Sports

Bishop England girls’ LAX home loss ends impressive winning streak

The streak is finally over. The Bishop England High School girls’ lacrosse team finally lost a match on the field when they dropped a 13-7 homefield decision to Georgia state power, Johns Creek High School, on March 1. It marked the first time coach Jeff Weiner’s squad lost a match on...

Rising Stars: PSHS boys and girls soccer teams set early season tone

The Philip Simmons High School boys’ soccer team is off to another impressive start to begin the season, which, if past history under coach Patrick Gunderson is any indication, means the Iron Horses are headed to another successful season. The Iron Horses are 4-0 to begin the 2025 season,...

Windy day makes for OK fishing, but great time with friends

They say that March is a windy month. Well, whoever “they” are was right on Saturday. I was fishing with my old friend Tom Nawrocki and his son, Chris. Our plan was to target redfish on the falling tide and switch to trout as the tide began to rise. The forecast was for breezy...

USA players top current COCO player field

Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, and Emma Navarro lead the player field for the Credit One Charleston Open, North America’s largest women’s-only professional tennis tournament. COCO officials released the preliminary player field for its 2025 event, taking place March 29 - April 6 on Daniel Island....

Iron Horse wrestler Spignardo makes valiant effort at state

There were other paths that Philip Simmons High School wrestler Matthew Spignardo could have taken to be a state champion. But the talented junior wanted to be more than just a state champion. He wanted to be the best. That’s why Spignardo opted to compete in the 138-pound class...

Iron Horse, Bishop stars named to All-Region teams

The Philip Simmons boys’ basketball team and the Bishop England girls won their respective region championships, and both squads were well represented on the respective region all-star teams. The Iron Horse boys were undefeated in Region 6-AA play and finished with a 19-6 record. ...

Iron Horses track teams battle against Lowcountry’s best

The Philip Simmons High School track and field teams might not have been among the biggest schools competing in the March 1 Wildcat Classic, hosted by West Ashley High School. But the Iron Horses were among the best. Philip Simmons, which competes at the Class AA level, more than held...

March mayhem ensues when fishing-finding dog dives in the drink

March is without a doubt the toughest month to fish. The temperature is highly variable, and it is always windy. Longer and warmer days have inshore species transitioning from winter to spring patterns. The large wintertime schools of trout and redfish are beginning to break up and spread...

BE girls' basketball season ends with Lower State loss

The Bishop England High School girls’ basketball team was the only area Daniel Island team to reach the Elite Eight as the high school basketball season neared its March Madness phase. But a tough loss Wednesday night to Lower Richland High School in the Lower State semifinals, 54-37, put...

BE track moves to Class AAAA, girls target 15th state title

The Bishop England High School girls’ track and field team competed in its first meet of the season on Feb. 22 at the James Island Distance and Throws Festival. The scrimmage gave the Bishops a chance to focus on the future and not look back. The Bishops came oh so close to scoring a...