Sports

Patrick Thomas beats Luke Billman, wins gift card to Laura Alberts

Patrick Thomas is the winner of this week’s Pigskin Pick’em Football Contest with a score of 10-2, beating Luke Billman with Sierra Pacific Mortgage’s score of 7-5. Thomas and his wife Tracey have a daughter named Noah and they are expecting another due in a few weeks. “Love doing...

Concussion Prevention and Treatment

Concussion Prevention and Treatment The rising incidence of sports-related concussions is a concern from the little leagues to the professional sports teams. All sporting events, whether recreational or competitive, have a risk of concussion for the player. In 2022, the three sports with the...

Bishops, Iron Horses look to avenge losses in rivalry matchup

It’s one of the oldest axioms in football: Defense wins championships. Defense also wins rivalry games as well. That’s why Philip Simmons High School football coach Eric Bendig’s squad will spend extra time in practice this week focusing on stopping the run and pass as the Iron Horses...

BE’s Brahim breaks girls cross country 5K record

The Bishop England and Philip Simmons High School cross country teams both showed they are more than capable of being state championship contenders after last Sept. 17’s Waccamaw Warrior Invitational, which was contested on Pawleys Island. Both schools had numerous runners set personal...

DI resident makes hole-in-one

On Labor Day, Sept. 5, Daniel Island resident Dr. Eric Friedman of Charleston Sports Medicine made his first-ever hole-in-one at Charleston Municipal Golf Course on James Island. The ace came on the 125-yard, par 3 with a gap wedge. Nathan Harris and Mike Donohue were witnesses.

Charleston youth soccer team nets national championship in Kansas City

Daniel Island residents Ben Strenck (9) and Thomas Crawford (9) play Youth Futsal at Elite Futsal Charleston. In July, the team won the Youth Futsal National Championships in Kansas City, the second in the program’s history with the first championship in 2019. The U.S. Youth Futsal Championship...

Falling in love with fall fishing

Shorter days and cooler temperatures have the trout and redfish feeding aggressively. Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog) says that fishing will get even better over the next few weeks. This is hard for me to believe because it is really good right now. However, I defer to my...

Cade Gossett beats Nancy Crick, wins gift card to Laura Alberts

Cade Gossett’s score of 10-2, squeaked by Nancy Crick with Carolina One’s score of 9-3. He was not the only one to go 10-2, but he pulled off the win in the tiebreaker. Gossett is in his second year of law school in Charleston. He and his wife, Emily, just got married this July and...

Iron Horses trample Timberland; Bishops blanked by James Island

There were questions about the Philip Simmons High School quarterback position at the beginning of the 2022 football season. But Tavien Orellana has proven to be the answer. Orellana completed 12 of 19 passing for 146 yards and a touchdown last Friday night to lead the Iron Horses to a 31-...

Bishops cross country looks to sustain championship caliber

The Bishop England High School boys’ and girls’ cross country teams both appear to be state championship contenders this fall. But that’s become an autumn ritual, about as predictable as brilliant leaves changing color or frost on the pumpkins. Tony Colizzi is the man responsible for...