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The race for the starting quarterback job at Philip Simmons High School turned out to be a photo finish.   Iron Horse coach Eric Bendig was expected to announce the starter prior to the team’s appearance in the Berkeley High School Jamboree on Aug. 11.   “They have done the work,” Bendig...
The Bishop England High School football team opens its season with a trip to play crosstown rival Porter-Gaud on Aug. 18 in a game known as “The Holy War.”   “It’s always a battle,” said John Cantey, who will begin his 16th year as head coach at Bishop England. “Our players are friends with...
Philip Simmons High School has a pair of linebackers on its football team who are the epitome of hard workers. Bryce Smalls and Josh Gant have waited for this season since they put on helmets and shoulder pads for the first time back when they were younger.   Today, they are seniors on the...
One morning early last week, Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog) and I decided to go top water fishing. Our plan was to target trout and redfish and get back to the house before it got too hot. However, before the sun even came up, it was already steamy hot.    As we pulled...
NFL preseason kicked off with the Hall of Fame game, and local high school and college teams have been hitting the practice gridiron. When it comes to the NFL, there are some East Coast teams that garner the most fans in our area – and monopolize local Sunday network TV. With YouTube’s purchase of...
Mike Darnell sits in the bleachers watching his daughters compete in athletics for Bishop High School, and what makes this noteworthy is that he’s calm, cool and collected.   That’s just the opposite of when Darnell is in the dugout as coach of the Bishops’ baseball team when he’s debating an...
The Philip Simmons High School girls’ cross country team won its first state championship last fall. If you worry about the Iron Horses suffering from complacency or too much celebration, talk to coach Josh Michael.   “As coaches, we have to constantly remind them that the state meet isn’t...
Bryan Kim had to wait one day to achieve the dream of a lifetime.   Kim was crowned champion of the 75th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship with a 2-up victory over Joshua Bai on July 31. The tournament was scheduled to conclude the day before at the Ralston Creek Course at the Daniel Island...
The Bishop England High School cross country teams spent the first week in August at a running camp in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. The Bishops had a great time, according to coach Tony Colizzi, as the squads got some quality mileage in the hills of the Tarheel State while developing camaraderie...
The Philip Simmons High School girls’ volleyball team set a school record with 38 victories last fall while winning the Region 8-AAA championship with a perfect 8-0 mark.   Still, coach Jay Watterworth might have sounded a bit like Mick Jagger when it came to the satisfaction quota. The Iron...

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