Sports

Bishop England boys’ golf team crowned state champs

It was no surprise the Bishop England High School boys’ golf team was crowned the 2023 Class AA state champion. After all, the Bishops were always near or at the top of the leader board during the biggest matches of the season. It was more of the same May 15-16 when the High School...

BE girls’ track and field celebrate 14th state title

In 2001, the Bishop England High School girls’ track and field team celebrated its first state championship by singing “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” as the Bishops prepared to take a victory lap at Spring Valley High School’s Harry Parone Stadium. Twenty-two years later, and again at...

PSHS track and field competitors shine at state meet

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ track and field team’s reign as state champs came to an end on May 20 as Seneca outscored the Iron Horses 95.5-62 at Lower Richland High School to win the Class AAA state title. But with some great young talent including Ashley Roush, Laura Perry,...

‘Ohana’ (the boat) lives up to its Hawaiian meaning

Typically, preparation is the key to fishing success. However, unplanned and spur of the moment fishing trips can also be fun. Saturday was one of those days. Elliott (my son), Heather (Elliott’s girlfriend), Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog), and I spent most of the...

Iron Horse girls win lower state

The Philip Simmons High School girls’ track and field dominated the Class AA state championships the past two years, winning back-to-back titles in a most convincing fashion. In 2021, the Iron Horses reigned supreme with a 161-60 victory over Woodland. Last spring, it was more of the same...

BE track and field teams qualify a slew of competitors

The Bishop England High School girls’ track and field team will bid for the 14th state championship in the program’s illustrious history when the High School League hosts its Class AA state championships May 21 at Spring Valley High School. The meet commences at 5 p.m. and should provide...

Philip Simmons athletes sign to play college sports

It’s a sign of the times. Philip Simmons High School, which is getting ready to complete only its sixth academic year after opening in 2017, recently held a college signing day ceremony in which nine student-athletes finalized their matriculation plans. It was the biggest signing...

This one’s for Dave

Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, in this case approximately 400 of them. At first glance, the picture is of me with a sailfish catch and release flag. Pretty ordinary stuff. However, there is more to the story. Last year, my brother David passed away unexpectedly. If...

Double trouble

Members of the Bishop England track and field program didn’t click their collective heels and proclaim “There’s no place like home!” after the Bishops hosted the Region 7-AA championships on May 3. But they could have. Bishop England hosted its first meet at the Carl E. Poole Jr....

PSHS track and field dominates Region 8-AAA championships

The Region 8-AAA track and field championships didn’t provide much of a challenge for the Philip Simmons Iron Horses. Philip Simmons dominated the Region 8-AAA championships, which were contested May 3 at Beaufort High School. The Iron Horse girls captured first place with a 294-221 victory...