Sports

Bishops Grace Buss runs circles around competition, classroom

Grace Buss is the epitome of the Bishop England High School student-athlete. She’s determined and solid on the track and cross-country course, and, most importantly, in the classroom. That combination is why Buss will matriculate to Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and write the...

Sports Roundup

PHILIP SIMMONS BASEBALL The Philip Simmons High School baseball team’s bid to repeat as Region 6-AA champions came up short as Andrews High School handed the Iron Horses a pair of heartbreaking losses last week to win the region title with an 8-0 record. Still, the Iron Horses began this...

A father and son's first fishing catch

Fishing is a great family and community activity. It is an excellent way to spend time with your children and neighbors. So, when Joe Jurcak with Fenland Townhomes asked me to help with a youth fishing class, I gladly volunteered. We planned for the class to be on the dock in Nowell Creek...

BE honors soccer icon Ed Khouri with new scholarship

Bishop England High School soccer legend Ed Khouri’s legacy will live on thanks to a scholarship in his honor that was the brainchild of current boys’ coach Brandon Costa, staff and soccer alumni. Khouri retired at the end of the 2022 season and was the mastermind of a program that became the...

Iron Horses enter crucial stretch with baseball region title at stake

The Philip Simmons High School baseball team entered the final two weeks of the regular season with a chance to make school history. The Iron Horses entered play this week with a 17-3 record, which is on pace to be the best regular-season record in the program’s nine-year history. But the...

Bishops find success at Father Kelly Classic track meet

Bishop England High School hosted its annual Father Kelly Classic, and the Bishop thinclads fared well as the girls finished second and the boys held down third place in the team standings. Cane Bay won the girls’ crown with a 153-116 win over the Bishops. Hanahan was third with 112. The...

Tough fishing week blamed on worms, wind, and Wall Street

Full disclosure – recently, Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog) and I have not been catching a lot of fish. But we do have some really good excuses! Excuse number one: on the new moon in April, the spring clam worm hatch occurs. These are little worms, about an inch or so in...

Bishops' golf squad travels to prestigious California event

The Bishop England High School boys’ golf team made history three years ago when the Bishops became the first school east of the Mississippi to compete in the prestigious Champions Invitational, which was contested in Palm Springs, California. The tournament, held at Tahquitz Creek, is one of...

BE, Philip Simmons battle top teams at All American Track Classic

In the fall of 1990, Spring Valley High School principal Ben Nesbit convinced his school district to replace the clay track at Harry Parone Stadium with an all-weather track. The following spring, the school hosted its first major track and field meet with 13 teams bidding for the championship...

Fab Four seniors leading Iron Horses on courts, in classrooms

Philip Simmons High School boys’ tennis coach Richard Schulz says his squad has a group of seniors who might be the Fab Four of their sport -- and in the classroom. The four seniors are Camden Manganaro, Davey Kesner, Grayson Estey, and Wyatt Waters. “All four are great young men,” Schulz...