Sports

Rona Bobey gets perfect score, wins gift card to Sermet’s

Four Pigskin Pick’em participants pulled off a perfect 12-0 score this week to best the 9-3 score of VIP sponsor Nancy Crick from Carolina One. Rona Bobey broke the 4-way finish, winning the overall tiebreaker. Rona, with her husband John and daughters Drew and Alex, is a longtime...

Iron Horses charge forward in playoffs, move on to Round Three

The Philip Simmons High School football team’s dream of playing in a state championship is a step closer to reality as the Iron Horses posted a 40-24 victory over Kingstree on Nov. 22 at The Phil in a Class AA playoff game. Meanwhile, Bishop England’s dream season came up six points and 75...

Iron Horse cross country teams run away with state titles

While the Philip Simmons High School girls’ cross-country team is beginning to reach the dynasty stage, the boys’ team has also reached the top step of the victors’ stand for the first time, when they were crowned the Class AA state champs on Nov. 22. The Iron Horse boys gained a 39-42...

Bishop runners shine in 4-A debut

The Bishop England High School cross country teams failed to bring home state championship trophies in their first year as Class AAAA entries. But the Bishops certainly passed the test. The Bishop girls finished in second place in the team standings of the Class AAAA state championships...

Doug Dodson ties with Jimmy Foti, wins gift card to The Kingstide

Doug Dodson is the big winner this week, tying Jimmy Foti of Foti Law Firm with a score of 10-2 and winning the tiebreaker against The DI News print and online competition. Dodson, a retiree from Santee Cooper, works part time for Cal Engineering Solutions. He and his wife Patty live in...

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As the year comes to an end, we will be featuring our local athletes, and we need your help. It is free to submit the photos, and the more the merrier. Here is what we are looking for: High-resolution photo, clear image Caption of what is going on in the photo First and last name of those...

Athletes of the Week 11-21-24

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England - Caroline Wilson and Ben Huntington, Cross Country Sophomore Caroline Wilson ran a 20 minute, 10 second qualifier, finishing 12th overall, and fifth on the team. Freshman Ben Huntingdon set a personal record of 17...

Iron Horses, Bishops dominate in playoff openers, keep advancing

If you are looking for subplots to the first round of the South Carolina High School League’s football playoffs, one might just be “Domination on Daniel Island.” Both Philip Simmons and Bishop England played first-round games in friendly confines, and the results proved the Iron Horses and...

Bishop England ends season on a high note, winning AAAA Tennis Title

Kristin Fleming Arnold and her husband Charlie had plenty to celebrate when they headed to Antigua over the weekend for their 10th wedding anniversary. But before they departed, Fleming Arnold had some unfinished business. She coaches the Bishop England High girls’ tennis team, and the...

Iron Horses gallop toward glory

The Philip Simmons High School cross country teams lived up to their No. 1 rankings Nov. 16, as the Class AA state qualifiers were contested at Fort Jackson in Columbia. This weekend, the Iron Horses will find out if being the No. 1 team equates to being a state champion when the...