Sports

DI Club captures first-ever Carolinas Senior Interclub Championship

The Daniel Island Club 1 captured the seventh Carolinas Senior Interclub Championship by recently defeating Pinehurst Country Club MGA, 43.5-36.5. But it wasn’t easy. The local team endured months of regular season round robin play, followed by seven single-elimination team matches, which...

Fish-finder, stock-trader, man’s best friend

In a couple of weeks, Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog) will turn 8 years old. While he may be getting older, Brody is still in peak fish-finding condition. Stock-trading? Well, not so much. Brody acknowledges his portfolio is down, but insists it is a temporary situation....

Doug Dodson beats Mingledorff and Patterson, wins gift card to New York Butcher Shoppe

Doug Dodson pulled off the win with a score of 9-3, beating Chris Mingledorff and Michael Patterson with Mingledorff and Patterson Attorneys at Law’s score of 6-6. Plus Dodson won the tiebreaker. Dodson is a retiree from Santee Cooper water and power company and currently works part time...

Kellermann out for season, suffers second knee-related injury

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ basketball team’s annual goals include winning the region championship, making a deep playoff run and contending for an elusive state championship. The Iron Horses will attempt to complete the mission this season. But they must do it without star player...

Iron Horse wrestling ranks among best amid class change

The transition from Class AA to AAA has been a smooth one for the Philip Simmons High School wrestling team. Last year, about this time, the Iron Horses were ranked the No. 8 team in the Palmetto State, according to SCMat.com, while having seven wrestlers in the top 10 statewide in their...

Catching fish in cold weather conditions

Thankfully, the Lowcountry has returned to more “normal” winter weather. In warmer conditions, fishing is easier (and more comfortable). Right now, the inshore bite is very good. Redfish and trout are hungry and in large schools. In a few hours of fishing, it is not unusual to catch and release...

Sherrill Holland beats Edie Coupe, wins gift card to Vespa

Several people tied this week’s Pigskin Pick ’Em. Sherrill Holland managed to win the tiebreaker. Holland’s score of 10-2 surpassed Edie Coupe with Daniel Island Real Estate’s score of 7-5. “I play the Pigskin Pick’em with my dad Bill,” Holland wrote via email. Holland resides on Daniel...

Iron Horses gifted NBA experience during upstate holiday tournament

It wasn’t a case of all work and no play for the Philip Simmons High School basketball team when the Iron Horses traveled to Catawba Ridge High School in Fort Mill to compete in a holiday tournament that was contested from Dec. 28-30, 2022. And that was designed to be a good thing. ...

BE wrestling grapples first time in Class AA, ranks top-10 in state

It might not be Bishop England High School’s most high-profile sport, but the wrestling program has a long history at the school and so does the team’s coach. Coach Paul Spence is in his 36th year as a coach at BE, including the last 32 years as the head man. What’s even more remarkable is...

DI golf CEO named to prestigious list of industry’s influencers

You might not have heard of Jay Karen, a whiz-kid who spreads the gospel of golf from his Daniel Island office. But give him time. You will. Karen, a living portrait of enthusiasm and hard work, is the CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), which is headquartered on...