Sports

Slam dunks and 3-pointers!

Philip Simmons High School basketball player Robert Watson is one of the best 3-point men in the state with a deft shooting touch that often ends with nothing but net. Watson also has a power game that makes him effective when he mixes it up with the opposing big men inside the paint. He’s...

From scouting to grappling: Cherichello focuses on getting better

Bishop England High School wrestling coach Paul Spence has coached – and mentored – 16 individual state champions in nearly four decades at the school, including Sam Cherichello, who was crowned best in the state last year after winning the Class AA title at 132 pounds. Spence says...

Coach Runey moves into second place on all-time career win list

Bishop England High School girls’ basketball coach Paul Runey might not be looking out for No. 1. But the affable Runey, who insists milestones and records are no longer the driving factor in his five decades at BE, recently moved into second place on the South Carolina all-time career...

Navarro drops semifinal match to Coco Gauff in AO tune-up match

Even in defeat, WTA wunderkind Emma Navarro was impressive. The 22-year-old Charleston resident competed in the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, and her semifinal match against Coco Gauff was a blast from the past. Gauff topped Navarro 6-3, 6-1 in a semifinal and went on to win...

The first fish of 2024 is especially joyful for Capt. Greg

On the day after Christmas, I had a heart attack and did not get released from the hospital until New Year’s Eve. My prognosis is good, and my recovery is going well. So well, that Elliott (my son), Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog), and I were able to keep our New...

Patrick Thomas beats Colby Hollifield, wins gift card to The Kingstide

Patrick Thomas is this week’s Pigskin Pick’em winner. His 9-3 record beat sponsor Colby Hollifield of Daniel Island Ferry, who went 6-6. Patrick also won the tiebreaker. Patrick and his wife Tracey have two daughters, Noah (2), and Daisy (1), and a golden retriever Maddux. Patrick works for...

Hoops roundup: BE girls go undefeated, PSHS boys finish third

The Bishop England High School girls’ basketball team put an exclamation point on the first half of the 2023-24 season by posting a 3-0 record in the Carolina Invitational, which was held at various venues around the Lowcountry, including BE. The tournament at one time was the biggest girls’...

Jon Cassella beats Edie Coupe, wins gift card to Vespa

Jon Cassella’s 9-3 record was just good enough to beat Daniel Island Real Estate’s Edie Coupe’s 8-4 record. He got some luck. One contestant went 10-2 but didn’t include his or her name and contact info. He also clinched with a win in the tiebreaker. Jon and his wife, originally from Pittsburgh,...

College football is broken, fan interest is waning

It’s been an unusual season as far as college football is concerned. Need proof? The coach of one of the four finalists in the College Football Playoffs has been suspended not once, but two times during the 2023 season. That forced Michigan boss Jim Harbaugh to miss six games. A...

Josh Omer beats Nancy Crick, wins gift card to Laura Alberts

Josh Omer is an avid football fan and although he may not have won his fantasy football championship this year, he did manage to defeat real estate agent Nancy Crick of Carolina One this week with a 9-3 record over her score of 6-6. “I’m a diehard Seahawk fan, and love picking games and...