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Iron Horse grapplers contend for postseason success

The Philip Simmons High School wrestling team battled the injury bug early in the 2024-25 season. After a trying start, the Iron Horses are now ready to battle for a Class AA Lower State and State championship. “We are starting to slowly come around,” Iron Horse coach Anthony Sardelli said...

Paul Spence’s legacy honored

Bishop England High School recently named its wrestling room in honor of longtime coach Paul Spence. That’s only appropriate because the school, whether at the old location on Calhoun Street in downtown Charleston or its current incarnation on Daniel Island, has pretty much been a second...

Fighting Irish or O-H-I-O?

I have a confession. I’m Catholic. I attended Catholic schools for 12 years, graduating from Notre Dame High School in Portsmouth, Ohio, and matriculating to The Ohio State University. After that, I began my sports writing career in my hometown and ran my parish’s food bank on...

Athlete of the Week: 1/16/25

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England: Drew Gallagher, basketball Junior forward Drew Gallagher averaged 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bishops against Hilton Head and May River High Schools last week. Philip Simmons High School: Brody...

A Waffle House victory lap

On the first day of each year, Elliott and I go fishing together. Typically, it is a fairly short trip. Just long enough to catch the first fish of the year. This year, we launched the skiff at 11a.m. The tide was not optimal, but we wanted to get back in time for the college...

Rosie Stieby breaks a pick’em record, gets 4th victory of year

Real estate agent Rosie Stieby does it again! Going 8-4 for the week, Stieby picked up an unprecedented fourth win of the year, sliding past the 7-5 score of Jimmy Foti from Foti Law Firm. She then won the overall tiebreaker among entries and earned a $50 gift card to Mpishi Restaurant...

Iron Horse basketball gears up for region play

When it came time to travel for a recent holiday tournament, the Philip Simmons High School boys’ basketball team took the staycation approach. In past years, coach Garrett Campbell and his squad traveled to the Rock Hill area to compete, to experience esprit de corps, and take in an NBA...

Holiday hoopla: Bishop England girls’ basketball delivers OT thrills

The holiday season is a time to get caught up on a little rest and relaxation, unless you happen to be Paul Runey. He’s the coach of the Bishop England High School girls’ basketball team. Runey watched his team compete in the Carolina Invitational Tournament over the Christmas break as the...

Bill Shirkey survives tiebreaker, beats Mingledorff and Patterson for $50 gift card to NY Butcher Shoppe

Bill Shirkey is the lucky winner of a $50 gift card to The New York Butcher Shoppe, defeating the 8-4 record of Mingledorff and Patterson Attorneys at Law. Shirkey’s 10-2 record tied with other reader entries, but no one correctly picked the tiebreaker. The tied entries were put into a hat...

Athlete of the Week 1/9/25

This week's Athletes of the Week, presented by Aqua Blue Pools, are: Bishop England: Thomas Curl Senior wrestler Thomas Curl finished in 4th place in the Rock Hill Bearcat Invitational last weekend in the 175-lbs weight class. Curl is 20-6 overall this year to date. Philip Simmons...