Sports

DIS volleyball team champions!

The Daniel Island School's sixth grade girls' volleyball team captured the league championship in a three set thriller over Philip Simmons. The Ospreys finished the regular season with a 5-2 record, good for second place in the league. In the playoffs, they defeated Orange Grove in three sets to...

Athlete of the week - 11/6/24

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England Sofia Lusardi - Competitive Cheer Sofia Lusardi is a junior captain on the Lady Bishops Competitive Cheer team. Sofia is the program's top tumbler and leads by example with discipline and grit. Philip Simmons...

Bishops, Iron Horses clinch region titles, head to playoffs

If you hear Queen’s monster hit from the 1970s – “We are the Champions” – blaring on Daniel Island this week, there’s a good chance it might have something to do with the island’s high school football teams. Bishop England and Philip Simmons captured championships in Region 6-AAAA and...

PSHS girls claim region XC title

It doesn’t get much better than this. The Philip Simmons High School girls’ cross-country team won the Region 6-AA championship and claimed the title on Oct. 30 with an overwhelming performance by claiming five of the top seven places to defeat Academic Magnet 18-41 on the Iron Horses’...

Out of my comfort zone

Sometimes, doing things outside of your comfort zone can be fun. This was the case when Elliott invited me to fly fish the Soquee River in the mountains of Georgia. He wanted to test some fly gear, and I was the guinea pig. At first, I was reluctant to go because fishing here has...

Rosie Stieby beats Edie Coupe, wins gift card to Vespa

Rosie Stieby takes home a $50 gift card from Vespa with a score of 10-2. She beat Daniel Island Real Estate’s Edie Coupe’s score of 7-5. Rosie is a longtime Daniel Island resident and is a REALTOR at Daniel Island Real Estate. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, she and her family moved to...

Bishops score thrilling comeback

All that debate and worry about whether the Bishop England High School football team could compete at the Class AAAA level might turn out to be a case of needless nerves. The Bishops proved they belong with an impressive 28-24 Region 6-AAAA conquest of Bluffton on Senior Night at Jack...

Philip Simmons clinch region with an exciting second-half comeback

It might have been the best halftime pep talk Eric Bendig never gave. The affable coach of the Philip Simmons High School football team was concerned – and for good reason – at halftime of an Oct. 25 Region 6-AA showdown at Timberland. After all, the region title was on the line and...

Athlete of the week - 10/31/24

This Week's Athletes of the Week, Presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England Marc Brahim - Cross Country A senior, Marc currently ranks 9th in the state in AAAA. He recently finished 4th overall in the Creating Waves meet, running a 5K in 16 minutes and 22 seconds. Marc also...

Greg and his friend, Rob, go sight fishing at ‘Hotel California’

Sight fishing is one of my favorite ways to fish. Searching. Seeing the fish. Making the cast. Watching the fish react to the lure. Witnessing the strike. It is very visual and highly addictive. As the water temperature drops and water clarity improves, conditions become optimal for...