Sports

Iron Horses hit obstacles in football home opener

Football, like life, can teach lessons. The Philip Simmons High School Football team learned a lesson the hard way in its first varsity game in the school’s brief history when the Iron Horses dropped a 39-6 decision to the visiting St. John’s Islanders Friday night. It was the season-opener for...

BE girls’ tennis team looks to serve up another winning season

As usual, the Bishop England girls’ tennis team opens the season against rival Ashley Hall. The teams face off on Friday in a match that will feature two of the Lowcountry’s best teams. At the end of the season, it will be unusual if the Bishops don’t hoist the state championship trophy. After all...

Iron Horses to compete at varsity level for first time

The Philip Simmons High School football team might be a bit of an unknown entity this fall. But the Iron Horses won’t be unheralded. After years of planning, development and finally becoming a reality, the school is about to take a major step this fall by fielding a varsity football team for the...

Bishops look to younger players to boost team this football season

You just have to check the Bishop England High School football roster and depth chart to realize 2018 could be a season when the theme might be “Youth is served.” There are only 10 seniors on this year’s team and only three starters are back from last year’s squad, which posted a 7-4 record and...

Hanahan Hawks changing up offensive attack strategy

Friday kicks off the high school football season for many teams. It is referred to “Week 0” because the traditional start of the football season is the following week. The Hanahan High School football team will be idle Friday. The extra week of preparation might make first-year head coach David...

BE's Chris Dengler dazzles on football field

Chris Dengler has a pair of state championship rings as a member of the Bishop England baseball team. He also has a scholarship from Old Dominion because of his skills on the diamond. But for now, Dengler is focused on the gridiron. He’s beginning his senior season at BE as the Bishops’ top...

Bess and Williams get pre-season praise at PSHS

Philip Simmons High School football coach Eric Bendig heaps on the praise for Tripp Williams, a 6-2, 210-pound athlete who can play quarterback, H-back, receiver and linebacker. Bendig says Williams has the potential on the football field and in the classroom to play football at the next level for...

Let's hear it for the cheerleaders!

They may not be out on the field, rumbling in the midst of the action, but they are most definitely on the front lines. This football season, squads of local cheerleaders are hoping to score just as much as the players when it comes to generating excitement about the game. Bishop England’s cheer...

Charleston Battery to honor head coach Mike Anhaeuser

Mike Anhaeuser has been one of the most persistent variables in the Charleston Battery since joining the team as a player in 1994, one year after the soccer club’s genesis. Currently serving as the head coach, Anhaeuser will celebrate his 25th anniversary with the team on August 11. Anhaeuser...

Lacrosse fans ready to welcome sports biggest contest to DI on Aug. 18

If you live, eat, and breathe Major League Lacrosse - and know everything about the league - this story isn’t for you. But if you want to know more about the teams, history of the MLL and are thinking of attending the league’s 2018 championship game on Daniel Island this month, please read on. THE...