Sports

Philip Simmons’ squads scratched early from playoff race

It was another successful season for the Philip Simmons High School girls’ basketball team. The Iron Horses won 20 games for the first time in their short history and captured the Region 8-AAA championship with an 8-0 record. But the clock struck midnight on the Iron Horses’ season Feb. 18...

SURVIVE & ADVANCE

If it’s February, the Bishop England High School girls’ basketball team must be making a deep playoff run. The Bishops traveled to Bishopville Feb. 17 to battle Lee Central in the second round of the Class AA playoffs. The long trip might have made the Bishops a little sluggish as the hosts...

Former BE ace, CofC’s Brooks to undergo season-ending elbow surgery

The best is yet to come. That’s the mantra of Daniel Brooks, his family, friends and teammates after the talented College of Charleston pitcher tore his ulnar collateral ligament, which will require Tommy John Surgery and a rehab period that should take 12-14 months. “It’s a tough way...

March is not a fisherman’s friend

For me, March is the most difficult month to fish inshore. It is a transitional time. As the water warms and bait returns to the creeks, the large winter schools of redfish and trout begin to break up. This makes locating fish more challenging. Then once you find fish, getting them...

Next of kin

Bishop England High School didn’t have to search too far to find a replacement for recently retired soccer coaching legend Ed Khouri. All they had to do was shake Khouri’s family tree to land their next coach. BE announced Patrick Khouri, the grandson of the dean of South Carolina soccer...

BE experiences busy National Signing Day; 9 commit across 7 sports

If it’s National Signing Day, it’s going to be a busy time at Bishop England High School because it has one of the top athletic programs in the state. That was the case on Feb. 8 as nine student-athletes finalized their matriculation plans. The athletes, their sport and college choice...

Playoff hoops primed for tip-off

PHILIP M. BOWMAN sports@thedanielislandnews.com The Philip Simmons girls’ basketball team finished the regular season with a 19-5 record, including 8-0 in Region 8-AAA to earn a No. 1 seed for the state playoffs. Postseason play for high school basketball begins Feb. 15 and...

Kellermann to walk-on at Clemson

Philip Simmons High School standout student-athlete Kylee Kellermann might be down. But she’s definitely not out. For the second straight year, Kellermann suffered a season-ending knee injury. But she is not letting the injury stop her dream of playing college hoops. She will join the...

Matthew Bower beats Phil Bowman to win Super Bowl Pigskin Pick ’Em

New Daniel Island resident Matthew Bower took home the Blondies gift card with his big Super Bowl win over sportswriter Phil Bowman. Bower went 7-12 to defeat Bowman, an Ohio native and Cincinnati Bengals fan, who finished this week with a 3-9 record. Bower just recently moved to...

Preparation is next to godliness

Planning and preparation are critical to fishing success. With the offshore fishing season just around the corner, my son Elliott and I have been doing a lot of both. Sometimes, the tasks seem endless. However, it is less of a burden and actually kind of fun because we do them together...