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Iron Horse football program grows, stresses discipline and academics

If you are a Lowcountry high school football fan and need a pigskin fix, here is a score from Thursday, May 25: The Philip Simmons White team beat the Philip Simmons Purple team 17-13. OK, so it was only a spring game that concluded a two-week session for Coach Eric Bendig’s program. The...

Former standout players Albano and Mingo return to BE as football coaches

John Cantey’s family tree probably includes football-shaped leaves. After all, his father, Jack, was a football coaching legend at Bishop England High School where the football stadium is named in his honor. The younger Cantey, meanwhile, started learning the game as a toddler when he...

DI School tennis teams find success

Two Daniel Island School tennis teams competed successfully in the Tri-County Elementary and Middle School Tennis League.

Learn and refine your technique to catch billfish

For months, Elliott (my son) and I have focused our fishing efforts on billfish. Specifically, blue marlin. The learning curve has been steep and our offshore fishing trips filled with disappointment. On every trip we learn something new and use that knowledge to refine our technique....

Bishop England boys’ golf team crowned state champs

It was no surprise the Bishop England High School boys’ golf team was crowned the 2023 Class AA state champion. After all, the Bishops were always near or at the top of the leader board during the biggest matches of the season. It was more of the same May 15-16 when the High School...

BE girls’ track and field celebrate 14th state title

In 2001, the Bishop England High School girls’ track and field team celebrated its first state championship by singing “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” as the Bishops prepared to take a victory lap at Spring Valley High School’s Harry Parone Stadium. Twenty-two years later, and again at...

PSHS track and field competitors shine at state meet

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ track and field team’s reign as state champs came to an end on May 20 as Seneca outscored the Iron Horses 95.5-62 at Lower Richland High School to win the Class AAA state title. But with some great young talent including Ashley Roush, Laura Perry,...

‘Ohana’ (the boat) lives up to its Hawaiian meaning

Typically, preparation is the key to fishing success. However, unplanned and spur of the moment fishing trips can also be fun. Saturday was one of those days. Elliott (my son), Heather (Elliott’s girlfriend), Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog), and I spent most of the...

Iron Horse girls win lower state

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ track and field dominated the Class AA state championships the past two years, winning back-to-back titles in a most convincing fashion. In 2021, the Iron Horses reigned supreme with a 161-60 victory over Woodland. Last spring, it was more of the same...

BE track and field teams qualify a slew of competitors

The Bishop England High School girls’ track and field team will bid for the 14th state championship in the program’s illustrious history when the High School League hosts its Class AA state championships May 21 at Spring Valley High School. The meet commences at 5 p.m. and should provide...