Sports

Athletes of the Week 12/19/24

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England High School - Girls Basketball In the three games she played last week, Bishops junior forward Hadley Irvine averaged 14.6 points, six rebounds, and two blocks per game. Philip Simmons High School - Girls...

Chilly waters, hot bites

Brody, the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog, likes to fish in cold weather. I guess this is because he has a fur coat, and cold weather is more comfortable for him. However, Brody says the fish are easier to find in cold weather. As it turns out, both are true. On a recent...

Tim Dempsey slides by Garret McNally of Mac’s DI for the win

Tim Dempsey secured this week’s Pigskin Pick’em with a score of 10-2, eking out a win over Garret McNally of Mac’s Daniel Island, who went 9-3. Dempsey, a retired business executive and writer of three published books, has lived on Daniel Island for 13 years. He’s been married for 47 years...

Iron Horse hoopsters tower in strong season start

It took Philip Simmons High School boys’ basketball coach Garrett Campbell three seasons to build a solid foundation after being named coach in time for the 2017-18 season at the new school. Since then, he’s guided the Iron Horses to 63 victories while winning a regional crown and...

Bishops’ Logan Hall earns football coach of year honors

The Bishop England and Philip Simmons football teams had impressive seasons in 2024, and all that hard work, sacrifice, and determination are being celebrated in the postseason as all-star teams are announced. That includes Lower State football honors sponsored by the South Carolina...

Daniel Island’s Osupure Karate students advance in belt rank

Osupure Karate on Daniel Island recently hosted testing for students advancing in their Wado Ryu karate training. The formal evaluations are a critical step for karate practitioners moving from beginner to intermediate belt levels. “Not all students are invited to test,” said Osupure...

Athletes of the Week 12/12/24

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England High School - Basketball Senior forward Lang Tarrant averaged 19.6 points and 4.6 rebounds through three games last week. Philip Simmons High School - Basketball Sophomore Hudson Hatch is averaging 13 points and 8.5...

An epic Thanksgiving catch and release

Thanksgiving week is one of my favorite times to fish. The weather is ideal. Cool mornings and warm afternoons make it a joy just to be outside. Add hungry fish to the mix and things become epic quickly. This was the case when fishing with my nephew, Conrad, who was visiting for the holiday...

Rosie Stieby steps up to the challenge, beats Gabe Jolly

Last week’s Pick’em winner Rona Bobey called out and challenged her fellow bunco player Rosie Stieby in the DI News, saying, “Rosie, I just need one more W to tie you!” Rosie did not back down. Rosie accepted her friend’s challenge quite nicely this week, not only besting Rona but beating...

Champions Keys, Bencic join Charleston Open field

The 2019 Charleston Open champion Madison Keys and 2022 champion Belinda Bencic join the player field that includes World No. 7 and US Open finalist Jessica Pegula, World No. 8 and US Open semifinalist Emma Navarro and World No. 12 and DC Open champion Paula Badosa for the 2025 Credit One...