Sports

Brooks’ faith grows on-and-off the field

Daniel Brooks planned to spend the summer as a member of the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League, which just happens to be the premier collegiate baseball experience for those with aspirations of playing Major League Baseball. The former Bishop England High School star, who now pitches...

Iron Horse girls up to the challenge to repeat as tennis champs

Encore. What’s Steve Cohen going to do for an encore? Cohen guided the Philip Simmons High School girls’ tennis team to the Class AAA state championship last fall in his first year as head coach of the Iron Horses. “It will be tough,” Cohen said. “We lost eight players from last...

Two ‘old dogs’ enjoy time on the water

Recently, I have come to realize that Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog) and I are old dogs. While we both may have slowed down by a step (or even two), we still get around okay. However, our ability (or willingness) to deal with the summertime heat has definitely diminished...

Three Charleston-area stars are bound for the Paris Olympics

There’s something about Paris that brings out the best in tennis star Emma Navarro. While the 23-year-old Navarro’s career is just beginning to launch, she has experienced many unforgettable moments on the red clay of Stade Roland Garros. Now, she’s poised to make a bid for gold – a...

Iron Horses, Bishops athletic programs peak near SC’s top

Dan Minkin will never forget his first year as athletic director at Philip Simmons High School. Minkin signed on in time for the 2019-20 academic year. That academic year will be remembered at PSHS as the year of the first graduating class in the school’s history. It will also be known as...

Hot temps can hinder fishing

A few days ago, the optimal tide for inshore fishing was in the early afternoon. With the heat index above 100 degrees, Brody and I had not fished for a couple of days. It was just too hot. So, on Thursday, Brody and I decided to fish for the first hour or so of the incoming tide. We...

New BE basketball coach jumps at chance to lead alma mater

Bishop England High School didn’t have to look far when it began a search for a new head boys’ basketball coach. All the BE officials had to do was look down the bench where Daniel Eykyn was a fixture for 13 years as an assistant to Bryan Grevey. So, when he was offered the job, Eykyn...

Summer passing league gives Iron Horses a leg up

Philip Simmons High School football coach Eric Bendig has been around long enough – as a player and coach – to remember the dog days of August when teams held two, and yes, sometimes, three-a-day practices to get ready for the season at hand. “It seemed like everybody just showed up around...

Captain Greg experiences a fishing slump

This season, the offshore billfish bite has been pretty good. However, I have not been fishing offshore with the gusto of previous seasons. Between recovering from a heart attack and a travel schedule that seems to have me out of town every time the billfish bite is going off, my billfish...

City Meet repeat! Flying Fish earn back-to-back swim titles

Could a dynasty be brewing after Sunday’s City Swim Meet championship? The Daniel Island Flying Fish claimed the biggest trophy of the Coastal Carolina Aquatic Association’s City Meet for the second consecutive year, posting a victory over Northbridge Terrace by a 3,112 to 2,725 margin....