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Surging Iron Horses ride hot streak into title contention

The Philip Simmons High School football team is in control of its own destiny as the Iron Horses bid for their third straight Region 5-AA championship. The Iron Horses enter the penultimate week of the regular season with a 5-3 record, including 3-0 in the league following a 56-13 shellacking...

BE's Ponkow joins top SC seniors to play in North-South game

Bishop England High School football standout Matthew Ponkow has been selected to play in the 79th Annual Touchstone Energy North-South All-Star Football Game. The 6-1, 225-pound defensive end/linebacker is a team captain and owns the BE career quarterback sack record with 38 and is closing in...

Bishops return home after tough loss to Oceanside

The Oceanside Collegiate Academy football team sent out a reminder it is the three-time defending state champion by blasting Bishop England 42-7 in a battle of Class AAA state powers on Oct. 16. The Landsharks’ impressive victory pushed their record to 5-3, including 3-0 in Region 5-AA. The...

Nick Milano wins a tight tiebreaker to win Week 4

Just like his favorite team, The Ohio State Buckeyes, Nick Milano won this week’s Pigskin Pick ‘Em by a single misstep from his opponents. With five pickers at 8-4, Milano won the tiebreaker as he was the only tied contestant to pick Florida over Texas. “Thanks for the news,” Milano writes to us by...

BE girls swim team wins 5th straight swim championship

The Bishop England girls' and boys' swim teams had a stellar day at the South Carolina High School League Class AAA state championships last weekend at the University of South Carolina. The girls won their fifth straight championship, while the boys finished a close runner-up. "[The] girls...

Iron Horses trot out another win, 2-0 in league play

The Philip Simmons High School football team excelled in all three phases – offense, defense and special teams – in its Region 5-AA clash against Lake Marion High School. That combination sent the Gators toward the exit ramp in the race for the region championship as the Iron Horses posted a 44...

Rod Wessinger sneaky good, beats DI News to win Week 4

The cream rises to the top, and that includes this week’s Daniel Island News Pigskin Pick ’Em winner, Rod Wessinger. Wessinger penciled in correctly 10 out of 12 games to win the week, defeating The Daniel Island News staff, who went -- well, let’s just say -- we weren’t even close! “Very surprised...

Iron Horses hit their stride, extend winning streak to 3

There might have been some who doubted the Philip Simmons High School football team, which began the season with three consecutive losses. But if you wear purple and black and call yourself an Iron Horse, there was never any doubt. The Iron Horses traveled to Dorchester, South Carolina, to...

7-0 Bishops face tough opponent in Oceanside Collegiate

The Bishop England High School football team pounded the North Charleston Cougars, 56-0, on Oct. 2 to begin Region 5-AAA play. The Bishops pushed their record to 7-0, their best start since 2016. Coach Logan Hall’s squad had an open date last weekend, and that gave him time to reflect on his...

PSHS Dani Gehringer on verge of volleyball assist milestone

There’s a good chance Philip Simmons High School volleyball standout Dani Gehringer will reach a major milestone this weekend when the Iron Horses compete in the Wando Invitational Tournament. The talented senior had a school-record 2,408 assists heading into this week’s schedule, which...