Sports

BE girls’ lacrosse looks to repeat success cycle

It’s a cycle of success — and a sign of the times. The Bishop England girls’ lacrosse team wins yet another state title, suffers heavy graduation losses a few weeks later, and as the new season approaches, the coach talks about gloom and doom when he looks at the upcoming roster and schedule. It’s...

Mingledorff & Patterson win Pigskin Pick’em sponsor contest

Although it was their first year participating in the Pigskin Pick’em Football Contest, Chris Mingledorff and Michael Patterson were quick to figure out a formula for success. The friends and business associates who make up Mingledorff & Patterson: Attorneys At Law on Daniel Island came out on...

BE’s basketball score and stats served as an unplanned tribute to Kobe Bryant

The scoreboard at Bishop England’s Father O’Brien Gym turned out to be an impromptu tribute to the late, great Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant following a Jan. 28 victory over Hanahan. The scoreboard read “Bishop England 81, Hanahan 33.” The 81 matched the points Bryant once scored in a game...

Find a way

Diana Nyad can sing John Lennon’s “Imagine” straight through 1,000 times in row. And she knows that it takes precisely 9 hours and 45 minutes. Odd talent, you say. Well, it’s not her talent, it’s one of her ways. One of her methods of finding a way to achieve a goal. Specifically, “Find a Way” was...

Captain Greg and his dog Brody know how to find fish

Last Saturday, the weather was damp, windy and cold. Given the conditions, fishing was not on the top of my list. However, Brody, the amazing fish-finding dog, had other ideas. He kept following me around with the “are we going fishing?” look. Eventually, I broke down and took Brody fishing. We...

Local baseball coaches selected to lead annual all-star teams

Bishop England High School baseball coach Mike Darnell — who has led the Bishops to three straight Class AAA state championships and six overall during his tenure — has been named the head coach of the Class AA-AAA South team, which will showcase its talent this spring in the annual North-South All...

DIS Osprey Players of the Week!

The following Daniel Island School basketball players have been named Osprey Players of the Week for their performance during games played Jan. 27 - Feb 2. Their coaches describe below why they were selected.

Jeff Caldwell wins Super Bowl Pick‘Em

That’s a wrap! Jeff Caldwell won the final Pigskin Pick’em Football Contest, with a 7-5 score over Mingledorff and Patterson’s 3-9 Super Bowl picks. He will get a chance to shop at the New York Butcher Shoppe on Daniel Island with a $50 gift card. An an avid player of the weekly contest, Jeff wrote...

Green and Haight reach the 1,000-point milestone for Philip Simmons

For the second time in 14 days, a Philip Simmons High School boys’ basketball player topped 1,000 career points. Jaylen Green is the latest Iron Horse to reach the milestone when he tallied 13 points on Jan. 21 in a victory over the Lowcountry Wildcats, 81-46. Two weeks earlier, teammate Marc...

Adopt a ‘blue zone’ lifestyle

Researchers have identified five regions throughout the earth with the highest concentration of 100-year-olds. They also discovered that the centenarians, as well as other elderly people in these regions, have low rates of dementia and chronic illness compared to the rest of the world’s population...