Sports

Holiday Classic an annual ace for children in need at MUSC

The 15th annual Holiday Classic presented by Safelite benefiting MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital welcomed players to LTP at the Daniel Island Tennis Center for a weekend of competitive tennis and pickleball on Dec. 2-4. Safelite returned for a fourth year as presenting sponsor. A...

World No. 2 commits to 2023 Credit One Charleston Open

World No. 2 and two-time 2022 Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur has entered the 2023 Credit One Charleston Open, the largest women-only tennis tournament in North America. The WTA 500 tournament, which is the annual clay season kickoff event on the WTA Hologic Tour, will return April 1-9,...

Bishops, Iron Horses warmed up for early-season clash

Daniel Island pride and bragging rights will be on the line Friday when Bishop England travels to Philip Simmons for a big night of high school basketball. It should also be a good barometer of where the teams stand at this early stage of the season. Here is a brief synopsis of all four...

BE boys lacrosse makes new coaching hire

Bishop England High School has hired Josh Lesko as its boys’ lacrosse coach. Lesko, a native of New Cannan, Connecticut, has impressive experience as a player and coach with success at all levels. “I think he’s a great guy,” said Bishop England athletic director Paul Runey. “His...

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

The holiday season has brought drama into the Peralta household. As a Christmas present to myself, I have been thinking about a Garmin Live Scope (forward-looking sonar) for the skiff. Live Scope will allow me to observe any structure or fish that are ahead of the boat. With Live Scope, I will be...

Jon Cassella conquers Colby Hollifield, wins gift card to Mpishi

Jon Cassella takes the win this week with an 11-1 score, beating Colby Hollifield with the Daniel Island Ferry who scored 8-4. Cassella and his wife Leah moved to Charleston last June from Pennsylvania. They are big Penn State fans. “I’m very excited that our Nittany Lions will be in the...

DI Rec League claims championship in Lowcountry All Stars Tournament

The Daniel Island Recreation League’s co-ed all-stars team, 11-13 years old division, won the Low Country All Stars Tournament last month as the only team to win all three matches in their division against North Charleston, Jasper and Moncks Corner. The DI Rec League’s team, pictured from left,...

Fishin’ ain’t for the faint of heart

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I took my own advice and went fishing. After fishing for seven straight days, an old repetitive stress injury in my right wrist flared up. Yes, you really can get injured from fishing too much. Unfortunately for me, my wrist began hurting during the best time...

Lady Iron Horses return veteran trio in Class AAA debut

The conclusion of the 2022-23 high school basketball season will mark the end of an era in Philip Simmons High School girls’ basketball. The program is in its seventh year of existence and three players have been with the program since Day 1: Kennedy Rivers, Zhaire Mack and Kylee Kellermann...

Lady Bishops’ lineup to see new slate of starters

The Bishop England High School girls’ basketball team already has one tournament championship under its collective belt for the 2022-23 season. That’s a nice accomplishment. But what motivates the team are the championships that are earned later in the season, namely region and state...