Sports

Iron Horses conclude exciting season with playoff loss to Brookland-Cayce

The Philip Simmons High School football team had another successful season in just its second year as a Class AAA team. The Iron Horses posted a 10-2 record, had players rewrite the school’s record book and will send student-athletes to college, including their first blue-chip recruit: Troy...

Navarro improves WTA ranking with impressive win at LTP 100K tourney

It was a far cry from the red clay of Roland Garros - or even the green clay of the Credit One Charleston Open for that matter. But Emma Navarro, who has played in some of the most prestigious stadiums in the world, felt right at home at the LTP tennis facility in Mount Pleasant, and for...

BE girls cross-country repeats as state champs!

Bishop England High School cross country coach Tony Colizzi crunched the numbers, and it added up to the greatest performance – and another state championship – in the illustrious history of the girls’ program. “Five runners (finished) in the top 10 and seven in the top 15,” said Colizzi...

Jeff Caldwell beats Edie Coupe, wins gift card to Vespa

Jeff Caldwell is this week’s winner of the Pigskin Pick’em. His 10-2 record was just good enough to beat Daniel Island Real Estate’s Edie Coupe, who went 9-3. Jeff tied with one other person as well as tied on the tiebreaker. He won the draw for this week’s win. Jeff and his wife Joan...

Inshore bite has been awesome thanks to shorter days and cooler water

Sunday morning was cold, windy, and rainy. Not a great day to be on the water. When I asked Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog) if he wanted to go fishing, he responded by jumping into his bed and going back to sleep. For a few minutes, I pondered doing the same. However, with...

Football playoffs: Iron Horses run over Manning, Bishops lose

The Philip Simmons High School football team continues to run the football with amazing success. As a result, the Iron Horses continue to win. The Iron Horses opened the Class AAA state playoffs Nov. 3 with 414 yards rushing to gain a 48-22 victory over the Manning Monarchs. “...

BE girls volleyball captures 29th state title

Bishop England High School girls’ volleyball coach Cindy Baggott didn’t motivate her team with talk about the program’s incredible success heading into the Nov. 4 Class AA state championship against Landrum. Instead, she knew the girls would find inner motivation that was provided by two...

BE boys volleyball hits the big time!

No asterisk needed. And this accomplishment was just as awesome. The Bishop England boys’ volleyball team won the first official Class AAAA state championship Nov. 2 with a 3-0 victory over Catawba Ridge in a match that was contested at Dreher High School. But if you want to know the...

Iron Horse girls tennis team wins state championship!

Steve Cohen celebrated the Philip Simmons High School girls’ state championship as a coach and a parent. The Iron Horses claimed the Class AAA state championship Nov. 4 with a 6-0 victory over Daniel in Florence. It was Cohen’s first year as the head coach, after spending five years as an...

Iron Horses and Bishops dominate cross-country state qualifiers

Philip Simmons High School cross-country coach Josh Michael’s runners have had Nov. 11 circled on the calendar ever since the Iron Horses opened camp in late summer. In fact, the Iron Horse boys and girls have been so focused and so fast that Michael had to tell his teams to pace themselves...