Sports

Iron Horses strike again

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ volleyball team had another banner season in 2023, posting a 37-8-3 record. The Iron Horses landed seven players on the all-region team, including the player of the year. They also had two all-state selections and one North-South player. That might be...

Emma Navarro makes an incredible run at the U.S. Open

If you wonder why Emma Navarro calls herself “Under-the-radar Emma,” wonder no more. In January of 2023 Navarro was World No. 149 and playing in a $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Tournament in Naples, Fla. Fast forward to Labor Day weekend 2024 when Navarro sent defending U.S. Open champion...

Bishop England shuts out St. John’s, 56-0

It was one game, 48 minutes of football, which means it’s way too early to determine if this will be a trend or an anomaly. Whatever it was, the Bishop England High School football team was offensive in its season-opener at St. John’s High School on Aug. 30, and that’s a good thing if you...

Topwater action provides a holiday rush

Typically, Brody (the amazing fish finding and stock trading dog) and I avoid fishing on holiday weekends. With the Labor Day weekend upon us, our plan was to skip fishing and watch football. But, on Friday, I noticed that there was an optimal tide for topwater fishing early Saturday morning....

Pigskin Pick ’Em Challenge kicks off this week

Are you ready for some football? Are you ready to win gift certificates to local eateries? This week marks the return of The Daniel Island News Pigskin Pick ’Em Challenge, a 22-week contest pitting readers against sponsors and other readers for a chance to win a gift card to a local...

DI tennis star Shelby Rogers retires, concludes career of 307 wins

Shelby Rogers, who first won our hearts as a ball girl for the Family Circle Cup and then as a talented competitor on the WTA Tour where she claimed more than 300 victories, is calling it a career. Rogers, who turns 32 in October, retired from professional tennis after losing in straight...

Iron Horses edge Hanahan Hawks 28-26 in season rivalry opener

You could tell the Philip Simmons High School football team was in a battle by simply looking at the stat sheets or by glancing up at the scoreboard. Or you could just listen to coach Eric Bendig’s words after the Iron Horses’ season-opener against Hanahan. “It’s all you would expect...

Hall to make sideline debut as Bishop England coach on Friday night

Logan Hall’s competitive nature might have made him fidgety last Friday when numerous high school football teams in the Palmetto State played games in Week 0, the unofficial kickoff to the start of the season. His team, Bishop England, had the week off. “Any time there’s Friday Night...

Brody sniffs out new secret fishing spot

On Saturday, the optimal tide for fishing was late in the afternoon. In August, late afternoon means unbearably hot conditions. However, around 3 p.m., the weather was unexpectedly pleasant. There was a cool, northerly breeze, low humidity (for August) and the temperature was around 85...

Bendig builds a bold team, looks to break records

The Philip Simmons High School football team lost 16 seniors from last year’s squad that went 10-2 and included a talented cast of characters who rewrote the record book and set the standard for future Iron Horse teams. And despite the loss of talent, coach Eric Bendig’s group begins the...