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Louise Poole wins the challenge, earns $50 gift card to Sermets!

Louise Poole is the winner of the Pigskin Challenge. Louise was one of three players to correctly pick 12 out of 16 games and statistical leaders from the NFL playoff games. Louise won in the tiebreaker to beat the Brookes Family/South State Bank Mortgage and earned a $50 gift card to Sermets. A...

Ron DiBella wins the challenge, Clemson wins the National Championship!

Ron DiBella is the winner of the Pigskin Challenge. Ron was one of two players to correctly pick 15 out of 20 games and statistical leaders from the NFL Wildcard games and from the College National Championship game. Last week’s winner, Mindy Catlin, also had 15 correct picks but lost in the...

Hanahan wrestling team to compete for regional championship title

It's been five years since the Hanahan High School wrestling team won the first of two state championships in the program's history. Since then, much has changed. The Hawks won the title in Class AA, but now reside in Class AAA as the High School League expanded into five classifications. And, the...

BE basketball teams fare well in holiday tourneys

The Christmas season always brings a dose of nostalgia for obvious reasons. The Bishop England boys’ basketball team might be feeling nostalgic for other reasons. The Bishops posted three victories in the Ashley Ridge Hoops for Hope tournament over Christmas break. The sweep gives the Bishops a 9-3...

Mindy Catlin is the Pigskin Pick 'Em Winner!

This week’s winner of the Pigskin Challenge is Mindy Catlin. Mindy was one of three players to go 9-3 in last week’s game, winning the tie breaker and a gift certificate to Sermet’s Courtyard, courtesy of sponsor Rosie Stieby. Overall, 20 entrants beat Rosie’s 6-6 score last week. Mindy said of her...

BE girls' basketball team member Rhetta Moore scores 1000th career point!

She’s in elite company as a member of five state championship teams at Bishop England High School, and is currently seeking her sixth ring as a member of the girls’ varsity basketball team. But every once in a while, Rhetta Moore stops and savors an individual accomplishment, especially when what...

JKI students earn Black Belt honors

Three students at the Japan Karate Institute, owned and operated by Daniel Island resident Sensei Glenn Raus, have earned new Black Belt honors. Kohai Ford Coker of Lexington and Kohai Ian Jacobs of Daniel Island both recently passed their 1st Degree Black Belt exams, while Daniel Island resident...

Chris Brown is the pick'em winner!

This week’s winner of the Pigskin Challenge is Chris Brown. Chris was one of nine people to go 9-3 and to beat Steve Meyer and Jeff Burton of Millennium Private Wealth. Chris picked the exact spread for the tiebreaker game. Chris was one of only a handful of people to pick Jacksonville to beat...

BE's Emma Lawrence scores state volleyball 'Player of the Year' title

Emma Lawrence has tried to savor every academic and athletic moment she has experienced at Bishop England High School. Even though she’s been successful at that task, she admits her four years at the Daniel Island-based school have flown by and almost seem to be a blur. She’s a senior and has...

FCTC Holiday Classic serves up tennis and goodwill

The 9th Annual Holiday Classic presented by Allstate Wally Burbage benefiting the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital welcomed 226 players to Family Circle Tennis Center for a weekend of competitive tennis on December 2 – 4. This USTA sanctioned event offered men’s and women’s doubles along...