Sports

Everyone who does their part gets credit for the catch

Charleston Harbor is the summertime home for ravenous schools of crevalle jack. They are great sportfish. Crevalle jack grow large (upwards of 35-pounds) and fight hard. So, this summer, I set out to catch one. Given their abundance, it seemed like a pretty easy thing to do. However, finding a...

Schimpf wows as workhorse in Philip Simmons victory

It was a case of simply following the X’s and O’s to perfection. As a result, the Philip Simmons High School football team has a chance to begin the season with three consecutive wins in the school’s brief history. The Iron Horses pounded the football all night against Waccamaw to post a 36...

BE in search of a QB after injury woes

Brother, can you spare a quarterback? If so, Bishop England High School football coach John Cantey just might want to talk to you. The Bishops were scheduled to play Stall last Friday night, but the game was canceled because the Warriors were in quarantine because of COVID-19. The...

Woo-hoo for wahoo and family time well spent

Historically, I do not name my boats. However, the new to me Yellowfin 32 is a documented vessel and is required to have a name. In Hawaii, Ohana is the word for family. Since the boat is a gathering spot for my family, that is its name. On Sunday, offshore sea conditions were forecast to...

BE gets ready to make run for state championship

Bishop England High School cross-country coach Tony Colizzi has reason for optimism as the 2021 season shifts into full gear. The Bishop boys claimed the top prize at last fall’s state championships while the girls’ team finished third. What will the Bishops do for an encore? Well,...

Osupurē Karate promotes new black belts

In July, Caroline Raus and Morgan Davis successfully completed their black belt examination, held at Osupurē Karate on Daniel Island. The intense, two-hour examination is designed to test skills and abilities in Kihons (basic techniques), Kata (traditional karate forms) and Kumite (...

Iron Horses shine in opener; Bishops blanked by rival

Regrets? Philip Simmons High School football coach Eric Bendig might have a few while breaking down film from Friday night’s season-opener at Georgetown. But overall, the Iron Horse coach was pleased with his team’s performance in a 29-0 victory that included a rock-solid performance and a...

Seasons change but the fishing remains bountiful

As summer winds down, anglers face an interesting dilemma. With so many fish species currently available, which do you target? I posed this question to Brody, the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog. He replied, all of them. On Saturday, that is exactly what we set out to do. My...

Promise kept: Rogers graduates from college

Shelby Rogers has earned more than $673,000 in prize money this year as one of the top 50 players on the WTA Tour. That’s not too shabby for a young woman who turns 29 in October, and neither is the $3,603,553 in prize winnings for her career. But money wasn’t the issue when Rogers decided...

Fall sports off to the races for Bishops, Iron Horses

Practice might not lead to perfection. But it has helped the Bishop England High School cross-country teams win eight state championships in the program’s first 21 years of existence. If you are a BE student who runs cross country and are asked by a teacher to write a paper on “How I Spent...