Sports

BE boys finish 2nd, girls 4th in state swim meet

The Class AAA state swimming championships concluded Monday, and the Bishop England teams fared well. The Bishop boys finished second in the team standings. St. Joseph tallied 41 points to the Bishops’ 373.5. Academic Magnet was third with 327. In the girls’ meet, Oceanside Collegiate...

Robert Musso beats Ashley Severance, wins a $50 gift card to Dockery’s

Robert Musso won a Dockery’s gift card by beating Ashley Severance with Atlantic Properties in last week’s Pigskin Pick’em contest. Robert’s 9-2 was the best score against Ashley’s 8-3 record. Robert tied with several other contestants, but was able to pull out the win through the tiebreaker...

Iron Horses jump to 2-0 with impressive Region 6-AA victory

The Philip Simmons High School football team, like most new programs, suffered growing pains in its first two seasons, taking some lumps along the way while learning some lessons in hard knocks. Now, in Season 3, it seems like the Iron Horses are growing in the right direction. The...

Regardless of your catch, fishing should always be fun

There are times when fishing is less fun than usual. Saturday was one of those days. The weather forecast was for sunny and warm but it actually turned out to be cloudy and cool. It was downright cold when the boat was underway. Thankfully, I found a lightweight rain jacket in a dry...

Bishops dominate in lopsided victory over Academic Magnet

Quarterback Eddie Marinaro was perfect. The running game delivered a 1-2 knockout punch and the defense gave up one meaningful touchdown. The Bishop England High School team worked at full throttle Friday night in the first half of a Region 8-AAA clash against Academic Magnet, racing to a...

Pat Thomas skirts by Rob Crawford, wins $50 gift card to LIDI

Pat Thomas is this week’s winner of the pigskin pick‘em contest. His 10-1 showing beat Rob Crawford with Renaissance South, who went 9-2. Pat tied with several other contestants and, due to the tiebreaker game being cancelled, was selected randomly. Pat and his wife Tracey have a 3-year-...

Delayed by lightning, PSHS strikes 29-8 blow to Burke

It was worth the wait. The Philip Simmons High School football team kicked off its season with a Region 6-AA game against Burke on Friday night. But the Iron Horses didn’t get to celebrate its 29-8 season-opening victory until Saturday afternoon as lightning reigned supreme at Ravenel...

Plenty of shrimp for the ‘barbie’

Recently, while on my daily pilgrimage to Publix, someone stopped me and asked two questions. Can you really catch shrimp in the waters around Daniel Island? What does Brody do when he is not finding fish or trading stocks? In regard to catching shrimp, the answer is a resounding yes!...

Battling Bishops, Iron Horses race at Lowcountry Invite

Saturday’s Lowcountry Invite featured some of the top cross country teams in the area as 26 boys’ teams and 23 girls’ teams competed in the 5,000-meter run, which was hosted by James Island Charter. It also featured Noah Ward, a senior for Philip Simmons High School, who is wrapping up a...

Bishop England drops gridiron opener to Oceanside in 2-day affair

When you are a football coach and the ultimate family man like John Cantey, you are not going to have a long honey-do list. But that doesn’t mean you’re not going to be busy. Cantey, the Bishop England football coach, didn’t get a break over the weekend. On Friday, he had a full day...