South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association preseason poll, which was released on Jan. 23. But the Bishops are far from being alone in the poll when it...

A snowy morning that wasn’t meant for fishing

On Saturday morning, Elliott and I closed out the duck season. We did not see any ducks, but we did stumble upon a large school of redfish in very shallow water. I lamented that we are awful duck hunters. Elliott observed that at least we can catch fish. We agreed to come back on Sunday to catch...

Rob Mester masters the field; defeats VIP Brannon Florie of Coach's Canteen

Play the final week of The Daniel Island News Pigskin Pick 'Em! Click here! With a record of 8-4, Daniel Island resident Rob Mester clipped VIP sponsor Brannon Florie of Coach's Canteen, 7-5, to win the penultimate week of the Daniel Island News Pigskin Pick 'Em Challenge. With the victory,...

New coach brings a family lacrosse legacy to Bishop England

Billy Bitter is one of six children born to Ward and Nancy Bitter. His father, Ward, was a standout lacrosse player at Boston College, where he earned All-America honors and is now enshrined in the school's athletic hall of fame. Bitter, Bishop England’s new girls’ lacrosse coach, will tell you...

High school realignment for Philip Simmons, BE settled for next two seasons

It’s official. The South Carolina High School League recently announced region realignment for the next two academic years, beginning with the 2026-27 year. As expected, Philip Simmons High School will compete at the Class AA level, while Bishop England is slotted as a Class AAA school,...