Sports

Expectations are mountain high for Iron Horse football

Crunch the numbers. Check the pulse of the team. Or chat with the head coach. In 2026, the Philip Simmons High School football team could have a season to savor. First the numbers. The Iron Horses just completed spring practice, and coach Eric Bendig reported 113 players ...

Bishop England coach Hall urging team to carry chip on their shoulder for 2026

Logan Hall was named the head coach of the Bishop England High School football team in 2024. He inherited a program that won only seven times in 32 games over a three-year stretch while averaging only 12 points during the slump. But Hall resurrected the program in his first season as the team...

Bishops, Iron Horses make a racket during championship runs

Bishop England and Philip Simmons both enjoyed impressive boys’ tennis seasons. The Battling Bishops reached the Class AAAA state championship, finishing runners-up to A.C. Flora High School. The Iron Horses reached the Class AAA Lower State semifinal, falling to eventual state champ, Oceanside...

Brody says the Spanish are here

Thanks to everyone for the positive texts and emails regarding the article with my daughters Maddie and Heather. Brody (the amazing fish-finding and stock-trading dog) and Elliott (my son) are not the only people in my family who can fish! The other day, I asked Brody if the Spanish mackerel...

Thrilling, nail-biting, heartbreaking finish caps BE girls soccer season

Eighty minutes of regulation. Two 10-minute periods of overtime. And two 5-minute Golden Goal periods (sudden death) to boot. The Bishop England and A.C. Flora girls were still tied, 1-1, after 110 minutes of emotional, physical, and exhausting soccer in the May 22 Class AAAA State Championship...

BE, PSHS lacrosse stars named to all-state teams

The Bishop England girls’ lacrosse team, which went 12-7 and reached the Class AAAA state championship game against Oceanside Collegiate Academy, landed seven players on the 2026 all-state lacrosse team, as selected by the state's lacrosse coaches association. The Bishops’ first team selections...

Like father, like daughters: Fishing gene runs strong

The other day, I was shopping at Publix. It was a warm day, and I was enjoying the cool air in the frozen food section. As I pondered chocolate or strawberry ice cream, a fellow Publix patron stopped and introduced themselves. I shared my quandary. Together we decided on both! With my ice cream...

Iron Horse domination

The Philip Simmons High School track and field program is solid gold. The girls’ and boys’ teams won state championships May 15 at Richland Northeast High School. The Iron Horse girls captured the Class AA state title with a 159-51.33 victory over Landrum High School. Woodland was third with...

Bishop England girls soccer team to play for state championship

Linda Brady knows all about the agony of defeat. She was on the sidelines last May as an assistant coach of the Bishop England girls’ soccer team and watched as the Bishops failed to convert numerous chances in last year’s Class AAAA State Championship against A.C. Flora High School. She...

BE golfers aim for state title, PSHS soccer all-stars honored

After two days on the Cross Creek Golf Course in Seneca, South Carolina, Bishop England's golf squad was in the thick of the championship title match, but utlimately, fell just a tad short, earning runners-up to Blue Ridge High School, who won the title by three strokes on Day 2. The Bishop...