Sports

Ray Uptegrove beats Atlantic Properties, wins $50 gift card to Dockery’s

Ray Uptegrove is this week’s winner of the Pig Skin Pick-‘Em. He was tied with two other contestants at 10-2 but won the point spread tiebreaker to beat Atlantic Properties and earn the $50 gift card to Dockery’s. Ray said via email, “I was surprised when I won last year, and it is even more of a...

The ‘hero or zero’ strategy

Recently, inshore fishing has been outstanding. Especially for trout and redfish. Now that summer is over, predators are feeding aggressively in advance of winter. So, they are pretty easy to catch. While trout and redfish are abundant inshore, they are often on the smaller side. Last weekend, I...

Iron Horses soar over Hawks, Wolves topple Bishops

The blood, sweat and tears, key ingredients in high school football, paid off for the Philip Simmons High School football team over the weekend. After three consecutive losses against stout opposition to begin the season, the Iron Horses defeated Hanahan 27-18 in a game that will evolve into a...

Bishop tennis wins their own invitational, remains unbeaten for almost two years

It only seems like the Bishop England girls’ tennis team might not ever lose a match again. Don’t worry, coach Kristen Arnold Fleming isn’t buying into the hyperbole just yet. But it’s been a while since the Bishops lost a match, just about two years ago. And if the results of this year’s Bishop...

South Coast Lacrosse Association continues work on new DI Lacrosse Park

Action continues at the new Daniel Island Lacrosse Park – and not just by the players on the field. The park, owned and developed by the South Coast Lacrosse Association (SCLA), has one of five fields complete and Field No. 2 is about a third of the way done, said Greg Taylor, president of the SCLA...

Two young talented tennis stars commit to 2020 Volvo Car Open

Belinda Bencic, a top 10 WTA player and US Open semifinalist, and Amanda Anisimova, an American rising star and French Open semifinalist, are among the latest additions to the 2020 Volvo Car Open player field. The tournament will take place April 4 – 12 on Daniel Island. Bencic and Anisimova join...

12-year-old Parker Owens beats Rosie Stieby with Daniel Island Real Estate - wins a gift card to Sermet’s

Parker Owens won in a tie-breaker to beat Rosie Stieby with Daniel Island Real Estate. Parker’s 10-2 score tied with another contestant but he pulled off the victory with a 42 point spread selection. Parker is 12 years old and is in seventh grade at the Daniel Island School. When we caught up with...

Iron Horses’ volleyball coach Jay Watterworth scores 200th career win

On Sept. 10, Philip Simmons High School volleyball coach Jay Watterworth paused for a picture with his team to celebrate a personal milestone. His team had just defeated Stall 3-0 to give him 200 career coaching victories, and it was time to smile for the camera. The following night, Watterworth...

End of summer brings great inshore fishing!

With Labor Day now behind us, summer is truly over. Temperatures are becoming more tolerable. The sun is setting earlier. The water is cooling off. These events mark the end of summer and the beginning of great inshore fishing. When I told my brother-in-law, Mike Balduzzi, that fishing was getting...

Bishops hold back Iron Horses in 27-7 victory

Bishop England High School Football Coach John Cantey didn’t enjoy seeing all the penalty flags flying around during Friday night’s game at Philip Simmons High School. But other than the miscues and misfires, Cantey was satisfied with what he saw from his offense and defense – and what he saw on...