Sports

Hawks' softball team repeats as Class AAA state champs!

It’s every coach’s dream: Win the last game of the season, especially if it’s for a state championship. Hanahan softball coach Katrina Moffett knows the feeling. She’s experienced it not once, but twice. And what makes the feat more impressive is that her team has done it back-to-back. The Hawks...

BE golf team brings home state trophy after championship win over May River

Remember the old Avis car rental advertisements that included “When you’re only No. 2, you try harder -- or else”? That could have been the Bishop England High School boys’ golf team’s mantra this season after a second-place finish at last year’s Class AAA state match. The Bishops worked hard in...

BE boys' tennis nets Class AAA state Championship win!

The search for perfection is over. The Bishop England boys’ tennis team handled Clinton Saturday, 6-0, to win the Class AAA state championship and cap a perfect season with a 16-0 mark. The Bishops, who claimed a state tennis crown for the second time in four years and 10th in the history of the...

BE girls' soccer team claims 11th state title, boys fall to Berea

The Bishop England girls’ soccer team concluded one of the most impressive playoffs runs in state history, claiming a 3-0 victory over Indian Land in Saturday’s Class AAA state championship. The Bishops posted five playoff victories to finish the season with a 16-2-1 record. The Bishops were almost...

BE Rugby team ends 2018 season, falls to Wando 22-7

Following a team prayer behind the bleachers, Bishop England’s “band of brothers” took the field vs. Wando on May 12 in classic international rugby final format. Head coaches Keith Bayer and Steve Evangelista led their respective D2 players into the BE stadium for full team line-ups and the...

DISA Ajax crowned champions at Open State Cup!

The Daniel Island Soccer Academy’s U12 Ajax brought home the top prize at the Open State Cup in Columbia on April 28. Pictured above are (first row) Robby Ryan, Zack Haenel, Aiden Lentsch, Jimmy Wenger, Arkar Oo and Quinn McDougall; (second row) Gabe Conlin, Nick Brunetti, Easton Khouri, Chris...

High school athletes compete in final sports contests of the year

The end is near. The end of the high school athletic season, that is. The South Carolina High School League holds its weekend of champions, which commences Friday at various venues around the state and concludes Saturday. The baseball and softball State Championship Series will commence next week....

MUSC Health Stadium on DI to host 2018 Major League Lacrosse Championship Game!

Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced recently that MUSC Health Stadium on Daniel Island, home of the USL’s Charleston Battery, will host the 2018 MLL Championship Game on Saturday, August 18. It marks the first time the event will be played in the state of South Carolina. “The Championship Game...

BE rugby team celebrates annual team feast at Dockery's

Members of the Bishop England High School rugby team celebrated their season finale meal together at Dockery’s on Daniel Island, May 5, prior to their Cinco de Mayo match vs. Lexington High School from Columbia. Bishop England won the hard-fought rugby match by a decisive score of 27-5. Bishop...

Undefeated and state champs: BE girls' lax takes down Chapin

The Bishop England girls’ lacrosse team capped a perfect season with a 10-5 victory over Chapin on Saturday to win the Class AAAA state championship. The Bishops finished with an 18-0 record to claim its third consecutive state title. While some coaches might have talked about a dynasty with...