Sports

Junior Bishops celebrate season with city championship

The Daniel Island Junior Bishops capped off a 10-0 season by winning the City of Charleston Championship. Junior Bishops' football coach Stephen Webb said the group of 31 boys – 16 seventh graders and 15 sixth graders – entered the year with a mission and "delivered in every possible way." "...

Play Pick ‘Em and win a $50 gift card to NY Butcher Shoppe

It’s Week 19 of The Daniel Island News Pigskin Pick ‘Em challenge, and there’s still plenty of football left to win big. Just pick a winner for each football game below, and if you have the best record out of all the print and online contestants, you win! If you’re the perfect prognosticator...

BE's Logan Hall named among the nation's top football coaches under 35

The American Football Coaches Association announced its 2026 Leadership Institute’s 35 Under 35, which includes 34 coaches under 35 years old from schools such as Stanford University, North Carolina, SMU, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech, Houston, Ole Miss, and many, many more. The other coach? That...

Football stars Mahoney, Falotico shine in SC all-star game

Bishop England quarterback Quinn Mahoney, Philip Simmons kicker CJ Falotico, and the rest of the South squad didn’t get to celebrate a victory in the 78th edition of the annual battle of South Carolina's best upper and lower state football players in the Touchstone Energy Bowl, which was contested...

Iron Horse wrestling team enthusiastic as new coach takes helm

The wrestling career of Philip Simmons' Tyler Hendricks -- and his love of the sport -- began early in his life, when he was a 4-year-old fascinated by a sport that stressed dedication, hard work, and physical and mental discipline. It didn’t hurt that his father, George, served as wrestling...

Markham nabs second win in 3 weeks, defeats Jimmy Foti of Foti Law

Not too shabby for Bruce Markham of Daniel Island! Markham picked up his second $50 gift card in three weeks after winning Week 17 of The Daniel Island News Pigskin Pick ‘Em. “Winning the Pick ‘Em a (second) time is beyond belief,’” Markham said via email. “Possibly my next adventure will be taking...

Bishop England, Philip Simmons renew rivalry competition after a year-long stoppage

It was a celebration of teen spirit: high school basketball style. Philip Simmons and Bishop England high schools battled on the hardcourt of Father O’Brien Gymnasium on Friday, Dec. 5. It was the first time the two schools played each other in a revenue sport since September 2024 when...

'Most decorated' kicker CJ Falotico joins other Iron Horses, Bishops on all-star teams

Philip Simmons and Bishop England both had solid seasons on the gridiron, and each school’s success was reflected in the recent release of the all-state and all-region teams. Philip Simmons, which went 11-2, including 5-0 in Region 6-AA play, landed six players on the South Carolina Football...

BE signing day includes top volleyball star to Pepperdine University

Sullivan Leonard played volleyball at Bishop England High School, a member of a program that has a rich history. The Bishops volleyball team has garnered 29 state championships, which is the most in South Carolina history and second all-time in the nation. Now, she’s making history on her own...

It's magic time: Drop everything and go fishing

About this time every year, a sequence of events occurs that makes for the best inshore fishing of the year. As the water temperature cools, the number of baitfish and shrimp in the creeks diminishes. However, the water is sufficiently warm so that the metabolism of trout and redfish is...